We ended up extending our time in Lembongan meaning that we only had a night left on Bali before heading to Java. After a bit of research we decided to spend the night in Ubud. I'd been before and it's very touristy; think yoga, cheap massages and all the souvenirs, as well as the sacred monkey forest where everyone who's been to Bali seems to have a photo. For a night it's definitely worth it and has all the eat pray love vibes
Accommodation
We stayed at Kabera Bunglaows. A pretty simple place which I have no complaints about. Close to the main road, it had a lovely pool and a really nice breakfast brought up to a table by our room in the morning. Rooms were pretty basic but we had a bath and the staff were nice.
Food
This is where to get all the smoothie bowls and western cravings out of your system. I don't know the names of the restaurants we went to but there are loads around, and I had a really nice and cheap smoothie bowl and we also found a restaurant doing cheap Mexican food. Not very traditional but hey
Vegan ice cream- we saw multiple places selling the same brand of vegan ice cream. It was experience (35,000 IDRA per scoop) but real gelato and the best vegan ice cream I've ever had
What to do
Sacred monkey forest- it's got to be done. Even if you're terrified of monkeys (like me). The entry is cheap (maybe £3/4) and you walk around a big area full of monkeys. They're wild animals really so keep everything in your bag securely, and there are signs saying no plastic or paper bags and to remove sunglasses etc. Don't smile, look directly at a monkey or try to touch it. But they're super cool to see and they'll come and sit on you or try and steal your stuff. Definitely an experience, and turns out Georgie loves them
Massages- this is the place to get one. We found somewhere that would do 3 for 100,000 IDR with a bit of bargaining. I was massaged by a man and we were in a room all together topless. Very good massage though and for under £2 for half an hour I'm in no position to complain
Shopping- this is souvenir heaven. All the gifts you want to find people can be found here and there are countless shops selling the same thing. Barter well though, because with all the tourists everything is overpriced
Getting to/from
From the airport you can take a grab for maybe £15 ish for the hour and a half journey
We were dropped off as part of our tour in 'central ubud' which was a 20 minute walk to our hostel
From Ubud we took a taxi to Denpasar bus terminal to go on to Java. There are a lot of signs saying not to use grab there and to support the local taxi drivers. After a lot of bartering we found a very sweet driver who would do the journey for 200,000 IDR and I felt we did a good deed by supporting him
Accommodation
We stayed at Kabera Bunglaows. A pretty simple place which I have no complaints about. Close to the main road, it had a lovely pool and a really nice breakfast brought up to a table by our room in the morning. Rooms were pretty basic but we had a bath and the staff were nice.
Food
This is where to get all the smoothie bowls and western cravings out of your system. I don't know the names of the restaurants we went to but there are loads around, and I had a really nice and cheap smoothie bowl and we also found a restaurant doing cheap Mexican food. Not very traditional but hey
Vegan ice cream- we saw multiple places selling the same brand of vegan ice cream. It was experience (35,000 IDRA per scoop) but real gelato and the best vegan ice cream I've ever had
What to do
Sacred monkey forest- it's got to be done. Even if you're terrified of monkeys (like me). The entry is cheap (maybe £3/4) and you walk around a big area full of monkeys. They're wild animals really so keep everything in your bag securely, and there are signs saying no plastic or paper bags and to remove sunglasses etc. Don't smile, look directly at a monkey or try to touch it. But they're super cool to see and they'll come and sit on you or try and steal your stuff. Definitely an experience, and turns out Georgie loves them
Massages- this is the place to get one. We found somewhere that would do 3 for 100,000 IDR with a bit of bargaining. I was massaged by a man and we were in a room all together topless. Very good massage though and for under £2 for half an hour I'm in no position to complain
Shopping- this is souvenir heaven. All the gifts you want to find people can be found here and there are countless shops selling the same thing. Barter well though, because with all the tourists everything is overpriced
Getting to/from
From the airport you can take a grab for maybe £15 ish for the hour and a half journey
We were dropped off as part of our tour in 'central ubud' which was a 20 minute walk to our hostel
From Ubud we took a taxi to Denpasar bus terminal to go on to Java. There are a lot of signs saying not to use grab there and to support the local taxi drivers. After a lot of bartering we found a very sweet driver who would do the journey for 200,000 IDR and I felt we did a good deed by supporting him
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