Half Day Hands On Rice Learning Experience in Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang, Laos
Duration5h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers
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Overview

Join a unique hands-on experience at a local rice farm in Luang Prabang, where you’ll learn the 13 stages of rice cultivation. Guided by local farmers, try plowing with a water buffalo, planting, harvesting, and milling rice. Enjoy rice-based snacks and gain insight into Laos’ farming traditions. Perfect for families and culture lovers, this tour offers a fun and educational way to connect with local life.

What's included

  • Roundtrip transportation from Luang Prabang
  • Community fees & local taxes
  • Water
  • Guided hands-on farming experience
  • Rice product tasting & Lao specialty lunch
  • Specialty drinks
  • Tips

What to expect

  1. The Living Land Farm
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Begin your journey at Living Land Farm, a community-based organic farm where you will engage in 14 hands-on steps of the rice-growing process, from selecting seeds to harvesting and threshing.
  2. Luang Prabang
    45m
    Learn traditional rice planting techniques and plow the fields using a water buffalo. Experience firsthand the effort required to cultivate rice.
  3. Luang Prabang Province
    45m
    Try your hand at husking, milling, and pounding rice using traditional Lao tools and methods passed down through generations.
  4. Laos
    1h
    Enjoy a meal featuring freshly prepared rice dishes and local Lao specialties. Taste different rice-based treats made on-site.
  5. Luang Prabang
    30m
    Observe and participate in traditional Lao bamboo weaving, tool-making, and blacksmithing demonstrations, essential skills for village life.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

The guide will meet you at your hotel lobby or designated meeting point for easy recognition.

Additional information

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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