Small-Group Farm Tour & Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Kadek

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

This is a unique experience that takes place at an organic community farm and kitchen run by a group of locals interested in sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. Enjoy cooking and dining in a rustic, traditional, outdoor Balinese kitchen.

Walk around an organic farm to pick up ingredients, then cook and eat a traditional Balinese meal, and engage in some cultural discussion. Your fun and interactive organic farm tour lasts for about 30-45 mins as you walk through tall bushes and muddy land gathering ingredients like beans and lemongrass. After sipping on a cold beverage, and donning an apron, start by helping Kadek prepare and cook an authentic Balinese meal. Enjoy a meal of the dishes you prepared along with a couple of dishes that Kadek will have prepared in advance. Kadek will also give you a cookbook with recipes of the dishes you cooked so that you can re-create them back home!

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

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

Small group, shared experience

Because this experience takes place outdoors it can get a bit hot so please wear clothes and shoes appropriate for walking and cooking in a working farm. We recommend bringing bug spray, sunscreen and a hand towel or tissues.

Prices include round-trip transportation only from Ubud hotels - Hanoman street, Monkey Forest street, and Jl. Raya Ubud. If guests stay outside these areas, pick up point will be in front of Maybank Gianyar (Jl. Raya Ubud No.115, Petulu, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia)

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Local alcohol (1-2 glasses)

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off (only if you're staying in Ubud)

Small group farm tour, cooking lesson and home cooked meal with your host Kadek K

Hotel pickup and drop-off (if you're staying outside Ubud)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Your culinary experience begins with a farm tour learning about the workings of a local farm with your host Kadek and gather produce and spices for your meal. You will be provided straw hats so you’re well equipped for the heat! Your fun and interactive farm tour lasts for about 30-45 mins as you walk through tall bushes and muddy land gathering ingredients like beans and lemongrass. After your expedition, Kadek offers you a refreshing drink and wet towels to wipe your face before you begin cooking. Your cooking class takes place in a traditional Balinese style outdoor community kitchen. During your two-hour cooking class, you will learn to make 2-3 authentic dishes. Some of the dishes you might try are nasi sela (rice with sweet potato), garang asem (chicken cooked with Balinese spices), tuna satay (traditional Balinese fish kebabs) and sayur urab (green vegetables with coconut and spices). You will end your meal with kolak (banana dessert) and Balinese coffee or lemongrass tea. Please note that Kadek will not join you for the meal, as he first needs to offer the meal to mother nature and prefers that you don’t wait for him to finish the ritual to start your meal.

Sample Menu

starter

Tuna satay

Grilled fish in a peanut sauce

main

Garang Asem

Chicken cooked in Balinese spices

starter

Nasi Sela

Steamed rice with sweet potatoes

main

Sayur Arab

Stir fried vegetables with fresh coconut

dessert

Kolak

Banana, palm sugar and pandan leaf dessert

Options

Cooking class and dinner

Pickup included

Cooking class and lunch

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

16 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Esperienza da non perdere
giuliagX854YZ,
Sep 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The cooking course with Kadek was the best experience I had in Bali. Kadek and his staff make you feel like family, you learn about cooking, traditions and above all you have fun from the first moment. I recommend it to anyone who comes to ubud. I would also like to specify that it is definitely not one of those tourist experiences, but a sincere and characteristic one.
It was not 'good' but 'perfect'
Paddy M,
Aug 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
I really appreciated the ethos behind this project. The young guys brought a lot of fun to the experience but they also knew how to cook 😁
Delicious food; beautiful setting.
Nareen C,
May 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This is a very interesting 'hands on' experience, in a beautiful farm setting, the instructors were engaging. All up a fabulous day.
A fun, energetic celebration of Balinese food and culture
MangoMommas,
Jan 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We've traveled the world, taking a good number of cooking classes in different countries. This class was by far the best we've experienced! We learned so much about their cooperative farming effort, and we even harvested some of our ingredients! Our team of instructors and support folks were very enthusiastic! They were delightful and affirming of everyone in our group at every stage of the meal prep! This was a fun and energetic celebration of Balinese food and culture!
Lovely cooking experience
P2169CIjackb,
Jan 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A bit of a long way out if you aren’t staying in Ubud, but otherwise well worth it. Everyone is friendly, enthusiastic, and the food is wonderful.
Amazing cooking experience
jenny P,
Dec 28, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Amazing farm and people. The food we made together was delicious. The best experience ever. We loved every moment.
Best experience in Bali!
elizabethbF2031DN,
Jun 22, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This is NOT a ‘tourist’ trap. This is the real deal. We learned (and then ate) a 4 course meal made with fruit, herbs and veggies from the garden, fresh chicken (from their chickens) - and let’s not forget the best green beans of my life, and (of course) rice from their farm. Everything was cooked in home made coconut oil made by their neighbor (ummm yes I’m bringing a few bottles home with me). That was just the tip of the iceberg! We were given a tour of the family compound and had all the temples and lifestyle explained to us. A tour of the garden - and then were given a treat of a traditional Balinese dance from her niece and experienced her ‘hobby’ which is weaving with the hand died yarns from her garden (yes I bought one of these exquisite pieces to hang in my house). I experienced Soooooo much love and warmth and generosity. This is the best thing I have done in Bali so far! Do this first so you can then approach the culture with a foundatiinal understanding as you move forward with your days. Oh, and they have a super cute brand new guest house with an infinity pool overlooking the rice gardens. I’ll definitely stay here in the future.
Sensory overload on the farm!
W7687VDrafaelt,
Dec 4, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I can't underscore enough the uniqueness of this Travelling Spoon experience, being it is within the context of a working farm. The setting really helped us dive 'one more click' further upstream into the local food culture, than even other typical TS experiences. Kadek and his cohort Apung were so gracious with their knowledge & hospitality; we learned much not just about the ingredients & food we were handling, but about the Balinese culture that cultivates all of it. The food itself was fun and delicious. The particular highlights for me was assembling the Bumbu Bali (the base that went into multiple dishes), and shaping...then grilling and devouring... the Sate Lilit; using tuna in this case. The organic farm team have a wonderful mission, and they obviously enjoy sharing their jewel with curious & hungry visitors like us. I wish them and future TSers in Bali a future of many more rewarding encounters!
Excellent experience!
E4321FOjenj,
Jul 2, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent experience! We loved our time cooking and so appreciate the vision of this farm and family. Well worth the money. Terima kasih!!
Unique cultural community cooking experience well worth it!
Jimmy K,
Apr 11, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
We went to Bali for our honeymoon and this ended up being the highlight of our trip. Apung was our guide for the day, with Kadek being the lead in the kitchen. Our transport service from Ubud was very prompt and we started the tour with a refreshing young coconut drink and pink guava right off the tree. Since it was low season, we were the only two people. Their regular class is able to accommodate up to 8 people. Walking through the farm, Apung showed us the differences in balinese fruit and how to harvest galangal, ginger, turmeric, papaya, and much more. Once reaching the kitchen, we were served with a refreshing drink before getting to cooking. Everyone was attentive and patient. After our meal, we received a recipe book with everything we had prepared that day. It was truly a unique experience and we are so glad we went with this course and supported a local community.