Where to go
Where Retreats Are in Bali
Four areas, genuinely different from one another. Which one suits you matters more than the brochure does.
In short
Bali's retreats cluster in three main areas — Ubud, Canggu and Uluwatu — with a quieter fourth option inland at Sidemen, and the character of each shapes the week far more than the timetable does.
- Ubud is roughly ninety minutes from the airport
- Canggu trades quiet for convenience
- Uluwatu is the most dramatic and the least central
Pick a base
The four areas
Read the one that sounds like you, then tell us and we will say whether it actually is.
How they differ
Character
- Ubud
- Cultural, inland, quiet at night
- Canggu
- Coastal, social, busy at night
Best for
- Ubud
- Yoga, meditation, ceremony
- Canggu
- Recovery, lighter programmes
From airport
- Ubud
- About ninety minutes
- Canggu
- Around an hour
Evenings
- Ubud
- Early, and mostly on the retreat
- Canggu
- Plenty going on outside it
Uluwatu and Sidemen sit either side of these two: Uluwatu is further and more dramatic, Sidemen further and quieter. Comparison reflects our own experience of the areas rather than any named retreat.
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