HANDS-ON COOKING · INDONESIA COOKING CLASSES
Classes here run small and go early. Below: the 15 cooking classes to book first, what each includes and how they differ.
Cook six Balinese dishes, visit a morning market, pick farm-fresh ingredients, and enjoy a practical Ubud food experience for $32.
“Everything was fantastic! Our 20-year-old teacher was incredible. I don’t want to miswrite his name. He taught us so much. Would definitely do this again”
Learn to cook seven Balinese dishes in Ubud with a local chef, market visit, hotel pickup, and a shared meal for $35.79.
“An unforgettable experience! The cooking class was very informative! The visit to the local market was fascinating and the atmosphere was fantastic. We truly enjoyed learning how to prepare a delucious Indonesian menu . Highly recommended!”
Learn Balinese cooking, shop a local market, visit a rice plantation, and share a seven-dish feast in Laplapan near Ubud.
“We had an incredible time at Paon Bali Cooking Class in Ubud! As a group of four friends, we were warmly welcomed and guided through a fun and hands-on cooking experience. Mamma Puspa was the highlight — informative, funny, and full of personality. She made the class engaging and entertaining from start to finish. We learned to cook delicious traditional Balinese dishes using fresh, local ingredients. What made it truly unforgettable was that it was my birthday, and the team surprised me with a cake and a birthday song! It was such a thoughtful gesture that meant so much. The entire experience was well-organized, authentic, and filled with laughter. Highly…”
Review of Ubud’s $21 Balinese cooking class, with hotel transfers, optional market visit, local chefs, cultural lessons, and a shared meal.
“The market visit was interesting and gave us great background into the culture and religion here. The cooking class was really good, we made delicious food and everything was explained. Although you cooked as a group every step was explained so you knew what everyone else was doing and could learn the recipes all the way through. The recipe book at the end was a nice touch and ensured you had the information to go home with”
Cook five Balinese dishes in Putu’s family home near Ubud, tour the garden and temple, and enjoy a private meal with round-trip hotel transport.
“An awesome and lovely experience. Host was amazing, very friendly, welcoming, gracious, and patient.”
Learn nine Balinese dishes, visit a morning market, and explore rice fields in this hands-on Ubud cooking class with pickup included.
“This was one of the best experiences we did in Bali. The morning market tour was interesting, with trying different fruits and vegetables, and sweets. The guide Wayan, was very chatty and explained a lot about the food, cooking, heritige, religion and just generally local knoRead more”
Cook nine Balinese dishes, explore a real morning market, visit rice paddies, and enjoy a hands-on Ubud food experience for $23.
“The activity was amazing. We met with the guide and went to the market, great experience! And the guide was so good and made us try some fruits and treats, explaining all of the cultural and culinary facts. Then we went to the cooking class building and another guy explained every ingredient and dish. We started the class and I had so much fun! Everything was perfectly organized and they had vegetarian and vegan options. I have some allergies and they made a non-spicy menu for me to cook. The food was amazing and in great quantity. Something to try!!”
Cook authentic Balinese dishes, shop a local market, and enjoy a generous feast in this friendly four-hour Seminyak class.
“We absolutely loved the cooking class, we learnt I think around 12 different things to make, we decided to opt out of the market part of the tour as part of the beginning of the experience as it was pouring rain, and didn’t have umbrellas etc. Though the cooking itself was fantastic and provided with a recipe book, was great to meet new people and share the experience with them also 🙏🏽 highly recommend”
Cook six Balinese dishes, shop a local market, and pick fresh produce at Pemulan Bali Farm Cooking School near Ubud.
“Amazing authentic experience, we made 5 dishes and enjoyed them in a beautiful farm. Our cook was amazing with great sense of humor :)”
Learn to make Indonesian classics on Gili Trawangan, from kelopon to chicken curry, with small groups, local chefs, and recipes to take home.
“My husband and I had so much fun! The instructors were really nice and funny and we got to meet and talk with the other people that were a taking part in the cooking class. The food we made was really tasty and they give you the recipes! I can’t wait to go home and make everything for my friends back home.”
Cook a three-course Balinese meal at The Amala in Seminyak, visit Jimbaran market, and take home recipes, an apron, and local food skills.
“The activity starts with a visit to the Jimbaran fish market where you learn about different fishes and buy some to cook later on, we visited a vegetables market as well. And went to the workshop in this beautiful location, The Amala, the chef was very knowledgeable about Balinese food and was happy to answer all of our questions, a great experience that I can totally recommend!”
Review of Anggrek Putih Lombok Cooking Class, with garden tour, Indonesian dishes, hotel pickup, pricing, timing, and practical tips.
“Fun class. Enjoyed the beautiful organic garden tour. Their was a feast for eating at the end. They accommodated for vegetarians and allergies.”
Review of Lesung Bali’s Ubud cooking class, with market visits, Balinese homes, farm ingredients, hands-on cooking, price, tips, and FAQs.
“We had a great time being taught how to cook six authentic dishes by Ron. It was delicious 😋 Communication for pick up was clear and on time. Highly recommend this.”
Cook Balinese dishes in Dewa’s family home near Ubud, tour village gardens, learn local traditions, and enjoy a private meal with transfers.
“For our traditional Balinese cooking experience and garden tour in Ubud, we had the pleasure of having Dewa as our host. He drove us 15-20 minutes out from Ubud to his village. This is an amazing experience for anyone interested in being immersed in traditional Balinese culture and way of life. Dewa takes you through a journey through the village explaining different plants and farming practices as well as the history of Bali throughout time and the basis of its religion and cultural heritage. He explained about the Balinese simple way of life, living in harmony and balance with nature. We learnt many lessons in how we could improve our…”
Learn nine Balinese dishes, tour a traditional market, and enjoy lunch at Nia Cooking Class in Seminyak for $45 per person.
“It was so much fun! Loved the market trip . We learnt so much about local food and culture! The cooking was fun and our Chef was great”
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