The Luang Prabang City Guides answer the questions every visitor has in this small river town: where to eat sticky rice and noodles next to locals, which temples deserve your early morning, how to reach Kuang Si before the crowds and where to sit for the Mekong sunset. Each guide is a short, opinionated list that tells you why a place is worth it, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Luang Prabang City Guides
- 131 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Luang Prabang guides
Food guide
22 places
Breakfast at the morning market, classic Lao tables with river weed and dips, riverside dinners and the town’s best coffee and sweets.
Things to do guide
22 places
The royal story of the town, eight temples of the old peninsula, Phousi Hill and the night market, plus waterfalls, farms and the river beyond.
Family guide
22 places
Waterfalls, elephants without riding and a working rice farm, indoor ideas for wet days, easy sights and food children will actually eat.
Nightlife guide
20 places
The night market, small cocktail bars, sunset terraces on the Mekong and the few spots that keep going after the 11:30pm curfew.
Day trips guide
22 places
The waterfall road south, the Buddha caves up the Mekong, craft and pottery villages, the limestone valley of Nong Khiaw and how to get there.
Budget guide
23 places
Free and almost free sights, noodle bowls for about €1, market breakfasts and the cheapest ways out of town.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Khaiphaen
Xatikhoumman Road, opposite Wat Choumkhong
A restaurant where young people from tough backgrounds train for a career in hospitality, and the cooking stands on its own: crisp river weed with dips, smoky aubergine and Mekong fish in coconut curry. From the food guide.
Wat Wisunarat
Wisunarat Road, south of Phousi Hill
Founded in 1513, this is the oldest temple in town still in use, known for That Pathum, the round stupa locals compare to a watermelon. It sees far fewer groups than the temples at the tip of the peninsula. From the things to do guide.
Pak Ouv Caves
25 km north, where the Nam Ou meets the Mekong
Two caves in a limestone cliff above the river, filled with thousands of small Buddha figures that pilgrims have left over the centuries. The lower cave holds most of them; climb to the upper one for quiet. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days with the guides
Day one: breakfast at the morning market, the temples of the peninsula before the heat, the Royal Palace, then a riverside sunset and the night market. Day two: leave early for the turquoise pools of Kuang Si, spend the afternoon on a rice farm or on a boat to the Pak Ou caves, and finish with Lao barbecue across the Nam Khan. For a rainy or slow day, the UXO Lao Visitor Center, the ethnology museum, a weaving class at Ock Pop Tok and a long noodle lunch fill the hours well.
Luang Prabang guides: your questions
What do the Luang Prabang City Guides include?
Six guides with 131 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For every place you get the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and one useful tip.
When do I receive the guides?
Straight after payment: the links appear on your order page and in the confirmation email. They open in any browser on a phone, tablet or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Luang Prabang?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working without a connection, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99.
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