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Luang Prabang: Evening Cooking Class & Local Baci Ceremony

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22 reviews
Activity provider:Wander Laos Experience
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Workshop or class

Luang Prabang: Evening Cooking Class & Local Baci Ceremony

Activity provider:Wander Laos Experience
5  / 5
22 reviews

From $51 per person

Cook your own creations for dinner with the locals. Enjoy traditional folk singing and music, and witness a Baci ceremony.

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Duration 4 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Pickup included
Hotel pickup is possible from hotels in Luang Prabang city. Please wait in the hotel lobby 5 minutes before your scheduled pickup time
Small group
Limited to 6 participants

Experience

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
Full description
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.
Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off from Luang Prabang
  • English-speaking host
  • Baci ceremony
  • Cooking class
  • Home-cooked dinner
  • Musical instrument performance
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Tips
Not suitable for
  • Pregnant women
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users

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What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Comfortable clothes

Not allowed

  • Food and drinks

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  • This activity is a family-friendly and is designed for food lovers or those who want to experience the local culture. Due to you will take part in a traditional Baci ceremony, so please wear covered your knees and shoulders.

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Stefan – GermanyDecember 2, 2023 – Verified booking
Wir sind froh und dankbar diesen tollen Nachmittag/Abend mit der Gastfamilie verbringen zu dürfen. Die Baci-Zeremonie war sehr interessant und der Kochkurs und das Essen phänomenal. Sollten jemand in Luang Prabang einen Kochkurs suchen ist man hier an der richtigen Adresse. Nette und zuvorkommende Gastgeber!!!
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Petra – NetherlandsNovember 27, 2023 – Verified booking
Met de gids naar de markt, lekkere hapjes mogen proeven. Daarna naar zijn locatie voor een Baci ceremonie. Een plechtige ceremonie, die heel sfeervol was. Er werd van mij verwacht dat ik ook een liedje zou zingen, dat was even spannend, vooral met mijn zangtalent. In het kader van de culturele uitwisseling werd dat gevraagd. Daarna samen met de vrouw van de gids en een medewerker koken, was leuk en gezellig om te doen. En ook nog heel smakelijk. Ik vond deze activiteit het meer dan waard om te doen! Ik was in de bevoorrechte positie dat ik alleen was, hierdoor bleef in mijn beleving de Baci ceremonie heel sereen.
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Larissa – GermanyOctober 29, 2023 – Verified booking
This tour was just amazing and we can highly recommend! It was an honour to be invited at someones home. We learned so much about Lao culture and food. The baci ceremony was very interesting To experience. The cooking class was Great. When you are in Luang Prabang you should definetely book this experience. Thank you and your whole family and friends Somsay!
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