Half Day Rice Experience from Luang Prabang
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Half Day Rice Experience from Luang Prabang
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Half Day Rice Experience from Luang Prabang

3h30
Half Day
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About this activity
When talking about Laos, one automatically will raise its deeply-rooted agricultural culture. With more than 80% of the population making their daily living from farming and fishing, for many years, rice remains the most cultivated source of income. Depending on the land, the precipitation and the land quality, rice farmers in this land-locked country can grow up to three harvests per year. This too depends largely on the quality of the rice grain, be it sticky or tacky. A popular saying says that ‘rice is life’ and nowhere better than in Laos makes this perfect sense. A short drive outside Luang Prabang, we now can show you the ins and outs of rice cultivation – ranging from watching the seeds entering the paddy to a more hands-on experience by getting into a paddy field and become a temporary rice farmer yourself.

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). Our half day 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 processes from seed until it reaches your plate in a cooked or fried version is said to take 14 different levels and all these are explained and showed during this 3, 5 hour.

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 simple yet clear 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 is returned back 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 a lunch. Time for some rice?
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Included
  • A half day joint tour with a professional English-speaking guide. Other languages are on request and may be subject to supplementary charges
  • All applicable taxes and service charges
Not included
  • Other entrance fees and expenses, such as other meals, drinks, tips and shopping, unless otherwise stated
  • 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
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • A minimum of 02 people per booking is required
  • This tour is operated on joint basis only and operated with English speaking guide only.
  • We always will make efforts to confirm the exact pick-up time upon reservation. For any operational issues in which are not able to confirm the exact pick-up time in advance, we reserve the right to inform you the day before the departure of the tour.
  • We recommend wearing light, comfortable cotton clothing and comfortable shoes.
  • It is the responsibility of the customer to provide us with the correct hotel information, should pick-up and drop-off services be included in the package. Any changes in accommodation outside 48 hours will be handled accordingly: changes within 48 hours may be on request.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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