Living Land Rice Farming Experience

Name: Living Land Rice Farming Experience
Price: 64.17 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.85 (101 reviews)

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

Hand on experience of growing, harvesting and cooking sticky rice, “Kau Niau”, finishing with a degustation of some rice based specialties.

Morning Tour (without lunch)

8:00 : Pickup from your hotel

8:30-11.30 : Farming experience

Morning Tour (with Lunch)

Additional specialty lunch in the farm (11:30-)

Farming + Lunch + Waterfalls

After farming & specialty lunch, visit Ock Pop Tok Living Craft Center & Kuang Si falls (-18:00)

Farming + Mekong Sunset Cruise / Pak Ou Caves

After farming, visit Manifa elephant camp for lunch, Mekong sunset cruise & Pak Ou caves in the afternoon (-18:00)

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

The Living Land Farm

This charming community farm just outside of Luang Prabang overlooks wonderful Rice Fields and Mountains. Rice is planted all year round and they welcome guests who want to learn about Rice planting and other farm activities like bamboo weaving, sugar cane pressing, black smithing. The half day programme starts at 08.30 and finishes with a tasting of rice based snacks. After farming experience, we have lunch in the farm (a selection of typical Luang Prabang dishes and fruit.) Proceeds from the Rice Experience go to supporting over 60 students with their studies and they operate free English classes for the whole village.

3 hours 20 minutes • Admission Included

What‘s Included

All Fees and Taxes

Lunch included only when you choose option including Lunch

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Farming + Lunch + Waterfalls

Tour Schedule: Farming (8:30-11:30), Lunch (11:30-12:30), Ock Pop Tok Living Craftcenter (12:40-14:00), Kuang Si Falls (14:45-17:00)
Duration: 9 hours: Return to your accommodation or city center at 17:30-18:00
Pickup included

Morning Tour (with Lunch)

Tour schedule: Pickup (8:00-8:15), Rice Farming (8:30-11:30), Lunch (11:30-12:30) Return to the hotel (12:45-13:00)
Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
Specialty Organic Lunch
Pickup included

Morning Tour (without lunch)

Tour Schedule: Pickup (8:00-15), Rice Farming (8:30-11:30), Return to your hotel (11:45-12:00)
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included

Reviews

4.85

101 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Authentic and wonderful experience
luiseb2023,May 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The Rice Farming Workshop was one of the best experiences I had in Laos! I was picked up from my hotel exactly as arranged, and our guide Keo spoke excellent English. We learned a lot throughout the experience. We were able to try every step of the rice farming process ourselves, which made it very interactive and authentic. The return transfer to the hotel was also smooth and reliable, so I was able to catch my bus to Nong Khiaw without any stress. Overall, it was a truly wonderful and authentic experience!
Livinig Land Farm - the best experience we had in Luang Prabang!
Sandra XYZ,Apr 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was the best experience of our trip in Laos!! So interesting! A wonderful experience you really shouldn't miss! We booked directly with the farm via Whatsapp, and a tuktuk driver picked us up from the hotel in LP (and dropped us off afterwards as well. Our guide (as well as owner) Sai speaks such a good English! Gives so much information and so many stories and is very funny! He tells you about the history and traditions. This is something you should not miss! We also had lunch there - real good! (Organically grown food from the farm. We had vegetarian, though the meat option is the general one.) Sai will give you a great experience and also explaining in detail the process of growing rice - among other things! It also feels so good as you feel you are contributing to the people of Laos when taking part in this. Top rated! Thank you so much!!
Living Land rice tour
BeatriceS1358,Apr 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Upon arrival we were informed that we did not receive lunch at the rice farm, although we booked the tour including lunch. That was our first big disappointment on this tour. The tour on the rice plantation was good, after 11 am, we were picked up by the transporter from Manifa travel and taken to the restaurant Tamarino Cooking School. There we should pay for lunch ourselves, which we did not do. When we got back on the road about 11.30am the van was gone. We waited over an hour, nobody picked us up. We then went back to our hotel by tuk-tuk. We are very disappointed that Manifa travel has not fulfilled our booked services for the second time.
Great hands on experience, planting, plowing, cutting and threshing.
Arthur A,Apr 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was so fun. I highly recommend this experience. The mornings session was followed by a delicious lunch. You’ll never take for granted rice or the hard work small Lao farmer families undertake to grow and harvest rice.
Not to be missed
aurelie 9,Apr 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Family with two children: An interesting, complete, immersive experience, in a beautiful place and led by a family with knowledge passed down from generation to generation. Sai is attentive, friendly and really funny. An unforgettable didactic memory. The meal is delicious and very well served. We would do it again without hesitation.
Excellent Experience Getting Our Hands (and legs) Dirty!
4ontheroadMD,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Johnny was an excellent guide. He spoke perfect English and knows so much about every aspect of rice planting, harvesting and cooking. He answered every question and made the tour fun and enjoyable.
Don’t miss this!
Monica K,Mar 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
What a fabulous experience with hands-on learning all the steps for growing and harvesting rice. This was one of our favorite tours.
About riceproduction
evap831,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was so nice and interesting and our guide K Soy was very funny and kind
Great experience!
Marjory R,Feb 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful experience! We learned so much about not only farming rice, but how it is used for many things in rural life. Great guide and a delicious lunch.
Brilliant!
holidaycharles,Jan 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a fantastic morning with Mr K Soy at the living land farm. He explained everything and encouraged us and helped us participate and he also made us laugh a lot with his jokes. The lunch was delicious and they catered for us vegetarians. It is a memorable, unique experience. I would highly recommend this experience!

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4.85

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Living Land Rice Farming Experience

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

Hand on experience of growing, harvesting and cooking sticky rice, “Kau Niau”, finishing with a degustation of some rice based specialties.

Morning Tour (without lunch)

8:00 : Pickup from your hotel

8:30-11.30 : Farming experience

Morning Tour (with Lunch)

Additional specialty lunch in the farm (11:30-)

Farming + Lunch + Waterfalls

After farming & specialty lunch, visit Ock Pop Tok Living Craft Center & Kuang Si falls (-18:00)

Farming + Mekong Sunset Cruise / Pak Ou Caves

After farming, visit Manifa elephant camp for lunch, Mekong sunset cruise & Pak Ou caves in the afternoon (-18:00)

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

The Living Land Farm

3 hours 20 minutes • Admission Included

What‘s Included

All Fees and Taxes

Lunch included only when you choose option including Lunch

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Farming + Lunch + Waterfalls

Morning Tour (with Lunch)

Tour schedule: Pickup (8:00-8:15), Rice Farming (8:30-11:30), Lunch (11:30-12:30) Return to the hotel (12:45-13:00)
Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
Specialty Organic Lunch
Pickup included

Morning Tour (without lunch)

Tour Schedule: Pickup (8:00-15), Rice Farming (8:30-11:30), Return to your hotel (11:45-12:00)
Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included

Reviews

4.85

101 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Authentic and wonderful experience
luiseb2023,May 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The Rice Farming Workshop was one of the best experiences I had in Laos! I was picked up from my hotel exactly as arranged, and our guide Keo spoke excellent English. We learned a lot throughout the experience. We were able to try every step of the rice farming process ourselves, which made it very interactive and authentic. The return transfer to the hotel was also smooth and reliable, so I was able to catch my bus to Nong Khiaw without any stress. Overall, it was a truly wonderful and authentic experience!
Livinig Land Farm - the best experience we had in Luang Prabang!
Sandra XYZ,Apr 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was the best experience of our trip in Laos!! So interesting! A wonderful experience you really shouldn't miss! We booked directly with the farm via Whatsapp, and a tuktuk driver picked us up from the hotel in LP (and dropped us off afterwards as well. Our guide (as well as owner) Sai speaks such a good English! Gives so much information and so many stories and is very funny! He tells you about the history and traditions. This is something you should not miss! We also had lunch there - real good! (Organically grown food from the farm. We had vegetarian, though the meat option is the general one.) Sai will give you a great experience and also explaining in detail the process of growing rice - among other things! It also feels so good as you feel you are contributing to the people of Laos when taking part in this. Top rated! Thank you so much!!
Living Land rice tour
BeatriceS1358,Apr 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Upon arrival we were informed that we did not receive lunch at the rice farm, although we booked the tour including lunch. That was our first big disappointment on this tour. The tour on the rice plantation was good, after 11 am, we were picked up by the transporter from Manifa travel and taken to the restaurant Tamarino Cooking School. There we should pay for lunch ourselves, which we did not do. When we got back on the road about 11.30am the van was gone. We waited over an hour, nobody picked us up. We then went back to our hotel by tuk-tuk. We are very disappointed that Manifa travel has not fulfilled our booked services for the second time.
Great hands on experience, planting, plowing, cutting and threshing.
Arthur A,Apr 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was so fun. I highly recommend this experience. The mornings session was followed by a delicious lunch. You’ll never take for granted rice or the hard work small Lao farmer families undertake to grow and harvest rice.
Not to be missed
aurelie 9,Apr 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Family with two children: An interesting, complete, immersive experience, in a beautiful place and led by a family with knowledge passed down from generation to generation. Sai is attentive, friendly and really funny. An unforgettable didactic memory. The meal is delicious and very well served. We would do it again without hesitation.
Excellent Experience Getting Our Hands (and legs) Dirty!
4ontheroadMD,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Johnny was an excellent guide. He spoke perfect English and knows so much about every aspect of rice planting, harvesting and cooking. He answered every question and made the tour fun and enjoyable.
Don’t miss this!
Monica K,Mar 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
What a fabulous experience with hands-on learning all the steps for growing and harvesting rice. This was one of our favorite tours.
About riceproduction
evap831,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was so nice and interesting and our guide K Soy was very funny and kind
Great experience!
Marjory R,Feb 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful experience! We learned so much about not only farming rice, but how it is used for many things in rural life. Great guide and a delicious lunch.
Brilliant!
holidaycharles,Jan 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a fantastic morning with Mr K Soy at the living land farm. He explained everything and encouraged us and helped us participate and he also made us laugh a lot with his jokes. The lunch was delicious and they catered for us vegetarians. It is a memorable, unique experience. I would highly recommend this experience!