Traditional Indonesian Cooking Class in Bukit Lawang

Join a relaxed cooking experience with a local and learn to prepare authentic Indonesian dishes from fresh ingredients.

Discover the flavours of Indoesia during a warm and personal cooking experience in Bukit Lawang.

This is a personal cooking experience using traditional recipes passed down through generations, led by your guesthouse cook. A translator will guide you through will guide you through each step and answer your questions.

You begin with a visit to a local fruit and vegetables stall to select fresh ingredients. On friday mornings, this includes a walk through the lively local market, offering a glimpse into daily village life.

Whenever possible, you will harvest fresh ingredients together from our own garden, such as herbs, chilies and seasonal vegetables grown at the guesthouse.

In a small-group setting, you prepare authentic Indonesian meals such as:

  • A main dish with chicken, meat or egg
  • Pumpkin curry
  • Perkedel (Indonesian potato fritters)
  • Tempeh manis (sweet) or tempeh sambal
  • Dadar gulung, a traditional green pancake filled with sweet coconut and palm sugar

The experience ends with a shared meal where everyone enjoys the dishes prepared together.

What are the activity details?

  • Duration: 3-4 hours
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Group size: 2-5 guests*
  • Start time: 9 AM (lunch) or 16 PM (dinner)
  • Price: 500.000 IDR (≈ €25) per person

*Cooking class available for groups of 6 or more guests (group rates available)

*Vegetarian options are always available

What is included?

  • Pick-up and drop-off in Bukit Lawang
  • All fresh ingredients
  • Local cook
  • English translator assistance
  • The meals you prepare
  • Drinking water
  • One drink of your choice (Cola, Fanta, Sprite, water, tea or coffee)

What to bring?

  • Camera
  • Notebook (optional, for recipes)

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WHERE CAN I STAY?

Asim Paris Guest House

Stay at Asim Paris Guest House, a peaceful riverside stay surrounded by nature, just outside the busy center of Bukit Lawang. The perfect place to relax before and after your jungle trek.