Wayan Karsa, along with his wife Nyoman, is the owner of the villas and Karsa Cafe, would often see tourists stopping to take pictures of the family's rice terrace, where he had worked the family rice fields and which he had walked past his entire life as had his family for generations before him. Eventually he saw the rice terrace from a visitor’s perspective so seeing the natural beauty of what was so commonplace to him.
The cafe is on the small quiet lane which runs through Bangkiang Sidem, about 500 meters from the top of Campuan Ridge and so about 30 minutes walk from Ubud centre.
Open from dawn to dusk, it has proven popular with trekkers making the easy walk from Ubud centre along Campuan Ridge as well as long term visitors adept at seeking out special places off the normal tourist destination checklist. Sitting in the rice terrace itself, the cafe offers beautiful views of the rice terraces and the mountains beyond.
Wayan’s wife Nyoman is the fantastic chef who runs the cafe, cooking to order traditional Balinese dishes like bak mie goreng, nasi goreng, nasi campur and sate as well as preparing a wide range of fresh juices and cold drinks, from beer to water, with the occasional help of her three young children Putu, Kadek and Komang and a team from the local villages.
The cafe is on the small quiet lane which runs through Bangkiang Sidem, about 500 meters from the top of Campuan Ridge and so about 30 minutes walk from Ubud centre.
Open from dawn to dusk, it has proven popular with trekkers making the easy walk from Ubud centre along Campuan Ridge as well as long term visitors adept at seeking out special places off the normal tourist destination checklist. Sitting in the rice terrace itself, the cafe offers beautiful views of the rice terraces and the mountains beyond.
Wayan’s wife Nyoman is the fantastic chef who runs the cafe, cooking to order traditional Balinese dishes like bak mie goreng, nasi goreng, nasi campur and sate as well as preparing a wide range of fresh juices and cold drinks, from beer to water, with the occasional help of her three young children Putu, Kadek and Komang and a team from the local villages.
