Bali Surf & Culture

Route overview

1. Joe Sampouw

   1

   Canggu

   2 nights

   Beginner-friendly waves and everything walkable or a short scooter ride away.

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   →↓By car · 1 h 30 min
2. Krzysztof Chmiel

   2

   Ubud

   3 nights

   Morning temple visits and rice-field walks before the day-trippers arrive.

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   →↓By car · 2 h
3. Jahgir Alom

   3

   Uluwatu

   2 nights

   Sunset cliff temples and Bali's most dramatic coastline for the finale.

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Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1

Land, surf and a temple sunset

Canggu

Morning

Gianpaolo Roseghini

Batu Bolong Beach

Canggu's friendliest wave and the place to take a first surf lesson.

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Noon

The Lawn Canggu Beach Club

The Lawn Canggu

Poke bowls and a pool by the black sand for a slow midday break.

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Evening

Vineeth Wayanad

Tanah Lot Temple

The sea temple on its wave-battered rock, glowing at sunset.

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Day 2

Free surf and rice-field lanes

Canggu

Morning

adhani riandi

Echo Beach Canggu

A lively surf beach with a long sea wall and sunrise sessions.

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Noon

Berry Kim

La Brisa Bali

A driftwood beach club for lunch and a swim between courses.

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Evening

Gusjulian Way

Pererenan Beach

A quieter stretch just north for a low-key sunset before the drive inland.

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Day 3

Into the jungle: terraces and waterfalls

Ubud

Morning

Bhushan Mahajan

Tegallalang Rice Terrace

The amphitheatre of emerald terraces north of Ubud.

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Noon

Ignacio Aguirre

Tegenungan Waterfall

A powerful jungle waterfall with a swimmable pool below.

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Evening

Nada Nadila

Ubud Palace

Traditional Legong dance in the royal courtyard by firelight.

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Day 4

Monkeys, ridge walk and warung feast

Ubud

Morning

Eddy

Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary

Moss-covered temples and long-tailed macaques in a jungle ravine.

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Noon

Wei-hsiang Tseng

Warung Babi Guling Ibu Oka Ubud

Bali's most famous suckling-pig warung, a proper local lunch.

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Evening

Ibrahim Falqi

Campuhan Ridge Walk

The grass-spine ridge walk above two rivers, glorious at golden hour.

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Day 5

Water temple and a hidden waterfall

Ubud

Morning

Josep Borras

Tirta Empul Temple

The sacred spring where locals and visitors take the purification ritual.

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Noon

YANARY CHANNEL

Tibumana Waterfall

A gentle single-drop waterfall with a calm pool and few crowds.

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Evening

Baptiste Boichu

Ubud Art Market

Handwoven baskets, sarongs and crafts opposite the palace.

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Day 6

South to the cliffs

Uluwatu

Morning

Sukumar Sinha

Padang Padang Beach

The cave-entrance beach — swim the turquoise channel between the rocks.

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Noon

Single Fin Bali

Single Fin Uluwatu

A clifftop bar and kitchen watching surfers thread the reef below.

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Evening

Varendy Lumbardo

Uluwatu Temple

The cliff-edge sea temple and its sunset Kecak fire dance.

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Day 7

Last waves and a seafood farewell

Uluwatu

Morning

Matteo Sanna

Bingin Beach

Cliff-step access to a laid-back reef beach for a last swim or surf.

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Noon

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Melasti Beach Ungasan

A road cut through the cliff drops to the peninsula’s clearest water.

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Evening

Nahtadia Gita Sodrina

Menega Cafe Jimbaran

Grilled seafood on the sand at Jimbaran Bay — the classic Bali goodbye.

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Where to stay

COMO Uma Canggu

COMO Uma Canggu

Canggu · luxury

Surf out front, spa and pools for the downtime between sessions.

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Bisma Eight

Bisma Eight Ubud

Ubud · mid-range

Valley-facing rooms and a stunning timber pool over the trees.

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Anantara Uluwatu Bali Resort

Anantara Uluwatu Bali Resort

Uluwatu · luxury

Sunset from the infinity pool caps the trip perfectly.

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Where to eat

Tracey Treloar

Locavore NXT Ubud

Ubud · Modern Indonesian · high-end

The special-occasion dinner of the trip — book well ahead.

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Nahtadia Gita Sodrina

Menega Cafe Jimbaran

Jimbaran · Seafood · mid-range

The classic final-night dinner before flying out.

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