Tegallalang’s rice terrace often adorn the postcards that are sent home to family and friends from Bali, so we wanted to use our camera and take some photos of the rice fields, even though it is a place where tourists usually flock. Tegallalang’s rice terrace is located a few kilometers north of Ubud, so we took our rented scooter for a full day out exploring the area north of Ubud. We also visited this rice terrace last time we were in Bali together with the King family and Ulrika’s sister Rebecca, but it was only for a short stop and we didn’t have a good camera with us at the time. Also last time there was ash in the air from a spouting volcano and a lot of tourists, so we didn’t have so good memories of the rice terrace from that visit. Now we wanted to see how this valley with rice fields could look like when it was nice weather. We were lucky with the absence of large tourist buses, the high season here in Bali comes later, but the rice terrace was still filled with people anyway. However, we managed to find cozy nooks where almost no tourists were walking around and Ulrika took her chance and pulled out the camera to take pictures. It’s a gorgeous place and Tegallalang’s rice terrace really look like the pictures on the postcards.
Tegallalangs risterrass brukar ofta pryda vykort som skickas hem till familj och vänner från Bali, så vi tänkte använda vår kamera och ta lite foton på risfälten trots att det är en plats där turister brukar flockas. Tegallalangs risterrass ligger bara några kilometer norr om Ubud, så vi tog vår hyrda moped för en heldag att utforska området norr om Ubud. Vi besökte risterrasserna förra gången vi var på Bali tillsammans med familjen King och Ulrikas syster Rebecca, men det blev bara ett kort stopp och vi hade ingen bra kamera med oss på den tiden. En hel skock med turister och aska i luften från en sprutande vulkan gjorde att vi inte hade så storslagna minnen från risfälten, så vi ville se hur denna dal med risfält kunde se ut när det var fint väder. Vi hade tur med avsaknad av stora turistbussar då det inte är högsäsong här på Bali, men risterassen fylldes på bra med människor ändå. Vi hittade dock mysiga vrår där nästan inga turister rörde sig och då tog Ulrika sin chans och drog fram kameran för att fota. Det är en fantastiskt vacker plats och Tegallalangs risterrass ser verkligen ut som bilderna på vykorten.
This is usually what a postcard from Bali look like.
Be prepared to give a small “donation” to the farmer, who owns parts of the rice fields, if you choose to cross the home-built bridge at the bottom of the valley.
Paying “the donation” is well worth it though.
You get a nice view over the jungle at the top of the terrace.
If you walk around the corner of the terrace, you will find a hidden valley with rice fields.
Local people are walking around and ask you if you want to take pictures with them in it. Be prepared to give a small “donation” if you do it.
Someone left his or her hat behind after a working day at the fields.
We spent an hour at the Tegallalang’s rice terrace, then we continued our exploring of the area north of Ubud.
Rice fields and jungle, it is nice to spend a day exploring this area if you are near Ubud.
