Discovering Bali: Sidemen

If you love slow travel, you'd love Sidemen. Sidemen is what Ubud was like twenty years ago - life is slow here but that's the point. You can explore rice paddies and meet artisans who have been crafting for generations. 

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Sidemen

Sidemen Experiences

Sidemen is like Ubud before Eat Pray Love. This sleepy town is the true essence of Bali - everything moves slowly and with respect to nature. Sidemen is also home to some truly epic villas with incredible volcano and rice terrace views.

Sidemen is like Ubud before Eat Pray Love. This sleepy town is the true essence of Bali - everything moves slowly and with respect to nature. Sidemen is also home to some truly epic villas with incredible volcano and rice terrace views. 

Why go

Hike rice paddies with a local guide, craft with local artisans, try farm-to-table cooking, visit Gembleng Waterfall, stay in a treehouse + explore Sidemen market (go before 9AM).

Hike rice paddies with a local guide, craft with local artisans, try farm-to-table cooking, visit Gembleng Waterfall, stay in a treehouse + explore Sidemen market (go before 9AM). 

What to do or see here

April to October is the dry season, ideal for visits.&nbsp;If you want to photograph/see the greenest rice terrace views, aim for rice harvest seasons: March-April or Sept-Oct.

April to October is the dry season, ideal for visits.&nbsp;If you want to photograph/see the greenest rice terrace views, aim for rice harvest seasons: March-April or Sept-Oct.

Best Time to Go

Sidemen offers a true Bali experience. See working rice fields, meet traditional craftspeople, and find iconic treehouse stays. It's perfect if you crave a chill village atmosphere.

Sidemen offers a true Bali experience. See working rice fields, meet traditional craftspeople, and find iconic treehouse stays. It's perfect if you crave a chill village atmosphere.

Who is it for?

Great company and customization of the tour to what we wanted. Also a really nice person to be around!

Bali Private Customised Tour | See the Real Bali!

Great company and customization of the tour to what we wanted. Also a really nice person to be around!

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Silversmithing with Heart in Sidemen

Incredible location, lovely and helpful staff, high quality materials and great instruction. We had so much fun making our pieces and loved the amount of choice we had between rings, pendants and bracelets. Highlight of our trip!

Incredible location, lovely and helpful staff, high quality materials and great instruction. We had so much fun making our pieces and loved the amount of choice we had between rings, pendants and bracelets. Highlight of our trip!

It was amazing experience! We went north Bali to waterfalls and then temple. Lunch was excellent and then we ended up doing a purification ritual which was exactly what we wanted. Justin what an great guy! 100% recommend.

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It was amazing experience! We went north Bali to waterfalls and then temple. Lunch was excellent and then we ended up doing a purification ritual which was exactly what we wanted. Justin what an great guy! 100% recommend.

A great way to customise a day in Bali - Justin had so much advice and took us to some incredible places.

A great way to customise a day in Bali - Justin had so much advice and took us to some incredible places.

We had a great day with Justin doing the Ubud day tour. He was punctual, polite, friendly, very obliging and flexible and would stop if we saw something that took our fancy. We had a fair bit of rain on the day but Justin was happy to change our plans to work around this. If he couldn't park nearby, we could text him to collect us with 10 minutes notice. At no pint did we feel rushed.

He also recommended a great restaurant for lunch which was a typical Balinese home and was wonderful to explore and the food was delicious. He was fantastic with our son and had great conversations with him. We were travelling with another family who were in a different car and Justin and the other driver were in constant communication.

We were very happy with him. He was knowledgeable about all the sites we went to and if he didn't know the answer, he would look it up to let us know.

Practical points
 The car was clean and comfortable. His driving was very safe.

We had a great experience and would happily use Justin again the next time we're in Bali.

We had a great day with Justin doing the Ubud day tour. He was punctual, polite, friendly, very obliging and flexible and would stop if we saw something that took our fancy. We had a fair bit of rain on the day but Justin was happy to change our plans to work around this. If he couldn't park nearby, we could text him to collect us with 10 minutes notice. At no pint did we feel rushed.

He also recommended a great restaurant for lunch which was a typical Balinese home and was wonderful to explore and the food was delicious. He was fantastic with our son and had great conversations with him. We were travelling with another family who were in a different car and Justin and the other driver were in constant communication.

We were very happy with him. He was knowledgeable about all the sites we went to and if he didn't know the answer, he would look it up to let us know.

Practical points
The car was clean and comfortable. His driving was very safe.

We had a great experience and would happily use Justin again the next time we're in Bali.

Easy to make arrangements with and the itinerary was perfect! We had a fantastic day and with leaving early it was like we had every place to ourselves! Our guide Putu was great!

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Easy to make arrangements with and the itinerary was perfect! We had a fantastic day and with leaving early it was like we had every place to ourselves! Our guide Putu was great! 

Pleasant day trip with our friendly driver Yosi in a big and spacious car. We were free to customise the itinerary. I would definitely recommend the Jatiluwih Rice Terraces. If visiting Tanah Lot Temple, do check the tide forecast, as you cannot walk to the temple during high tide. Do note that entrance fees to the attractions are excluded.

Pleasant day trip with our friendly driver Yosi in a big and spacious car. We were free to customise the itinerary. I would definitely recommend the Jatiluwih Rice Terraces. If visiting Tanah Lot Temple, do check the tide forecast, as you cannot walk to the temple during high tide. Do note that entrance fees to the attractions are excluded.

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