Rural Charm of Bali Tour

Recommended by 92% of travelers

Ubud, Indonesia

4 to 6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover a different side of Bali as you journey to the island's lush interior on a 4-hour visit to idyllic Gulingan Village and traditional Balinese demo with lunch. Stroll through the iconic rice terraces near this unspoiled Balinese hamlet, enjoying typical countryside activities like pond fishing or walking through the fields of coffee, vanilla and cloves. Then watch a cooking demonstration in a traditional kitchen, learning how prepare tasty Balinese dishes before enjoying the meal in a beautiful pavilion set among the rice fields. This village visit and cooking demonstration also includes round-trip transport from Bali hotels and a guide.

Visit the scenic and tranquil Gulingan Village
Enjoy a traditional Balinese Cooking Demonstration
Feast on the authentic Balinese cuisine for lunch
Take a walk through coconut palms, coffee, vanilla and cloves plantations
Informative and friendly guide
Hotel pickup and drop off

What's Included

Balinese Cooking Demonstration
Lunch
Pickup and drop-off service from major hotels in Kuta, Seminyak, Sanur, Jimbaran, and Nusa Dua area
English Speaking Licensed Guide service

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pick up is available from most centrally located in Kuta, Legian, Tuban, Sanur, Denpasar, Jimbaran, Tanjung Benoa, and Nusa Dua areas. Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.

Meeting point

Bali Budaya Cultural Village
Jalan Raya Ir. Utami, Br. Batusepih - Kemenuh, Kemenuh, Sukawati, Gianyar Regency, Bali 80582, Indonesia

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

See a different side of Bali, away from the beaches and souvenir stands, as you journey to a traditional village situated among the terraced rice fields and mist-shrouded mountains of the island's interior for a range of fun activities and a cooking lesson. This 4-hour experience is the perfect chance to get an up-close-and-personal taste of everyday Balinese life for the island's rural residents.

Start your village excursion with a pickup from your hotel between 30 minutes and one hour before 9am. Your exact pickup time will be confirmed by the tour operator. Then head out into the verdant green farm fields of Bali's interior, the landscape dotted with distant mountains and palm trees silhouetted on the horizon, as you head to the village of Gulingan.

Arrive in this typical island village, enjoying the beautiful surroundings and trying out traditional Balinese activities. Fly a classic Balinese kite, try playing the Gamelan (a typical bamboo instrument used in religious ceremonies), go fishing in one of the local ponds, or take a stroll through the nearby farm fields of coffee, rice, cloves and vanilla. Then head to a kitchen in the village to begin a demonstration of Bali's mouth-watering cuisine.

Watch as a typical blend of local spices, herbs are ground and mixed for your meal by the village's expert chefs, who prepare the Balinese dishes of Tum Wrapping, Yellow Rice and Fresh Vegetables before your eyes. Then enjoy your meal in a customary thatched pavilion, set among the jaw-droppingly beautiful landscape of this lovely island. After finishing your lunch, climb aboard you transport for the return trip to your hotel.

Please note: There is some walking involved through rural villages and rice fields, so bring along good walking shoes.

Jalan Pasar Blahbatuh (Pass By)

Bali Budaya Cultural Village and Spiritual Journey

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Additional charge apply for Cruise Passanger
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 99 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.4

based on 12 reviews

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Loved this tour. Our third time with...

Sandra C, Jan 2018

Loved this tour. Our third time with different friends again and not disappointed.

Far more than cooking! But the...

Lee-Ane K, Feb 2015

Far more than cooking! But the cooking was a great experience. Delicious food cooked in traditional ways.

As were the only ones in the tour...

Tezza, Dec 2014

As were the only ones in the tour the guide included a visit to batik factory, art gallery, coffee plantation. Had a great time

Our guide, Gus, was great. We really...

Susan B, Aug 2014

Our guide, Gus, was great. We really enjoyed our tour.

As the title suggests, it is only a...

Brigitte_B, Apr 2014

As the title suggests, it is only a demonstration. There is some hands on but most of cooking is done for you. We were fortunate to have only the 3 of us in the group, so we contributed to each step. The food cooked was traditional and very tasty. The venue was beautiful set in the rice fields. On the way we stopped at a Batik and silver manufacturer. Prices were so over the top. Our guide was brilliant. He allowed us to stop wherever we liked to take photos and he was a wealth of knowledge. Would I do it again? Yes.

Excellent. ladies demonstrating...

Bevan_W, Mar 2014

Excellent. ladies demonstrating lunch were charming. Lovely setting in the rice field. Food very good. Again only couple on the tour, so a very special experience . Our guide on the day we travelled was superb and very informative. The best of the three tours we arranged.

The cooking was absolutely amazing...

Kathryn B, Apr 2013

The cooking was absolutely amazing and tasted BEAUTIFUL. Possibly the best food I've eaten. The ladies were beautiful and it was a real hands on experience. Our tour guide (guy who picked us up from our hotel) was kinda scary, pushy and kept pressuring us to book more tours with him. I was just with my Mum so felt a little vulnerable.

The cooking demonstration was good...

Vicki S, Apr 2013

The cooking demonstration was good but there was no need to be picked up so early and didn't appreciate being dragged off to other places. Also it would have been nice to know that we were going to be treked throught rice fields before hand. Not a good thing if you have a bad knee and this only made it worse! The view and surroundings where the demonstration occurred was great. Overall, the demonstration was great but the rest was very disappointing.

Great experience being able to watch...

Allan S, Jan 2013

Great experience being able to watch and try indonesian cooking. the cooking demonstration was the best part of the tour.

Enter your review here. Great...

David P, Aug 2012

Enter your review here. Great tour. Our driver and guide were fantastic, we received lots of information about the areas. the Cooking demo was fantastic, the best food we had in Bali. Would recommend the tour.

both Sarah and I really enjoyed the...

PAMELA R, Oct 2010

both Sarah and I really enjoyed the experience of the tour which went in spite of only being two of us Our tour leader was a very nice man who was friendly, informative and not pushy about taking us places we didnt want to go Thank you