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Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview
Immerse yourself in the rich traditions of Laos with a private cultural experience that combines local cooking and a meaningful monk blessing. Start your journey at Phosy market alongside a welcoming host family, selecting fresh ingredients for a traditional Laotian feast. In their home, learn to prepare dishes such as sticky rice and bamboo shoot soup, all while engaging with the vibrant culture. After cooking, participate in a sacred ceremony as you offer the meal to monks at a nearby temple and receive a blessing. Conclude with a communal lunch, savoring your culinary creations in good company.
- Experience the significant Buddhist tradition of merit-making.
- Visit a local market with a host family to shop for fresh ingredients.
- Learn to cook a full menu of traditional Laotian dishes in a local home.
- Participate in the sacred ceremony of offering food to monks at a temple.
- Receive a blessing from the monks and enjoy a communal lunch with the host family.
What's included
Water
Lunch
Hotel Pickup and Drop off
English Speaking Tour Guide
Gratuities
What to expect
Luang Prabang
30m
Our Tour Guide will pick you up from your hotel then head out to the market for Shop for some fresh and organic ingredients such as fish, vegetables, and fruits.
1h · Admission ticket included
Shop for some fresh and organic ingredients such as fish,
vegetables, and fruits. After getting all the ingredients, we will head to your local host’s house to start cooking those typical dishes, which Laos people always prepare to make merit to the monks.
Luang Prabang
3h
Enjoy making khao niew (sticky rice), bamboo shoot soup (Keang nor Mai), steamed fish in banana leaves (Mok Pa), Luang Prabang stew (Ork Lam), and eggplant sauce (Jeo Mak Kheua) with the host family. Once the cooking is done, we will proceed with the dishes to the nearby Buddhist temple to offer to the novices and monks.
Luang Prabang
1h
Your local host and our tour guide will guide you
through the whole ceremony of offering merit, receiving a blessing from highly respected monks at the temple. By the end of the offering ceremony, bid farewell to all the monks as we walk back to the local host’s house and enjoy
lunch together.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Our tour guide, dressed in a Discova-branded polo shirt, will be waiting to welcome you in the hotel lobby. The pickup time between 7:30 am-8:00 am.
Additional information
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
To show respect for the local culture when visiting temples, kindly ensure that you wear attire that covers the knees, such as a long dress or trousers.
Requirement: Passport copied
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
