Our Balinese Local Experience Culture Tour will give you an in depth look at life as a local Balinese. You will get the chance to visit local workshops where the craftsman are hand weaving baskets, artists are creating masterpieces and where master carvers are carving beautiful items from wood.
After watching the locals at work, you will then be brought to the Ubud market for some shopping and then have a chance to visit the Ubud Palace which is the home of Bali’s Royal Family.
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Schedule
8:30 AM – Pickup at your hotel
9:30 AM – Watch the Batik Artists and Hand Weaving
10:30 AM – Visit Celuk Village, famous for its highly skilled gold and silver crafting
11:00 AM – Visit Mas Village and watch the master carvers
12:00 PM – Lunch
1:30 PM – Shop at Ubud Market
3:00 PM – Visit Ubud Palace
4:00 PM – Return to your hotel
5:00 PM – Arrive
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Private transportation
✔ On-board WiFi
✔ Bottled water
✔ Entrance fees
✔ English speaking driver and tour guide
✔ Lunch
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ Napkins
✔ All fees and/or taxes
Pickup Locations
1. Ratna House
2. Artini 2 Cottages
3. Aji Lodge Bungalow
4. Bale Bali
5. The Sender Pool Suite
6. Merthayasa Bungalows
7. Zen Rooms Homey Sanur
8. Agung Raka
9. Kyumari
10. Adiwana Svarga Loka
11. Yoga Guest House
12. Rama Phala Resort & Spa
13. Adiwana Resort Jembawan
14. Airy Denpasar Selatan Mertasari Gang Jatianyar Bali
15. Michi Retreat
16. Kubu Resort
17. Pertiwi Resort & Spa
18. Gajah Biru Bungalows
19. Sanur Lodge Bali
20. Urbanview Hotel Wayan Mansion
Additional Info: # We provide a pickup for you directly from your hotel as long as you are in the main pickup areas of Seminyak, Central Canggu, Central Ubud, Uluwatu, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua. If you are outside of these areas please contact us and we can let you know if we can arrange a hotel pickup. Additional costs might be applied. Thanks!
Here is the full schedule:
8:30 AM
Pick up at your hotel (exact time may vary depending on your location)
9:30 AM
Watch the Batik Artists and Hand Weaving
10:30 AM
Visit Celuk Village, famous for its highly skilled gold and silver crafting
11:00 AM
Visit Mas Village and watch the master carvers
12:00 PM
Lunch Time!
1:30 PM
Shopping at Ubud Market
3:00 PM
Visit Ubud Palace
4:00 PM
Return back to your hotel
6:00 PM
Arrive back at your hotel
Itinerary
1
Celuk Village
The village of Celuk is Bali’s major center for goldsmiths and silversmiths. The main road of Jalan Raya Celuk is lined up with galleries and workshops.
Celuk welcomes visitors by the day who come to see the elaborate designing and production processes up close and witness a work of art in the making. Also, produce can be purchased directly here. Many of the households act as galleries, showcasing items in their front houses through glass displays and others are viewable in their workshops.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Mas Carving Center
Mas Village is one of the traditional villages in Bali fundamentally identified as an artistic countryside by focusing the art of wood carving. It owns the typical style of wood carving art by placing forward distinguish synergy the humanism and naturalism.
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Ubud Traditional Art Market
The large Ubud Market is your one-stop shop for kitschy souvenirs, clothing and presents for back home. With carefully handcrafted pieces at each stall, you won’t be able to resist! Don’t forget to keep an ample amount of space in your suitcase for Bali bags and bamboo bowls!
Duration: 2 hours
4
Saraswati Temple
This quaint little temple is dedicated to the Hindu goddess of wisdom and art called the Royal Palace
To that end, you will find gorgeous carvings of the goddess all over the building as well as fountains that gush from the front of the temple and fill a large limpid pond area.
The pond is covered in lush lotus blossoms and it is customary to bathe or drink the waters in order to harness some of the power of the goddess.
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
