Luang Prabang: Evening Cooking Class & Local Baci Ceremony

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ID: GYG387147-700992
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Country: Laos

Duration: 04:00 hours


Description

Cook your own creations for dinner with the locals. Enjoy traditional folk singing and music, and witness a Baci ceremony.
On this activity, you will learn how to make a traditional home-cooked Lao dinner, as well as attend a Baci ceremony to celebrate a special event, a marriage, a homecoming, a birth, or one of the annual festivals. 

Begin by meeting your driver at the lobby of your hotel in Luang Prabang at 4:00 PM. Stop at the local food market to learn more about the fresh ingredients and herbs that local people use in their daily cooking.

You will then learn how to cook 5 typical dishes using the local ingredients, before eating together with the locals in the traditional Lao style. After your dinner enjoy a show of traditional music performs by local musician in the Hmong traditional costume. As you listen to the music, admire the breathtaking views of the rice fields surrounding the building. 

Then, you will witness a "Baci" ceremony, which is a local custom performed when a mother has recovered from childbirth, when a sick person has been cured, or when monks are entering the temple. The ceremony can take place any day of the week and all through the year, but preferably before noon or before sunset. After this final experience is finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Highlights

  • Participate in a traditional "Baci" ceremony with a local family
  • Visit a food market on the way to learn about local ingredients
  • Help the host to cook your own dinner
  • Enjoy a rustic pavilion modelled on a traditional Lao house
  • Listen to traditional folk music performed by the locals

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This activity is family-friendly and is designed for food lovers or those who want to experience the local culture
Hotel pickup is possible from hotels in Luang Prabang city. Please wait in the hotel lobby 5 minutes before your scheduled pickup time
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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.