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Review Author: Simon
Review Date: 05 okt 2026
Review Body: This place and the people running it is and are really quite amazing. The structures where you work are wonders, incredibly inspiring, and had a wonderful, relaxing energy to be in. The very friendly instructors are very good at teaching us newbies, displaying patience and encouragement in equal measure. We took our two boys (10 and 12) who made a phenomenal dragonfly and stand, despite being a long day, the time flew by. My wife and I made a lovely table - such a rewarding and educational experience, really recommend it to anyone wishing to learn a new skill and be inspired to make all things bamboo when you return home 😊
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Melissa
Review Date: 19 aug 2022
Review Body: Thank you Natalie for taking me into your bamboo world for a day! YouÍre a beautiful soul and admire what you have done for your daughter and the local community! I loved the hands-on experience you gave us with bamboo and the opportunity to build a real piece of furniture with local bamboo craftsmen. The bamboo home you built and host the workshop in, is a true testament of your commitment to sustainable use of bamboo.
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Dinda
Review Date: 17 feb 2022
Review Body: Had a great time talking about Natalie's bamboo home. I was very curious about how it was built and how to work with the bamboo. Natalie was so informative and she shared the process of how she built her bamboo home from an empty land. Even though I had to leave earlier for personal matter, I had a great time during event. Thank you!
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Jantien
Review Date: 20 aug 2023
Review Body: We had such a great time with Natalie to design and create a piece of furniture from bamboo to take home with us. Natalie and the Balinese craftsmen explained everything from how bamboo is used, treated and made into houses or beautiful furniture. It was amazing!
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Beatrice
Review Date: 25 jul 2022
Review Body: This was one of a kind experience for me and my two children aged 11 and 8 years old. They had hands on experience with local Indonesians and Natalie on how to use bamboo in building housing but also objects such us forks, bowls, cups. We had lots of fun.
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Reem
Review Date: 01 sep 2022
Review Body: Such a lovely experience getting to build bamboo furniture and learning from traditional techniques! It was really lovely speaking to Natalie as well about building with bamboo she has a wealth of knowledge would love to work her again!
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Mathias
Review Date: 09 jan 2022
Review Body: amazing experience with Natalie and Made (the bamboo magician, unbelievable). We could choose what to build, and we after going through the basics of bamboo construction, we built a 30cm X 60cm bamboo planter! amazing __
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Bill T
Review Date: 11 aug 2024
Review Body: Natalie, her master craftsman and assistant were absolutely fantastic. They couldn't have done anything else to make my day with them a perfectly wonderful experience.
As I was the only "student" this day, they tailor-made the experience to my requirement, so the model making ended up a furniture making experience. This taught me the basic joints which will be helpful for me at home.
Thank you creative bamboo team from "mister" Bill for a wonderful & memorable day.
(& I've got a stool to take home).
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Crockett and Helena build a table
Review Date: 06 jun 2023
Review Body: Natalie was a great host and was able to translate with the local artisans which made it really feel like we were all apart of the process. The setting was great located in a bamboo structure among the beautiful farm lands of Bali. We learned about the tools that are used and joints such as a dove tail something they call a fish mouth. I would highly recommend this to anyone who would like to learn about working with bamboo and spend the day with lovely peoples.
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Yang Meiting
Review Date: 30 aug 2025
Review Body: I had an engaging and fun experience. Had a chit chat with the founder, Natalie, and got to learn about bamboo building design, some of the techniques used & the projects in progress.
Afterwards, i had my hands-on session on designing & building the bamboo miniature building. As I am a novice, I had an experienced master, MaDe, who came up with a design and guided me on building. MaDe was patient and helped me build together. I am grateful for this experience.
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Bex
Review Date: 09 nov 2024
Review Body: I had such an interesting and enjoyable day learning with Bamboo Creative Bali.
We started to construct a bamboo house in miniature whilst chatting and learning about the art of Bamboo construction.
The location has some amazing pieces of work which are very impressive to see! Definitely recommend visiting.
Review rating: 5
Review Author: Grace
Review Date: 22 nov 2025
Review Body: Super interesting and informative - lovely people too!
Review rating: 5
Itinerary
Itinerary Day 1
Itinerary Summary: Learn the basics of bamboo carpentry with locals
Itinerary Description: Experience village life in Bali
Work with Bamboo Craftsmen
Learn traditional joinery for bamboo carpentry
Eat yummy Balinese lunch and snacks
Go for a swim in the river (optional)
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Bamboo Design and Construction with Traditional Balinese Craftsmen
Craft bamboo furniture with Balinese artisans.
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Join traditional Balinese craftsmen in bamboo design and construction.
Learn the basics of bamboo carpentry and joinery with bamboo master-craftsmen in the traditional Balinese village of world-famous bamboo carpenters (in Blahbatu, 40 min from Ubud and Sanur). Learn about bamboo joinery techniques, why and how bamboo is treated and how to design bamboo furniture...What to expectYou will learn techniques for bamboo joinery and make your own piece of bamboo furniture to take home with you (or donate to our Eco-centre projects). We will start with a 20 min talk about bamboo types, treatment, tools and design elements. Our carpenters will give a demonstration of bamboo joinery techniques (T-join, Fishmouth join and Y-join) and then you will get to try for yourself and make a small stool/table or other design of your own. Experience the local side of life in Bali at our Bamboo Eco-school in a bamboo hand-made building and work with our master-craftsmen on making your own design and try traditional Balinese food and snacks... learn skills to take with you.Experience the bamboo design process Work with Bamboo CraftsmenLearn traditional joinery for bamboo carpentryEat yummy Balinese lunch and snacksMake a bamboo table/stool or a unique furniture piece From learning these basic skills you can progress to more advanced learning for bamboo building construction and unique artisan crafting skills. We offer mentoring programs for you to become a bamboo builder - and bring the beauty of Balinese artisans to the rest of the world.About Bamboo CreativeOur aim is to empower local folk to maintain knowledge and practice of traditional skills and techniques of traditional crafting and arts which are at risk of becoming lost in "the modern world". Our project helps local craftsmen to share these diverse skills with the local community and to see the value and importance of these skills to be passed down.Approximate travel times with moderate trafficFrom Ubud - 40minFrom Canggu - 70minFrom Kuta - 90minFrom Seminyak - 70minFrom Uluwatu - 1h50min
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Wat je gaat doen
Learn the basics of bamboo carpentry with locals
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Wat is inbegrepen
All tools and materials and teaching resources included
Lunch is included and light refreshments and water, coffee, tea.
Niet inbegrepen
Transport is not included but can be arranged as an extra cost
Disability support and child-care support can be arranged if required
Beschikbare extra's:
Return Transfer from Canggu (Rp776.250)
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Kies een tijd voor 20 okt 2026
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Startpunt
Afspreken bij Bamboo Creative Belega Project(Artayasa Motor, Jalan Raya Belega, Indonesia)
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- Opmerkingen: Our location is in Belega - the traditional village of bamboo builders (30 minutes SE from Ubud). The maps location is correct and our place is located down the driveway behind the Balinese house compound. You can also put Jalan Raya Belega, no.51 on google maps. Cemerlang laundry is to the north side of the driveway. Its best to call when you arrive or ask anyone at the local shops; they will direct you to the workshop. You can arrive as early as you like from 9am to get acquainted with our team and to learn about preparing the bamboo... (please inform us what time you will /plan to arrive). Lunch is at 12pm-1pm (included in ticket price) and we offer local Nasi Campur (vehetarian/vegan available). We usually finish the around 4.30/5pm. Please let us know any dietary requirements in advance.
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- Return Transfer from Canggu(Prijs: Rp776.250 voor maximaal 5 gasten)
Begin en einde
- Elke maandagGasten kunnen een starttijd kiezen tussen09:00AM - 05:00PM
- Elke dinsdagGasten kunnen een starttijd kiezen tussen09:00AM - 05:00PM
- Elke woensdagGasten kunnen een starttijd kiezen tussen09:00AM - 05:00PM
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- Wheelchair-accessible
- Pet-Friendly
- Infant seats available
- Vegetarian food available
- Halal food available
- Kindvriendelijk (aanbevolen leeftijd: 7+)
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Annulering
Annuleer tot 3 dagen vóór de activiteit voor een volledige terugbetalingBeleid voor omboeken
Guests can reschedule with 24 hours' notice being received
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Rp4.347.000
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Natalie Davenport is het hart achter Bamboo Creative Bali, een kleinschalig initiatief dat door de gemeenschap wordt gedragen en dat zij in 2020 heeft opgericht. Oorspronkelijk komt Natalie uit Australië, maar Bali noemt ze inmiddels haar thuis, waar ze niet alleen bamboehuizen heeft gebouwd, maar ook een betekenisvolle manier van leven. Haar pad bracht haar langs het alleenstaand moederschap, het in de praktijk leren van bamboeambacht van Filipijnse families en het creëren van plekken waar natuurlijk bouwen, samen leren en zorg voor de gemeenschap samenkomen. Natalies werk richt zich op praktische, inclusieve oplossingen – zoals homestays die mensen met een beperking ondersteunen en tuinen die geworteld zijn in permacultuur. Ze zet zich sterk in om het dagelijks leven voor iedereen die betrokken is duurzamer en meer verbonden te maken. Door alles heen brengt Natalie een stille kracht mee, gevormd door levenservaring en een oprechte liefde voor de gemeenschap.
Ervaring: 6 jaar
Spreekt: Vloeiend Engels
Acceptatiegraad: 88%

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