Ubud & Celuk Village Tour: Gold Smiths & Wood Carvers

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Free cancellationLikely to sell out

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Duration5h–6h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Watch Balinese Craftsmen at Work in Three Village Centers

You visit three working villages in one afternoon: Celuk's goldsmiths and silversmiths, Mas's wood carvers and painters, and Ubud's broader craft scene. Your driver and guide handle transport and context, so you just watch the craftspeople work and ask questions. Hotel pickup and drop-off mean you leave straight from your room and return the same way.

5h–6h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Celuk and Mas Villages

Visit Celuk goldsmith village
See gold and silver craftsmanship
Travel to Mas Village
Explore wood carving and painting
Observe traditional Balinese art

The Experience

You've just landed in Nusa Dua, and the afternoon is yours. The drive inland takes about an hour — your driver picks you up from the hotel and heads toward Ubud, but the real stops happen before you get there. Celuk comes first, a village about 4km southwest of Sukawati where goldsmiths and silversmiths have worked for generations. You walk through open-air workshops where craftsmen sit at benches, tools in hand, shaping silver and gold into bracelets, rings, and ornaments with designs so detailed you wonder how they don't need magnifying glasses. Some pieces take weeks. The quality here is high enough that locals buy from these workshops, not just tourists.

After Celuk, you head to Mas Village, which feels different — quieter, more focused on wood. Carvers work on larger pieces here: masks, statues, panels for temple doors. The wood shavings pile up on the floor, and the smell of fresh-cut timber fills the workshops. Your guide explains the difference between pieces made for tourists and pieces made for temples, and suddenly you're not just looking at souvenirs anymore. Mas is also known for its painters and traditional Balinese craftspeople, so you might see someone working on a textile or a ceremonial object depending on the day and which workshops are open.

The tour wraps with time in Ubud itself, the cultural heart of the region. By then you've seen how the art isn't something performed for visitors — it's how people here work and live. The air-conditioned car means you're not sweating through the drive between stops, and your English-speaking guide handles the navigation so you don't have to think about directions or timing. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so the whole thing is seamless from the moment you get in the car.

What’s included

Your day includes private hotel pickup and drop-off from your Nusa Dua accommodation, transport in an air-conditioned vehicle, visits to Celuk Village (goldsmiths and silversmiths), Mas Village (wood carvers and painters), and Ubud's craft centers, plus an English-speaking driver and guide throughout.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Bali Sightseeing

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see how Balinese craftspeople actually work without arranging your own transport or figuring out which workshops are worth visiting — the guide knows the best stops and handles all the logistics from pickup onward.