Day 3: Vientiane TukTuk safari

Do you eat your way through life? We too! The Tuk Tuk Safari loves food and Vientiane is a foodie’s paradise, just waiting to be devoured. This gourmet safari visits local restaurants, hole‐in‐the‐wall eateries, markets, factories and outdoor kitchens – so you can sample a smorgasbord of authentic and modern Lao food.

• See how kao larm (sticky rice and coconut snack roasted in bamboo tubes) is made.
• Visit a local fresh food market and observe the market activity
• Stop at a local coffee shop to try a traditional Lao coffee
• Lunch at the most popular kao piak (handmade rice noodles in soup) shop in town, where you can visit the kitchen and watch the preparation for the lunchtime rush.
• Learn how to make traditional tham mak houng (green papaya salad)
• Visit a local ice‐cream or dessert shop, observe how they make their products, and try a popular local treat.
• Have a BeerLao and some deep‐fried bugs in a popular beer bar along the Mekong