1 Day Luang Prabang City Bike Tour
Tour Overview
An easy, fun pedal around a heritage-listed city and its surrounding countryside, local village industries, and temples. This trip runs Luang Prabang. World Heritage-listed Luang Prabang as one of...
Code of Tour: TAD0000027591
Length of Travel: 1 Day
Destinations of Tour: Luang Prabang
Departure City: Luang Prabang
Price of Tour: Request
Type of Tour: Private
Features of Tour: Cycling
An easy, fun pedal around a heritage-listed city and its surrounding countryside, local village industries, and temples. This trip runs Luang Prabang. World Heritage-listed Luang Prabang as one of the most beautiful, peaceful, and atmospheric cities in Asia. We take to our heritage-friendly bicycles and explore the city through the secret back alleys and lanes, visiting not only some highlight attractions but also some lesser-known points of interest. We gain an insight into the crafts and village industries for which the surrounding countryside is known and top it all off with a delicious Lao meal.
We set off from our centrally located shop at 7:30 am. After a quick bike fitting and briefing, we head out. We ride first through the back alleys and quieter streets of the city.
Temples & Markets
We visit Wat Xiengtong, Luang Prabang’s royal temple, and then the fresh market where your guide will introduce the weird and wonderful produce on sale. Forest fodder, insects, small frogs, and fresh vegetables are all for sale, it’s something to see.
Coffee & Crafts, Boats & Lunch
After a traditional Lao coffee in one of the city’s oldest coffee stalls, we continue our ride to a lesser-known temple and then out along a road following the Mekong River. We stop to see ‘a paper’ making and the famous Lao rice wine, ‘Lao lao’. We take a boat down the Mekong and then explore the far side of the river where we see pottery making in action at a village level. After a nice ride through this area, we cross back to the town side and visit Ock Pop Tock where we learn about the life of silk and how it comes from a small worm to a beautifully woven garment. We then head on to a restaurant for a meal of local Luang Prabang specialties. After lunch, we have a very short ride back to our shop where we finish. We estimate a finish time of 2 pm.
Please note that you must wear clothing that covers your shoulders and knees for temple visits. You can carry extra clothing that can be put on when we arrive at the temples.
ON THE ROAD
We cycle about 18km on tracks and small roads. There are some small hills, but not particularly long or steep. Anyone who can reasonably ride a bike can do this ride.
