Bali Cooking Class and Ubud Sightseeing Tour

About this tour

Spend eight hours learning to cook authentic Balinese dishes, then explore Ubud's most visited landmarks. Your day begins at a local market where you'll meet farmers and source ingredients, before returning to the kitchen to prepare a full meal using traditional recipes. After eating what you've made overlooking the rice paddies, you'll visit Tegallalang's terraced fields and finish at the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary. An English-speaking guide drives you between stops in an air-conditioned vehicle.

Highlights

• Cook three Balinese dishes from scratch with a local instructor
• Browse a traditional market and learn from working rice farmers
• Eat your own prepared meal with paddy-field views
• Photograph Tegallalang's tiered rice terraces in morning light
• Walk through Sacred Monkey Forest with its macaque troops
• Vegetarian and meat menu options available

What to expect

You'll start early at a neighbourhood market, picking through produce and spices alongside locals. The farmer segment gives you context for what you're buying—expect modest plots and hands-on explanation. The cooking class takes place in a purpose-built kitchen, usually in someone's home. Your guide demonstrates each dish once, then steps back; you handle the chopping, frying and seasoning. Lunch happens communally, tasting what you've made in a peaceful garden setting. The afternoon involves fairly gentle walking at Tegallalang (paths can be muddy) and a slower stroll through the monkey forest, where macaques roam freely.

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