Tribal Cooking Class in Luang Prabang Forest and visit

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Luang Prabang, Laos

5 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Sample Menu

Main

Khao Pad Lao

Meat and spice rice

What's Included

Private transportation
Bottled water
Lunch
Snacks
Tools and utensils needed for cooking class

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

If we have to pick up several travelers there may be a delay of 15 minutes

Meeting point

Naga Lodge - Eco Resort Luang Prabang
Ban Xieng Mouark, Luang Prabang 06000, Laos
The meeting place will be at the Jeep

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

RYAN_B

Amazing experience with a wonderful and knowledgeable guide. After a short trek into the jungle, we came upon a clearing with a small bamboo platform where we used machetes to fashion some cover from the rain. We then made our own cooking, eating, and drinking utensils from bamboo. The meal we prepped and cooked over open fire was exceptional. Highly recommend this experience if you're interested in traditional Lao cooking and bush skills.

Reviews

4.9

based on 15 reviews

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Farm based outing in the countryside

Sharmas_F, Dec 2025

Interesting activity, specially for city dwellers. Do note however that the listing incorrectly mentions gathering herbs and cooking in the forest, it's a farm based activity. Our guide Peng was excellent and being a farmer, had a good knowledge of the vegetables he was growing. Rice cooking in bamboo was a new experience for us. Overall enjoyable and peaceful setting in the countryside

Great adventure!

Megan_M, Nov 2025

I had to pay for two participants in order to book this, because there was no option for a solo traveler. I hope the extra I paid went to Peng as a tip. He did an excellent job and I had a great experience. I learned things that will come in handy later. It was a lot of fun!

This was an amazing...

amelia_d, Oct 2025

This was an amazing authentic experience! The guide is really kind and hardworking and the village is so lovely to see and be a part of! Favourite day in Luang Prabang! Don’t miss this and support!

Jungle to Table

RYAN_B, Sep 2025

Magical cooking adventure jungle

Luke_H, Jul 2025

What an incredible experience worth every cent! Our guide Pheng was very knowledgeable about all the local farms and villages were we got our food from. We harvested our fresh banana leaves, started fires from scratch, and cooked delicious sticky rice inside bamboo, a traditional way to cook rice which was very cool. We cooked deicious fresh fish from the Mekong and local chicken, had “bamboo chips”, some wild fruits we picked ourselves, and were shown how to make our own chopsticks and filter dirty water. This was overall an amazing trip and would recommend it to anyone wanting an adventure. The trip to the local village at the end was very nice as well, beautiful mountain and rice field views.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thks for you feed back

Best cooking class going!

Hugh_R, Mar 2024

Great guys full of knowledge, this class has been the highlight of backpacking through Asia. I highly recommend to everyone thinking of doing cooking class

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Wow thank you for your comment with pleasure to see you again but I can't do anything for the spiders 😉

Amazing jungle cooking

Charles_W, Feb 2024

This was a fantastic and authentic experience and an absolute highlight of our 4 week trip in South East Asia. We were picked up in a Zebra striped Jeep and proceeded to the jungle via stop off routes along the way to collect ingredients for our cooking classes - this gave the journey there some real interest, and an understanding of the life of the produce farmers in Laos. Pang (our tour guide) also kept us entertained on the journey by pointing out various trees and vegetation - detailing how people use them for cooking, utensils and building materials (we had a quiz on the way back to check we remembered!). When we arrived in the jungle, we were escorted a short walk to the makeshift campsite, where we began preparation! This was just an unreal experience - from chopping up wood for the fire, to starting the fire, preparing our delicious food and making cups for drinking - we were very hands on, and this is expected which is great. As people say, the proof is in the eating…and the food was amazing. We even got to see wild buffalo going past whilst dining out! Pang explained everything along the way and was extremely attentive to us - he demonstrated the processes really well and we got the hang of things quickly with his supervision. Finally, we took a quick tour to the local village, which was a really nice end to the day. This is a MUST if you are in Luang Prabang for several days and want a proper experience!

Response from Host, Aug 2024

We are delighted that this made you travel more than expected, that's why we like to share our trips, so that travelers leave with memorable memories

A cooking adventure off the beaten track

cassandra_c, Feb 2024

This was an awesome experience to learn authentic cooking and survival skills from a Khmu tribesman. We spent a lovely time with Peng who taught us how to prepare traditional food, make bamboo utensils and even a trap using materials from the forest. Highly recommended for those who want a cooking adventure off the beaten track - the food was delicious!