About this tour
Spend a full day in Ubud learning to craft traditional Balinese offerings alongside a local family, then explore the region's craft workshops, wildlife reserves, and agricultural landscape. This 10-hour private tour gives you genuine insight into daily village life rather than the standard tourist circuit. You'll visit silversmith studios, trek through monkey-inhabited forest, watch terraced rice paddies shift colour with the seasons, and sit down to lunch prepared locally. Hotel pickup and drop-off included.
Highlights
- Craft traditional offerings with a Balinese family
- Tour active silversmith workshops in Ubud village
- Walk through monkey forest with resident macaques
- Survey emerald rice terraces at different growth stages
- Eat lunch at neighbourhood restaurant, not resort
- Private guide translates daily customs and routines
- Hotel collection and return included
What to expect
Your guide collects you mid-morning and drives into Ubud proper. The day centres on a hands-on session with a local family—you'll learn the ritual significance of offerings, fold banana leaves, arrange flowers and incense, and understand why these are left at temples and shrines daily. Afterwards you'll see silversmiths at work (many still use traditional techniques), then enter the monkey forest reserve where long-tailed macaques roam freely among temple ruins. Lunch happens in a modest warung where locals eat. Afternoon involves a walk through working rice paddies—timing means you might see planting, growth, or harvest depending on season.
Good to know
Wear sturdy shoes for forest and paddy walking. The offering lesson requires patience and precision, not strength. Monkey forest can be crowded mid-morning; your guide will time this. Bring small bills for any personal purchases. Infant seats available for under-twos.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original Global Hobo summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.





