The 7 Best Weaving & Craft Workshops in Laos

1.Bamboo Weaving Workshop & Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $44Our pick

Spend 4 to 5 hours learning how bamboo shapes Lao daily life. With an English-speaking guide such as John or Sia, you will weave a small mat, help cook bamboo shoot dishes, eat from a bamboo tray, and hear local instruments in a traditional house surrounded by rice fields. Choose a morning visit for better photos or an evening session for dinner.

“Fantastic activity jam packed full of fun and our tour guide was brilliant.”

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2.Craft Your Own Aroma Candle in Heritage Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 43 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

At Heuan Artisan Candles Workshop, guides including Gai, Lee, and Sky lead you through scent blending, wax pouring, and Lao tea preparation in a heritage home near Ban Xang Khong. Choose from more than 20 aroma oils, pour a 100g candle into local pottery, and enjoy tea and snacks in a garden setting.

“What a fun morning! I got to create my own scented candle. Host Lee is incredibly friendly.”

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3.Day-time Bamboo weaving & Cooking Classes join-in

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $25

Spend a half-day at The Bamboo Experience near Luang Prabang, where you learn how bamboo shapes rural Lao life, weave a small souvenir, and help cook bamboo shoot dishes. Pickup, drop-off, lunch, and a small group of up to eight are included. Guide Somsay may lead the visit, with local demonstrations and music adding a cultural touch.

“The location is lovely, leafy and peaceful overlooking a large rice field and mountains The wooden buildings attractive and traditional The various demonstrations packed with fascinating information, ending with a charming Hmong musical item! Bamboo workshop was hilariRead more”

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4.Craft Your Own Aroma Candle in Heritage Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $29

At Gai Artisan Candles in Luang Prabang, you’ll blend a personal scent from more than 20 aroma oils, pour a 100g candle into locally made pottery, and learn about Lao tea ceremony. Guides Gai and Lee lead this small-group workshop in an air-conditioned heritage home with a Lao garden.

“This was a very interesting and fun morning. Gai is very knowledgeable and informed. Now I have a custom made souvenir from Laos!”

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5.Hmong Batik Art Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 1 - 4 hours · from $22Best value

At Moon Love Batik beside Wat Sibounheuang, a Hmong batik artist guides you through symbols, beeswax drawing, and natural indigo dyeing. Choose a one to four-hour session, create a design on hand-loomed hemp, and collect the finished blue-and-white piece the next day. English instruction is available, and no artistic skill is needed.

“I bought a one-hour activity and I loved it. I learned how to do Hmong Batik Embroidery in just one hour. I would also like to thank the friendly teacher Mee very much. She was very kind 😊”

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6.Evening Bamboo weaving & Cooking classes join-in

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $25

At The Bamboo Experience outside Luang Prabang, you’ll learn how bamboo supports Lao daily life, weave a small souvenir mat, help prepare a bamboo-based dinner, and take part in sticky-rice preparation. Pickup and return transport are included, with a maximum of 12 people and a 4:00 pm start.

“Amazing experience that supports a culturesentric and local employment, tourism industry. Wonderful and heartwarming.”

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7.Weaving Workshop Half-Day Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 1 day · from $70

Spend a half day with weaving sisters Doi and Dom at their Luang Prabang workshop. You’ll learn to use a Katu backstrap loom, hear about Katu weaving traditions, and make one piece such as a bracelet, bookmark, belt, camera strap, or bag strap. English instruction, materials, a snack, and a small group of up to four are included.

“I had a wonderful time learning how to weave with the backstrap loom. It was an insightful and meditative process. I will truly treasure the experience.”

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