From Luang Prabang: Pottery Village & Wat Chomphet Bike Tour
ID: GYG387151-700999
Category:
Country: Laos
Duration:
04:30 hours
Description
Get your adrenaline pumping with a mountain bike tour around Luang Prabang. Cross the Mekong river by ferry, learn more about clay pottery at Ban Chan Pottery Village, and visit Wat Chomphet temple.
Be met by your guide at the hotel lobby at 8:30 am, for the short transfer to the bike shop. Begin your short cycling to the Mekong River where you will board the local car ferry to cross the river to the quiet district of Chomphet. Over there you will not see many, if any, other tourists and very little traffic. Enjoy a day discovering local village life and visiting the pottery village that used to make pottery for the Royal Family. Disembark the ferry, stop en route to visit the old temple Wat Chomphet to see the view of Luang Prabang in the opposite side the Mekong. Then cycle the south-west direction of Luang Prabang towards Ban Chan, the pottery village where you will participate in the hands-on pottery-making class.
Upon arrival you will be shown around the village to learn more about village life and the technique of pottery making that passed by for many generations, lunch will be served at the pottery house. Take your bike and cycle back to Luang Prabang, you will be transferred back to your hotel at the end of the tour.
Highlights
- Hands-on pottery making activity at Pottery house Lao food
- Eat delicious Lao food
- Visit Wat Chomphet where a panoramic view of Luang Prabang town
- Enjoy your bike riding in the quiet road of Chomphet district
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
A half-day tour by bike, very suitable for the couple or small group tour and family (kid above 8 YO)
Educational and fun making the clay pottery
See the real Lao and eat local food
Please wait in the hotel lobby 5 minutes before your scheduled pickup time
INCLUDED
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- English Speaking guide
- Entrance fees
- Pottery making & Lunch at Pottery house Lao food
- Souvenir "Your own creation pottery"
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.
