7 Market Tours in Ubud to Give a Day To

1.Balinese Ubud cooking school (9 Dish Cooking and Market Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 540 reviews · from $58Our pick

Spend about five hours cooking nine Balinese dishes with a local chef, sampling market produce, and visiting rice paddies on the morning option. Yogi, Putu, Gus, Wayan, or Tata may guide different parts of the day. Choose regular or vegetarian dishes, with Ubud pickup included.

“This was such an awesome experience! The cooks who taught us were outstanding! Each course was spectacular! We highly recommend this cooking class!!”

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2.Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 161 reviews · from $35

Join local hosts Wayan, Dewa, or Putu for a six-hour Balinese food experience in Ubud. Shop at a morning market, learn to make a canang offering, cook several traditional dishes in a jungle setting, and sit down to eat what you prepare. Hotel pickup and air-conditioned transport are included.

“Fantastic cultural experience. The host was very friendly and welcoming and it was a memorable experience.”

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3.PRIVATE Ubud Market Tour & Balinese Cooking Class with Putu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · from $95

Start at 7 a.m. with hotel pickup from Ubud and a market visit with Putu. Choose seasonal ingredients at Pejeng Market, then cook two or three Balinese dishes in her family compound and share lunch with three generations.

“Putin’s was an wonderful, gracious host! Her family immediately made us feel welcome and like meme era of the family. The market tour was fascinating, trying new fruits, experiencing new scents, and watching daily Balinese life unfold. Both Read more”

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4.Ubud Cooking Class with Optional Market Visit Pickup Included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · from $18Best value

Meet an English-speaking local chef, choose fresh ingredients at an optional Ubud market visit, then prepare several Balinese dishes and dessert in a traditional kitchen. Pickup is offered, groups can reach 20 people, and named staff in past sessions include teacher Eri and driver Ketut.

“amazing cooking class with delicious food. we were introduced to the common bali kitchen ingredients and cooked 5 course menu with desserts. we really enjoyed our time. totally recommended”

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5.Balinese Cooking Class with Traditional Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $58

Start with a 7:30am hotel pickup and a walk through a traditional market with a local guide such as Nyoman or Ron. Then visit an organic garden, learn Balinese spice-making with a stone mortar, and prepare five dishes plus dessert in a traditional open kitchen before eating your meal.

“Really enjoyed the experience-learned a lot about Balinese culture and history. The cooking was full on but our efforts were rewarded by a lovely lunch (come hungry as we couldn’t finish it)”

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6.Bali Food Tour: Savor Street Food and Night Market Adventures

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $35

Join a local guide such as Nata, Putu, or Natayana for an evening of Balinese food in Ubud. Expect a market visit, generous portions, babi guling, satay, desserts, vegetarian choices, bottled water, and pickup in central Ubud. Cash is needed for personal purchases.

“If you would like to experience traditional Balinese food with the help of an experienced guide then this is the trip for you! Our guide helped explain what foods we would be eating and how the food was prepared, took the guess work out for us. Excellent tour, great guide, totally worth every dollar. Thank you we had a fabulous time.”

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7.Ubud Night Traditional Market Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $45

Meet at 6 pm for a three-hour evening of Balinese food and market life. Your guide, such as Wayan, Amba, or Kadek, helps you choose local dishes, explains Megibung traditions, and takes you from traditional cakes to favorite food stalls around Gianyar.

“Our night at the market with Amba was such a great experience. He taught us so much about the culture and food. He was also a great conversationalist! We really wanted to go to a night market and we’re so glad to have someone like him to guide us. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to try something different and try out new foods!”

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