Saraswati Temple Ubud

Are you in Ubud and want to visit Saraswati Temple Ubud? And are you also interested in exploring Bali?
Surely you have questions about famous tourist attractions in Ubud that you must visit.

The Ubud tourism area has many tourist attractions and one of them is Saraswati Temple Ubud. If you want to know more about the Saraswati Temple Park tourist attraction in Ubud, please continue reading this page! Information you will get about Saraswati Temple, such as:

General information about tourism in Ubud
History of Taman Saraswati Temple, Ubud
Opening hours
Taman Saraswati Temple Entrance Ticket
Dance performance at Saraswati Temple
Temple Location

General information about tourism in Ubud

Currently the Ubud tourist area is very popular in Bali and is not only visited by foreign tourists but Indonesian tourists also have a high interest in vacationing in Ubud Bali. Ubud offers many choices of interesting tourist attractions, exciting holiday activities, culinary tourism and spas. Almost all foreign and domestic tourists always plan to visit tourist attractions in Ubud. So in Ubud there are many villas and hotels from hostel class to 5 stars of course.

The choice of tourist attractions in Ubud is many and close, natural attractions such as Tegalalang rice terraces, Ubud monkey forest protected forest. Apart from that, Ubud is also very famous for its white water rafting tourism and is better known as Ubud River Rafting. Apart from natural tourism, Ubud is very famous as the center of art and culture in Bali. Such as painting, dance, sculpture and many other Balinese arts. Therefore you will find many painting museums in Ubud.

And especially for culinary tourism in Ubud, Ubud offers many kinds of choices. Available from cheap culinary tours to culinary delights in luxury restaurants. Ubud is also one of the best SPA destinations in Asia offering reflexology, aromatherapy and massage treatments.

Pura Taman Saraswati Ubud

Officially Pura Taman Kemuda Saraswati, also known as Ubud Water Palace, is one of the most famous temples in Ubud. As you know, temples are sacred places for Hindus in Bali. This temple, as the name suggests, is a place of worship for Goddess Saraswati (Goddess of Knowledge). The Taman Saraswati Temple tourist attraction is one of the popular tourist attractions in Ubud which is located in the central area of Ubud and to find the location of the temple it is very easy to access from Jalan Kajeng which is adjacent to Jalan Raya Ubud. but the exact location is behind Café Lotus Ubud.

So if you really like seeing Balinese carvings, this is the best place to see them. Almost every temple building has carved works of art from famous artists in Ubud.
History of Saraswati Temple, “Ubud Water Palace Temple”

History of Taman Saraswati Temple, Ubud

In 1951, construction of Pura Saraswati Temple or Ubud Water Palace Temple began, and construction was completed in 1952. As the name suggests, Pura Saraswati is intended for the worship of Dewi Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge in Hinduism. The architect of Taman Saraswati Temple in Ubud was Mr. I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, but the construction was ordered by Prince Ubud Cokorda Gede Agung Sukawati, namely Mr. I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, who was a famous sculpture artist and architect in Bali.

Taman Saraswati Ubud Temple is a little different from other famous temples in Bali. However, this temple has a large pond of pink lotus flowers and a neatly arranged water garden.

On the edge of the pond there are also many frangipani flower trees and there is a bridge that connects the outside area of the temple with the main gate area of the temple. so when you cross the bridge you will see many statues lining the edge of the bridge. Then you will see the beauty of the main gate with three large doors decorated with gold.

Tourists are prohibited

However, tourists are prohibited from entering the temple area because only visitors who want to pray are allowed to enter the area inside the temple. When entering the temple area, namely from the main gate, you will see a high wall and behind the wall there is a giant statue which is about 3 meters high. On the northeast side you will see a place of worship called Padmasana. At the base of the Padmasana building there is a statue in the shape of a turtle wrapped around two dragons.

So most tourists who visit the Saraswati Temple will take photos because the architectural background of the Balinese temple with the lotus flower arrangements is very beautiful. and because of the architectural combination of the temple gate and lotus pond, it is great for photo backdrops.

Every visitor who wants to enter the temple area in Bali must comply with the same rules for every temple in Bali. There are regulations that you must obey to enter the temple area in Bali, such as:

Wearing a sarong with a scarf tied around the waist.
For women who are menstruating, please do not enter the temple area.
Do not litter.
Do not climb places of worship.
Don’t create litter carelessly.
Don’t say harsh words.

Saraswati Temple Ubud Opening Hours & Entrance Fees

Opening Hours & Entry Fees for Taman Pura Saraswati Ubud
Taman Saraswati Temple is open every day from 07:00 – 17:00. As you know, most tourist attractions in Bali will charge an entrance ticket. So how much is the entrance ticket to the Ubud Saraswati Temple tourist attraction?

There is no ticket fee to enter the Saraswati Temple area in Ubud so it is free. However, if you want to watch Balinese dance at Saraswati Temple, you should buy the Balinese dance performance ticket.

So every night in the Ubud area there are dance performances, one of the dances is the Balinese Kecak dance. Ubud is one of the best places to watch the Kecak dance in Bali, apart from Uluwatu Temple.

Pura Saraswati Ubud has a stage for eradicating Balinese dances such as the Kecak dance. The schedule for traditional Balinese dance performances starts at 19.30. Balinese dance performances at Saraswati Temple Ubud with different types of dance every night. Except on Fridays there are no Balinese dance performances.

So every visitor who wants to watch a Balinese dance performance at Saraswati Temple Ubud will pay an entrance ticket of Rp. 100,000/person. However, you can also buy show tickets from the staff waiting at the entrance gate. Apart from buying tickets to a Balinese dance performance, you can also watch Balinese dance at Saraswati Temple from Café Lotus without an entrance fee. You only have to pay for dinner with a minimum food order of IDR. 200,000.

Dance performance at Saraswati Temple

If you are on holiday in Bali and plan to watch Kecak at Taman Saraswati Temple, you should first pay attention to the Kecak dance performance schedule. Many tourists comment that the Balinese dance location here is the best place to see dance performances at night.
Kecak Dance Performance at Saraswati Temple Ubud

Kecak Dance Performances are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Kecak dance performance starts at 19.30, with a ticket price of Rp. 80,000/person. Kecak dance performance performed by the Sandhi Suara dance group. For those of you who want to watch the Kecak dance in Ubud, it won’t be difficult even if you don’t come on Tuesday or Thursday. Every day there is a Kecak dance performance in Ubud with different performance locations.

The location

Saraswati Temple Ubud is on Jalan Kajeng, Ubud. The location of the temple is close to Lotus Cafe and Starbucks. If you depart from the Kuta Bali tourist attraction, it will take approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. To make it easier for you to find the location of the temple, please use the map!

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