About
Jatiluwih Rice Terraces lie in Tabanan Regency, in the Penebel district of Bali, Indonesia. The area is also known as the Subak Cultural Landscape, a name that points to its heart: the traditional Balinese irrigation system called subak, which guides water across the terraced fields. The site is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage property.
What you will see
The terraces climb across the hillside in broad, stepped bands of rice paddy. Seen from the viewpoints, the fields form a sweeping panorama of emerald green, and the sight shifts with the light through the day. Walking the paths between the paddies gives a closer sense of how the land is worked and watered.
Planning a visit
- Location: Jatiluwih, Penebel, Tabanan Regency, Bali 82152, Indonesia
- Contact: +62 368 21432
- Kind of visit: an outdoor landscape for walking, looking and photographing, best suited to those who enjoy quiet countryside
Because the terraces are a working agricultural landscape as well as a heritage site, it is worth keeping to the paths and treating the fields and the farmers who tend them with respect. Calling ahead on the number above can help you confirm current arrangements before you set out.
Tabanan Regency is a rural part of Bali, so a visit here suits a day away from the busier resort areas. Travellers often combine it with other landscapes and village life across the island.
