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Orange Robe Tours
#5 of 128 Tours in Luang Prabang
Meeting Location Outside Wat Xieng Mouane, Luang Prabang | Next door to Saffron Coffee, along the Mekong River., Luang Prabang 000, Laos
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Daydream09264185255
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The tour and guide was okay. Somehow we had the impression before booking, that it’s suitable for kids, and that you experience the temples behind the scenes. However it turned out to be rather a classic sightseeing tour of the public parts of the temples, yes, with much better explanations of the life of monks, but at the end not so special as expected. For our 3 kids age 6-10 not suitable at all, they felt bored after 15min. The guide did not interact with them, he was just monotonously talking.
I could recommend the tour if it’s your first time getting in touch with temple life in South East Asia. For us that have lived in the region, and visited Luang Prabang already 2nd time, there were limited new insights, and as mentioned, not suitable for kids. Total family costs of 70 USD are overpriced compared to other activities in town in our opinion.
Date of experience: November 2024
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OrangeRobeTours, Owner at Orange Robe Tours, responded to this reviewResponded 5 November 2024
Sabaidee, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we're truly sorry the tour did not live up to your expectations.
While we don’t advertise our tours as being suitable for children, we have taken your feedback on board and included a note on our website to make it clear that our tours are primarily aimed towards adults. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we hope that this will help future customers.
With regards to pricing, our tours are carefully priced to ensure we pay our guides a fair, dignified wage. Our prices also ensure we are able to give back to the temple and local community. I hope this provides some clarity into our pricing.
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Caroline d
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We booked a tour with Orange Robe Tours and we loved it. We met Alex, our guide and a former monk, who offered us a unique experience to meet and better understand Buddhist traditions and life in the temple, through his knowledge and own experience. It was really interesting. We would highly recommand it.
Date of experience: September 2024
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AU1243
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Wonderful and very interesting tour about the Buddhism culture in Luang Prabang. I enjoyed the tour very much, especially that you can ask all the things that you want to know about Buddhism. I can recommend the tour for everyone that want to learn more about the Buddhism culture and how the monks live in the temple
Date of experience: July 2024
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Explore53912981095
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A very rare occasion to learn of the daily routines of novices and monks in Buddhist temples of Laos. Very recommendable!
Date of experience: August 2024
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Sherpa41785495481
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I highly recommend. Super interesting experience. Tay, thank you very much for your commitment, knowledge and great atmosphere during our meeting. Orange Robe Tours - you do a great job. Good luck!
Date of experience: August 2024
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