Market Tours · UBUD
The good ubud market tours sell out first, and the early departures go before the rest. Below: the 10 to book ahead, what each includes and how they differ.
Meet guides such as Eri, Made, Madi, or Mate for a hands-on Balinese cooking class in a family setting near Ubud. Morning sessions include a local market visit. You will prepare several dishes, learn about offerings and traditions, then sit down to eat what you made.
“so so so tasty, so so so lovely, enjoyed every moment of it!!”
Spend about five hours cooking nine Balinese dishes with a local chef, sampling market produce, and visiting rice fields near Ubud. Morning departures include the traditional market and rice paddies. Choose the regular or vegetarian menu, then eat what you prepare and take the recipes home.
“I highly recommend this activity, such a nice and genuine hosts. Excellent tour in the market and excellent cooking and detailed one. You should go there with an empty stomach. The food was a mazing with many dishes to try 👍.”
Spend four hours with a Balinese chef learning at least nine dishes, with hands-on prep and a shared meal. Morning classes add a local market tour, fruit tasting, and rice-paddy visit. Afternoon classes include a Canang offering lesson and dinner. Ubud pickup, recipes, and vegetarian options are available.
“It was amazing, you go local market not in Ubud, when you taste and see completely different fruits and vegetables ( specially for me European) the guide has very good at communicate, with some cool-to-know things... And them you cook, meet some cool people, and eat it. It will be good dont worry. :) All the best for them. Excelent experience.”
Start with hotel pickup and a guided visit to a local morning market, then head to Laplapan village for a hands-on cooking class with local chefs such as Wayan and Dewa. Prepare several Balinese dishes, learn to make a canang offering, and eat your meal in a jungle setting.
“I highly recommend doing a tour with Dewa and Wayan’s cooking class at Cobek Bali. You will definitely have a good time! Wayan and Dewa treated us so well that we left feeling like we had just visited with family who wanted nothing but Read more”
Start at 7 a.m. with Putu at Pejeng Market, choosing seasonal produce and spices for a hands-on cooking lesson at her family compound. Prepare two or three Balinese dishes, share a home-cooked lunch, and enjoy private hotel transfers from Ubud.
“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.”
Travel from Ubud to Gianyar Night Market for three hours of Balinese cakes, satay, gado-gado, ayam betutu, local drinks, and market snacks. Guides such as Wayan, Amba, and Kadek explain the food and customs, while all listed food, drinks, entrance fees, and Ubud-area transfers are included.
“Really friendly guide and good to get away from the usual tourist spots to try authentic Balinese food.”
Join a local guide such as Nata, Putu, or Natayana for an evening of Balinese food in Ubud. Visit a local night market, try dishes such as babi guling and satay, enjoy dessert, and ask about pickup from your Ubud hotel. Vegetarian options are welcome.
“Our driver was great, helpful and kind. Took us to a restaurant which served suckling pig. Then to an authentic Balinese street market where we tried all sorts of different cuisine. Much more food than we anticipated. Would highly recommend this tour!”
Spend about 10 hours in a private air-conditioned car with a guide such as Gede, visiting Tibumana Waterfall, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Ubud Monkey Forest, and Gianyar Street Night Market. Lunch, water, transport, and entrance fees are included, and the schedule can be adjusted.
“It was a very enjoyable experience. First we walked around the famous and much visited rice fields, then had a purification session at Tirta Empul. Visit a coffee plantation with free coffee tasting. A delicious and enjoyable lunch with Read more”
Spend 8 to 10 hours with a private English-speaking driver-guide such as Putu, Nyoman, or Darma. Visit Tegenungan Waterfall, Batuan Temple, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, and Gianyar Street Night Market, with transport, tickets, water, and dinner included.
“This was our first trip in Bali and this tour was our first tour of the trip. We had an amazing time with our tour guide Nyoman. He showed us the sights and gave us an opportunity to try delicious local food at the night market. Because of Read more”
Join a local English-speaking guide, such as Okie or Diyasa, for a private-feeling three-hour food walk from Ubud to Gianyar Night Market. Taste Balinese cakes, market snacks, local drinks, and dinner while learning about food, religion, and daily life. Hotel pickup is limited to Ubud.
“The idea is nice, but the tour could be improved. We left Ubud at 6:00 PM and, due to the usual traffic, we arrived at the market around 7:40 PM. The description says food and drinks are included, but we had to pay for a beer (shared between two) and after the first four tastings, everything else was at our own expense. It’s a good concept, but the description should be more accurate and better consider timing and logistics.”
Pick a kind of market, or the hour of the day you want to be standing in one.
