Cluster · Ubud

Monkey Forest & Padangtegal

Morning-only cluster: the forest at opening, cafés on Monkey Forest Road for a midday rest; keep everything zipped and expect monkeys on the road.

Key facts

28″ bags: forbidden
Time budget: half
Rescue coverage: 100% ≤7′; max p90 6.4′
Places: 2; 1 sleep area in reach

Monkey ForestPhoto: Gavin Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rules in force · 9Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore…Ubud lanes have broken pavement, steps and open drains

Southeast Asia ↗Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Brunei and Myanmar; never carry a bag or parcel for anyone.
Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
Indonesia ↗Buy the visa on arrival or e-visa only on the official Immigration portal; lookalike sites charge extra.
Indonesia ↗Complete the All Indonesia digital arrival and customs form before landing; it is free.
Indonesia ↗Foreign visitors to Bali pay a one-off tourist levy; keep the payment proof on your phone.
Indonesia ↗Riding a motorbike needs a valid licence that covers motorbikes (an international permit alongside your own) and a helmet; check your insurance covers it.
Bali ↗A hired driver by the day is the normal way to visit rice terraces and temples outside Ubud; agree the route and price before you set off.
Ubud ↗Ubud lanes have broken pavement, steps and open drains: large suitcases go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
Ubud ↗Monkeys in and around the Monkey Forest take phones, glasses and food: keep them zipped away.

Actions

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Directions

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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary main gate and Jalan Monkey Forest, north to Jalan Hanoman — the forest and the road corridor.

Slope: gentle
Stairs: Stone steps inside the forest
Shade: high inside, low on the road
Surface: stone paths, uneven road edge
Sleep here or visit: visit

Eat and drink here

Bebek Bengil (Dirty Duck Diner)

A sit-down crispy duck lunch on Jalan Hanoman: reserve at weekends, allow Rp 200,000–350,000 per person with a drink, and go at 11:30 or after 14:00 to avoid tour groups.A sit-down crispy duck lunch on Jalan Hanoman: reserve at weekends, allow Rp 200,000–350,000 per person with a drink, and go at 11:30 AM or after 2:00 PM to avoid tour groups.

Ubud brunch and coffee cafés

For coffee, smoothie bowls and vegetarian breakfasts, use the café rows on Jalan Hanoman and Jalan Raya Campuhan: Rp 60,000–140,000 for a meal, AC at some, and confirm which are open the day you go.

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

5 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Monkey Forest main gate café row (WC, field-verify)

Toilet · Food & drink · Place to sit · works in any conditions

Forest inner clearing benches

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Jalan Hanoman café (AC, field-verify)

ac · Food & drink · Place to sit · works in any conditions

Monkey Forest Road minimarket (AC, field-verify)

ac · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Padangtegal warung seating

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 6.4 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary
Go at opening: about 60 minutes on the paths, dress for temples, and carry nothing in your hands that a monkey can take.
Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal
See it as part of the Monkey Forest visit: the temple of the dead sits inside the sanctuary, so go at opening, keep to the outer courtyard, and cover up.

Edges out

directed

To	How	p50	Climb
Ubud centre: palace, market, Saraswati	Car north	~12 min	flat
Peliatan & Pengosekan	Car east	~12 min	flat

Sleep within reach

Ubud centre — 22–30 min

Red lines here

Do not feed or touch monkeys; do not carry food in the open.
Sarong and sash needed at the temples inside the forest.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.