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Mount Agung volcano towering over the rice fields and palm groves of east Bali
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Sidemen Valley: The Bali Rice-Paddy Country Tourists Skip

Sidemen is the rice-paddy valley east of Ubud, with Mt Agung in the background and almost no other tourists. Two days here is the slow, real Bali most travellers miss.

@craig·22 Apr 2026·6 min read·👁 13
📍 Sidemen, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia