Coconut Oil Making And Traditional Salt Farm Experience in East Bali

Our driver and guide Eka came punctually to pick us from our hotel. The ride to Eastern Bali was quite long (>1hr). Eventually we reached our host’s house where we were warmly welcomed with coffee and some cakes. We were shown how to grate coconut with traditional tools and the kids had a fun time squeezing the coconut milk by hand. While waiting for the milk to cook for oil extraction, Eka brought us around the family’s ancestral temple for a visit and explained in detail to us the cultural significance and practices of ancestor worshipping etc. It was an eye-opening session and we learnt a lot. We were then treated to delicious home cooked lunch by the host. The visit to the salt farm was also very interesting. Pak Nyoman welcomed us and showed us how he harvest sea water to make salt. He enthusiastically took pictures with our kids. The only thing that I think need slight improvement is probably the host covering the cakes with a net or something cos there was quite a bit of flies.

Noman Stabhan showed me around. First, we went to a popular market where he took us to a store frequented by locals, where there were lots of fresh ingredients. After that, we had coffee and snacks like tapioca rice dumplings at Noman's house, and we made coconut oil, curry, and side dishes together for lunch, which was a really fun time. From scratch, we peeled, scraped, and filtered the coconuts, which was my first time experiencing this process and it was really interesting. After that, we went to the sea to see how salt is made. Seeing the time-consuming process of making salt, I was reminded that salt containing lots of minerals is very valuable. Everyone was so kind and taught me, and it was a really fulfilling day. Thank you so much.

This was a truly amazing experience, the support from Putu and his family was fantastic. We had a great day immersing ourselves in Balinese life. I would highly recommend this service to anyone who wants a different experience to the way they travel.

Sri is a very friendly personnel that brings us around the spots and chatting us up, the family that we made the coconut oil and lunch together is very accomodating too as well, the friendliness in Bali never lies.

The experience involved about a 2-hour trip from Sanur to the east. The experience took place in a place that felt like a private residence, which made it feel even more unique. The oil and food making were easy enough that children could enjoy it too. However, I was a little disappointed with the salt farm visit because we only got to look around in a limited area😭. Of course, visiting a place like that and seeing it with your own eyes is a very valuable experience in itself, but after arriving at the salt farm, which took almost an hour from the oil-making location, we only looked around for 5-10 minutes before heading back. There was nothing else to do even if we wanted to stay longer... It felt a little anticlimactic considering the effort we put into getting there only to find there was nothing to do😢. Anyway, it was a fun experience! The coconut oil we made ourselves smells amazing🤭. We get to take the coconut oil we made home with us, so I recommend giving it a try😇.

The coconut oil making process was very good & I enjoyed every bit of it. The natural salt making process was just okay as it was too hot & also they showed thesalt prepared but not the process.

a personalised tour where every participant was able to be very hands on. We had a great day.

The tour guides are very friendly and are worth recommending if you want to learn about the local culture. They will share a lot of local stories and you can experience a different Indonesian tour.

The driver Budo's service is very good and enthusiastic, but in the cooking process a pair of white people behind us have a coffee and tea break. The dishes they cook contains meat, but we don't.I want to know what the reason is.

This traditional handmade experience is highly recommended. We also went to a coffee farm. The driver and guide were very friendly and considerate. The local food was also very good when making coconut oil.