Ubud Guide
Two days is enough to see central Ubud on foot: the palace, the art market, the Sacred Monkey Forest and the Campuhan Ridge Walk. Add a third and fourth day for the rice terraces at Tegallalang, Goa Gajah and a slower pace, with spa afternoons and unhurried dinners.
Most visitors settle on two to four nights. Two nights covers the central sights you can reach on foot. Three or four opens up the day trips into the hills around town, the rice terraces and the temples, without rushing any of them. Longer stays suit slow travel, wellness time, or using Ubud as a quiet base between other parts of Bali.
A first day in the centre reaches Puri Saren, the Ubud Palace, the Ubud Art Market across the road, and Pura Taman Saraswati with its lotus pond. A second can take in the Sacred Monkey Forest in Padangtegal and the Campuhan Ridge Walk on the western edge, with an evening left for dinner. That is a full but walkable two days from a central base.
No. A third and fourth day are where the day trips fit: the Tegallalang rice terraces north of town, Goa Gajah near Bedulu to the east, and the waterfalls further out. It also leaves room for the parts of a stay that are not sightseeing, a spa afternoon or a long lunch, which is often what people remember about Ubud.
A central base does more with the same number of days, because the walkable sights start at the door and every day trip begins closer to the main roads. Riviera Boutique Hotel sits on Jalan Raya Pengosekan inside that belt, with a spa, a cafe and coffee lounge, and Kumo dining on site, so the downtime between outings does not cost you a trip across town.
Plan longer if you are travelling in the rainy months, when afternoons can close in and a flexible schedule helps, or if the trip is built around wellness rather than sightseeing. A longer stay also makes booking direct worth it, since the rate and the room are settled before you arrive.
See Riviera's rooms in central Ubud, or read our guide to where to stay in central Ubud.
Common questions
Two nights covers central Ubud on foot. Three or four nights adds the rice terraces, the outlying temples and a slower pace.
One day only reaches a few central sights, such as the palace, the art market and the Monkey Forest. It leaves no room for the day trips most people come for.
A central base gets more out of each day, since the walkable sights are close and day trips start nearer the main roads.