Luang Prabang · Things to do

Dawn procession of monks. Watch silently from across the road, no flash, never block the path. Don't buy street sticky rice to hand over.

Mekong-side weaving centre running half-day silk, batik and natural-dye classes, with a shop and the Silk Road Kitchen cafe.

Market tour then a hands-on Lao class by the Nam Khan: jeow, mok pa and sticky rice. Book ahead. Closed Sundays.

Rescued Asiatic black bears beside the falls, with a larger wildlife sanctuary 8km on. Bear Care tours fund the work.

Rebuilt by hand each dry season and swept away every monsoon, 5,000 kip to cross. Leads to riverside restaurants opposite.