Small Group Half Day Luang Prabang city tour
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Walking with a local guide and visit Luang Prabang Unesco World Heritage sites. You will hear many unique local stories about Luang Prabang, from the history of the temples and the city to the Buddhist narratives and legends painted all over the temple walls. The Luang Prabang community shares such stories and collective memories, and the locals are still firmly connected through sharing them. Join in this small group tour, you will gain insight into Luang Prabang’s culture, which is difficult to know just by looking around on your own.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Alms Giving Ceremony
[5:30 am opition only] In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. It is not charity as presumed by Western interpreters. It is important to know the ceremony is also a spiritual practice to accumulate good karma for those who give the alms. It is closer to a symbolic connection to the spiritual realm and to show humbleness and respect in the presence of the secular society. The act of almsgiving connects the human to the monk and what he represents. The morning alms giving is a living Buddhist tradition for the people of Luang Prabang which, because of its beauty, has become a major tourist attraction. However, when tourists are unaware of its customs their inappropriate behaviors can be disruptive.
The Morning Market
[5:30 am opition only] I Following alms giving, we visit a local morning market. Luang Prabang morning market lining a couple of quiet streets near the Royal Palace, starts early and is over by mid-morning. It sets up along a couple of side-streets next to one of the city’s many Wats. A butcher and some of the more touristy stalls have actual tables for their wares. But most of the vendors, selling anything from rice, to fresh vegetables, to steamed fish, frogs, and anything else that might be the day’s catch, just set up on the ground. We go back to your accommodation and have a free time for breakfast until 8:30 am.
What‘s Included
English speaking licensed local tour guide
Foods for alms giving ceremony
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast
Lunch
Temple and Museum Admission (120,000 LAK≒$6)
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Shared 1/2Day Tour+alms giving
Additional:: Including an additional alms giving and morning market tour. Pick up at sunrise time.
Require cash payment on site: Wat Xignthong (30,000 LAK) Royal Palace (60,000 LAK) Mount Phousi (30,000LAK) total about US$6
Duration: 4 hours: Starting with alms giving ceremony and morning market visit, followed by a 4 hour city tour. The tour ends around 12:30 PM
Destinations: Visit the city's main temples and royal palaces.
Dress Code: During sightseeing, you will enter the temple. Please do not wear revealing clothing as this is a sacred place.
Pickup included
Shared 1/2 Day Morning Tour
Booking by solo travelers : will only be accepted if there are already other participants.
Require cash payment on site.: Wat Xignthong (30,000 LAK) Royal Palace (60,000 LAK) Mount Phousi (30,000LAK) total about US$6
Duration: 4 hours: morning city tour. Pickup time 8:30. The tour ends around 12:30.
Dress Code: During sightseeing, you will enter the temple. Please do not wear revealing clothing as this is a sacred place.
Pickup included
Private 1-day tour+alms giving
Additional:: Including an additional "Alms giving and Morning Market tour"
Require cash payment on site: Wat Xignthong (30,000 LAK) Royal Palace (60,000 LAK) Mount Phousi (30,000LAK) total about US$6
Duration: 7 hours: Starting with alms ceremony and morning market visit, followed by a 7 hour city tour. The tour ends between 4:00 and 5:30pm
lunch: not including. Your guide will suggest and send you restaurants of your choice
Visit: all destinations including Wat Xiengthong, Wat Sene, Royal Palace, Ban Xang Khong, UXO, Wat Wisun, Mount Phousi .
Dress Code: During sightseeing, you will enter the temple. Please do not wear revealing clothing as this is a sacred place.
Pickup included
Private 1/2-day city tour
Require cash payment on site: Wat Xignthong (30,000 LAK) Royal Palace (60,000 LAK) Mount Phousi (30,000LAK) total about US$6
Duration: 4 hours: 6am option to add alms ceremony and morning market visit, followed by a 4 hour city tour. The tour ends around 12:30 PM
Destinations: Visit the city's main temples and royal palaces.
Dress Code: During sightseeing, you will enter the temple. Please do not wear revealing clothing as this is a sacred place.
Pickup included
Private 1/2day tour+alms givin
Additional:: Including an additional alms giving and morning market tour. Pick up at sunrise time.
Require cash payment on site: Wat Xignthong (30,000 LAK) Royal Palace (60,000 LAK) Mount Phousi (30,000LAK) total about US$6
Duration: 4 hours: Starting with alms ceremony and morning market visit, followed by a 4 hour city tour. The tour ends between 12:00 and 12:30pm
Destinations: Visit the city's main temples and royal palaces.
Dress Code: During sightseeing, you will enter the temple. Please do not wear revealing clothing as this is a sacred place.
Pickup included
Private 1-day city tour
Require cash payment on site: Wat Xignthong (30,000 LAK) Royal Palace (60,000 LAK) Mount Phousi (30,000LAK) total about US$6
Duration: 7 hours: About 7 hour city tour. The tour ends between 4 and 5:30pm
lunch: not including. Your guide will suggest and send you restaurants of your choice
Visit: all destinations including Wat Xiengthong, Wat Sene, Royal Palace, Ban Xang Khong, UXO, Wat Wisun, Mount Phousi .
Dress Code: During sightseeing, you will enter the temple. Please do not wear revealing clothing as this is a sacred place.
Pickup included
Reviews
63 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Don't miss the aims !
Sebastian C,,Feb 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We went on the tour with our guide Mr. Boun. He is not only very charismatic, smart and kind, but actually also a former monk, which really elevated the experience to a whole new level. DO NOT SKIP the aims ceremony (followed by the morning market tour and a climb to Phousi Hill), as these are the best parts of the tour !
Excellent
Luiz H,,Feb 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent! The supasith guide is very dedicated and from a history lesson. The places visited are worth it. Clean and modern van. I recommend!
Decently priced half day city tour in Luang Prabang!
Jessae97,,Jan 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00This company offers join in shared city tours (about $35 per person) but only if they have enough people and the staff can only confirm the day before… so there’s a risk that the tour won’t go ahead and you have to pay for a private one which is more expensive. The guide was very good and made sure to explain a lot of the sites as well as Laotian culture and heritage. Definitely worth it for those wanting a comprehensive visit of the city’s cultural sites! Also, it’s better to book online if paying by card. If you pay by card at the office, they charge a 3% bank fee. Paying online doesn’t have a fee!
Short & Sweet Way to See Luang Prabang
Stephanie L,,Jan 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Our guide had good English-speaking skills and took us on a nice half-day walk around the city. He did a good job of finding spots for us to rest and learn. We didn’t do the morning alms ceremony as we found it seems wasteful to make so much food that the monks throw out beside there is too much of it.
Great start to Luang Prabang visit, highly recommended!
Onomade,,Dec 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour can be booked as a group or private tour, and it follows all the key landmarks in Luang Prabang. There is also an option to add the alms giving ceremony and the morning market visit - in this case, the tour will start at ab. 5am, with a breakfast break (in your hotel or in town), and then go on until afternoon. It is well planned and professionally organised. My guide was very knowledgeable and fluent in English. Overall - a great start to Luang Prabang visit, as it will give you an orientation around town and ideas to explore later on. Highly recommended.
Good tour and great guide Bun
dbrakob,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tour was nice in that it hit all of the high points in town. Air conditioned can between the two farthest spots. Tour guide Bun was informative, easy going, answered questions , spoke good English. And he was funny! Would recommend for a great starting point your first morning in Luang Prabang.
Luang Prabang is a cute town
Megan M,,Nov 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00My guide was Boon, and his English was pretty good. He complained about the Chinese tourists *repeatedly* during our day, even making aggressive gestures and facial expressions at them as we walked around. I understand there's a history, but I found it extremely rude and inappropriate. For me, it took away from the positive vibe that I wanted for my tour. He took us to his old temple and I didn't catch the name of it. I asked the company many times afterwards to please let me know, and they never did. The sites we stopped at were interesting and Luang Prabang is a very quaint, cute town.
Worth the money!
VladTajbh,,Nov 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing tour! We managed to get a good introduction into the history and monuments of this beautiful city. Also our guide was friendly and spoke excellent English. Would definitely recommend it!
We had a wonderful alms...
Anirudh N,,Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful alms giving experience and half day city tour of the main attractions of Luang Prabang with Mr.Bounlouam, our guide. The pickup was on time at 5.30am from our hotel and we first did the alms giving ceremony which was quite a memorable experience considering it was done the traditional way and no Chinese tourists screaming and shouting. We did a quick tour of the morning market after this and our guide took us to climb the Phousi hill, entering from the National museum side and exiting on the opposite side parallel to the Namkhan river, which was surreal experience. After this we were dropped to our respective hotels for breakfast and picked up at 9.30am to resume the 2nd half of the tour starting with the national museum complex. We could little less time in the palace specially I felt and cover the remaining two temples more leisurely. Wat Xienthong is very beautiful while Wat Sensoukharam has its own charm. Our guide was very knowledgeable and answered our questions patiently. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Luang Prabang
Fabulous
suecW3638WT,,Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a wonderful introduction to Luang Prabang. Khone our guide was fabulous guiding us around and introducing us to the Laos culture. We learnt so much.
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