Boun Khao Phansa
The beginning of the Buddhist lent. Buddhist Lent is a period of three lunar months starting on the first day after the full moon of the eighth lunar month. It marks the beginning of the rainy season.
Tiger Trail builds Community Workshop Space in Ban Huay Fai
Huay Fai is a beautiful village near Luang Prabang Many tourists pass through as it is close to the popular Tad Sae waterfalls. The village has a homestay program providing revenue to the community and now a shared community space will run tourist workshops providing further income for local families.
Traditional Storytelling in Luang Prabang
Garavek is a small theatre based in Luang Prabang, promoting and preserving local traditional myths, legends, and folktales. Every evening, from 6.30-7.30pm, they present a selection of traditional Lao stories (in English) in an intimate thirty seat theatre.
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.
Pi Mai Lao (2019)
Lao new Year 14th to 16th April 2019
3 Days of Magic in Laos This New Year
3 magical days in Laos for Pi Mai Lao (Lao New Year)
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.
Luang Prabang Family Travel Guide
Family relationships form the true heart of Lao culture. To many Lao people, these connections far supersede anything else in importance.
Important Noodle knowledge for Laos Travellers
Noodles are a way of life in Laos admired, critiqued, slurped and savoured all over the country.
Fairtrek Thin Pha trail, boat and Tad Sae waterfall
Hiking in beautiful limestone mountains to a Khmu Village
Luang Prabang gets a new food tour
A new street food tour is born in Luang Prabang and we check it out.
Biking, trekking and kayaking in the Laos countryside
My name is David Allan, General Manager at Tiger Trail Travel. Recently I joined some customers on a two-day Fairtrek out of Luang Prabang into the countryside for an overnight adventure and insight into the 2-day experience we provide to travellers. We started off at the Tiger Trail bike shop in town (Luang Prabang) where
Continue Reading “Biking, trekking and kayaking in the Laos countryside”
Why the Luang Prabang Film Festival is like no other
The Luang Prabang film festival (LPFF) rocks to a different beat than others. Not only do they screen amazing talent from South East Asia but they are on a mission – a social mission. Started by one man about 6 years ago simply because there was no theatre in Luang Prabang, it has grown to one
Continue Reading “Why the Luang Prabang Film Festival is like no other”
King of Thailand’s Funeral Ceremony: Advice for Tourists Oct 2017
Thailand is building up to what will be a historic period with final preparations under way for the funeral of the late King. The Royal Cremation Ceremony will be held in Bangkok from October 25-29. It will be a sad time for Thai people, but the country will remain as welcoming as ever for tourists
Continue Reading “King of Thailand’s Funeral Ceremony: Advice for Tourists Oct 2017”
Luang Prabang Half Marathon Weekend Oct 2017
The annual Half Marathon Weekend is coming soon with many activities from Oct 19-Oct 23rd in the beautiful and historic UNESCO heritage town of Luang Prabang, Laos. This is an opportunity for locals, expats and tourists to have a great time while supporting the Lao Friends Hospital for Children. The charity race takes place on Sunday,
Continue Reading “Luang Prabang Half Marathon Weekend Oct 2017”
Milking Buffalo in Laos – Laos Buffalo Diary Farm, Luang Prabang
A socially responsibly business bringing exciting foods to Luang Prabang and income to communities
Painting Primary school – Houy Fay Village
Fair Trek has had a relationship with Houy Fay village since the branch’s beginnings. It is one of the villages that Tiger Trail tours go often and because of this, Fair Trek decided to start working together to make sure tourism was used as a positive force and all the parties involved benefited. So after
Continue Reading “Painting Primary school – Houy Fay Village”
Meeting house – Houay Peng Village
The village of Houy Peng has 48 Khamu families, around 233 people. It is approximately an hour away from Luang Prabang. Fair Trek teamed up with the villagers and several groups of student volunteers to rebuild this village’s community meeting house. Because of growth in the population of the village, the existing meeting house was
Fair Trek’s FATeam improving communities in Laos
Recently, Fair Trek teamed up with Peter Richards, an expert on Community Based Tourism, to help realize the need for local communities to have a larger voice and active role in the very projects they benefit from. Thereafter Fair Trek formed the Fair Trek Ambassador Team (FATeam) with tour guides in order to help bridge
Continue Reading “Fair Trek’s FATeam improving communities in Laos”