Indonesia · Village Tours

Private Balinese Village and Tanah Lot Temple Cultural Tour

10 Hours Pickup service provided in Mengwi. to Drop-off service provided in Mengwi. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Join hands-on cultural activities in Taman Anyar Village
  • 02 Visit a traditional Balinese house and family temple
  • 03 Learn about rice farming with a short walk through the fields
  • 04 Try making offerings, satay, and traditional Balinese snacks
  • 05 Enjoy a local Balinese set-menu lunch with a farewell dance
  • 06 Explore the historic Tanah Lot Temple
  • 07 Take in scenic views and photo opportunities around Tanah Lot

Experience a day of Balinese culture through hands-on village activities and a visit to one of Bali’s most iconic temples. In Taman Anyar Village, you’ll be welcomed with a traditional dance before exploring daily life through visits to a traditional family house, the family temple, rice fields, and the village kitchen.

Along the way, take part in local activities such as making offerings, preparing satay and traditional snacks, learning about rice farming, and enjoying a Balinese set-menu lunch with a farewell dance performance. The journey continues to Tanah Lot Temple, where you can explore the temple grounds and take in its striking coastal setting, especially beautiful toward sunset.

While having lunch you will be treated to a short local dance as a goodbye and a sign that the activities in the village have ended.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 10 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Bali
Languages English, Indonesian

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Taman Anyar

  • When you arrive at this village, you will be greeted with a traditional Balinese dance, which uses a saroong or kamen and you can take apart to participate in this short visit.
  • Visiting the elementary school in this village, this visit is only valid on the day of school entry. This unformal visiting is allowed by the school management and helps students to improve their language skills and also courage in social activities.
  • The participants will be taken to a traditional Balinese house to get to know more about the structure of the building, the layout of the building and the function of each part of the building. Then they will be introduced to the prayer area, namely the family temple located in the yard of the house.
  • In rice field you will be introduced with short walking tour, how to grow crops starting from planting rice seeds, fertilizing, harvest time and how to cultivate the soil again for replanting.
  • In the kitchen there are several activities such as making canang or offering flowers, seeing the processing of making virgin coconut oil, grinding coffee beans,there is also making satay, making traditional snacks (klepon) that you will not find in your country.
  • You will to introduced to farming rice,how to hoe, plant rice seeds and other technical made you get insight from direct local farmer. Please prepare a change of clothes, after this activity.
  • Local Balinese lunch served as a set menu. While having lunch you will be treated to a short local dance as a goodbye and a sign that the activities in the village have ended.

Tanah Lot Temple

The temple, which is located in the village of Beraban, Tabanan Regency, has a fairly important historical value in the development of Hinduism in Bali. The temple which has an exotic view and is more beautiful to see at sunset time makes many visitors immortalize it in their photo memories. You can explore the temple area which is quite wide on foot, and take photos from various angles of the location.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Pickup service provided in Mengwi. to Drop-off service provided in Mengwi. 1 city · 10 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Entry/admission to activites Taman Anyar Village
  • Entry/admission to Tanah Lot Temple
  • Saroong Bali and hat farmer
  • Seed planting
  • Local set menu Balinese
  • Coconut water fruit/tea/coffee/bali snack
  • Experienced Guide/host in village
  • Hotel pick up and Drop off

What's Not Included

  • Gratuity

Know before you go

  • Activities is Daily Bali life in the Taman Anyar village
  • Activities for small group
  • Visiting elementary school only on school schedule day
  • Weather in Tanah lot during the day is hot

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Mengwi.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Mengwi.
Tour end
Drop-off service provided in Mengwi.
End of the journey

Your 10 hours run from Pickup service provided in Mengwi. to Drop-off service provided in Mengwi..

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