• Goa Gajah - Delight in the exquisite cuisine and warm hospitality of Bali with Kadek and Putu. Join Kadek’s sister, Putu, and their family in their compound to prepare traditional Balinese dishes from scratch. Kadek will pick you up from your Ubud hotel and take you to a local Gianyar market, where he will introduce you to regional fruits, vegetables, and herbs used in Balinese cooking, before returning to his home to cook together. If interested, Kadek can also show you how he cultivates local fruits and vegetables at his home, just a few doors down from his sister’s house. As you explore the garden, he will offer you a fresh juice made from just-picked seasonal fruits like mulberry, passion fruit, papaya, mango, or jackfruit. After cooking, savor an authentic Balinese meal featuring dishes such as piquant chicken satay, stir-fried vegetables, steamed fish, rice, and, for dessert, fried banana with grated fresh coconut and palm sugar.

• Homecooked Balinese meal
• Alcoholic beverages
• Pick up and drop off to Ubud hotels only
• Private market tour, cooking class with your host Kadek and Putu

• Pick up and drop off to hotels outside Ubud

• Fresh fruit juice
• Chicken satay
• Chicken, tuna (or tofu) wrapped in banana leaves and spices and steamed
• Seasonal vegetables topped with fresh coconut -
• Sweet potato rice -
• Black sticky rice pudding - or Fried banana with grated fresh coconut and palm sugar

Kadek and his sister Putu grew up in the pretty village of Gianyar, nestled among smooth rice paddies, steep ravines, and dense forests. Kadek will pick you up from your hotel in Ubud and, on the way to his family compound, you will stop at the Gianyar market, a large neighborhood market that locals frequent where he will show you the the regional fruits and vegetables used in Balinese cooking. Putu lives in a simple home in a traditional family compound surrounded by farms. She will show you how to make authentic Balinese food from scratch.

• Market tour and cooking lesson in a local’s home
• Introduction to authentic, home-cooked Balinese meals
• 100% private activity
• Experience Balinese hospitality in a residential neighborhood, 15 minutes from the Elephant Cave Temple
• Vegetarian options available [please inform us in advance if you have any dietary restrictions]

• Menu may vary depending on the season
• If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
• Private, personalized experience
• Prices include round-trip transport only within Ubud (additional charge if your hotel is outside Ubud). Please be sure to include your hotel name and address on the reservation form so your host can arrange for your pick-up.

If you cancel at least 2 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.