Appreciating the Spiritual Value of Buddhism in Luang Prabang
Experience the richness and magnificence of Laos national religion by attending the morning alms giving and spend time learning from Buddhist monks.
Gather at meeting point - registration and tour briefing. This tour lasts from early morning until lunch.
We start the day off before the sunrise with alms giving to Buddhist monks. Monks are messengers and interpreters for Buddha to share about Buddhist knowledge.
The ritual of alms giving has been practiced for over 1,000 years in Luang Prabang and has cemented the symbiotic relationship between the monks and the local people who maintain it. Providing food for the monks helps the laypeople make merit. As the Buddha said “Do good receive good and Do bad receive bad!”
We’ll visit a Buddhist temple with royal status to learn about the monk’s daily rituals from when they awake and leave their temples to collect alms from local people.
You will get a chance to talk to the monks and ask them questions to learn about their lifestyle and what led them there. Some monks are called spiritually while others are there for opportunities such as education, housing, and improving their lives. You will also learn about meditation and spiritual practice from the monks and have the chance to join in a short meditation.
After serving the monks local people return to their homes to eat their own breakfast. We will have breakfast at the temple after the monks have eaten or we may have a chance to eat breakfast with a local family in their home after the alms giving.
After breakfast you will see how local people prepare lunch to bring to the temples to serve the monks again. Monks do not eat anything after lunch time, so this is their last meal for the day. We will bring the lunch to the monks at their temple and they will give us a blessing for good luck, health, and a long life.
Tour Start
5:00AM
Guest's hotel
Tour End
12:00PM
Down town in Luang Prabang
Duration
6 -7 Hours
Price
USD58 per pax (minimum 2 per booking)
Price include food sampling and tourist guide service
From the total of 17 goals of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by United Nations, this tour aims to achieve SDG 3, SDG 4 and SDG 11. We support the local community business through partnership and promoting their culture. We also uphold the zero waste and plastic free practices in educating the tourist and locals to be the world's hero! The world need us!
Eat delicious foods like locals
Experience the beauty of ancient religions
Learn the life of monks in the monastery
Preserve the culture and tradition through alms giving
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What you'll see on this tour
Things to know
All tours can be customized to the guests' needs. Tours on specific themes, pick-up and drop-off arrangements, foods for specific diertary needs, overnight accomodations, extra nights and combined tours can all be arranged. Please contact us for details. For more information on our terms, please click here.
Activities are subject to change at management's discretion depending on availability of tourist guides, weather conditions and unforeseen circumstances.
The tour is ideal for foreign visitors and tourists aged 11 and over and will appeal to foodies and culture buffs. Local guests are strongly encourged to enquire about specially tailored tours. Maximum 10 participants per tour per day. First come first served.
Recommended gear: cap, hat, umbrella, and sun block.
Special notes: Please keep an appropriate distance and observe the ritual in silence. Dress appropriately – shoulder, chest and legs should be covered.
Tour inclusion: Government fees, entrance fees, transportation (Tuk Tuk), certified tour guide, cold towel, water in refillable aluminium bottles, offering food for the monks, local breakfast.
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TripAdvisor review: Kuala Lumpur Heritage Walk (Eat, Pray, Walk and Love) My team had a 4th walking heritage tour with this company. Honestly to say i love this tour so much. Our tour guide is Sean who is very knowledgeable and friendly. He took us through the hidden alleys in China Town and old little India town. He showed us a very different things about KL which impressed us alot. We walked and ate, the arrangements were absolutely perfect, the food are amazing which give us more experience. We learnt many things from this tour. Highly recommend to you if you want to see somethings different in KL Thank you for the tour.
Samantha
Tripadvisor review: Kuala Lumpur Heritage Walk (Eat, Pray, Walk and Love) Did this tour with Krishna yesterday. Ended up being just my husband and I. We loved it, Krishna was really knowledgeable and we felt like he wasn’t just telling us things you can easily read about. As for all the food sampling, that was yummy, great to try authentic foods. As we only had one day in KL this was a great way to experience and learn about it.
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TripAdvisor review: This review is about 3 years late. If you're ever in Kuala Lumpur, I highly recommend scheduling a tour with Be Tourist. Our tour guide Sean was great! He kept the group engaged and showed us the city and secret gems hidden within the city. The tour was a few hours and included the first Buddhist temple, alley way restaurants and the famous Klang river at the foot of the Masjid Jamek, one of Malaysia’s oldest mosques. We would be lost in KL if it weren't for Be Tourist. Thank you for introducing us to a beautiful city rich in pride and heritage.
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TripAdvisor review: Kuala Lumpur Heritage Walk (Eat, Pray, Walk and Love) The tour was really interesting and well composed. The tour guide - Lewis - after introduction took us for the breakfast. It was tasty and we could try typical food available in this region. We also visited the taoist Temple. Every ritual as well as the meaning of it and the history of that place was described by the tour guide. The ideas the religion is following also. We had occasion to do one of the rituals ourselves. We went also to Hindu temple. We could see one of the celebrations usually done by then people following this kind of beliefs. The tour guide told us some interesting facts about this religion. After that we went to eat the typical Malayan dessert and kind of curry. The dessert was delicious! Then we went to Indian restaurant where we had the banana leaf experience - the food was served on banana leaf and we were eating with our hands(as they are normally do in here). It was great fun and the food was really tasty! We could get as much refills as we wanted! after that the tour was finished. Generally speaking - the tour guide was great - Lewis - he always was sharing with us with some interesting informations and he was providing answers to our questions even not related with the things connected with the tour - he had really bright knowledge. The trip itself was well designed - there was enough time for everything and we weren't rushing nor staying in some place too long. Beside the points mentioned above we also visited some must see point on the way to the main attractions. I feel the tour gives cultural Cross-section of Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur. And the organizers of it are really beautiful people with great ideas! If you take the tour - you support eco - approach and suitable way of living (they take care to reduce the usage of plastic and have many ongoing projects connected with ecology) Totally recommended with that price! Oh, And if you have any dietary preferences or restrictions(allergy to lentils, plant based diet) - you should let know to the organizers before the tour. All the best. Sincerely Paweł
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TripAdvisor review: Kuala Lumpur Heritage Walk (Eat, Pray, Walk and Love) We went on the heritage walking tour of old downtown KL. We got some fascinating history and some great food. We ate the markets and stopped at some Malaysian and Indian restaurants that we would never have discovered by ourselves. Make sure you go hungry as there is lots of delicious food to eat. The organiser and guide were excellent although the starting point was a little tricky to find. We’d definitely go back for another trip next time.
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TripAdvisor review: This was the real deal for visiting old Kuala Lumpur, due to our professional tourguide, Lewis! Taking us on a spiritual, geographical and surprising delicious journey in the old city of Kuala Lumpur, which you would not have found, without Lewis’s perfect guiding!
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TripAdvisor review on Kuala Lumpur Heritage Walk (Eat, Pray, Walk and Love): If you really want to get to know Kuala Lumpur, this tour is an absolute must. Lewis is not only a guide, but also a defender of the preservation of the KL heritage. With passion and enthusiasm, he and his trainee Yi Hao took us into the city's past, the different religions and the delicious food that plays an important role in Malaysian culture. The strength of the tour was mainly in the fact that they really let us experience everything. In the temples Lewis let us perform the most important rituals and in the restaurants we could not only taste but also played a role in the preparation of the food. The guides speak excellent English and the explanations were clear and to-the-point. We have become a lot wiser and have a much better understanding of the way people live in KL. Lewis and Yi Hao: thanks again for this valuable experience.
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