{"id":5096,"date":"2015-05-03T20:23:08","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T12:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/?p=5096"},"modified":"2023-03-09T16:08:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T08:08:42","slug":"cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>It\u2019s almost the weekend and that means it\u2019s time to get outside and explore the great unknown! Or in our case, the less developed, unpopulated side of Bali. Come along and follow the Bali Reporter as she goes where no Bali Reporter has gone before\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our wanderlust adventures were on a serious roll this weekend. Literally. A two-wheeled, cycling roll that is. After a half day spent peddling through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/en\/find\/ubud\">lush, green landscape of Ubud<\/a>, we can happily recommend one of Bali&#8217;s guided bicycle tours to travellers of all ages and athletic abilities. The hardest part for us wasn&#8217;t the cycling ride itself, but rather the process in deciding which company to go with, as when you Google &#8220;Ubud bicycle tours&#8221;, about 80 results pop up and\u00a0you are instantly overwhelmed with the list of\u00a0options. To make the planning process a bit easier on your end, we did some dutiful research, picked\u00a0the company with the best overall reviews and landed upon <a href=\"http:\/\/www.banyantreebiketours.com\"><strong>Banyan Bike Tree Tours<\/strong><\/a>. Just to make sure they were really all they&#8217;re cracked up to be, we decided to join them on one of their famous cycling tours through Ubud&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#Itinerary\" title=\"Itinerary:\">Itinerary:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#Cycling_Cultural_Tour\" title=\"Cycling +\u00a0Cultural Tour:\">Cycling +\u00a0Cultural Tour:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#Plan_Ahead\" title=\"Plan Ahead:\">Plan Ahead:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Itinerary\"><\/span>Itinerary:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Upon contacting the email address listed on Banyan&#8217;s website, we were pleasantly surprised to receive such a welcoming response from the owner, Bagi, just minutes later. He let us know we were welcome to come any time and that his team would be happy to pick us up wherever we lived (or were staying temporarily) in Bali and bring us to the tour&#8217;s departure point in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/week-ubud-must-dos-balis-cultural-heart\">Ubud<\/a>. With that, we\u00a0opted to join the Saturday morning tour beginning at 9:00am.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official ride begins at Bagi&#8217;s Balinese compound just next to the Sayan Ridge and Ayung River. After asking us what our cycling skill level was beforehand, it was decided that we and another couple would be on the moderate course (thank god), while a third pair would take on the &#8216;Challenger&#8217; path. In total, there were four of us amateur riders and one guide. Once we were each handed a helmet, water bottle, and mountain bike, the guide gave us some formal instructions: &#8220;Downhill: high gear. Uphill: low gear. Always brake with both hands, or else you&#8217;ll flip over the front handle bars. OK? Ayo, let&#8217;s go!&#8221; And just like that, he rides off and we&#8217;re expected to follow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7663-150x150.jpg\" src-medium=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7663-300x225.jpg\" src-large=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7663-600x450.jpg\" src-full=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7663.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7663.jpg\" alt=\"Ubud Cycling Tour\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5151\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since I rode a cruiser all throughout my university years, I like to think I&#8217;m a pretty skilled bike rider. But in truth, I had absolutely zero experience when the time came to switch gears and climb up a short but steep 45 degree angle incline. Luckily, everyone else behind me had the same lack of experience and we all were forced to get off and shamelessly walk our bikes up that first hill. To our credit, it wasn&#8217;t long before we were all mastering the timing of when and how\u00a0to switch our gears.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cycling_Cultural_Tour\"><\/span>Cycling +\u00a0Cultural Tour:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The coolest part for me was the fact that the tour combined a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-trip-ubud\">cycling workout with a cultural lesson<\/a> through the small villages and rice fields of Ubud. The hybrid itinerary started off with a stop through a traditional Balinese family compound, where we all learned in greater detail about Hindu\u00a0mythology, kinship and even the political landscape of Indonesia. Afterwards we got to stop at the edge of the rice paddies and ask an expert about how the Subak\u00a0waterways work, followed by a pause at a Balinese Hindu temple and more rice fields. In total, the cycling ride lasted about two and a half hours, intermingling\u00a0villages and main roads with large, wide open fields filled with crops and produce of all kinds. The morning fragrances were something you can only experience for yourself, just like the sun that beat down on us relentlessly as we sweat our way back to Bagi&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Cycling-150x150.jpg\" src-medium=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Cycling-300x100.jpg\" src-large=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Cycling-630x210.jpg\" src-full=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Cycling.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Cycling.jpg\" alt=\"Cycling Ubud\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5146\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As athletic as we all seemed to think we were, the cold washcloths awaiting us when we were finished were probably the highlight of the morning, other than the delicious, homemade lunch prepared by Bagi&#8217;s wife.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ubud-Cycling-Tour--150x150.jpg\" src-medium=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ubud-Cycling-Tour--300x100.jpg\" src-large=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ubud-Cycling-Tour--630x210.jpg\" src-full=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ubud-Cycling-Tour-.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ubud-Cycling-Tour-.jpg\" alt=\"Ubud Cycling Tour\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5300\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_Ahead\"><\/span>Plan Ahead:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eat breakfast before they pick you up<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Put on sunscreen! And bring\u00a0it along with you!!<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can bring your own water but they provide you with bottles upon arrival<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wear appropriate closed-toe shoes and athletic clothing<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Book your massage for afterwards!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:banyantreecyclingtours@gmail.com\">banyantreecyclingtours@gmail.com<\/a> for more info and reservations. Tell them <a href=\"https:\/\/Villa-Bali.com\">Villa-Bali.com<\/a>\u00a0sent you and receive a <strong>10% discount<\/strong> off of your cycling tour \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div id=\"__if72ru4sdfsdfrkjahiuyi_once\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"__hggasdgjhsagd_once\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div><div  class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing' data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/'><div class='heateor_sss_sharing_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\" ><\/div><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.villa-bali.com%2Fguide%2Fcycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies%2F\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#0765FE;width:25px;height:25px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M28 16c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12S4 9.373 4 16c0 5.628 3.875 10.35 9.101 11.647v-7.98h-2.474V16H13.1v-1.58c0-4.085 1.849-5.978 5.859-5.978.76 0 2.072.15 2.608.298v3.325c-.283-.03-.775-.045-1.386-.045-1.967 0-2.728.745-2.728 2.683V16h3.92l-.673 3.667h-3.247v8.245C23.395 27.195 28 22.135 28 16Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=VillaBalicom&text=Weekend%20Wanderlust%3A%20Cycling%20through%20the%20Ubud%20rice%20paddies&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.villa-bali.com%2Fguide%2Fcycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies%2F\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_twitter\" style=\"background-color:#55acee;width:25px;height:25px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-4 -4 39 39\"><path d=\"M28 8.557a9.913 9.913 0 0 1-2.828.775 4.93 4.93 0 0 0 2.166-2.725 9.738 9.738 0 0 1-3.13 1.194 4.92 4.92 0 0 0-3.593-1.55 4.924 4.924 0 0 0-4.794 6.049c-4.09-.21-7.72-2.17-10.15-5.15a4.942 4.942 0 0 0-.665 2.477c0 1.71.87 3.214 2.19 4.1a4.968 4.968 0 0 1-2.23-.616v.06c0 2.39 1.7 4.38 3.952 4.83-.414.115-.85.174-1.297.174-.318 0-.626-.03-.928-.086a4.935 4.935 0 0 0 4.6 3.42 9.893 9.893 0 0 1-6.114 2.107c-.398 0-.79-.023-1.175-.068a13.953 13.953 0 0 0 7.55 2.213c9.056 0 14.01-7.507 14.01-14.013 0-.213-.005-.426-.015-.637.96-.695 1.795-1.56 2.455-2.55z\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pinterest\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault();javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_pinterest\" style=\"background-color:#cc2329;width:25px;height:25px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-2 -2 35 35\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M16.539 4.5c-6.277 0-9.442 4.5-9.442 8.253 0 2.272.86 4.293 2.705 5.046.303.125.574.005.662-.33.061-.231.205-.816.27-1.06.088-.331.053-.447-.191-.736-.532-.627-.873-1.439-.873-2.591 0-3.338 2.498-6.327 6.505-6.327 3.548 0 5.497 2.168 5.497 5.062 0 3.81-1.686 7.025-4.188 7.025-1.382 0-2.416-1.142-2.085-2.545.397-1.674 1.166-3.48 1.166-4.689 0-1.081-.581-1.983-1.782-1.983-1.413 0-2.548 1.462-2.548 3.419 0 1.247.421 2.091.421 2.091l-1.699 7.199c-.505 2.137-.076 4.755-.039 5.019.021.158.223.196.314.077.13-.17 1.813-2.247 2.384-4.324.162-.587.929-3.631.929-3.631.46.876 1.801 1.646 3.227 1.646 4.247 0 7.128-3.871 7.128-9.053.003-3.918-3.317-7.568-8.361-7.568z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"heateor_sss_whatsapp\" href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Weekend%20Wanderlust%3A%20Cycling%20through%20the%20Ubud%20rice%20paddies%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.villa-bali.com%2Fguide%2Fcycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies%2F\" title=\"Whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#55eb4c;width:25px;height:25px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-6 -5 40 40\"><path class=\"heateor_sss_svg_stroke heateor_sss_no_fill\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" d=\"M 11.579798566743314 24.396926207859085 A 10 10 0 1 0 6.808479557110079 20.73576436351046\"><\/path><path d=\"M 7 19 l -1 6 l 6 -1\" class=\"heateor_sss_no_fill heateor_sss_svg_stroke\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><path d=\"M 10 10 q -1 8 8 11 c 5 -1 0 -6 -1 -3 q -4 -3 -5 -5 c 4 -2 -1 -5 -1 -4\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Sina Weibo\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_sina_weibo\" href=\"http:\/\/service.weibo.com\/share\/share.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.villa-bali.com%2Fguide%2Fcycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies%2F&title=Weekend%20Wanderlust%3A%20Cycling%20through%20the%20Ubud%20rice%20paddies\" title=\"Sina Weibo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_sina_weibo\" style=\"background-color:#ff0;width:25px;height:25px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><g fill=\"#fff\"><path d=\"M13.92 24.99c-4.303.424-8.02-1.52-8.3-4.346-.278-2.827 2.987-5.463 7.292-5.888 4.304-.426 8.018 1.52 8.297 4.345.274 2.83-2.987 5.468-7.29 5.89m8.61-9.38c-.367-.11-.62-.184-.428-.663.416-1.046.458-1.946.01-2.59-.846-1.204-3.155-1.14-5.8-.03 0-.004-.834.362-.62-.297.406-1.31.345-2.407-.29-3.04-1.435-1.437-5.255.055-8.53 3.33C4.422 14.77 3 17.37 3 19.617c0 4.3 5.513 6.913 10.907 6.913 7.07 0 11.776-4.105 11.776-7.37 0-1.97-1.66-3.09-3.15-3.55m4.693-7.87a6.89 6.89 0 0 0-6.55-2.12h-.002a.997.997 0 0 0-.765 1.182.99.99 0 0 0 1.18.765 4.91 4.91 0 0 1 4.66 1.508 4.899 4.899 0 0 1 1.02 4.787.995.995 0 1 0 1.894.615v-.004a6.883 6.883 0 0 0-1.44-6.732m-2.622 2.37a3.343 3.343 0 0 0-3.192-1.03.852.852 0 0 0-.655 1.016.854.854 0 0 0 1.016.657v.003a1.655 1.655 0 0 1 1.564.502c.406.453.514 1.066.338 1.606h.005a.858.858 0 1 0 1.63.528 3.345 3.345 0 0 0-.7-3.28\"><\/path><path d=\"M14.16 19.87c-.15.26-.484.383-.746.275-.256-.104-.335-.393-.19-.646.15-.255.47-.378.725-.276.26.094.35.386.21.644m-1.375 1.76c-.417.666-1.308.957-1.98.65-.66-.302-.855-1.072-.44-1.72.413-.645 1.274-.933 1.94-.653.673.287.888 1.054.48 1.724m1.564-4.7c-2.047-.533-4.364.49-5.254 2.293-.904 1.84-.028 3.884 2.04 4.552 2.144.69 4.67-.368 5.55-2.354.865-1.943-.216-3.943-2.336-4.49\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a class=\"heateor_sss_more\" aria-label=\"More\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"font-size: 32px!important;border:0;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block!important;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align: middle;display:inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#ee8e2d;width:25px;height:25px;display:inline-block!important;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;display:inline;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box;\" onclick=\"heateorSssMoreSharingPopup(this, 'https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/', 'Weekend%20Wanderlust%3A%20Cycling%20through%20the%20Ubud%20rice%20paddies', '' )\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"-.3 0 32 32\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"display:block;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M18 14V8h-4v6H8v4h6v6h4v-6h6v-4h-6z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow: none;display: inline-block!important;font-size: 16px;padding: 0 4px;vertical-align: middle;display:inline;\" class=\"heateorSssSharingRound\"><div style=\"width:25px;height:25px;margin-left:9px !important;visibility:visible;\" title=\"Total Shares\" class=\"heateorSssSharing heateorSssTCBackground\"><div class=\"heateorSssTotalShareCount\" style=\"font-size:15.5px\">1<\/div><div class=\"heateorSssTotalShareText\" style=\"font-size: 9.5px\">Share<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"heateorSssClear\"><\/div><\/div><div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div><p>It\u2019s almost the weekend and that means it\u2019s time to get outside and explore the great unknown! Or in our case, the less developed, unpopulated &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":5148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[583,585],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-5096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","category-adventures","tag-ubud","latest_post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies - Bali Travel Blog | Villa Finder<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies - Bali Travel Blog | Villa Finder\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It\u2019s almost the weekend and that means it\u2019s time to get outside and explore the great unknown! Or in our case, the less developed, unpopulated &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bali Travel Blog | Villa Finder\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/villafinder\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-05-03T12:23:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-09T08:08:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"337\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sekar Arum Yanvi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@villafinder\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@villafinder\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sekar Arum Yanvi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sekar Arum Yanvi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#\/schema\/person\/c0c117737e63aece6991483be8592290\"},\"headline\":\"Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-05-03T12:23:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-09T08:08:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/\"},\"wordCount\":760,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Ubud\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Activities\",\"Adventures\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/\",\"name\":\"Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies - Bali Travel Blog | Villa Finder\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-05-03T12:23:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-09T08:08:42+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":337,\"caption\":\"Cycling Ubud\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/\",\"name\":\"Bali Travel Blog | Villa Finder\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Villa Finder\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1200x1200-VB.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1200x1200-VB.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Villa Finder\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/villafinder\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/villafinder\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/villafinder\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#\/schema\/person\/c0c117737e63aece6991483be8592290\",\"name\":\"Sekar Arum Yanvi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23eff7222a6a66d186048a5e7b5304a9?s=96&d=wavatar&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23eff7222a6a66d186048a5e7b5304a9?s=96&d=wavatar&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sekar Arum Yanvi\"},\"description\":\"Sekar Arum Yanvi is a writer with over three years of experience crafting content across a wide range of topics, from fashion and lifestyle to parenting and travel. Her work often bringing a thoughtful, authentic voice to stories that inspire and inform.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/author\/sekar\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies - Bali Travel Blog | Villa Finder","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies - Bali Travel Blog | Villa Finder","og_description":"It\u2019s almost the weekend and that means it\u2019s time to get outside and explore the great unknown! Or in our case, the less developed, unpopulated &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/","og_site_name":"Bali Travel Blog | Villa Finder","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/villafinder","article_published_time":"2015-05-03T12:23:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-09T08:08:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":337,"url":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sekar Arum Yanvi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@villafinder","twitter_site":"@villafinder","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sekar Arum Yanvi","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/"},"author":{"name":"Sekar Arum Yanvi","@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#\/schema\/person\/c0c117737e63aece6991483be8592290"},"headline":"Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies","datePublished":"2015-05-03T12:23:08+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-09T08:08:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/"},"wordCount":760,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg","keywords":["Ubud"],"articleSection":["Activities","Adventures"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/","url":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/","name":"Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies - Bali Travel Blog | Villa Finder","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg","datePublished":"2015-05-03T12:23:08+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-09T08:08:42+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg","width":600,"height":337,"caption":"Cycling Ubud"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/cycling-through-ubud-rice-paddies\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Weekend Wanderlust: Cycling through the Ubud rice paddies"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/","name":"Bali Travel Blog | Villa Finder","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#organization","name":"Villa Finder","url":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1200x1200-VB.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1200x1200-VB.png","width":600,"height":600,"caption":"Villa Finder"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/villafinder","https:\/\/x.com\/villafinder","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/villafinder\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#\/schema\/person\/c0c117737e63aece6991483be8592290","name":"Sekar Arum Yanvi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23eff7222a6a66d186048a5e7b5304a9?s=96&d=wavatar&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23eff7222a6a66d186048a5e7b5304a9?s=96&d=wavatar&r=g","caption":"Sekar Arum Yanvi"},"description":"Sekar Arum Yanvi is a writer with over three years of experience crafting content across a wide range of topics, from fashion and lifestyle to parenting and travel. Her work often bringing a thoughtful, authentic voice to stories that inspire and inform.","url":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/author\/sekar\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_7666.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5096"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villa-bali.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}