The Bamboo Experience — Local services in Luang Prabang

I think you need to be very aware that this is not really a cooking class. To be fair to the location and experience name, it does imply some heavy emphasis on bamboo, but it also came up on Google as a lead cookery class. It is not interactive enough for children (ours are 5 and 7). We spent 90 mins receiving quite a dry lecture on uses of bamboo from a lovely Laos man who was so keen to share and impress but could not really see it had gone on for a very long time. The master weaver and activities with him were good although not enough time was spent on these. Similarly, the cooking just seemed like a rushed afterthought. We didn't cook all the food we ate, veggie options just meant more bamboo with our bamboo, and everything was preprepared or done for us, right down to the cracking of an egg. My kids were excited to cook and all they really got to do was chop a shallot and slice some bamboo. Beautiful location, lovely staff, and similar price to other activities in the area, but I probably wouldn't recommend it to...

We had booked this experience from Singapore before taking off to Luang Prabang. Often, these pre-booked experiences fail to meet expectations - not so in with The Bamboo Experience. This is one of the best outings I have been to ... regardless of destination. It was relaxing and entertaining with great service, yet educational. From the trip to the morning market, learning about bamboo - from food to housebuilding - via practical weaving of bamboo to the cooking class, it was always engaging.

A bonus was the lunch (where we participated in the preparation). It was the best meal - not only on this trip to Lao but overall - I have had in a long time.

The staff was very serviceminden and knowledgeable. Kudos to the family business. Highly recommende as something to do when in ...

My partner and I had such a fantastic time on this tour. They picked us up from our hotel in an air conditioned vehicle. When we arrived, we were offered a welcome drink. A lovely Laotian man gave us a lovely tall about the uses of bamboo, demonstrating them and allowing us to test some of them out. Following on from that, we got taught how to weave bamboo. One of the last parts of the experience was the cooking class. Each dish involved bamboo in some way. It was lots of fun and the food tasted delicious! Everything was so fresh. Lastly, we learnt a game that was traditionally played at parties and events. Overall, we were extremely lucky on this tour as no one else had booked it so we had a private tour! This tour is one of the most memorable moments...