In Reply to: Village life tours posted by Phillact on Thursday, 3. September 2009 at 13:32 Bali Time:
I tend to think that these arranged things are exactly that - arranged - and the villagers involved are actually paid. If you really feel the need to involve yourself in their personal lives I would think a more genuine experience would be to stay at a small losmen and see if the owners had a family village you could involve yourself in. There are plenty of walks where the lifestyle is explained. One of the better outfits is Hidden Bali.