Why Laos is your next Bleisure Destination
Embrace the Ultimate Blend of Business and Pleasure in Laos
Tag: North Laos
Inspecting the South of Laos
Tiger Trail sales team recently inspected the quality of hotels, sights and roads in the south to ensure they give the best service possible.
Where to get away in Northern Laos
If you’re looking for a relaxing getaway in Laos, you might want to check out Nong Khiaw. This charming town is nestled among the limestone mountains and the Nam Ou river, and offers plenty of activities for nature lovers and adventure seekers. Here are some of the things you can do in Nong Khiaw: Nong
A Must Visit in Laos – Vieng Xai Caves
The caves sheltered the Pathet Lao officers during the second indo-china war in the 1960s. The United States believed Laos was crucial in the prevention of communist expansion, so became caught up in the conflict between the US and the North Vietnamese, known as the Secret War.
Experience the Night Safari
The Nam Nern Night Safari is a totally unique experience that you can only do in Laos.
Travel Laos & Asia with Children – Laos Family Travel Tips
Taking on a family travel through Laos with your children is exciting and challenging – We prepared some travel tips from the Lao travel specialists perspective.
What’s the attraction of Nong Khiaw?
Only a 3-hour drive north of Luang Prabang, Nong Khiaw is a popular destination due to it’s accessibility, dramatic scenery and small-town atmosphere. Nong Khiaw is packed of adventure, kayaking, trekking, mountain climbs, great restaurants and places to stay.
Cruises, Weavers, Viewpoints & Caves – Nth Laos
Travelling as part of a larger Northern Trip, we travell from Muang La to Muang Ngoi down the Nam Ou river.
Swinging in Quaint Muang La
Muang Khua is a quaint town used for transit between Muang Khua and Dien Bien Phu and Muang Ngoi by boat over the Nam Ou river.
Must-sees in Oudomxai, Laos
The place to go for ethnic tribes and culture, particularly the Khmu. Often overlooked there are some hidden gems to see if you are passing through.
Jungle Jar – Bamboo Bottles
Jungle Jar will provide communities with income to help develop village infrastructure and provide money to the participating families to send a child to school or higher education.
Fixing Bikes for Solidarity Food Canteen
The Solidarity Food Canteen was started in 2020 during COVID-19. They serve 120 free meals every weekday.
Pedal With Purpose
As part of Tiger Trails’ responsible travel and community initiative ‘Fairtrek’, we are expanding fundraising programs and efforts to assist rural communities on the outskirts of Luang Prabang.
Tiger Trail Tidbits: Mid Month Roundup, December 2019
Keeping you up to date on all things Tiger Trail!
Luxury Homestay Opens in Khmu/Hmong Village
The village home stay is built from clay bricks and provides a little bit of luxury where sensitive and culturally interested travellers can enjoy an ethnic interaction responsibility while staying in ecologically built accommodation that supports the community with ongoing income.
Laos hosts the Longest BikingMan Race Yet
15 athletes from 12 nations cycled 780km across Laos from May 20th to
24th without any kind of external assistance!
Learning to Cope after the Secret War
Up to a third of the bombs dropped did not explode. In 2008, 300 people a year were injured or killed and today that figure is closer to 50. Uncleared land still poses a threat to farmers and villages and sadly people still suffer injuries today, often lost limbs or eyesight.
New Luxury Boutique Cruise on the Mekong, Laos.
Named after the last ruler of the Kingdom of Vientiane, the ‘Anouvong’ embraces traditional Laotian artwork fused with French-colonial elegance.
Heritage Line brings to life untold stories with the right mix of comfort, adventure, culture, history, luxury, and tradition.
FAIRTREK – Hokkaido School helping communities
Student group completes mud-brick house in rural ethnic village to generate income
Discover Secrets of Deep Mountain Lao Hilltribes
High in the mountains of Laos lives a minority society, a group of people with a clan system strong in cultural traditions, forged by centuries of animism and ancestral worship and working the land, that they have survived war, desolation and years of oppression. This is the home of the Hmong.