Luang Prabang: Bamboo Weaving Workshop & Cooking Class Morning Class
ID: GYG387122-O-700954
Category:
Country: Laos
Duration:
04:30 hours
Description
Enjoy a half-day interactive traditional cooking class and bamboo weaving workshop. Learn about the importance of the bamboo plant in Lao culture.
Enjoy a half-day relaxing experience combining a bamboo weaving workshop and a traditional Lao cooking class. Begin with pick-up from your hotel by tuk-tuk at 8.30 AM for the morning session or 4.00 PM for the evening session. Head to a rustic pavilion modeled on a traditional Lao house, located in a picturesque setting on the outskirts of Luang Prabang.
After a warm welcome, your guide will explain how bamboo is a key part of Lao culture. Discover how numerous items found in traditional Lao households are actually made from the versatile bamboo plant, such as fishing tools and musical instruments.
Then, try your hand at weaving a souvenir mat made from strips of the bamboo plant. Your patient teacher will guide you through the techniques that have been used for hundreds of years. Learn how to sharpen knives and cut bamboo into strips, then make a small mat using an overlapping weaving process.
After admiring your finished creation, learn how the bamboo plant also plays a vital role in everyday Lao cuisine. In a hands-on demonstration, assist a chef in cooking local dishes such as bamboo shoot soup, bamboo shoot steamed in banana leaf, and bamboo shoot dip. Once the activity is completed, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Luang Prabang.
Highlights
- Learn about the importance of bamboo in Lao culture
- Enjoy a relaxing bamboo weaving activity where you’ll weave a souvenir mat
- Join a fun and interactive cooking class using bamboo shoots as a key ingredient
- See bamboo musical instruments performed by local Lao musicians
- Meet the locals and learn about their culture and way of life
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• The tour will take place in a traditional bamboo house
• Morning visits give you the best opportunity for photo taking. Evening visits give you a chance to prepare your own dinner
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
The pickup time is around 8.30 AM. Please wait in the hotel lobby 5 minutes before your scheduled pickup time. The tour will be canceled with no refund if the customer is a no-show or is delayed by more than 30 minutes after the scheduled pickup time.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
