About this tour
Learn to cook authentic Balinese dishes from scratch in a working kitchen, then browse a traditional market alongside locals to source ingredients. After mastering recipes passed down through generations, visit the macaque-filled forests of Ubud before unwinding with a two-hour spa treatment. This 10-hour Bali experience combines hands-on culinary instruction, cultural immersion, and relaxation in a single day, with private transport and a guide throughout.
Highlights
- Prepare traditional Balinese curries, sambals and rice dishes
- Shop at an authentic local market with your guide
- Meet Balinese cooks and learn family recipe secrets
- Walk through Ubud Monkey Forest amongst grey macaques
- Two-hour massage and spa treatment included
- Private vehicle and driver for the full day
- Lunch served straight after cooking class
What to expect
You'll start in a real Balinese kitchen where your instructor walks you through preparing two or three signature dishes using techniques and ingredients that rarely appear in restaurants. After cooking, you'll eat what you've made for lunch. Next comes a visit to the local market—the kind where Balinese families shop daily—where your guide explains what ingredients go into which dishes and how to select them. The afternoon takes you into Ubud's forest sanctuary, home to dozens of long-tailed macaques. Finally, you'll be driven to a spa for a full body massage and treatment to ease any travel fatigue.
Good to know
The cooking class runs with other visitors, though your transport and spa are private. Wear comfortable, washable clothes for the kitchen. Ubud Monkey Forest requires you to keep loose items secured; the macaques are curious. Minimum group size is two people. The tour is accessible for wheelchair users and prams.
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