{"id":929,"date":"2018-03-29T11:21:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T17:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=929"},"modified":"2018-03-29T11:21:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T17:21:53","slug":"como-uma-ubud-como-shambala-estate-bali-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=929","title":{"rendered":"Como Uma Ubud, & Como Shambala Estate, Bali, Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"

While here in Bali I was extremely lucky as one of my sponsors pay for a stay at this “Five Star” small boutique resort in Ubud. With only 46 rooms and villas it has a very intimate feel. The Balinese staff are so attentive and friendly. \u00a0They really made me feel as though I was a part of their family during my stay here. \u00a0The views around and from the property are amazing as the property borders and is perched atop of a 100 meter high gorge. \u00a0Koi ponds abound the property and many of the villas. \u00a0The Como Uma resort is only a 10 minute drive from the center of Ubud, which has lots of bars, restaurants, shopping and of course, temples.<\/p>\n

There is a “sister” property about a 20 minute drive from Como Uma by the name of Como Shambala Estate. \u00a0It is much more quiet and a bit more exclusive with only 30 suites and villas. \u00a0This property is much more a retreat from everything. \u00a0I visited that resort for a day and had an incredible experience hiking 525 steps down to a series of fresh water ponds for swimming and soaking. \u00a0The ponds are in the jungle and about 15 meters from a raging river. \u00a0 See some of the images below. \u00a0Because I was visiting at the end of the rainy season, the waterfalls were both frequent and flowing.<\/p>\n

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Approach to the pool area at Como Uma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The pool at Como Uma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Restaurant surrounded by koi ponds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View from restaurant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Walkway to my villa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My humble abode. \u00a0The air conditioning was critical as the temperatures and humidity were pretty high.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Villa view into the jungle below. \u00a0The plunge below was almost straight down and approximately 250-300 feet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Villa infinity plunge pool. \u00a0Appears like a luxury, however it is totally required if you want to spend time outside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Better view of the nearly 100 meter plunge to the jungle floor. \u00a0The birds could be heard 24\/7. \u00a0Really felt like a jungle. \u00a0Also interesting to note that at least for me the mosquitos were non-existent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of the guests. \u00a0Loved the colors of these snails. \u00a0Also a pretty good size for escargot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Yoga studio atop the gorge. \u00a0Really conducive for this activity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spa reception area and surrounding koi ponds. \u00a0I was so relaxed just sitting here, I didn’t even need to get a massage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Koi ponds in Como spa area. \u00a0Amazing architectural design for this part of the resort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Market in Ubud Center. \u00a0Almost everything sells for half of the sticker price.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Friendly young merchant. \u00a0Cute but not too talented. \u00a0I offered to buy some stuff just to get him to STOP singing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of the many temples in Ubud Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Main Street in Ubud Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another shot of the street scene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Beginning of the walk down to the ponds. \u00a0“Take me to the river.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The walk. “Drop me in the water.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Waterfall on the way down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First pond encounter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another pond. \u00a0All of these are few by rainwater flowing from the jungles above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Yet more. As can be seen here, not to many people. Maybe it’s the 525 steps to get here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another shot of a pretty magical place. \u00a0I was able to spend several hours here and enjoyed every moment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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While here in Bali I was extremely lucky as one of my sponsors pay for a stay at this “Five Star” small boutique resort in Ubud. With only 46 rooms and villas it has a very intimate feel. The Balinese staff are so attentive and friendly. \u00a0They really made me feel as though I was … Continue reading Como Uma Ubud, & Como Shambala Estate, Bali, Indonesia<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=929"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1001,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929\/revisions\/1001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}