Candikuning Market, Bedugul: Strawberries, Flowers and Highland Spices

At roughly 1,200 metres above sea level, right on the Denpasar–Singaraja road and a few steps from the gate of the Bali Botanic Garden, Candikuning Market is the liveliest highland produce market in Tabanan. The air is cool and the aisles are packed with punnets of strawberries, bunches of flowers and sacks of dried spice — most of it down from the fields around Bedugul that same morning.

What’s Worth Buying

• Strawberries: the Bedugul icon, sold by the box and picked from farms around Candikuning.
• Cool-climate fruit & veg: passion fruit, citrus, sweetcorn, carrots and highland greens.
• Dried spices: nutmeg, pepper, turmeric, cloves — small packets from about Rp10,000.
• Flowers & plants: orchids, roses, cut flowers and potted ornamentals.

Haggling: Expected, Not Optional

• Opening prices quoted to tourists are often several times the real one. Start at about a third to a half and move up slowly.
• Check prices at two or three stalls before buying in quantity; the same item can vary widely.
• Useful benchmark: strawberries at farms around Bedugul run about Rp30,000–40,000 per kilo.
• Bargain with a smile and be ready to walk away. Bring small notes.

Hours, Parking and Access

• Open daily from morning to late afternoon. Arrive before 10am for the freshest stock and before the tour buses roll in.
• Parking out front costs about Rp2,000 for a scooter and Rp5,000 for a car.
• Around 43 km from Ubud (about 1 hour 15 minutes) and roughly 2 hours from Denpasar. The market sits directly on the road to Lake Beratan and the botanic garden, so it slots easily into a day.
• Often misty and chilly — bring a light jacket. Thirty to sixty minutes is plenty.

Practical Info & Booking

• Location: View on Google Maps
• How to visit: just turn up — there is no entry ticket, only parking. No booking needed; charter drivers and Bedugul day tours routinely stop here.
• Hours: daily, morning until late afternoon; most stalls are set up by around 8am.
• Latest photos & info: search on Instagram

This market rewards a slow morning wander, which makes far more sense if you sleep nearby rather than racing up from Kuta — check AccessiaPass hotel vouchers for the Bedugul and Ubud areas.