A great sober day in Ubud starts and ends with a meeting. The rice-field walks, spas, waterfalls, markets and cafés are the colour in the middle; the fellowship is what gives the day its shape.

This Thursday itinerary uses the current 9:00 am and 5:30 pm AA meetings at Café Wahyu. The schedule was checked on 17 July 2026. Check the meeting directory again on the day, and make sure a closed meeting is appropriate for you before attending.

6:00 am — wake up and walk

Get out before Ubud traffic and heat build. For a short start, take the Sweet Orange Walk Trail through the rice fields. If you want a longer walk, do the Campuhan Ridge Walk instead. You do not need both.

The point is not to conquer a Bali checklist before breakfast. Walk, notice where you are and let your head quiet down.

7:15 am — coffee, prayer and writing

Have coffee and breakfast near your hotel. Then leave the phone alone for a while: pray, journal, meditate and stretch. Write down what you are grateful for, what needs attention and who you should call today.

Yoga and meditation are useful, but they do not replace the programme. The first fixed commitment is the meeting.

9:00 am — morning AA at Café Wahyu

The Thursday Living Sober meeting is held upstairs at Café Wahyu, Jl. Dewisita No. 1. It is currently listed as closed, meaning it is for AA members or people who have a desire to stop drinking.

Arrive early and introduce yourself. Ubud has a warm fellowship, and coffee or brunch often continues after the chairs are put away. If people invite you, say yes. Some of the best parts of recovery in Bali happen in the hour after the meeting.

10:15 am — brunch with the fellowship

Do not rush away to your next booking. Have brunch with the people you met, learn a few names and swap numbers. If you are new to Ubud, this is where a beautiful town starts to feel less anonymous.

12:30 pm — lunch at Black Sheep

Black Sheep is a good personal pick for lunch. Eat properly, hydrate and keep the afternoon realistic. A hungry, over-scheduled day is not improved by squeezing in another attraction.

2:00 pm — choose one Ubud experience

Pick the option that matches your energy:

  • Tjampuhan Spa: hot and cold water, sauna and a river-valley setting make this an easy recovery-day choice.
  • Tegallalang rice terraces: go with enough time for traffic and walking; do not combine it with a southern waterfall run.
  • Tegenungan Waterfall: best treated as the main afternoon trip, not a quick stop between central Ubud bookings.
  • Ubud Art Market: the simplest option if you want to browse, shop and stay close to the evening meeting.

Keep something for another day. Ubud is better when you stop trying to consume it.

5:30 pm — evening AA at Café Wahyu

Return for the Thursday Daily Reflection meeting, currently listed as open. Starting and ending the recovery part of the day in the same room creates a strong rhythm: you arrive in the morning with whatever is in your head and return in the evening with a day of sober life behind you.

If Thursday does not suit, Ubud also has other morning, midday and evening AA or NA meetings during the week. Choose the fellowship and access type that are right for you and verify the current schedule.

6:45 pm — dinner with the fellowship

Stay for dinner if people are going. Ubud recovery is not only a timetable of meetings; it is the conversations walking down the stairs, the last-minute table that becomes a group dinner and the person who notices when someone is having a difficult day.

9:30 pm — thank God for the day

Back at the hotel, put the day down. Pray and thank God for a beautiful sober day. If prayer is not your practice, use a gratitude list or quiet review. Ask where you were useful, where you need to make something right and what tomorrow needs.

10:00 pm — sleep and do it again

Go to bed early enough to protect the next morning. Recovery in Ubud can be active and adventurous, but the foundation is simple: wake up, connect, live the day, connect again and rest.

Save the bigger day trips for their own day

A Bedugul run can be a brilliant fellowship day: cool air, mountain roads and a long lunch. Lost Cafe has been a personal favourite, but its current operating information is conflicting. Confirm directly before making the drive and keep another Bedugul lunch option ready.