Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mitra Bali Fair Trade
Jl Monkey Forest 0361 295010,
mitrabali.com
;
map
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You can
show your support for local craftspeople at this little shop, where a changing range of crafts
is on offer.
Daily 9am-8pm.
ung selling a range of items made by the young people with learning disabilites that the pro-
ject helps; jewellery, art and small gifts are all on offer.
Daily 10am-10pm.
from across the archipelago, including textiles, statues, puppets, jewellery and wooden bowls
and gifts.
Daily 9am-8pm.
Toko Yude
Jl Raya Ubud;
map
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Stunning array of sarongs from Java including hand-painted
cotton classics from Yogya and silk beauties.
Daily 9am-8pm.
FOOD AND DRINK
Ubud Organic Food Market
Opposite
Pizza Bagus
, Padang Tegal (on Sat) and at Warung
Sopa, Padang Tegal (on Wed)
ubudorganicmarket.com
;
map
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One of the best places in
Ubud to stock up on picnic provisions, this twice-weekly market has produce from local
growers and small-scale businesses.
Wed & Sat 9.30am-2pm.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
facturer in Indonesia offers more than two hundred percussion instruments of all shapes and
sizes. Some will even fit in your luggage.
Daily 9am-8pm.
range of Balinese instruments made from bamboo, including
genggong
and the bamboo
gamelan. The musician owner teaches music and is also a
dalang
shadow-puppet master; he
performs here every Monday (Ramayana) and Thursday (Mahabharata) at 8pm (Rp75,000).
Daily 10am-6pm.
SPA TREATMENTS, YOGA AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
Arty, spiritual-minded Ubud is Bali's centre for
holistic
practices and alternative therapies,
and also offers plenty of traditional spa and
beauty treatments
. For more information on hol-
istic activities and therapies in Ubud and the rest of Bali, visit the website of the Bali Spirit
network (
balispirit.com
), which also runs Ubud's annual Bali Spirit Festival of world mu-
sic, dance and yoga every March (
balispiritfestival.com
)
. This aspect of Ubud has magni-
fied greatly since the movie
Eat, Pray, Love
was released in 2010, following up on the topic
of the same name. Unless otherwise stated, all of the places listed here are in central Ubud.