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Heritage Cuisine

Amed Salt in Coconut Troughs

Amed, Bali

Photo: Surya Edy Gautama · CC BY-SA 4.0

Duration
1 day
Group size
Max. 8 people
Category
Heritage Cuisine
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for almost everyone; plenty of stops and light walking.
Language
Indonesian, English

About this journey

See how Amed salt is dried in coconut-trunk troughs and filtered through woven bamboo.

Amed salt is not made in ponds but in palungan, split coconut trunks hollowed out to hold seawater. After drying and filtering through tinjungan, the salt is harvested every few days during the dry season. With your guide, you visit the salt fields in Purwakerthi village and the Amed Salt Center run by a community cooperative, and hear about the challenges farmers face: land under pressure, an ageing workforce and sharecropping. Field visits happen only in the production season; outside it, the tour focuses on the salt center and the coast.

Hosted by the local community in Amed

What you'll experience

  • Coconut-trunk troughs and bamboo strainers
  • The cooperative's Amed Salt Center
  • A Geographical Indication salt
  • A coast backed by Mount Agung

Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    From trough to table

    08:00 meet at Jemeluk Beach, visit the salt fields and the Amed Salt Center, 12:00 lunch, free afternoon on the beach, ending around 14:00.

What's included

  • Local guide
  • Contribution to the salt farmers' cooperative
  • Seafood lunch
  • Bottled water

Not included

  • Transport from your hotel to the meeting point
  • Personal expenses, extra drinks and souvenirs
  • Tips for guides and hosts (optional)
  • Travel insurance

Before you go

Practical notes so your trip is comfortable and your hosts feel respected.

What to bring

  • Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
  • Reef-safe sunscreen
  • Sandals you don't mind getting sandy and wet
  • Small-denomination cash for crafts or donations

Local etiquette

  • The salt pans are a workplace: don't step on the salt beds and wait to be invited closer.
  • Ask before photographing people, homes or ceremonies.
  • Do not step over or on canang offerings on paths and in front of homes.

Getting there

About 2.5–3.5 hours by road from I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport; Amed is a string of coastal villages at Bali's eastern tip.

Meeting point

Pantai Jemeluk, Amed, Karangasem

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