Tegalalang Rice Terrace
Tegalalang Rice Terrace
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7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Tegalalang Rice Terrace comprises a series of cascading rice fields. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the area is especially popular during sunrise and sunset. Take your time to explore the terraces, visit the nearby Bali Pulina plantation, and have a go on the mountain-edge swings. To see the fields at their greenest, visit in March, August or September. They're also green in December and February but are slippery due to the rainy season. The rice terrace is commonly visited on a tour of Ubud which includes other places of interest like the Monkey Forest, Tegenugan Waterfall, and Tirta Empul Temple. – Tripadvisor
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- Patrícia OliveiraLeiria, Portugal23 contributionsTime to relaxIt's worth every moment. Natural beauty, landscape quite different from the usual. The famous swings are also a popular attraction. You can rent the dresses, so the photos/videos are even more colorful. The employees themselves take the photos and videos with our phones.Visited February 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 13 March 2024
- Laurie ZBalaruc-le-Vieux, France855 contributionsA place created to enhance the already sumptuous initial setting.In March the place was really very quiet. We were able to fly our drone without problem. Gorgeous. Truly spectacular. Indeed, a place maintained and oriented to create this spectacular appearance, the result is up to par. Absolutely not authentic but splendid and exotic. We did not cross the small bridge otherwise there is a supplement and we preferred to move on to other visitsVisited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 17 March 2024
- ゆうゆNagoya, Japan3,238 contributionsThere is an admission fee just to see it.There is an entrance fee, but the view is spectacular and will lift your spirits. Since it was the rainy season, the greenery was beautiful. Young people are playing on the swings. I was thrilled to see the scenery that I had wanted to see in person.Visited March 2024Travelled soloWritten 23 March 2024
- CornichonMarseille, France91 contributionsInsta rice fields!We went there after having visited the rice fields of Jatiluwih, a UNESCO heritage site. Good points : - the view is obviously magnificent, small but very beautiful site - small shuttle between the car parks and the site - a little further down the street (after the giant Luwak statue) several small inexpensive shops Negative points : - nothing authentic - place "created" to take "instagrammable" photos, everything is oriented to take THE photo between the swing, the bike on a wire, the bird's nest, the heart sofa...of course each element is payable individually - tourist site with the prices that go with it - paper bracelet given at the entrance to the rice fields...which we find on the ground all along the way (poor quality, ours have all fallen) Clearly what I don't like in Bali, an artificial place where people queue to take a photo (in the end they all have the same photo so well...). If you really want to enjoy the rice fields without this superficial side, head towards the rice fields of Jatiluwih or Munduk.Visited March 2024Travelled with familyWritten 30 March 2024
- Laila HNiteroi, RJ89 contributionsMagnificentEven though I had already seen photos on social media, for me, the trip to the rice fields in Bali was unexpected and wonderful. No photo or video could have prepared me for so much beauty. The fantastic view of rice fields planted at different levels, amidst the exuberant beauty of native forests and natural gardens, brings a feeling of absolute plenitude and unparalleled splendor. I recommend it to everyone without exception, I even recommend that you rent the dresses when you do the swing activity so that you have photos and videos that will be forever etched in our memories. I had no plans to rent, but I was convinced by my daughter-in-law and I thank her for that, because it was magical. The photographers are incredible and do impeccable artistic work and completely free of charge. Don't forget to enjoy the zipline and absolutely don't forget to cross the rice fields on your bikes, as the view is sensational and the adrenaline is a bonus.Visited April 2024Travelled with familyWritten 12 April 2024
- Alexander CNew York City, New York14 contributionsThe Disney-fied rice terrace --> visit another for a more authentic UNESCO ExperienceI did enjoy this, though, if I hadn't been going with my wife & young kids (ages 4 & 7) , I would have wished I visited one of the other UNESCO rice terraces in Bali. Zip lines, swings, Disney-like add-ons, seemed to detract from it being a UNESCO site. However, I was with two young kids, so I didn't mind too much, but would have been kicking myself if I had gone with just my wife since there are other, more authentic rice terraces that we could have been visited that are also part of the" Subak System" UNESCO site in Bali.Visited April 2024Travelled with familyWritten 14 April 2024
- IndigoWorld61 contributionsAnd than she flew above the fieldsThe rice field view is amazing, go early in the morning because around lunch time it’s too hot and there is no place to hide from the sun. For the swing you need to pay and for the dress as well, they have a couple colors to choose out and when taking pictures they are taking them with your phone , first from the back and then face forward on the swing. Beware of the long waiting line before getting on the swing. If you have a drone I would recommend to take it with you for even more videos and pictures. Ps. On the fields you can take picture with the hats and work equipment , there is not fee for that but the woman which stand there are trying to rip you off with money, you are allowed to give money which is used as support but don’t let you get ripped offVisited March 2024Travelled with familyWritten 16 April 2024
- dianinha mCastelo de Vide, Portugal8,879 contributionsGreatWithout a doubt, it is one of Bali's main attractions and, as such, is a must-visit. It has walking paths inside. We made this visit on a private tour tailor-made according to what we wanted to see on the island with Nyoman (+628 786 060 4556). Contacts were made via Whatsapp from Portugal and it worked out very well. Very affordable price and very friendly guyVisited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 22 April 2024
- FabianNuremberg, Germany470 contributionsNice to have seenThe rice terraces are of course a must when you are in Bali. It is really beautiful to look at and it doesn't seem to be that crowded during the week. Whether you need to come back a second time is something I'm not sure. The entrance fee is 25,000 IDR. There are enough parking spaces for scooters.Visited May 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 1 May 2024
- Tatsiana D53 contributionsA dream come trueThe wish to have a beautiful photo on a swing has come true! Additional payment for swing 200 thousand rupees + dress 100 thousand rupees. Photo forever)) It’s not scary to ride. The terraces themselves are beautiful. The work is manual and hard. Rice at different stages of ripening. Glad we cameVisited May 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 4 May 2024
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Jack
Charlestown, Australia8 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
Our entry was 50,000 each and upon entering the view is breathtaking. It really is something special which I think deserves to be seen.
The main terrace is littered with swings and people taking photos which is fine. We ventured down into the rice terrace and wandered up to the top of the opposite side. We sat and enjoyed a coconut for 30,000 and explored a bit more and found the entrance to the adjacent coffee plantation.
It was lovely wandering around but we really just enjoyed sitting and taking in the view. The same could have been done for price of a coffee from one of the nearby coffee shops which look over the terrace.
We didn’t encounter any workers wanting donations. We came across one checkpoint which was a donation bucket and we were happy to leave a small donation here.
Overall, a nice place, probably worth paying entry to be able to walk around and have a look the first time but in future I might just buy a coffee and sit at the top and take it all in.
The main terrace is littered with swings and people taking photos which is fine. We ventured down into the rice terrace and wandered up to the top of the opposite side. We sat and enjoyed a coconut for 30,000 and explored a bit more and found the entrance to the adjacent coffee plantation.
It was lovely wandering around but we really just enjoyed sitting and taking in the view. The same could have been done for price of a coffee from one of the nearby coffee shops which look over the terrace.
We didn’t encounter any workers wanting donations. We came across one checkpoint which was a donation bucket and we were happy to leave a small donation here.
Overall, a nice place, probably worth paying entry to be able to walk around and have a look the first time but in future I might just buy a coffee and sit at the top and take it all in.
Written 1 January 2024
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Pedro Martínez
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Jul 2023 • Couples
The views are very beautiful, but it has become a tourist theme park.
It's worth a visit, but the amount of people and the fact that they want to charge you for practically anything makes the experience a little less enjoyable.
I expected more.
It's worth a visit, but the amount of people and the fact that they want to charge you for practically anything makes the experience a little less enjoyable.
I expected more.

Written 28 August 2023
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Traveltime
Genoa, Italy15 contributions
Jul 2022
This place is really nice to hike, however if you are not going to hike, and just want to watch the terraces, it is not worth it. You have to pay immediately as you park the scooter or get dropped off, the workers there rush to you to make sure you do not see anything before you have paid. Then you walk past the hundred restaurants that want you to come in to enjoy the view from their place. It is very pretty to watch it from a restaurant, however as soon as you start walking down a little bit, the view gets worse and you only have to hike up again. If you do a tour or hike for at least half an hour the scenery gets more peaceful and less touristic, so I can definitely recommend that. To just come for the views I cannot recommend because some yards away, you can enjoy the same view for nothing. Also, research a little bit if you want to take a swing, because there are many!! All with different views etc.
Written 21 July 2022
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Traveller
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany38 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
Yeah.
You arrive drenched in sweat, and they want to put on a dress that 10,000 others have worn before to take pictures. You don't have to do that. I had the feeling they were just looking for profit, 450,000 rupiah for the photos and not really friendly. You also can't look and take your own photos. Rather sobering and disappointing. You can save time and use it for something meaningful.
You arrive drenched in sweat, and they want to put on a dress that 10,000 others have worn before to take pictures. You don't have to do that. I had the feeling they were just looking for profit, 450,000 rupiah for the photos and not really friendly. You also can't look and take your own photos. Rather sobering and disappointing. You can save time and use it for something meaningful.
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Written 4 October 2024
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Tim Li
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Jan 2025 • Couples
I went there having high expectations to see the amazing rice terrace. When I first set foot there, it was already horrendous because the entrance staff just wanted to get as much money from me as possible and sell me different ridiculous swing and photo-shooting plans. I wasn’t interested so they just went on to hunt for another victim. Even worse, I tried to eat there first before started walking around but the staff just told me to wait because the tables were busy. I actually found it fishy because when I asked how long it would take, she just said she didn’t know. She even said she would tell me when the table’s ready. Truth is, she actually lied to me and there were many empty tables. I saw new people keep going down so I asked another staff what’s going on and finally she approached the staff who told me to stand there and wait for eons. Okay, finally I got to the restaurant but the food was actually not that nice. It’s also laughable that actually the restaurant wasn’t busy at all with a lot of empty tables. I guess there were ghosts occupying the seats then.
Let’s talk about the rice terrace part. Not going to lie, it was much smaller than I thought and there were full of random swings and q zipline as short as the finger of a baby. When people were doing the swings, the staff kept shouting like monkeys loudly which kind of ruined the serenity of the rice terrace. You can imagine how terrible the whole picture was. I actually didn’t enjoy it at all because the staff was just lying to me for no reason at all (maybe I wasn’t interested in those tedious swings or what). And yes, I am against the idea of the swings and other random things which kind of ruined the whole view. I wouldn’t be surprised if they built a roller coaster, a merry-go-round or a Ferris wheel in future just to grab every coin in your pocket. Beware of this tourist trap. If you really want to see a bigger rice field in the area, go a few metres away and you will find one with a long trekking trail that allows you to see a bigger rice field, I don’t really remember the name of that one but it’s got a big car park in front and it was much quieter. Or, you can just go to Cretya Day Club where you can spend a day swimming and walking around the big rice field there too.
Let’s talk about the rice terrace part. Not going to lie, it was much smaller than I thought and there were full of random swings and q zipline as short as the finger of a baby. When people were doing the swings, the staff kept shouting like monkeys loudly which kind of ruined the serenity of the rice terrace. You can imagine how terrible the whole picture was. I actually didn’t enjoy it at all because the staff was just lying to me for no reason at all (maybe I wasn’t interested in those tedious swings or what). And yes, I am against the idea of the swings and other random things which kind of ruined the whole view. I wouldn’t be surprised if they built a roller coaster, a merry-go-round or a Ferris wheel in future just to grab every coin in your pocket. Beware of this tourist trap. If you really want to see a bigger rice field in the area, go a few metres away and you will find one with a long trekking trail that allows you to see a bigger rice field, I don’t really remember the name of that one but it’s got a big car park in front and it was much quieter. Or, you can just go to Cretya Day Club where you can spend a day swimming and walking around the big rice field there too.
Written 30 January 2025
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Audrey
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Sept 2024 • Couples
Having had several reviews on the place, we went there being a little mixed. Upon arrival, you will have to pay IDR 50,000 per person to access the site. We were there at 9am in the morning to avoid the mass of tourists and frankly, it was perfect! The place is beautiful and worth a visit despite all the spots created for instragramable photos. However, really prefer to go in the morning, because at our Check-out there were many more people. You have to count a good hour of sightseeing. Sneakers are a little extra, because there are quite a few steps!
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Written 24 September 2024
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Tenope
Lievegem, Belgium422 contributions
Nov 2024 • Solo
As many here write... this is a tourist attraction and actually more of a ‘staged’ rice terrace. You will be dropped off at an entrance where you will have to choose what you want to do and depending on that you will have to pay several options on top of the basic ticket of 50k rupee. A parcourt has been created through the levels of the plateau where you can make your most beautiful insta-shots guaranteed. Obviously this is actually more of an attraction plateau but well... we all love to be fooled, don't we? Fun and beautiful it certainly is, and if you insist on floating back and forth on the giant swing over the plateau a few times and gladly pay for it...who would I be to stop you from doing so:)
Good, but you can discover the real rice terraces and rice fields inland during a tour...
Good, but you can discover the real rice terraces and rice fields inland during a tour...
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Written 27 November 2024
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Traveler-13
Switzerland59 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Very nice place that loses its authenticity and charm because polluted by tireless (but tiring) Instagram tourists in search of the cliché that will make the most views / likes. This pushes the locals to install ever more swings, birds’ nests and bars. We took advantage of the fact that some tourists don’t even realize that there’s a trail that allows us to go to the other side and find a less crowded corner. Strangely, there are no swings on the other side... Everything seems staged, you have the possibility to find yourself like a local farmer (with a hat and tool) pretending you work in the rice field. Fortunately the locals gain something since photos in swings, nests and dress rentals are paid.
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Written 12 August 2024
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Stephen & Sue
Canberra, Australia2,767 contributions
Sept 2022
One of those rare places that lives up to the hype, notwithstanding the rampant, overdevelopment right across the top of the ridge behind them which, fortunately, doesn’t spoil your view.
The drive up here is deeply depressing - a narrow road crammed with brief glimpses of the terraces between endless shabby buildings clinging to every possible spot straining for a view.
But, once you’ve parked, paid the fee and walked in, all is forgotten.
Everywhere you look the terraces are superb, with near perfect, unobstructed views from every angle. There’s no one place to look, and there’s multiple paths and levels, so even on a busy day, you can still get that perfect shot, though you will have to queue to use the Instagram specific tourist spots
If you pay extra you can take a flying fox, or even ride a bike across the valley, or be snapped on one of the many swings.
You can walk down to the bottom and up the other side (but it’s not worth it as the views are all one way).
The drive up here is deeply depressing - a narrow road crammed with brief glimpses of the terraces between endless shabby buildings clinging to every possible spot straining for a view.
But, once you’ve parked, paid the fee and walked in, all is forgotten.
Everywhere you look the terraces are superb, with near perfect, unobstructed views from every angle. There’s no one place to look, and there’s multiple paths and levels, so even on a busy day, you can still get that perfect shot, though you will have to queue to use the Instagram specific tourist spots
If you pay extra you can take a flying fox, or even ride a bike across the valley, or be snapped on one of the many swings.
You can walk down to the bottom and up the other side (but it’s not worth it as the views are all one way).
Written 31 December 2022
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Indigo
Christchurch, New Zealand22 contributions
Aug 2023 • Solo
The most boring thing I’ve done in Ubud so far, and I like boring. But 50k to get in and all there is to see/do is a small waterfall, a very small amount of terraces (the large plot of rice terraces is actually split between 4-5 businesses so it’s not as big as it seems) and you could also get a drink I suppose. Everything else comes at an extra charge. The bali swings may have been a fun thing to do but at 100k I just couldn’t afford it as a budget traveller, any other activities were more than 100k (yes you have to pay separately for each thing) there were a few packages but again this was upwards of 300k.
So in summary, if you’re a solo traveller, I don’t recommend, but if you are travelling with someone else with a large budget you may find this fun.
So in summary, if you’re a solo traveller, I don’t recommend, but if you are travelling with someone else with a large budget you may find this fun.
Written 27 August 2023
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Are the opening hours changing? Is it possible to come to the terraces on December 31?
Written 15 December 2024
Olya90m
Vladivostok, Russia
Подскажите, пожалуйста, как выглядят поля в марте-апреле?
Written 18 February 2020
Harvesting takes place from April to May and October to November. It is during these times that you can observe some activities in the fields. If you are looking for the iconic lush emerald rice terrace, it's best to go during the wet season from October to March.
Written 18 February 2020
10.000 rupiah/pax,if you want to see the terrace with beautiful view is in the morning when sunrise comes up and i think if you want to buy some drink water and Snack must ask how much the price coz if you don't ask you will pay for 2 or 3 times higher than minimarket price.
Written 6 January 2020
Hi. Where did you park your bicycles when visiting Tegallalang Rice Terrace? Is it safe to park your bicycles and how much does it cost to park your bicycles?
Written 1 December 2019
there are restaurants along the terraces. behind them (rear) there are parking where you can leave the bicycles. The exit road is hardly visible and steep. Be careful.I didn't see that you had to pay.
Written 7 December 2019
Hi, can we visit this place with a 5 month old whom we will be carrying in a baby carrier? Is the walk simple enough or will it be tricky with baby? Thanks a lot for your time.
Written 19 October 2019
I would say it would be tricky to hike down in there with a baby. Its pretty steep and not a well-maintained trail, but I think you could do it with a baby in a backpack if you’re experienced at it.
Written 22 October 2019
It depends if you are in the hills in the north of the island.
Written 12 November 2019
How much should a taxi be to go from Ubud to the rice terraces?
Written 7 September 2019
im sorry we didn't use a taxi. We had a private driver. We like it because private drivers are cheaper compared to taxis. Some taxi's would try and scam you and not turn on the meter and ask for higher price instead. If you are going to use a taxi, just be sure that you use the one that charges by the meter. You can choose to tip them afterwards. Up to you. You can also try gojek (their version of uber).
Written 7 February 2020
Parto il 27 per Bali con 2 bimbi piccoli. Ci sono per caso tantissime zanzare? C’è davvero l’allarme Dengue? Ho sempre girato tranquilla e spensierata dappertutto e adesso ho un po’ di paura. Grazie a chi risponderà.
Written 14 August 2019
Ciao!!ormai sarete arrivati...ma noi ad Agosto non abbiamo avuto problemi di zanzare...neppure in hotel che era in mezzo alle risaie (forse dobbiamo ringraziare i numerosi gechi).
Abbiano preso l’autan tropicale ma sinceramente ce lo siamo messo una volta e poi l’abbiamo abbandonato...Buona vacanza!
Written 29 August 2019
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