GUIDES
What we've checked, with sources. No affiliate links, no invented rules.
SHOT GUIDE · ACTION & 360
Both get the scooter, waterfall and rice-terrace shots. One is less fuss on a one-off trip; the other gets the floating third-person look, if you'll put in the editing. Here's how to pick.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · AYUNG RIVER RAFTING
The whole run is wet and bumpy, so a phone won't cut it. Here's the action camera and mount that get the shot, what operators let you bring, and what to leave in the locker.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · UBUD SWINGS
The swing arc, the giant nest and the 78m drop. When to go for soft light, where to stand, the wide lens that keeps the valley in frame, and whether the photo package is worth it.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · WHAT IT COSTS
The straight price answer for 2026: day rates by category, what each rental includes, the deposit, and how villa delivery in Ubud works.
Read the guide →GUIDE · RENTING GEAR
Who rents what, what they publish, and the three things to check before you hand anyone a deposit.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · UBUD RIDGE WALK
See that green ridge with the two palms? It looks like this for about ninety minutes after sunrise, then the heat and the crowd arrive. Here's when to go, where to stand, what to carry on a walk with no shade, and what sources actually say about drones.
Read the guide →GUIDE · PACKING
The gear that earns its place in a Bali bag is smaller than you think. The rest you rent for the day you need it.
Read the guide →GUIDE · DRONES
What the regulation says, what villages add on top, and which of the rules you read online don't exist.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · DRONES
Not a secret list of approved spots. The open rice terraces and ridgelines where a drone makes sense around Ubud, what the rules actually say, and the fees, checked for 2026.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · LEMPUYANG, EAST BALI
There is no lake under the gate. The reflection is a small mirror held under the lens. Here's how the trick works, how to get it yourself, the real queue and fees, and whether the drive east is worth it.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · UBUD
What the monkeys actually grab, the strap and mount setups that beat them, and the current price and rules in 2026.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · MOUNT BATUR
A guide is mandatory and the summit sits near 10°C before dawn. Here's the 4am plan, the low-light settings, and the gear that comes home with the shot.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · NUSA PENIDA
Four cliff stops in a day: Kelingking, Diamond Beach, Broken Beach and Angel's Billabong. Where to stand, the 2026 fees, the climb with gear, and where a drone makes sense.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · RICE TERRACES
Green terraces, and the volcano standing right behind them. It's the Tegalalang shot without the crowd, an hour east of Ubud. Here's where to stand, the clear-sky window, the 2026 costs, and the gear.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · RICE TERRACES
Go at first light and the terraces are almost yours. Here's the walk in, what each gate and the swing really charge in 2026, and where to stand for the shot.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · UBUD
Thirteen spots around Ubud, each with the shot, the light and crowd window by the clock, what it costs in 2026, and the one piece of gear that gets it. Links to the full guide where we have one.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · TEMPLES & CEREMONIES
Photography's allowed if you're discreet. Here's the shot, where you film it from, what it costs in 2026, and the waterproof setup for the water line.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · WATERFALLS
See that light? It shows for about two hours on a clear morning. Here's when to go, what it costs in 2026, where to stand, and the gear that gets it.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · UBUD COOKING CLASS
Shoot the market run, the farm walk and the over-the-shoulder cooking, and get audio you can actually use over the sizzle. The setup, the timing, and what a class costs in 2026.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · UBUD AFTER DARK
Firelight only, no flash, no tripod, and a crowd by 7. Here's where to sit, when to arrive, what it costs in 2026, and the fast lens and full-frame body that hold up in the dark.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · WATERFALLS NEAR UBUD
Three falls, one morning, three different shots. Here's where to stand, the light and crowd windows by the clock, what it costs in 2026, and which one keeps your gear dry.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · UNDERWATER
Mantas at Nusa Penida, wrecks at Tulamben and Amed. Which camera gets the shot, how deep it's rated, and when to be in the water.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · VLOGGING UBUD
A clip-on mic, a pocket gimbal and a 360 camera cover cafes, rice terraces and Ubud's noisy streets. Here's which ones get the shot, and when to film.
Read the guide →SHOT GUIDE · WHAT TO RENT
Match the kit to what you're filming, waterfalls, rice terraces, surf, scooter days, sunrise treks. The cheapest setup that works, and the no-compromise one, for each.
Read the guide →NOW RENTING IN UBUD · DELIVERED TO YOUR VILLA
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