local life
Climbing for Palm Sugar in Bebandem
Bebandem, Karangasem
92
I Nengah climbs twice a day, every day. You meet him at the first round and stay for the boiling shed.
Low tourist intensity 3h
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farming · traditional · culinary
Bebandem
The story
Bebandem sits between Amlapura and the slopes of Agung, on soil too dry for the postcard terraces. What grows here is palm, cassava and salak, and the village's tappers climb twice a day for the sap that becomes palm sugar and vinegar.
Culture
Balinese Hindu practice with strong Bali Aga influence from neighbouring Bungaya and Asak; the banjar closes lanes on ritual days.
Local people
Tapping and farming households, cattle traders, and salak growers on the upper slopes.
Food
Palm sugar in everything, salak, grilled pork sate on market days, lawar for ceremonies only.
Crafts
Bamboo sap containers, palm-leaf plaiting, lontar manuscript repair by a handful of elders.
Nature
Agung's dry southeastern flank, palm groves, salak gardens and river gullies.
Experiences here
culture
Bali Aga Village Life in Bungaya
Bungaya, Karangasem
90
A walk through a Bali Aga village with a host from the neighbouring banjar, on a day the village has said is open.
Low tourist intensity 3h
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