Explore Ubud

The Puri Lukisan Museum on Ubud's main street holds Balinese paintings and woodcarvings from the 1930s onwards, from the Ubud, Batuan, Sanur, Young Artists and Keliki schools. It grew out of the Pita Maha artists' association of Tjokorda Gede Agung Sukawati and Rudolf Bonnet and opened in 1956; four pavilions stand in a garden with lotus ponds.

Ubud Monkey Forest, formally Mandala Suci Wenara Wana, is a sanctuary of about 12.5 hectares in Padangtegal on the southern edge of Ubud, run by the village. Paths and a bridge lead through ravines and old banyan trees to a holy spring and three Hindu temples dating from around the 14th century, among more than a thousand long-tailed macaques.

The Neka Art Museum on the road between Campuhan and Sanggingan, about 2 km north-west of central Ubud, was founded by the art dealer Suteja Neka and opened in 1982. Its pavilions, set around a garden like a Balinese family compound, trace Balinese painting and show works by Arie Smit, keris daggers and 1930s photographs by Robert Koke.

Bali Zoo in Singapadu, Gianyar, south of Ubud, opened in 2002 as the first zoo on Bali; it was founded by Anak Agung Gde Putra. It keeps more than 600 animals of about 60 species, and its programmes include animal encounters and activities with its Sumatran elephants.

Bali Bird Park (Taman Burung Bali) lies in Batubulan, Gianyar, on the road from Denpasar to Ubud. Its 2-hectare grounds hold more than 1,300 birds of over 250 species in aviaries and two large walk-in enclosures, set among palms and three lakes; Komodo dragons are also bred here, and bird shows run during the day.

Bali Safari and Marine Park (Taman Safari Bali) is a safari park of about 40 hectares in Gianyar, on Bali's south-east coast road about 17 km from Denpasar, run by the Taman Safari group. A tram takes visitors past animals from Indonesia, India and Africa; there are animal presentations, the Bali Agung show in its theatre, a night safari and a lodge.