Bali Village Life: Nature and Tradition Immersion

Immerse yourself in the traditional life of Bali with a village cooking class. Learn from locals, explore untouched villages, and indulge in herbal education.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Balikaru - Begin with a hotel pick-up and a scenic drive through lush tropical landscapes. A short walk through stunning rice terraces leads you to the BALIKARU activity center. Start your adventure at the herb academy in our Balikaru herb and spice garden, home to over 30 varieties of herbs, spices, fruits, and vegetables.
    Next, you’ll learn to…
What's Included
  • Guided herb academy tour
  • Traditional cooking class guided by Balikaru chef
  • English- or German-speaking guide (surcharge for other languages)
  • Snacks
  • Balikaru gift
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Jamu production including jamu and fruit tasting
  • Visit Balai Belajar: children’s meeting point at village
  • Personal cooking class certificate…
What's Not Included
  • Personal Expenses
Meal Options
  • Beras Kencur - Indonesian spice & herb drink
  • Jamu Kunyit Jahe Asam - Kurkuma-Ginger-Tamarind-Juice
  • Tum Ayam - chicken meat with spices in Banana leave, steamed
  • Sate Lilit Ikan - minced fish sate with Balinese spices, grilled
  • Tempeh Kecang - homemade fried tempeh in sweet soja sauce
  • Sayur Urap - mixed Balinese vegetables with herb paste and…
Additional Information

The tour is an authentic mixture of nature, traditions, activities and untouched local life in Bali. You’ll learn from local people, will have wonderful photo opportunities and enjoy incredible experiences. You will immerse into the authentic and traditional life on Bali, walking through untouched villages and fascinating scenery. Get insights into…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Nicoledc5113tq
Jul 15, 2024
Fantastic day - This day in the village was simply unique. We cooked Balinese and learned a lot about the culture. It is highly recommended 😀
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Daytrip04907360871
Jul 14, 2024
Fun course taught by a fun team - Course is given by a super nice enthusiastic team. Love to have a chat with you. Definitely recommended to do!
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Susannchen57
May 9, 2024
Enjoy cooking - Very nice day with great people who explained the ingredients well and cooked with us with a lot of enthusiasm and fun. We learned a lot and then ate the dishes we made ourselves. Tour really recommended
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Benjamine240
Mar 9, 2024
Really great - We were really surprised, there were hardly any tourists (there were four of us walking around and through the village). Very original, so original that a pig was being slaughtered next to us when we arrived. The tour guide patiently and expertly explained every plant and fruit, the cooking class was fantastic, we love cooking and gained a good insight into Balinese cuisine. We hope that this place stays like this and is not overrun by masses. We can only recommend the trip
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U7041yvjennifera
Feb 24, 2024
Bali Village Day - Excellent day. Beautiful location. Presenters very friendly and helpful. Lovely walk down the hill through the local village. Interesting menu using local produce.
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Christophrl8241kh
Jan 10, 2024
This is how we love Bali - a whole day full of impressions and lots of new things - An enchanting day away from the hectic south. We can fully recommend it. The pictures that were shown to us in the hotel were great, but in reality it was even more impressive. The village is away from major roads, and Balikaru is in the middle of the village. Unlike other tours, it is not a backdrop, but part of the village, chickens run around next door, children play and you get to experience everyday life for free and are right in the middle of it all. On the village hike, which is part of the program and where you can stop anywhere and talk to people, we met a really lovely family who gave us fresh jackfruit from their garden. Time seemed to have stood still here, we thought that this must have been how the south of Bali, where we lived, was 50 years ago. Add to that the unique surroundings of rice fields and a mountain, we couldn't decide what to photograph first. The introduction to the herb garden of Balikaru and the preparation of the health drinks from roots, herbs and spices was fascinating, we also didn't know that this has such a long tradition in Bali. And then the cooking class, everything was super fresh and super clean. We had a lot of fun folding the banana leaves - which I didn't manage to do until the end. And we cooked so many courses and ingredients that we lost track a little. Luckily there is information material and great explanations on site. And when we were back in Germany, we found a small certificate, great photos and the recipe book in our mailbox. Thank you!
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933moritzg
Nov 28, 2023
Magnificant day - It was an amazing tour, we got the information about this place from person in our hotel, which was really really off the famous and overruned tourtist places around us. From Ubudd it appr. 1 hr drive - we booked the tour incl. driver - and already on the way we asked for so many foto stopps, because of the villages, the neature and the stunning views. The tour was really local, the village is very traditional and the location is nice, we felt like being part of the village. Cooking class was wow, we made everything by ourself, the chef was a nice local person, we had a lot of fun and got much information about the meals, we prepared. Surprisingly excellent was the preparation and the taste of the health drinks which was part of the program inclunding the garden, where they grow their herbs and spices. We had lunch in the restaurant in the middle of the garden, surrounded by local village neighbours, we visted later. Our self made meals were sooooooo delicious. The walk through the pitoresk mountain village and were lucky, because we had the option to join alocale ceremony in a temple by accident.
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From $61
up to 12 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).