Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class with Market Tour and Lunch

Learn Balinese home-style cooking in a traditional Ubud village with a market visit, Canang Sari offering lesson, and lunch included.

Getting started

Begin with hotel pickup in a fully air-conditioned vehicle and relax on the drive to a traditional Ubud village. On arrival, meet your experienced cooking teacher-guide and check in for your session. You are offered a welcome drink of tea or coffee with Balinese cake before heading out to the nearby local market to start the experience.

What to expect

Traditional market visit in Ubud

Your experience starts with an early morning traditional market visit where local Balinese people shop for their daily food. This is your chance to see the ingredients that define Balinese cooking before you use them yourself later in the kitchen.

Features

• During the market visit, you walk past stalls selling fresh produce and typical cooking essentials while your expert guide explains what goes into a full Balinese meal. This early stop lets you observe everyday village life at a relaxed pace.
• The market visit is included as part of your booking and comes with your entrance ticket based on the itinerary, so you do not need to arrange access or transport separately from the round-trip transfers.

Canang Sari workshop in the village

After the market, you return to the village and take part in a Canang Sari offering lesson. This hands-on workshop introduces you to the daily offerings that Balinese people prepare for temples, family shrines, and special places.

Features

• In the Canang Sari workshop, the guide shows you step by step how to assemble the Canang Sari using simple materials, explaining the meaning behind each component of the offering. You create your own Canang Sari, gaining insight into local customs and rituals.
• The Canang Sari offering lesson is fully guided by an experienced cooking teacher-guide and is included alongside your entrance ticket based on the itinerary, so there is no extra fee for this cultural activity during the experience.

Balinese cooking class in village kitchen

The main part of your visit is the Balinese cooking class held in a peaceful kitchen in a traditional Ubud village. Here you learn how to prepare several dishes that come together into a full Balinese meal.

Features

• Inside the village kitchen, your expert guide walks you through each recipe from preparation to cooking, using ingredients you saw earlier in the traditional market. You follow clear, practical steps suitable for home cooking.
• A welcome drink with Balinese cake is provided in the kitchen, giving you time to settle in before cooking begins. Lunch is also included, and you sit down to enjoy the full Balinese meal you have helped to prepare.
• Round-trip transfers are part of the experience, so your hotel pickup and drop-off in a fully air-conditioned vehicle are covered. The professional guide is included throughout, and the entrance ticket based on the itinerary is already arranged for all scheduled parts of the class and visits.

Wrapping up

After lunch in the village kitchen, your experience concludes with drop-off back at your hotel using the included round-trip transfers, so you can finish the day without arranging any further transport.