Temples, Cepuk Weaving and a Family Kitchen

Most visitors leave Nusa Penida without seeing the island its people live on. This day is about that island: the temple that brings pilgrims from mainland Bali, the cloth woven in the uplands, and a lunch you cook with a family.

Pura Dalem Ped, on the north coast, is one of the most important temples in Balinese belief. Pilgrims cross from Bali to pray here, and your guide, who grew up on the island, explains the courtyards and the ceremonies while the morning offerings are made.

At the market you shop for lunch with the cook who will host you. Then up into the hills, where cepuk, the island's traditional cloth, is woven on hand looms. You can sit at a loom and try a few passes.

Lunch is cooked in a family compound: a spice paste ground by hand, sate lilit wrapped around lemongrass, vegetables with grated coconut, and rice. You eat together.