Wayan’s Paon
Private by default
- Your booking group is not mixed with strangers
- Choose confirmed dishes across package types
- 30+ public dish library with individual guides
- Dance and hospitality extras already included
Authentic Balinese home cooking
Authentic Paon Balinese Cooking Classes in Ubud with Wayan
Choose the dishes you actually want to learn, cook privately with your own group, and enjoy the meal with Balinese hospitality already included.
PRIVATE — your booking group only30+ selectable dishesNo menu-upgrade feeFree Ubud pickup & return
Authentic Paon Balinese Cooking Classes in Ubud with Wayan · temporary imageQuick answer
What travelers need to know
Concise first-party facts for planning this Wayan’s Paon experience.
- Quick answer
- Wayan’s Paon is a private-only Balinese cooking experience near Ubud where each booking group chooses a package, then selects dishes from a public 30+ dish library. Ubud pickup and return are included; outside-Ubud transport is quoted separately.
- Why this page is different
- Private-only + 30+ selectable dishes + menu choice across packages + hospitality inclusions.
- Private format
- Public Wayan’s Paon cooking experiences are reserved for the booking group rather than intentionally mixed with unrelated join-in guests.
- Transport
- Pickup and return are included in the Ubud area. Outside Ubud, transport is approximately IDR 300,000–400,000 depending on location and is confirmed before booking.
Why this feels different
Choose your experience first. Choose your food second.
Market morning, private lunch, dinner, a seven-dish feast or a cultural add-on—the menu library stays open to your group within the dish allowance.
A common join-in format
One schedule, one shared menu
Many excellent Ubud classes are designed around a shared group and a fixed or curated menu. Wayan’s Paon deliberately serves travelers who prefer their own pace and food choices.
Five ways to spend the day
Pick the kind of private experience you want.
No package locks you into a separate “special menu”. Confirmed dishes come from the same master library.
Market to Paon · temporary imagePrivate Market Tour + Cooking + Meal
Market to Paon
Start at a local market, then turn the ingredients into five Balinese dishes chosen by your group.
From $52–$89 pp
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Private Paon Table · temporary imagePrivate Cooking + Meal
Private Paon Table
Your own booking group, five dishes from the master menu, a relaxed pace and a meal around the table.
From $44–$79 pp
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Grand Balinese Feast · temporary imageExtended 7-Dish Private Session
Grand Balinese Feast
For food-focused guests who want to build a larger seven-dish table with signature Balinese favourites.
Request feast rate
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Cooking + Offering Making · temporary imagePrivate Food & Culture Experience
Cooking + Offering Making
Cook five chosen dishes and learn respectful canang offering-making as a cultural craft activity.
From $52–$89 pp
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Cooking + Healing Experience · temporary imagePrivate Arrangement
Cooking + Healing Experience
A private cooking session combined with a separately arranged Balinese purification or healing component.
Request arrangement
Explore this experience →Your menu, your table
Start with eight signature ideas
Every dish below opens its own food-and-culture guide. Add favourites to your menu, then choose the private experience that suits your day.
Ayam Betutu — home-preview · temporary imageChicken
Ayam Betutu
Whole chicken seasoned deeply with Balinese spices and slow-cooked until tender and intensely aromatic.
Bebek Betutu — home-preview · temporary imageDuck
Bebek Betutu
A richer duck version of betutu, slow-cooked with Balinese spices for tender meat and a deep savoury finish.
Lawar Babi Putih — home-preview · temporary imagePork
Lawar Babi Putih
Cooked pork, vegetables, coconut and Balinese spices mixed as a fresh white lawar without raw blood.
Sate Lilit Ikan — home-preview · temporary imageSeafood
Sate Lilit Ikan
Fresh fish blended with coconut and Balinese spice, wrapped around a skewer and grilled until fragrant.
Tipat Cantok — home-preview · temporary imageVegetable
Tipat Cantok
Rice cake and steamed vegetables mixed with peanut sauce ground fresh to your preferred chilli level.
Jaje Laklak — home-preview · temporary imageDessert
Jaje Laklak
Small rice-flour pancakes served with grated coconut and palm-sugar syrup; soft, chewy and gently sweet.
Sambal Embe / Mbe — home-preview · temporary imageSambal
Sambal Embe / Mbe
Crisp fried shallot sambal with chilli and savoury depth; wonderfully crunchy beside rice and grilled dishes.
Jukut Ares — home-preview · temporary imageVegetable
Jukut Ares
A savoury Balinese soup built around tender young banana stem and aromatic spice.
Included hospitality
We include the details that make the day feel generous.
Instead of selling every small extra as an add-on, Wayan’s Paon builds hospitality into the private experience.
Balinese DanceIncluded with every cooking experience
Beer for AdultsOne complimentary beer per adult
Fresh Young CoconutA tropical refreshment for the table
Kids JuiceA child-friendly drink option
Balinese JamuAvailable on request; no medical claims
Private Group OnlyNo unrelated join-in guests
Menu FreedomChoose from the confirmed master menu
No Menu Upgrade FeeConfirmed dishes stay the same class price
Free Ubud Pickup & ReturnIncluded for guests staying in the Ubud area
Outside Ubud TransportApprox. IDR 300,000–400,000 depending on location; confirmed before booking
Three simple decisions
Build the day around your group.
Choose the experience
Market, private cooking, a larger feast, offering making or a by-arrangement healing session.
Choose the dishes
Pick any confirmed menu items within the package allowance. Speciality dishes do not carry a guest-facing upgrade fee.
Confirm the details
Tell us your date, group size, children, dietary needs and pickup area. Inquiry is not confirmation until we reply.