One day
Monkey Forest and a cooking class in one Ubud day
Book the class, then see the monkeys
IDR 530.000promo · per guest
Warung Tumang Bali in Petulu with Chef Wayan Suryana — about 10 minutes from central Ubud, depending on traffic.
- Private kitchen IDR 700.000.
- Afternoon 14:30–17:30 ends in dinner — that is the evening session.
- Vegetarian or vegan at the same Petulu kitchen. Say so when you check dates.
How to fit the Sacred Monkey Forest and a Petulu cooking class into one day: which session to book, when the forest gate closes, and what not to carry in.
By Chef Wayan Suryana, Warung Tumang BaliLast updated
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.
The short answer
Yes, both fit in one day. The Sacred Monkey Forest in central Ubud is open 9am–6pm with last entry at 5pm (IDR 130.000 per adult in 2026). Book the 8:30am cooking class at Warung Tumang Bali in Petulu and visit the forest around 3pm, or go to the forest at 9am and take the 2:30pm class, which ends in dinner.
The two fit in one day
The Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Padangtegal, central Ubud, opens 9am to 6pm with last entry at 5pm. In 2026 foreign adults pay IDR 130.000 and children IDR 100.000 at the gate or online. Most visits take one to two hours.
The cooking class at Warung Tumang Bali runs twice a day in Petulu, about 10 minutes from central Ubud, depending on traffic. Morning is 8:30am to 12:30pm with the market; afternoon is 2:30pm to 5:30pm and ends in dinner. Either one leaves room for the forest.
Plan A: cook in the morning, forest in the afternoon
Book the 8:30am session. You walk the morning market, then the Petulu rice fields, then cook and eat lunch with Chef Wayan Suryana. Free drop-off brings you back to your hotel in the main Ubud area around early afternoon.
Rest through the heat, then walk into the forest around 3pm. That leaves two hours before the 5pm last entry. You will not need lunch or a snack; the class meal covers it.
Plan B: forest at opening, cook in the afternoon
Be at the gate at 9am, before the tour groups, and leave by late morning. Eat light. The afternoon pickup takes you to Petulu for the 2:30pm session: rice-field walk, cooking, then dinner at the kitchen. Back at your hotel after dark, with no dinner left to plan.
Plan B skips the market, which only runs with the morning class. Choose Plan A if the market matters to you.
Do not carry class food into the forest
The macaques are wild and grab anything that smells of food. Leave leftovers, the recipe booklet bag, and loose sunglasses at your hotel before you go in. Do not touch or feed the monkeys, and keep bags zipped.
Questions before the day
- How long do you need at Ubud Monkey Forest?
- One to two hours is typical. Arrive by 3pm if you go after a morning class; last entry is 5pm.
- How much is the Monkey Forest ticket in 2026?
- IDR 130.000 for foreign adults and IDR 100.000 for children, at the gate or online through the official site.
- How far is the cooking class from Monkey Forest?
- Warung Tumang Bali is in Petulu, about 10 minutes from central Ubud, depending on traffic. Pickup and drop-off are free from hotels in the main Ubud area.
- Can I bring food into the Monkey Forest?
- Do not. The macaques grab anything that smells of food. Leave class leftovers at your hotel and keep bags zipped.
Plan the rest of the day
- Morning session or afternoon sessionChoose the 8:30am Petulu morning (market, rice walk, cooking, lunch) or the 2:30pm afternoon (rice walk, cooking, dinner). Same kitchen, pickup, and group size.
- Things to do in Ubud if you travel for foodFive things to do in Ubud if you travel for food: the dawn market, a Petulu cooking class, a warung lunch, the herons at dusk, and the Gianyar night market.
- A half-day food itinerary from central UbudA half-day Ubud food plan: dawn market, Petulu rice-field walk, kitchen lunch by 12:30pm. One village kitchen in Bali 80571, not a 48-hour restaurant list.
Cook the dishes from this day
- Sate lilitHow to make sate lilit: mix fish or chicken with fried base genep and coconut, wrap it around lemongrass, and grill. Twelve skewers from a Petulu kitchen.
- Dadar gulungHow to make dadar gulung: thin green pandan crepes rolled around grated coconut cooked with palm sugar. Eight rolls, 45 minutes, from a Petulu kitchen.
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.