Ubud - Tegallalang

Today was a busy, tourist day! We messaged our previous grab drivers from the day before and booked them both to drive us around on their scooters for the day. The first stop was a coffee plantation suggested from Tom's grab driver. Here we were briefly told how they make the famous Luwak coffee, in which the coffee bean is eaten by the civet animal (who is sadly kept in a cage). The bean ferments in the civet's stomach and is then pooped out. They then clean the bean, peel it & then roast it. We can confirm that this coffee did taste luxurious!

We also tried some other teas and coffees which they grow and make there and we were served by a very friendly guy! The teas and coffees were free but we had to pay for the lewak coffee. We both enjoyed the avocado coffee, although each tea and coffee had sugar in! (of course)

Whilst drinking our coffee, we watched some swingers swinging on the swings in their long dresses and watched one interesting couple having a full on photoshoot.

From here, we went to the Ceking rice terrace which was overwhelming to say the least! We pre paid for the swing, but once we were in there, the experience was somewhat ruined by the amount of people and the calibir of people there. We walked across the rice terrace and found a much quieter area to have our usuals of a coconut and a beer where Tom was mesmerised with learning how to make their kites.

We then attempted to go to a beach bar, however this was extremely busy and they didn't have availability so we went to the Tis cafe where I had a big plate full of Indonedian food. There was a pool there, however we did not go in this but we enjoyed our lunch all the same, surrounded with beautiful views of the rice terrace.

We hopped back on our scooters and make our way back to our hotel and made our drivers' day by paying them over the odds!Read more