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I have told you all about Canggu and Ubud in my previous blogs, so I will focus more on the wider area of Central Bali or mostly greenish area. Its surroundings are all about jungle oasis, waterfalls and endless rice terraces. If you want to do everything I pointed out in both guides stay there for 10 days or more. And count also on all the beautiful discoveries you are about to find when cruising around.

Tegalalang Rice Terraces

Komaneka retreat

We had the best lunch ever as we called the resort a day earlier and they prepared us customised vegan menus. Fresh fruit juices, vegetable soups, rendangs, peanut sauces… you name it, they will prepare it. You get pretty decent vegan food practically on every corner of Central Bali, but this was a true retreat.
Obviously we ate too much so we called it a day and stay at the resort at their infinity pool overlooking the jungles and got the finest balinese massage in their Tirta Wangi SPA.

Monkey Forest

It is a must do in Ubud. The Monkey Forest is a natural forest sanctuary that is home to a horde of grey long-tailed macaques. Over a hundred macaques inhabit the forest, divided into four different known troops. They are used to people yet are still wild animals. They will come to you and try steal anything that is not completely attached. One tried to steal my bag, while another started bitting my hat. Seemed pretty much like an organised criminal gang.

Jungle front stay – Komaneka at Monkey Forest

Stay here only if you would like to experience the jungle and being treated like a king. We stayed at the villa which had an infinity pool overviewing the jungle; so hear different animals sounds throughout the day and night:) Komaneka provided us again with customized menus and the breakfast feasts were particularly memorable – also the reason why we missed the sunrise at Tegalalang rice terraces.

Pura Ulun Danu Bratan

We hired a chauffeur to drive us to northern part of Bali to see some pretty spots our scooter wasn’t ready for. One of those was Ulun Danu Beratan which is literally ‘the source temple of Lake Beratan’, and is easily the island’s most iconic sanctuary sharing the scenic qualities with the seaside temples of Uluwatu and Tanah Lot. The smooth reflective surface of the lake surrounding most of the temple’s base creates a unique floating impression, while the mountain range of the Bedugul region encircling the lake provides the temple with a scenic backdrop.

Banyumala Waterfall

We continued our daily trip to this twin waterfall having most amazing views and also passed by most famous road in Bali (in the next picture) or as I would call it a valley of waterfalls as when you reach the final spot, one is surrounded by countless waterfalls. A true oasis.
Banyumala Waterfall is one of the lesser known waterfalls in Bali. It is located north of Lake Buyan in north central Bali. Unlike many trails this is a completely natural and rarely hiked trail. Just past the waterfall is a water curtain of various trickles of water down a wall of lush rocks.