Luang Prabang Cuisine & Culture: The Hungry Tuk Tuk

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Explore Luang Prabang and get your taste buds going by trying local street food and visiting food manufacturing places not seen by tourists. The walking and cycling is easy, takes only a half day, and was designed to allow you to safely try different local foods and discover places you wouldn’t otherwise go and have some fun along the way.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

Luang Prabang

HALF-DAY FOOD AND FUN BIKING TOUR (option biking): We meet at the meeting point and Bike Shop on the main street opposite the fountain to meet your guide who will walk with you to the nearby morning market, where locals from the countryside around Luang Prabang sell their goods. You will discover different meats, fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices. Some of them might be unknown to you and your guide will explain how they are used in Lao kitchen. We will sample a few local delicacies as well. We then walk to the most famous Lao coffee shop where we can sit by the Mekong River enjoying coffee and a local Lao pastry (Khanom).

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

Luang Prabang

Option Walking Tour: We walk a short way and we sit at a local restaurant and try a variety of food including Neam Khao (a rice noodle crepe, filled with minced meat and mushrooms and assorted herbs. It is cut in little pieces and comes with a dipping sauce containing minced nuts, lemon, chili, coriander and sweet fish sauce) and Khao Piak Khao (a local rice soup, that is usually eaten in the morning, slowly cooked with pork meat and meat broth, rounded with crushed black pepper and chopped coriander. Depending on your taste, an egg and / or fresh chili can be added to this meal).

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Drinking water

All snacks and food (except Meals and Drink at Petanque (the last stop)

Bottled water

English Speaking Guide

Quality bikes and safety equipment

Any additional drinks

Tips

Meals and Drink at Petanque Place (the last stop)

Meeting points

Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang Laos

End points

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Options

Funny Tuktuk Tour

Bicycle Tour

Walking Tour

Reviews

5.00

10 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Back in the saddle
ADAM W,,Mar 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Excellent fun with our guide, Ken, today. Tasty Laotian food and a visit to a paper craft workshop where we got to make our own masterpiece!
Memorable
stewW4,,Dec 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Memorable! Tommy, our guide was keen to share his love of Luang Prabang with us. He was so friendly and knew so much. He made a very interesting day quite delightful. We cycled rather than taking a TukTuk, it was a great way to see the city. I would highly recommend this trip and Tommy. Thank you.
A great way to see Luang Prabang
Mobile759479,,Dec 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A great day out cycling around Luang Prabang with Tommy. He was a great guide for us and a charming man. It was a fun day to remember.
Delightful morning/lunch
David F,,Nov 30, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great experience, excellent guide who was very relaxed and friendly. Really interesting insight into foods and recipes as well as local crafts. Lovely way to see a bit of Luang Prabang
Lovely morning
LiliiputGiant,,Nov 30, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A great experience, excellent guide and really interesting stops. Highly recommended. Got a real flavour of Luang Prabang
Great way to experience Luang Prabang
John S,,Nov 3, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Loved being taken through the morning market. We did request to use a tuc tuc, which made It much easier to get around. Tried many different foods through the city.
Delicious food and great views
roycrawf,,Dec 6, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A really good trip with Ken who walked us through the morning market before getting on our bikes to visit food stalls and eat local delicacies. We also cycled out to a local craft village crossing the river twice with some spectacular views. Thanks, Ken and best wishes.
Local food
166theresao,,Nov 14, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Exactly what it says on the tin. Lots of local food and stalls. We had a really good guide and the cycling in the busy streets was a nice way of seeing the area. Would highly recommend if you want an authentic insite into Laos cuisine and life. 🇱🇦
Lots of fun and cycling
631brid,,Nov 14, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Myself and my friends really enjoyed this tour with our guide Oun. Oun had really good English and was very interested in showing us and giving us local foods which we really appreciated. We went playing baton which was great fun, my friends and I showed our competitive side! We cycled out of Luang Prabang to a local village and saw how people made saa paper and wood carving. Very enjoyable