Full Day Bali Private: All About The Ubud Artisan Tour

About this tour

A full-day private tour through Ubud's creative heartland, visiting six artisan villages where craftspeople work in batik, silver, wood and paint. You'll see sculptors at their benches in Mas, tour the atmospheric Goa Gajah temple, walk among the emerald rice terraces of Tegalalang, and spend time navigating Ubud's Palace and bustling art market. Hotel pickup from across Bali, lunch included, eight to ten hours total.

Highlights

• Watch silversmiths craft intricate jewellery in Celuk village
• Batik weavers and traditional Endek textile artisans in Tohpati
• Wood sculptors shaping detailed figures in Mas Studios
• Goa Gajah's ancient temple carvings and cave chambers
• Tegalalang rice paddies cascading down steep hillsides
• Ubud Art Market haggling and traditional palace grounds
• Tegenungan Waterfall for photos mid-tour

What to expect

Your driver collects you early and heads into villages where craftspeople are actually working—you're not visiting shops, but studios. In Celuk and Tohpati, artisans will explain their processes; in Batuan, painters work at easels. The pace is relaxed with short stops rather than rushed. Tegalalang involves a brief walk to viewpoints; Goa Gajah means navigating temple steps and dim interiors. Ubud town itself is crowded but manageable. Lunch happens at a local warung mid-afternoon. Expect heat, humidity, and occasional noise from traffic between villages.

Good to know

Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring sunscreen; some villages have uneven paths. The market is intense—prices drop significantly if you negotiate. Not suitable if you have back problems or are pregnant. Children in prams work fine on village roads.