Alms giving ceremony and the morning market tour in Luang Prabang

Location: Luang Prabang, Laos

Activity: Walking Tours

Languages spoken: English

Duration: 2 hrs

Difficulty: Easy

Person (11+)

32.80 €

Infant (0–5)

0.00 €

Child (6–10)

19.70 €

Total price 32.80 €

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Highlights

Alms Giving Ceremony
Taking part in a Buddhist ritual
Luang Prabang’s morning market

All about the trip

Rise early to the sound of the temple gong, then join your guide for a walk through the quiet streets. Watch the daily procession of three hundred youngAlms Giving Luang Prabang monks walk silently by, collecting sticky rice and other foods in their bronze bowls.

The ritual is linked to a Buddhist tradition in which monks beg for their daily food as a way to demonstrate humility. Almsgiving is an important religious act in Buddhism and it must be carried out respectfully by locals and tourists alike. If you would like to be involved in the offering of food, your guide will be more than happy to show you the best way to interact with monks.

Watch as the monks disappear down the road in a long, saffron-colored ribbon. Feel free to take photos, but please use discretion and refrain from using your flash. Following the alms ceremony, you'll have time to visit Luang Prabang’s morning market, where you will see the locals haggling for fresh meat, fruit, and vegetables.

What is included in the price

Offering things in Alms giving cermemory
Local food / snack / Local coffee
Tour guide

What is not included in the price

Tip for tour guide

Instructions

Where do we meet and where will the trip end?

Meeting place:

You will be picked up and dropped off at your hotel in Luang Prabang. Please let us know the name of your hotel during the booking process.

Final destination:

Same as the meeting point

Cancellation Policy - Benevolent

Cancellation more than 4 days prior to the starting date. Clients are automatically refunded the full booking price.
Cancellation within 48 to 96 hours prior to the starting date. Clients are entitled to a 50% refund of the booking price.
Cancellation less than 48 hours prior to the starting date. No refunds.

The full Terms and Conditions are available on our website.

This activity is organised by Laos Group Tours, Sisavangvong str. 62/4, Ban Xiengmuoane, Luang Prabang, 09000, Laos, +856 304866665, booking@laosgrouptours.la.