Balinese Village Experience

My experience with Bali Buddies on the Village Experience tour was absolutely fantastic. Our guide, Eric, was incredibly knowledgeable about the local villages and their traditions, and he was also very personable and friendly, which made for a great day out. The tour itself was very well-planned and executed. We visited a family home and had the opportunity to learn about their way of life. We saw how they made their traditional crafts, learned about their religious practices, and even got to try some delicious local food. What I really appreciated about this tour was that it felt very authentic. It wasn't a tourist trap or a contrived experience - we were genuinely welcomed into a family home and treated with warmth and hospitality. Overall, I would highly recommend the Village Experience by Bali Buddies to anyone who wants to get a deeper understanding of Bali's culture and way of life. The tour was informative, engaging, and just plain fun. And of course, having Eric as our guide was the cherry on top - he was knowledgeable, friendly, and an all-around great guy. Thanks, Bali Buddies, for a memorable experience!

This is the first review I have ever written so it shows how much I thought of the experience. As a family with two young children, the whole day was amazing. Everything was extremely well organised, from our driver picking us up to meeting our guide and experiencing an insight into Balinese life. Eric, our guide, was so friendly and clearly loves sharing his knowledge and he was really good with our two boys. The blessing ceremony after lunch was incredible and really insightful. We cannot recommend this trip enough.

This must be good As first time I’ve bothered to do a review ???? I am so glad I stumbled across this tour as a typical Aussie family having been to Bali multiple times, done the usual day trips to Ubud and other temples all great but was looking for something unique / authentic, plus to give the kids a real life education type experience. If I’m honest I was bit skeptical about how the morning would go visiting our guides home. (Would we be met with random family members popping in to try sell us stuff? Would we be met with staged Balinese dancers? ) Not at all, family came and went going about their every day lives. we got to learn about their house, eat local morning tea treats, local fruits and walk around the compound learning about Hinduism and how this plays into the every day lives of how they live. All those offerings you see with beautiful flowers placed at the front of places around Bali have so much meaning, from the colours of the flowers to what way they are positioned was so fascinating(slightly feel ignorant I’ve walked passed hundreds on my many visits in Bali and didn’t have a clue how much that gorgeous little square offering has so much symbolicalness and representation..) we then made our own offering to take to the sacred Hindu site.. a beautiful waterfall!! (Not many tourist at all go here which was great!) If you’re keen to learn about Hinduism and go through a beautiful spiritual cleansing and blessing at this insanely amazing waterfall ..please don’t miss out on this experience. I’ve been around the world and my husband and I felt blown away by this, Was good for the soul!) Along the way you take in incredible views of rice fields, pass monkey Forrest, and great lunch. No negatives to this tour! I will say if you have kids.. (ours are 9 and 12 and really enjoyed this) worth taking into consideration couple of the following..,Remember you won’t be anywere with aircon apart from car so long day for them, also with the steep steps right next to waterfall I wouldn’t recommend for young children. Also you are off beaten track so no western toilets..prep the kids of what the hole in the ground is for lol Eric the guide was engaging, easy to chat with (no question was off bounds) and genuine about wanting to show you his culture and give you traditional blessing. (Bonus was his amazing photo skills to capture all our moments ;) ) A massive well done to company that created this tour and have Eric guide this.. he made the experience. you have managed to create a very authentic ‘real’ experience that I am so so greatful to have done.