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Balinese Shadow Puppetry Making Experience

Ubud· Culture · jungle · wellnessEnglish4 options

Explore the art of Balinese shadow puppetry in a hands-on workshop. This unique opportunity lets you carve, color, and animate your own puppet, guided by a skilled Balinese puppet master who shares insights into the rich Wayang Kulit tradition. Sessions range from a two-hour puppet carving class to a full four-hour experience, allowing you to create and paint your own puppet from scratch. Ideal for families, art lovers, or anyone curious about this captivating cultural art form, each class includes all materials and a bonus demonstration of puppet manipulation. To complete the experience, enjoy a tasting menu featuring traditional IndoVedic dishes and drinks prepared by Dapur USADA.

Languages
English

What's included

Puppet to take home (carved, colored, or both, depending on package)
Use of workshop space and equipment
Bonus 5-minute puppet manipulation demo for all participants
Mineral water during the session
All required materials (wood, paints, carving tools, etc.)
Lunch
Professional Balinese artist/instructor

Meeting point & pickup

Meet at the designated start point

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Choose a tour option · 4

4 versions of this tour. Pick a date to see prices, start times and what's still open.

Puppet Coloring Experience
Duration: 2 hours: Paint and decorate a pre-carved puppet using traditional patterns and colors in a guided art session.
Puppet Performance Technique
Duration: 1 hour: Learn to animate Balinese puppets through movement, voice, and storytelling like a local puppet master.
Puppet Carving Experience
Duration: 2 hours: Carve your own Balinese puppet from wood using traditional tools with guidance from a local artist.
Full Puppet Carving&Coloring
Duration: 4 hours: Create your puppet from start to finish carve, paint, and take home a handmade Balinese masterpiece.

Where you'll be

fromUS$72/person
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Where this sits in Ubud

Ubud is about 1 hr 23 min by road from Ngurah Rai International Airport. Bali's cultural heart, inland among jungle and rice terraces — temples, art and wellness, the monkey forest, and waterfall day trips in every direction.

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