Start at a working morning market, grind your own spice paste, then cook a full Balinese meal over an open flame in a family compound kitchen and sit down to eat what you made. Around five hours from pick-up.
We start early at a working local market, not a tourist one. Your host walks you past the galangal, turmeric root, candlenut, lemongrass, and palm sugar, explaining what each one does and how to choose it. You'll learn more about Balinese food here than in a week of restaurants.
Everything in Balinese cooking starts with base gede, the master spice paste. You grind it yourself in a stone mortar, no blender and no shortcuts, and you understand right away why the flavour is so different from anything out of a jar. Your arms will ache; that's part of it.
You cook a full spread, usually sate lilit, lawar, tempeh in sweet soy, a vegetable urab, and a chicken or fish dish, all over an open flame in a family compound kitchen. Then you sit down and eat everything together. Vegetarian and vegan versions are no problem, just tell us when you book.
Private car, driver and fuel. You pay entrance tickets at each gate as you go - handy if you like to skip a stop.
The whole day prepaid, with entrance tickets for the listed stops included. Nothing to pay at the gates.
We pick you up from your hotel or villa in the Ubud area at the time you choose. Your driver shares their details the day before.
Comfortable shoes, sunscreen and a hat, and some cash for entrance tickets (Standard) and lunch along the way.
Temples ask for a sarong, arranged at the gate. A few stops have stairs or a short walk. The route is flexible - linger or skip as you like.
A small deposit over WhatsApp holds your date; you settle the rest at the end of the day. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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