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Kaura Bali - Meet our Tour Guide at Kaura Bali, Manggis, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia to brief about the tour before starting your activities.
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Manggis - Walk along farmers trails to reach the organic rice field. From the farmer, you will hear that these organic farming practices align with Hindu Balinese beliefs of protecting the earth and being kind to nature.
Learn about their story – how they went from previous farming methods using chemical pesticides that damaged the land to beginning their organic rice-planting journey.
During planting season, take off your shoes and get in the mud to plant some rice. Your new farmer friend will show how many seeds to plant and the technique of walking backwards while making sure you give enough space for the rice to grow. When it’s harvest season, the village will have beautiful yellow fields ready to reap. Typically, the rice crop reaches maturity 105 – 150 days after planting.
Harvesting in Manggis is done manually, minimizing grain damage and maintaining the outstanding quality of the organic rice. Harvesting activities include cutting with sickles, stacking, and threshing.
- Government tax
- Water
- Snacks
- English Speaking Tour Guide
- Travel Insurance
To our uninitiated eyes, the life of a Balinese farmer looks idyllic and peaceful and the rice fields that appear so serene, actually require a lot of work to plant, maintain and harvest. The people of Manggis are blessed with fertile soil and a fertile climate, but this is small lot farming and the quantity and quality of the rice produced dictates the prosperity of the year ahead.
The work that we have been doing since the project’s inception aims to mitigate some of the risks and provides an improved path to market for the farmer’s produce, thereby strengthening dignity and prosperity to the community.
• Gain some insight into the farming life in Bali
• Hear about the organic farming technique that are increasing yields
• Visit the goat herd that has become a proud symbol of the village’s prosperity and respect for traditional ways
• Hands on organic fertilizer workshop
- Not Suitable For children under 8 years old
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
