The Handicraft Village Ban Pieng Ngam

Ban Pieng Ngam is a small scenic village located close to Luang Namtha in Laos. It is recommended to spend a day or two to explore the unique village life here while traveling here. The town of Ban Pieng Ngam is known for the Lenten people or Thai Deang, an ethnic community from Southern China. These people make their living through dying Indigo and Rye fabric, weaving traditional clothes and making a lot of bamboo-based products, especially bamboo paper. They also sell unique handicrafts. The other ethnic group is Thai Kao, which is known for making the famous Lao rice whiskey. You can take a tour of this at the Lao Lao distillery.

You can tour the village where you can also buy some of the hand-made products, including handicrafts, bamboo products, bags and other unique things that are eco-friendly. You can also stay in their homestay run by Nam Ha ecotourism project, where you will get a chance to witness the life of Lenten people, take part in bamboo paper making and taste the local cuisine.