Activities

Lao cooking class on a Mekong River boat with market visit

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$65.00

Free cancellation

Language: English, French

Mobile voucher accepted

Duration: 5 hours

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Guided Tour

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Small group

Why you’ll love this…

You'll visit Luang Prabang's morning market with your chef and pick the ingredients
The experience takes place on a boat, where you'll prepare traditional Lao dishes
It's a hands-on cooking class featuring Mok Pah, Laap Mou and mango sticky rice
You can choose a vegetarian menu with mushrooms, tofu and lemongrass flavours
For lunch, you'll enjoy the dishes you've prepared served on the Mekong River

What to expect

Your day begins with a pick-up from your hotel in the Luang Prabang peninsula, followed by a visit to the morning market with your chef. As you walk through the stalls together, you'll learn about local ingredients and select everything needed for the cooking class.

Afterwards, you'll head to the pier and board a boat, where the culinary experience will take place. Once there, you'll put on your apron and take your place at your cooking station, ready to prepare a selection of traditional Lao dishes. The menu includes local specialities such as steamed dishes in banana leaf, flavourful minced preparations, fresh salads, and a classic sweet dessert. A vegetarian alternative is also available.

Once cooking is complete, you'll enjoy the dishes you've prepared, served as a relaxing lunch on the Mekong River.

What's included

Lunch
Guided tour
Hotel pick-up
Cooking class
River cruise

What's not included

Hotel drop-off

Where

Meeting point:

This activity includes pick-up from your accommodation in the Luang Prabang peninsula; you'll indicate your pick-up address at checkout. Please be ready in your hotel lobby at least 15 minutes before the scheduled pick-up time.

What to remember

Know in advance:

This is a small-group experience with a maximum of 5 participants
The minimum age for this activity is 3
The menu includes mok pah (steamed fish in banana leaf), oua si khay (minced pork in lemongrass), laap mou (pork salad), and khao niew mak muang (mango sticky rice)
A vegetarian alternative is available, featuring mok het (steamed mushrooms in banana leaf), a tofu version of oua si khay prepared with eggs and lemongrass, laap tofu, and mango sticky rice
At checkout, please indicate if you have any food allergies or intolerances

Remember to bring:

Comfortable clothes and shoes for cooking and the boat trip
A hat and sunscreen

Provider

Thavisup Investment Trading Import-Export Sole Co., Ltd

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

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