Ubud Royal Palace in Bali and how to visit

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Description and is it worth a visit

The Royal Palace of Ubud

The Royal Palace of Ubud (Ubud Palace) is also called Puri Saren (Puri Saren) and Ubud Water Palace. This is a historical and architectural landmark that is worth a visit if you stay in Ubud or come for a day to get to know this town. But it's definitely not worth going here just to visit the palace from other resorts, you'll spend 5 minutes here. If you want to see a really beautiful and large-scale palace, then it's better to go to the Tirta Gangga Water Palace, how to visit it we tell you here...

In fact, to call the palace in Ubud royal is not entirely correct. It was built by a dynasty of the king's subjects, who could be called princes. It is not known exactly when it was built. The first information about it is found in the sources in 1800-1823, when a palace was erected on this site to replace the older one, apparently not preserving its image. That is, this is not such an ancient palace. Moreover, in 1917, during an earthquake, it was destroyed. After that, it was restored with maximum accuracy. The heirs of the dynasty still live here today in a private part closed to tourists.

Part of the palace is open to tourists. You can enter the courtyard, inspect everything there, but it is small. However, in addition to visiting the architecture, you can also watch a traditional dance performance here. It takes place daily at 19:00, a different program is shown on each day of the week.

The courtyard of the palace

It is small

But there are a lot of decorative elements

Wood carving

Many statues of mythical creatures

The Royal Palace of Ubud

And behind this door is the closed residential part of the palace

Panorama of the Ubud Palace in Bali

🕐 Working hours

From 07:00 to 17:00. Dance show daily at 19:30.

💵Entrance fee / ticket price

The visit to the palace is free, tickets for the show are 100,000 rupees (rate temporary unavailable/span> rubles).

🚶 How to get there

Ubud Palace is located in the city center (palace on the map). From anywhere in the city it is possible to walk or taxi from 20,000 rupees. From other resorts it is possible to get here inexpensively by regular buses Kura Kura, the schedule is on the website https://kura2bus.com/ubud-shuttles/route-map . About all methods how to get to Ubud here.

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🕒 30 March, 2025