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Information and getting around
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Ubud
Tourist Information
(daily 10am-8pm; tel 0361/973285) is on Jalan Raya and has noticeboards giving dance-performance schedules, news on special events and a directory of emergency numbers. If you're planning to do any Ubud walks, buy the Travel Treasure Maps: Indonesia VI - Ubud Surroundings, from any bookstore.
The most enjoyable way of seeing Ubud and its environs is on foot or by bicycle (available from losmen and tour agencies for Rp15,000 per day). Numerous places on Monkey Forest Road rent out motorbikes and cars - if you're driving up to the Kintamani volcanoes or to the north coast, it's worth splashing out on a more powerful Kijang rather than the cheaper Jimny. The most central Ubud fuel station is on the eastern arm of Jalan Raya, opposite Bali 3000 Internet; it's extremely difficult to get fuel after about 7pm anywhere in the Ubud area.
There are no metered taxis in Ubud, but there are plenty of
transport touts
. You can use the
public bemos
for short hops around the area: to get to Campuhan and the Neka Museum, for example, just flag down any bemo heading west, such as the turquoise ones going to Payangan (Rp500), or ask at the terminal in front of the central market. For Pengosekan or Peliatan, take a brown Batubulan-bound bemo. Other useful information
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Indonesia,
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