4 Private Cooking Classes in Indonesia to Build a Day Around

1.PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 644 reviews · from $75Our pick

Join Putu and her family for a private Balinese cooking class in their traditional compound near Ubud. You’ll tour the garden and home temple, prepare five dishes with farm-grown ingredients, learn about local customs, and sit down to a generous meal. Pickup from Ubud hotels, lunch and dinner times, vegetarian and vegan options are available.

“This private cooking class was perfect and smooth! First of all we were greeted at the pick up and presented to the traditional family house. After visiting the garden where all the produce comes from Mrs Putu harvested fresh mangosteRead more”

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2.PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Dewa with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 213 reviews · from $69

Spend about four hours with Dewa and his family in Keliki, north of Ubud. Walk through village gardens, learn about Balinese herbs and customs, then cook dishes such as tuna in banana leaves, turmeric chicken, and corn fritters over a wood-fired stove. Private Ubud transfers, recipes, beer, and a family meal are included.

“Dewa was such a loving and warm-hearted host. He taught us about his culture, gave us a tour of the wild vegetation that was used for our meals and opened his home to us to learn how to cook. We cooked 5 traditional Balinese meals that were easy to remake (I cook these regularly at home in New York) and were absolutely delicious. My sister and I had so much fun! We will be returning for a Part-2 cooking class to learn more.”

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3.PRIVATE Ubud Market Tour & Balinese Cooking Class with Putu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · from $95

Start with a 7am pickup from your Ubud hotel, then shop for seasonal produce at Pejeng Market with Putu. Back at her family compound, prepare two or three Balinese dishes, learn about spices, and eat lunch with three generations of her family. Private transfers and vegetarian or vegan options are available.

“My wife and I did this on our honeymoon and I will say it is one of the highlights of our trip. Our guide Putu was amazing. She took us around the markets and helped us cook the best meal we had on our trip. This tour is great way to get an authentic look at day to day life in Ubud.”

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4.Private Balinese Cooking Class in a Family Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 87 reviews · 6 hours · from $52Best value

Spend six hours traveling from your hotel to a Balinese market and family home, where an English-speaking guide and local cooks lead you through 5 to 6 dishes. Choose a standard or vegetarian menu, eat what you make, and add options such as Luwak coffee, a massage, or a jungle swing.

“I had an absolutely lovely time with Nyoman today, as majority of the market was closed due to celebrations he took through as well as going close by to get Balinese coffee that I had spoken about on the way! Always appreciate a guide that listens to you! We then went back and met his family and had an amazing and educational cooking experience. I was by myself as well which always makes me hesitant to do things like this but it was an absolutely blast! Highly recommend! And the food was amazing!”

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