- MAKE your holiday in Bali by enjoying more than just the charms of cultural performance, namely by exploring local nature like terraced paddy field.
- Tegallalang and Jatiluwih terraced rice fields can be put into your itinerary
Getting bored with daily activities? Do not worry about it and just find out a simple solution by taking a short break. Once a while, have a promenade to country side. There you can encounter verdant environment or inhale abundant oxygen exuded by green nature that will refresh your body and mind.
Bali Island still has green open spaces in the form of plantation and paddy fields. Some of the areas are located in lowlands, while the others in highlands. You can walk in the area of paddy field while observing farmers’ activities that are cultivating their land.
One thing that may tease your interest is the terraced paddy field. If you happen to stay in Ubud area, the closest (around 20 minutes north of Ubud) is Tegallalang rice terrace, precisely located at Ceking Village. This one is the most popular terraced rice field among visitors. This can be observed from the roadside area, among the art shops and food stalls or even by coming down to location and explore through the embankment. Background of this Bali terraced rice fields are coconut plantations. The fields spreading above the small creek look so beautiful, chiefly during paddy season. To get better experience, you can have a closer look but be careful and do not disrupt any plants or the field.
This location is instagrammable and quite appropriate for social media enthusiasts. Actually this beautiful scenery of terraced rice paddies Bali has long inspired many painters and photographers to make their amazing works. When to make a visit? This picturesque landscape should be visited before nine o’clock in the morning to avoid crowd visitors. Besides, you can catch the morning sun rays among the palm trees giving you a tranquil moment.
However, if going to take Bedugul Tour (Ulundanu Beratan Temple, Eka Karya Botanical Garden and Candikuning Market) in Tabanan and surrounding areas, you can also put the Jatiluwih Rice Terrace on your itinerary. The overlay of rice fields here has the background of Mount Batukaru. More interestingly, this site has been included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage Site since June 2012. Local farmers still cultivate organic rice and local rice variety having longer harvest time.
Optionally, you can also have stopover at Busungbiu rice terrace if you happen to take Northern Bali tours. On the way home to Southern Bali (Sanur, Kuta or Nusa Dua area), after lunch on Lovina Beach, you can stop by here in the afternoon. Here, you can also see terraced rice field of North Bali with different nuance.
In short, whichever tour package you take, you can still make a visit to see rice terrace, whether at Tegallalang, Jatiluwih or Busungbiu.
