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Ubud cooking class from Uluwatu, Jimbaran, or Nusa Dua

Plan the Ubud day, then check dates

IDR 350.000per guest, shared class

From the Bukit to the Petulu kitchen: about 1.5 to 2 hours by car. Optional private shuttle IDR 650.000 per booking, or your own driver and the pin, free.

By Chef Wayan Suryana, Warung Tumang BaliLast updated

The short answer

Yes. From Uluwatu, Jimbaran, or Nusa Dua the drive to Ubud is about 1.5 to 2 hours in normal traffic. Warung Tumang Bali in Petulu offers an optional private shuttle at IDR 650.000 once per booking, not per person, and one shuttle covers a whole combo day. You can also use your own driver or an online car and meet the kitchen on site for free.

Cooking certificates held up in front of a green rice field, on a food day near Ubud

Pickup from Uluwatu, Jimbaran, and Nusa Dua

Yes. Guests staying in Uluwatu, Jimbaran, or Nusa Dua cook at Warung Tumang Bali in Petulu, near Ubud. There is an optional private shuttle from the Bukit: IDR 650.000 once per booking, not per person, and one shuttle covers a whole combo day.

The shuttle is optional. You can always use your own driver or an online car and meet us on site for free; the kitchen sends the exact pin with your confirmation.

How long the drive takes

Uluwatu, Jimbaran, and Nusa Dua to Ubud is about 1.5 to 2 hours in normal traffic, shorter early in the morning and longer in the afternoon peak. Most drivers take the Bali Mandara toll road, then head north past Sanur toward Ubud. Petulu is about 10 minutes beyond central Ubud.

Which session works from the Bukit

The 8:30am morning session is the only one with the Ubud market visit. From the Bukit it means a very early start, with lighter traffic on the way up and lunch at the kitchen. The kitchen confirms the pickup time when you book.

The 2:30pm afternoon session skips the market and ends in dinner at about 5:30pm, so you drive home in the evening. Pick it if a dawn start is not your holiday. Morning or afternoon compares the two.

Make the drive worth it

Two hours each way is a day trip, so plan it as one. If you book a combo day, one shuttle covers the whole day. Planning sights yourself? Monkey Forest and Tegallalang both fit around the class.

What to tell the kitchen

Send the hotel name and area, the session, the number of guests, and how you are getting there: shuttle, own driver, or online car. Groups stop at eight guests, and a private kitchen is IDR 700.000.

Questions before the day

Is there pickup from Uluwatu or Nusa Dua?
Yes, with the optional private shuttle: IDR 650.000 once per booking, not per person. It also covers Jimbaran.
How long is the drive from Nusa Dua to Ubud?
About 1.5 to 2 hours in normal traffic, usually by the Bali Mandara toll road, then about 10 minutes more to Petulu.
Is the morning market session possible from Uluwatu?
Yes, with a very early start. The Ubud market visit is in the 8:30am session only; the kitchen confirms the pickup time when you book.

Plan the rest of the day

Cook the dishes from this day

Where the kitchen is

Chef Wayan Suryana at Warung Tumang Bali, Banjar Laplapan, Petulu, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali 80571. The kitchen is about 10 minutes from central Ubud, depending on traffic. Pin -8.4945671, 115.2812928.

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IDR 350.000per guest, shared class