Top Ubud Classes & Workshops

While most cooking classes give you the chance to create a few dishes, this experience lets you learn to prepare nine Balinese classics, making it the ultimate choice for food lovers. As well as mastering the basics of Balinese cuisine, you’ll benefit from the insider knowledge of your guide. Opt for the morning tour to include a market visit and shop for ingredients like a local.

Try making silver jewelry from scratch under the guidance of a local Bali silversmith in this small-group workshop near Ubud’s Monkey Forest. Create your very own piece to take home with you as a souvenir that you can treasure forever. Choose from sample designs or come up with your own to make jewelry that’s totally unique.

Immerse yourself in Bali’s culinary culture with the help of a local teacher to take you step by step through family recipes and traditional techniques during this group cooking class. From selecting your ingredients at a local market to tasting your delicious dishes, your guide is on hand to offer their help and expertise.

Silver jewelry making is an age-old Balinese craft that's vital to the island’s rural economy. On this private tour, try out the art coached by a silversmith at a traditional village workshop. Tour the village to understand the craft's importance; and learn to shape, cut, and finish your design before keeping it as a memento. Prebooking will secure your place for a time that fits your schedule. Upgrade your experience to transport, a cooking class, a sightseeing tour, and more.

Immerse yourself in Balinese culture and cuisine on this half-day cooking class with a small group. Visit a traditional morning market (morning class only), see a local Balinese house, tour a farm, then learn to make a variety of authentic Balinese dishes to enjoy afterwards. Includes hotel pickup and transfers from Ubud.

Make your own silver jewelry that’s totally unique, and make sure you end your Ubud stay with a souvenir that you can wear wherever you go with the help of a teacher in this silversmithing class. Relax in the knowledge that all the materials you need are provided, and get plenty of your teacher’s assistance and attention in a small group class.

Ubud has drawn seekers for decades. Enrich your spiritual practice and soothe your skin too with this private essential oils workshop that takes you through all the stages of creating your own personalized “self-love” essence blend. Start with an oracle card reading, then select, mix, and blend essential oils into your own natural creation, finishing it with a singing bowl meditation.

In the heart of Ubud, Bali, lies a timeless tradition of wood carving that has been passed down through generations. This intricate art form is more than just carving wood—it's a spiritual practice that reflects the island's deep connection to nature and culture. At our studio, you can immerse yourself in this rich tradition, guided by master carvers who will teach you the techniques and secrets behind creating stunning wooden sculptures. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned artist, this experience offers a unique opportunity to connect with Bali’s cultural heritage and create your own piece of art that carries the soul of the island within its grain.

An immersive culinary journey awaits at Stellar Bali Cooking Class, where guests delve into the heart of Balinese cuisine. Guided by seasoned local chefs, participants will learn to create a complete Balinese menu using fresh, local ingredients. Choose from three enticing packages—Fish, Chicken, or Vegan—as you explore traditional cooking methods and rich flavors. Each dish tells a story, from the fragrant Satay Ikan Lilit to the vibrant Jukut Serombotan. This hands-on experience not only teaches cooking but also celebrates the warmth of Balinese culture and hospitality.

The classes are conducted in a traditional open-air kitchen surrounded by woods forest and guests can learn how to prepare traditional Balinese dishes using ingredients sourced from the farm. The experienced local chef (host) also provide insights into the Balinese culture and cooking techniques.

About 12 miles (18 kilometers) north of Ubud, Taro is a very traditional Balinese village. Immerse in local lifestyles with your local guides on this half-day private experience centered on their family compound. Learn to make Balinese offerings, sample Balinese snacks, and visit a sacred water temple for a traditional Hindu blessing (a small entrance fee will be payable in cash). Your day includes 2-way private transfers from the Ubud area.

Immerse yourself in the authentic spirit of Ubud with a unique Balinese cooking class and traditional market tour set among breathtaking rice field landscapes. This unforgettable cultural experience invites you to discover the heart of Balinese cuisine, local traditions, and rural village life while enjoying the peaceful atmosphere that makes Ubud one of the most charming destinations in Bali. Your journey begins with a guided visit to a traditional local market, where the vibrant colors, exotic aromas, and lively atmosphere offer a true glimpse into everyday Balinese life. Walk through stalls filled with fresh tropical fruits, organic vegetables, fragrant spices, handmade snacks, and traditional herbs used in Balinese cooking for generations. Along the way, your local guide will introduce you to unique ingredients and explain how they are used in authentic Balinese dishes and cultural ceremonies.

Explore a local village and Padang Galak Beach by horseback and ride your horse in the water with this private guided excursion at sunrise. Accompanied by a horse trainer, ride through a local village and along a beach on horseback, then wade into the water with your horse for a unique experience.

Batik—hand-painted fabric—is a vital part of Indonesian culture. Discover how it works and create your very own piece of colorful fabric art, the perfect souvenir, in a charming studio outside Ubud. After sketching out your design, draw it on the fabric in hot wax, allowing you to apply dye to selected areas only: when the wax is washed off, the outline will remain in the original color.

Enjoy the freedom to build your own itinerary but none of the dangers of self-driving Bali on this private build-your-own day tour. Meet your driver/guide in your hotel lobby—pickup covers Ubud and the main south Bali hotspots—and plan out a route that suits your interests. That could include temples, rice terraces, waterfalls, coffee plantations, markets, villages, or beaches.

Live like a local among the locals with this private hands-on cooking lesson. Join your host, Putu, her grandparents, her husband, and their children for lunch or dinner in their traditional compound home. Learn about the spices Putu uses, the traditional Balinese medicines she makes, and the rice, fruit, and animals her grandparents tend on their farm as you prepare and eat a Balinese feast, washed down with local alcohol.

Learn to cook Balinese cuisine with a cooking class at an organic farm. You'll start by walking around the farm, picking out ingredients that you'll use to prepare your meal. Your instructor will then teach you how to cook some easy-to-make dishes, which you'll eat at the end of your class. You'll also take home a small cookbook so that you’ll be able to recreate the same dishes at home.

Have a great day out in Ubud on this full day out, where you will visit the Monkey Forest, take a jungle swing, walk through the rice terrace, learn about the water temple, and also spend time at the waterfalls. Round trip transfers are included in the price from most places. Note that entrance fees and lunch are extra expenses.

Seeing a kecak and fire dance performance is a must-do for many visitors to Bali, and with the island temple of Tanah Lot silhouetted in the background and the ocean roaring, the Tanah Lot Temple show is one of the most magical. There’s no online booking so ticket purchases can involve time-consuming lines. Skip past them when you book this convenient ticket package, with round-trip transfers available as an upgrade.

Get a taste of the authentic Bali in a sustainable way when you join a cooking class at this community-run organic farm and cooking school. Pick veggies from the green garden, tour a traditional market (morning experience only), and prepare a delicious meal of six Indonesian dishes. Once you and your small group have prepared and shared your feast, take home a recipe book to recreate the flavors.

If you’ve tried Bali’s unique cuisine and want to be able to recreate it back home, this small-group Balinese cooking class is an ideal activity for you: The morning session visits a local market to shop for fresh ingredients. Learn about spices and techniques from a professional Balinese cook, then enjoy eating the fruits of your labor. Transfers from Ubud hotels are included.

Discover Ubud’s picturesque surroundings on a morning or afternoon electric bicycle tour. On your electric bike, you’ll need to exert only as much effort as you choose to visit the beautiful Tegalalang Rice Terrace and pass local villages cradled by Ubud’s verdant plantations. During intermittent stops, you’ll listen to informative commentary from your guide and enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner before drop-off at your Ubud hotel.

Pair Lempuyang Temple, home of the Instagram favorite Gates of Heaven, with the Blue Lagoon, offering some of mainland Bali's best snorkeling, on this private door-to-door adventure. Reach the temple in the morning for photos, then snorkel Blue Lagoon and Tanjung Jepun with your very own professional instructor/guide. After, visit a coffee plantation to learn how Balinese people make coffee.