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After booking a car rental, car rental with a driver, or car rental self-drive, the next thing to think about is where to visit. We inform you that one of the interesting places to visit is the Sukawati Art Market.

Sukawati Art Market, referred to locally as 'Pasar Seni Sukawati', is Bali’s most distinguished and long-standing art market. It is where visitors can seek and purchase distinctively Balinese art items such as paintings and sculpted wooden figures, curios, handicrafts, and traditional handmade products. The three-story Sukawati Art Market was established in the 80s and newly renovated, inaugurated by Indonesia's president on 1 February 2023, and is located on the Jalan Raya Sukawati main road in Gianyar, approximately 20km northeast of the main tourism hubs of Kuta and Denpasar, or about 10 km from Ubud center. The art market’s main building is often packed with shopping holidaymakers and locals sourcing household and daily necessities. It is an alternative, inexpensive, and complete shopping destination conveniently situated along most tour itineraries to the central and northern regions of the island.

Items that visitors encounter at Sukawati Art Market range from framed paintings, figurines, traditional woven textiles, traditional kites, handmade bags, women’s accessories, shirts, and sarongs, to Balinese ceremonial items and daily local household items – all at reasonable ‘bargain’ prices. This art market is normally included on tour itineraries to Bali’s central region, usually after watching the Barong and Kris dance performances in the village of Batubulan, which is located approximately 4km southwest of Sukawati. The village of Sukawati forms the four main shopping itineraries that Gianyar is best known for; the other three are Celuk, Mas, and Ubud. Prices for Bali holiday cotton shirts for adults and children differ, each depending on the motif, weave, and overall quality. Most of the fine paintings on sale here are generally imitations of the signature styles of various maestros. However, there are also some Bali ‘Kamasan-style’ paintings. Some small-scale A4-size paintings, some framed and some not make for convenient souvenirs to pack and take home.

At ground level, there are many stalls offering clothes, sarongs, and fabrics of different sizes, colors, and patterns. These can be seen hanging from the ceilings and stacked neatly in various piles. As turnovers are relatively high, produced motifs are never the same from time to time. Aromatic and aromatherapy items such as sandalwood oil-infused fans, incense sticks, and colorful jelly candles can be found in the back areas of the art market. Bedcovers in abstract and splashes of colors as well as in creative forms of artistry, depicting birds and wildlife to portraits of famous figures such as Gandhi and Lennon are eye-catching features at the front stalls of the art market. Here items are stacked, rolled, hanged, and displayed fully open.

After reading this article, book a car immediately. If you want to have a relaxing holiday in Bali and not be busy reading traffic sign, car rental with a driver is the choice. However, if you like adventure, want to explore new things, and can drive a car, renting a self-drive car is the right choice for you. By car rental self-drive, you can determine your travel plans and routes according to your taste. After visiting the Sukawati Art Market, you can continue your tour to the next interesting place.

After visiting the Sukawati Art Market and buying some souvenirs, the tour continues to the next destination. An interesting place not far from Sukawati is the Tegenungan waterfall. The location is approximately 5 km, approximately 10 minutes by car.