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4th Annual Luang Prabang Film Festival Celebrates Southeast Asian Cinema For five days the annual Luang Prabang Film Festival (LPFF) transformed The Handicraft Market of Luang Prabang into a bustling open-air theatre. The screening space at the main intersection of this World Heritage town, with its ability to hold over 1500 people, was
Tree Tent Overnight Tours, Tiger Trail Tree Tent Tours to be launched Take your jungle adventure in Laos to a whole new level. Searching for that truly one of a kind adventure? Dream of camping in the jungle, but wary of all that creeps and crawls? We have you covered. Snooze suspended in
Fair Trek ECO Bungalow Project Luang Prabang, Second Village Construction. Community tourism project under way in Luang Prabang Province. Building with Clay/Earth and with the help of Volunteers. This initiative for sustainable tourism is unique. Our mission, “tourism benefiting communities” is carried out… After the successful construction of a beautiful ECO-Bungalow
One Day Trekking Luang Prabang one day three villages, landscapes and a true adventure hike through the Lao hinterland… A Tiger Trail van scoops us up from a curiously bustling Luang Prabang city street to deliver us to our starting point for our trekking tour. A slim, tiger-striped wooden boat appears from upstream to
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Julia M Brennan: Talk in Luang Prabang Highlights 25yrs of Textile Conservation The Traditional Arts and Ethnology Center (TAEC) in Luang Prabang recently hosted a talk by renowned textile conservator Julia M. Brennan, founder and owner of Caring for Textiles, based in Washington, DC. Ms. Brennan specializes in an exhaustive range of textile treatments,
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One day Luang Prabang Bike Tour Tad Sae Waterfall A quick road test down the tranquil side street of the Tiger Trail bike shop and we’re off. Cycling through the streets of Luang Prabang may to the untrained eye appear utter chaos, yet there exists an innate flow the general populace is tapped into.
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An evening on top of phousi Mountain in Luang Prabang “You’re going to sweat from places you never dreamt you’d sweat from” – That was what our friends, who’d already visited the temple on the Phousi mountains summit, told us about the “climb”. Therefore we prepared ourselves for a hard walk. With 6 litres
Luang Prabang Half Marathon: La Procession Belated high five and complimentary ice pack to all those hearty souls that participated in the inaugural Luang Prabang Half Marathon: La Procession on October 5. Even with a 6:30am start time, the heat and humidity can be quite a challenge, so we ll deserved congratulations to
Mandala Ou – Opening Weekend! Magical Scenic Memories on the Nam Ou River in Nong Khiau Congratulations to Mandala Ou!! After two years of planning and construction, their long-awaited grand opening happened at the start of November. Nong Khiaw is located about 130 km North of Luang Prabang. As an expat living in
Celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent! On the 20th of October there was Laos’ famous Festival of the Fire Boats or as they say in Lao Boun Lay Hua Fai. This festival marks the end of Buddhist Lent. For this festival, the villages around the area each make one large boat and decorate it with
An Intern’s Unforeseen Adventure in Laos…. It all started off as a typical day here in Laos, Luang Prabang…. A colleague, and me (a Tiger Trail intern) drove to Nongkhuay to deliver some clay bricks for our ECO Bungalow being built there. After picking up the bricks, we drove about 40 minutes away from Luang
The Story of Noy – an orphan baby Elephant in Laos. The Elephant Conservation Center is located in Sayaboury, in Northwestern Laos. This area is home for most of the domesticated elephants in the country. It has been chosen to establish the first elephant hospital in Laos, as well as an Eco touristic camp.
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After a few days in central Luang Prabang, only getting a glimpse of the beautiful nature surrounding it, you really want to get out there and experience it first hand! As a new intern with Tiger Trail Fair Trek, for four days I had already heard much of the beautiful Kuang Si waterfall, about
Motorbike Adventure Tours in Laos. Get your Laos motorbike tour tailored, a Lao specialist offers individual services. Sit down (or email) with a Lao motorbike expert, and plan your unforgettable motorbike adventure tour through Laos. Guaranteed adrenaline and a plenty of dust and mud comes along with it…there are plenty of roads
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The Kajsiab Foundation Bokeo Province, Laos The Kajsiab Foundation offers support to locals in the far north east of Laos. This update encourages to give help to this great initiative. “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love” Mother Teresa Do you want to help the
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Hmong Village Highland Trek, A New Trekking Destination in Luang Prabang A Luang Prabang 2 or 3 day trekking tour Trekking in Laos is one of the best ways to go and explore the great secrets of the Lao countryside. This newly surveyed and established trekking tour combines several exciting highlights such as
Hotel de la Paix Spa, Luang Prabang From the scent of the cool towel presented on arrival, to the sweet aromas drifting through the spa, from beginning to end Spa Indochine at Hotel de la Paix in Luang Prabang is an experience in self-indulgent luxury! With a goal to bring
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Welcome to great relaxation, massage, treatments and spa at L’ Hibiscus Luang Prabang When you come to Luang Prabang, you’ll see the signs for ‘MASSAGE’ everywhere in the center of town but not every massage place is equal! I have taken the time and “effort” to try out quite a number of massage places in
Maison Souvannaphoum Hotel, Luang Prabang Staying in colonial flair, lush gardens and this wonderful close-to-town location in UNESCO world heritage town of Luang Prabang. Maison Souvannaphoum Hotel prides itself as one of the best locations within the protected heritage zone in Luang Prabang, adding high class international service and four star anamities… Maison
A Lao Adventure, on the kayak, the walls and the majestic Nam Ou and Mekong river A visit to Luang Prabang comes with a great amount of adventure and activity opportunities. This last addition of fun-action-adventure was tested by our former GM Tad Williams and stands out as a (slighly dangerous) ultimate Lao adventure.
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