Mindful Mountain Cooking Class

Length

4 hours

Group size

Minimum :n travellers 1

Location

Mount Merapi

Meeting point

Penjemputan di hotel area Yogy...

This cooking class takes place on the slopes of Mount Merapi, not in a hotel kitchen. The air is cool, the view is wide open, and the ingredients come straight from village gardens nearby.

You will get to know each spice, grind them on a stone mortar, then cook three to four Javanese dishes alongside local women. Nothing is taught through a screen — everything is explained directly while your hands are busy.

The session closes with a shared meal in an open pavilion facing the slope. We send you the written recipes afterwards so you can cook them again at home.

What you will see

Cook on the slopes of Merapi in cool mountain air

Pick ingredients straight from village gardens

Grind spices on a stone mortar, the old way

3-4 Javanese dishes, shared in an open pavilion

Written recipes sent to you afterwards

Itinerary

Day 1

Pickup and drive to the slopes

We collect you from your hotel, then drive about an hour up to the site on Merapi's slopes, passing villages and rice fields along the way.

Day 2

Harvesting in the garden

We walk the village garden to gather the vegetables, leaves, and spices we will use. Your host names each plant and explains what it is for.

Day 3

The cooking session

Grind the spices on a stone mortar, then cook three to four Javanese dishes together with local women.

Day 4

Shared meal and return

Eat together in an open pavilion facing the slope, then we take you back to your hotel.

What is included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in the Yogyakarta area
English-speaking host
All cooking ingredients and equipment
Meal of the dishes you cooked
Mineral water and tea
Written recipes sent after the class

Not included

Flights and accommodation
Personal expenses
Guide gratuities (optional)

What past travellers say

We have done cooking classes in three countries and this one felt the most real. Picking the vegetables ourselves and grinding spices on stone made all the difference. The view from the pavilion was u...

Nurul Aisyah · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia