From grain to plate: the life story of rice largely remains a mystery to the general public. Numerous species and labour-intensity plus a growing interest in rice cultivation resulted in the creation of half a day Luang Prabang exploration of Laos’ rice. • Enhance your knowledge about rice cultivation in Laos • Get a hands-on lesson in the different stages to grow rice • Become a part of sustainability practices in Laos • An educational outing for the whole family • Transfers from and to your hotel are included
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
A half-day tour with a professional English-speaking guide.
All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the description.
Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with professional driver.
All applicable taxes and service charges
Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees
Hotel accommodation in Luang Prabang
Supplements for transfers for customers arriving or departing from Luang Prabang’s International Airport or resorts located outside town
Tips and gratuities
Important Information
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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This tour is operated on joint / Seat-In-Coach basis only with English-speaking guide.
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Return transfers for this excursion apply only / are inclusive for customers staying in and inside Luang Prabang.
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Transfers outside these areas, including any accommodation outside this area such as Kuang Si, along the Ou and Nam Khan River, Nong Kiau and Luang Prabang International Airport are excluded. Supplements apply for customers who want to join this excursion outside one of these regions.
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Guests are advised that some walking is required during this excursion; we always ensure that we take the most comfortable ways from the entrance of the sight to the sight itself.
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To respect local customs and respecting the religious sites and temples on this tour, it is customary for guests to take off their shoes before allowed entrance. Your guide will inform you in advance for which of these sites this is applicable
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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From grain to plate: the life story of rice largely remains a mystery to the general public. Numerous species and labour-intensity plus a growing interest in rice cultivation resulted in the creation of half a day Luang Prabang exploration of Laos’ rice. • Enhance your knowledge about rice cultivation in Laos • Get a hands-on lesson in the different stages to grow rice • Become a part of sustainability practices in Laos • An educational outing for the whole family • Transfers from and to your hotel are included
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
A half-day tour with a professional English-speaking guide.
All entrance fees for visits as mentioned in the description.
Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with professional driver.
All applicable taxes and service charges
Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees
Hotel accommodation in Luang Prabang
Supplements for transfers for customers arriving or departing from Luang Prabang’s International Airport or resorts located outside town
Tips and gratuities
Itinerary
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Luang Prabang
Our driver for the morning will pick you up from your hotel in Luang Prabang where you may join other ‘rice enthusiasts’ before heading out into the rural landscape of charming Laos. The ride is a short one, and you may see the abundance of green already from a distance (season depending). This educational and family-orientated half-day journey into the rice paddy fields takes place all around a local farm, specializing for generations in the art of rice farming and cultivation. A local English-speaking guide will welcome you and will be your host for the morning. The process from seed until they reach your plate in a cooked or fried version are said to take 14 different levels, and all this, and more, is explained and showed during these 3.5 hours of learning the fine art that surrounds Laos' stable food.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Luang Prabang
The farm and the community living on and around this fertile part of Luang Prabang have made it their livelihood to cherish and protect this means of honest, Laotian form of labour. In just a few simple yet well-explained steps, your host takes you from one stage to the other: from planting to harvesting, quality control, sieving and packing it. In the end, nothing gladdens the mood when you see buffalos ploughing through the land to prepare the planting. All income of this tour goes back for the full 100% into the community, giving this experience a very much sustainable stamp of approval.
Other farming activities may pass the revue such as weaving and gardening, all in line with local Laotian traditions. At the end of the morning, we will bring you back to your hotel in Luang Prabang just before lunch. Time for some rice?
