Luang Prabang Tours, Tickets, & Excursions

There’s no need to negotiate with boatmen on the waterfront for this Mekong cruise. Booking online ensures a comprehensive guided door-to-door package at a fixed price. Cruise from Luang Prabang to the Pak Ou Caves with a stop to taste rice whiskey and explore a cave. After lunch in an elephant camp, travel by car to the Kuang Si Falls and visit a Hmong village. Upgrade for a private tour.

Tempt your taste buds with an array of traditional Lao cuisine at this 4-hour cooking workshop in Luang Prabang. Soak up the atmosphere as you shop for ingredients at the local market, then learn to cook delicious Lao specialties during an expert-led cooking class. With a choice of private or small-group classes, you’ll enjoy plenty of one-on-one attention as you create an array of dishes, then tuck into your 4-course homemade lunch. Best of all: you’ll receive a recipe book to take away, so you can recreate your favorite dishes back home.

・Spectacular kayaking on the Mekong and the Nam Ou rivers. You will find the diverse nature and landscapes of Luang Prabang ・Pak Ou Caves is located on the riverbank about 25km from Luang Prabang. The cave is very beautiful and filled with thousands of Buddha images and has long served as a pilgrimage site for all kinds of people, including members of the former royal family. ・Enjoy a delicious buffet lunch at the restaurant overlooking the Mekong river. ・The Kuang Si Falls is a three levelled waterfalls that begin in shallow pools atop a steep hillside and lead to the main fall with a 60 metres (200 ft) drop. This large cascade falls might just be the ultimate highlight of any trip to Laos. ・The tour date is reschedulable until 7 pm day before. Please contact us by email or message or visit Manifa Travel office (opposite of Villa Santi Hotel)

Satisfy an appetite for adventure during a half-day zipline adventure from Luang Prabang. Suitable for families, this high-octane experience reveals Laos’ jungle from an entirely new perspective. You’ll spend the day ziplining, abseiling, and crossing rope bridges suspended high above the canopy, and have the freedom to choose between a morning or afternoon start time.

Combine two Luang Prabang highlights, Pak Ou Caves and Kuang Si Falls, on a full-day tour that includes a traditional Lao lunch and Lao Lao rice wine tasting. Traveling by both riverboat and car is a great way to see the beautiful Luang Prabang countryside from two very different angles—the journey is just as remarkable as Pak Ou's Buddhist cave shrines and the jungle-fringed pools at Kuang Si Falls.

One day combination package that consists of half day “Rice Farming Experience w/ Lao Specialty Organic Lunch” in Living Land Farm and "Kuang Si Waterfalls" Hand on experience of growing, harvesting and cooking sticky rice, “Kau Niau”, finishing with a degustation of some rice based specialities. 8:00 AM: Pickup from your hotel 8.30-11.30 AM: Farming experience (Optional 11:30-12:30 PM: Specialty lunch in the farm.) (Optional 12:40-14:00 PM: Ock Pop Tok Living Craft Center (Optional 14:45-17:00: Kuang Si Waterfalls) 12:30 or 14:00 or 17:30-18:00PM: Return to the city center or your hotel Cancellation policy is defined by Living Land Company as follows: - Up to 5 guests: cancellation within 48 hours of the start of the Rice Experience: - 100% charge - More than 5 guests: cancellation within 7 days of the start of the Rice Experience: 100% charge Please provide an additional 3 hours (during business hours) to contact Living Land Company for cancellation

Sunset imbues the Mekong River with a beauty not seen at any other time of day. Ensure you capture this special moment on a sunset cruise from Luang Prebang, a romantic experience that provides excellent photo opportunities. Hotel pickup is included, and there’s the option to upgrade to include convenient hotel drop-off and a selection of beers and drinks to make your cruise extra-special.

There’s no better way to discover the essence of Lao food than on a cooking course with an expert local chef. This morning or afternoon course starts at a market, where you learn about fresh ingredients and their usage. Next, watch a cooking demo, taste signature dishes, and decide which ones you’d like to prepare. Finally, cook up a storm and feast on your own homemade lunch.

LUANG PRABANG YOGA & MEDITATION CENTRE Practising yoga and meditation is a perfect way to start the morning. Our pavilion is located in a tranquil area surrounded by nature with views of our gardens and the NamKhan River. We create the best atmosphere to practise yoga, chi kung and meditation. So come, relieve some stress, strengthen the body and mind, and enjoy connecting to your true self again.

Swap sightseeing for a hands-on cultural experience during a bamboo-weaving and cooking workshop in Luang Prabang. To gain deeper insight into the culture of northern Laos, you’ll visit a local market with your guide, who allows you to overcome the language barrier while pointing out product you may not have heard of.

Combine two Luang Prabang highlights on a full-day tour to Pak Ou Caves and Kuang Si Waterfall, coordinating transport, river crossings, and tours to ensure you can reach both destinations in a single day. With the option to choose between an individualized private tour or a cost-effective group tour, you can create the perfect outing—whether you’re a solo traveler or exploring with friends.

Get a taste of Laos’ craft and culinary culture during a workshop in Luang Prabang, the short duration of which proves ideal for time-pressed travelers. As well as learning to weave bamboo into a unique souvenir, you’ll master the basics of Laotian cuisine during a cooking class, which uses bamboo as the main ingredient.

Experience Luang Prabang like a local—on two wheels—with a veteran guide to take the navigation strain. Traveling by mountain bike, in full safety equipment, check off the highlights of this compact city in just a day: the Morning Market, Wat Mai Suvannaphumaham, Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Visoun, the Royal Palace Museum, the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre, and more. Upgrade for a private tour with pickup and drop-off.

On arrival at the Khouang Si Waterfall you will have the opportunity to cool off with a refreshing swim in the topaz pools below the falls, walk along the forest trails and visit the Bear Sanctuary. Upon return to Luang Prabang we board our private boat for a pleasant and scenic cruise up on the Mekong River to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves. These caves are an ancient pilgrimage site and contain thousands of gold lacquered Buddha images left there over hundreds of years.

The mighty Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers and a Mekong sunset is an unforgettable vista. Experience it in style on this relaxing cruise, the perfect end to a magical day or precursor to a romantic dinner. Sip cool drinks, tea, and coffee, and nibble on gourmet canapés as the mountain and jungle around Luang Prabang drift by and birds chirrup in the twilight forest.

Take an alternative mountainous jungle route to Kuang Si Waterfalls. It’s an amazing 3-4h jungle trekking through forests to hillside villages to reach the waterfall. You can fully enjoy magnificent scenery of jungle waterfalls by this tour. Return to the city at 5:30-6:00 ・Trekking about 9 km (5.5 mi) to Kuang Si Waterfalls. ・Dine in the forest surroundings with a picnic lunch (vegetarian options available) ・Stay 2 hours at the watefalls in the afternoon ・Kuang Si Butterfly park ・Hmong village & Hmong museum The tour date is reschedulable until 7 pm day before. Please contact us by email or message or visit Manifa Travel office (opposite of Villa Santi Hotel) This tour is operated by Manifa Travel. More than 25 years of experience in the travel & tourism industries in Luang Prabang. We are committed to maintaining sustainable relationships and creating positive impacts on the animals, land & communities of Laos.

Avoid traffic jams and crowds on land by opting for a cruise on either the Mekong River or to the Pak Ou Caves, a must-see attraction for anyone visiting Luang Prabang. Choose between a morning or evening departure, and enjoy lunch, or dinner and a traditional Laos dance show onboard the boat. Plus, convenient hotel pickup is included so you’ll waste no time trying to find a meeting point.

Leave the city for quiet roads on a full-day, 23-mile (37-kilometer) bike trip from Luang Prabang, and discover gleaming temples and unspoiled scenery. Board a ferry for Ban Xeng Mean, then go village hopping: pedal along quiet tracks to the village of Ban Nakham, the Khmu community of Ban Boum, and remote Ban Jannuau. Sample local delicacies, meet craftsmen and potters, and take in the serenity of life in Laos’ lush and scenic countryside.

Work alongside local chefs during this popular Laos cooking class in Luang Prabang. Pick ingredients from the garden and learn about local herbs and produce that go into some of the nation's most flavorful dishes. Sample your creations and gain a deeper understanding of this cuisine during this memorable, interactive, small-group experience.

You can reach Kuang Si Falls on a whirlwind tour from Luang Prabang, but this full-day version means more time to explore the cultures and scenery around Luang Prabang. Traveling with a guide who can help you understand each destination more fully, visit minority groups in two villages, hike through farms and forests, duck into hidden caves, then cool off with a swim at the base of Kuang Si Falls.

Hop the slow boat from Luang Prabang to Pak Ou Caves for a leisurely day on the Mekong River that gives you plenty of time to explore, swim, and visit riverside communities. Traveling by slow boat is a great way get even more Mekong River time on your way to Pak Ou Caves, where you’ll find a network of Buddhist shrines set into a dramatic limestone cliff.

The border town of Huay Xai in north-western Laos is the main exit point for travelers crossing the border into Thailand. On this tour, travel by slow boat along the Mekong River, one of the cheapest and most scenic ways to travel. Choose to travel from Luang Prabang to Pakbeng (a 1-day journey) or all the way to Huay Xai (a 2-day journey), with a stopover in Pakbeng.

Travelers tight on time can combine several essential Laotian experiences—including a traditional bamboo cooking class and bamboo weaving—during this convenient full-day excursion. Alongside a maximum of seven other travelers, enjoy views over rice fields, learn about the importance of bamboo in Lao culture, before visiting the Kuang Si waterfalls and a bear sanctuary.

See Luang Prabang from an entirely new perspective during a dinner cruise on the Mekong River. As well as avoiding the crowds on land, this cruise allows you to see Luang Prabang at sunset, when the area looks at its most magical, and comes with a dinner consisting of classic Laotian dishes.