Projects – EXPLORE LAOS

Milking Buffalo in Laos – Laos Buffalo Diary Farm, Luang Prabang

Posted: September 22, 2017

The Laos Buffalo Diary is an exciting socially-responsible business established in 2016 consisting of a commercial dairy and production facility. The first in Laos! They make products such as yogurt, cheese and ice cream for local and overseas customers. The hunger for cheese In 2014 two families travelled to Sri Lanka and loved the Buffalo

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Category: Food, Interviews, Projects, Trekking

Tags: Food

Fair Trek interview with Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office

By David Allan

Posted: June 5, 2017

Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) and Hopineo present Fair Trek in partnership with Tiger Trail Outdoor Adventures. Fair Trek is a community-based tourism initiative that works with local communities to create authentic travel experiences that leave a positive impact.

Category: Interviews, Projects

Tags: Community, Fair Trek, Tiger Trail

Fair Trek’s FATeam improving communities in Laos

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By Kyle Wagner

Posted: May 21, 2017

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

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Category: Culture, People, Projects

Tags: Activities, Eco Bungalow, Hmong, Laos, Learning, Luang Prabang, Projects, Tiger Trail, Volunteer, World volunteer

Ock Pop Tok Living Crafts Centre

By Janine Furtado

Posted: November 16, 2016

Discover Laos through textiles When I first mentioned that I was traveling to Luang Prabang, I had received a few recommendations from my friends in Vientiane to visit Ock Pop Tok, a very popular textile shop in Luang Prabang. With great reviews listed on Tripadvisor, I made a mental note to stop by their

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Elephant Conservation Center Laos Visit

By Markus Neuer

Posted: November 10, 2016

Visiting the Lao Elephant Conservation Center A visit to the ECC in Xayabouri is a very special travel experience in Laos. Follow us into this exciting Elephant interaction program with a personal video review on the 3 day exploration program. In just 3 days you can learn all you like to know about the Asian

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Tags: Activities, Adventure, Community, Elephant, Project, Tour

Baby Elephant Excursion in Luang Prabang

By Markus Neuer

Posted: November 5, 2016

New Beginnings: A Baby Elephant Excursion in Luang Prabang We at Tiger Trail Travel strive to engage in animal welfare and sustainable travel. We constantly look for ways to improve and increase the positive impact through tourism here in Laos. Now a new authentic therapeutic elephant interaction program has opened its doors to a

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Category: Adventures, All, Elephants, Nature, Projects

Tags: Community, Elephant, Learning, Luang Prabang, Mahout, Project

Seeds of Culture – From Living Plants to Handicrafts at TAEC Luang Prabang

By Markus Neuer

Posted: September 22, 2016

Traditional Arts and Ethnology Center Luang Prabang, TAEC, announces internationally curated exhibition “Seeds of Culture: From Living Plants to Handicrafts” The Luang Prabang based Traditional Arts & Ethnology Centre (TAEC) has opened a new exhibit entitled, “Seeds of Culture: From Living Plants to Handicrafts”. This exhibit features the Job’s tears (Coix) plant, indigenous to

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Tags: Community, Culture, Laos, Learning, Project, traditions

Fair Trek Eco Bungalow: Our 100th Visitor!

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By Kyle Wagner

Posted: August 27, 2016

The Fair Trek Eco Bungalow welcomes its 100th visitor! Today the Fair Trek team is proud to announce that the Eco Bungalow has just reached its 100th guest! With or recent listing on Airbnb, it is now easier to book the eco-bungalow than ever! We will strive to increase this number, connecting more tourists with

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Category: Adventures, All, Culture, Nature, Projects, Travel

Tags: Adventure, Bungalow, Community, Culture, Eco Bungalow, Hmong, Laos, Learning, Luang Prabang, Project, Tour, Travel

Best Baci Ever!

By yoxa

Posted: November 24, 2015

Laos Baci Ceremony, a Lao cultural encounter from the heart of the Lao people. Spending four nights in a very remote village in Laos is in many ways challenging, but even more rewarding. My colleague and I joined one of the World Volunteer groups in the village Ban Nongkhuay, in order to help them with

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Category: Culture, People, Projects, Religion

Tags: Baci, Community, Culture, Expat Life, Food, Home stay, Lao food, Trekking

Laos presents country on ITB Asia

By Markus Neuer

Posted: November 10, 2015

Laos showcases the strengths of its tourism potential at ITB Asia in Singapore. In a private and public effort, Laos successfully showcased the strengths of its tourism potential at this year’s ITB Asia in Singapore. The yearly trade show for the Asian travel market took place from October 21-23 in the Sands Expo

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Category: Interviews, People, Projects

Tags: Community, Green Season, Holiday, Project

Empowering Lao Women With Soap

By Kyle Wagner

Posted: July 31, 2015

Jonathan Look of LifePart2 travels to remote villages of Phongsali with a member of Soap4Life to help train rural women in soap-making.

Category: Adventures, Culture, Projects

Tags: Adventure, Charity, Community, Fair Trek, Laos, Learning, North Laos, Project, Tiger Trail, Tour, Travel, Volunteer, Waterfall

Fair Trek’s Largest Volunteer Group

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By Kyle Wagner

Posted: June 27, 2015

In May, Fair Trek hosted 144 students and teachers from Hwa Chong International School in Singapore. They came to Laos with Fair Trek’s partner, World Volunteer, a Swedish-based service-learning organization, to support the Eco Bungalow.

Category: Adventures, Interviews, Projects

Tags: Activities, Bungalow, Charity, Community, Culture, Eco Bungalow, Fair Trek, Home stay, Lao food, Laos, Learning, Project, Tiger Trail, Travel, Volunteer, World volunteer

FAIR TREK | Eco Bungalow Film

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By Kyle Wagner

Posted: January 15, 2015

In the Hmong village of Long Lao Mai, you can stitch textiles, enjoy traditional music, or sit by the campfire listening to folktales. Volunteers and local people have built the Eco Bungalow to allow visitors from Laos and abroad to experience life in this fascinating Hmong village. Slow down your pace of travel and spend

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Category: Adventures, Projects, Videos

Tags: Activities, Adventure, Bungalow, Community, Culture, Eco Bungalow, Fair Trek, Laos, Luang Prabang, Project, Tour, Travel

TAEC: Help Preserve Cultural Diversity!

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By Kyle Wagner

Posted: September 18, 2014

It was extremely hot and sunny during my first two weeks here in Luang Prabang, a rarity during the ‘rainy season’. For my first weekend, I decided to cool off from the mid-day sun and experience some cultural diversity by visiting the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre. While some may think that the TAEC is

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Category: Culture, People, Projects

Tags: Activities, Community, Culture, Fair Trek, Hmong, Laos, Learning, Luang Prabang, Project, traditions

Tiger Trail Gears Up for the high season!

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By Kyle Wagner

Posted: September 15, 2014

Last Thursday and Friday, Tiger Trail had a two-day tour guide training session at a local college in Luang Prabang. This was one of the few times of the year that all of our guides are together in one room! This training workshop was lead by both Peter Richards and Markus Neuer. Peter was an inspirational speaker and

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Category: People, Projects

Tags: Activities, Community, Laos, Learning, Luang Prabang, Project

Rice is Life – Living Land Farm in Luang Prabang Laos

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By Dani

Posted: September 3, 2014

Rice is Life Learning how to grow sticky rice at the Living Land Farm near Luang Prabang Living Land Farm The other morning I went to the Living Land Farm just outside of Luang Prabang to experience the Rice is Life program. It was fantastic! Our small group met with Mr. Laut Lee – a phenomenal farmer and

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Category: Food, Nature, Projects, Travel

Tags: Activities, Community, Food, Home stay, Lao food, Laos, Luang Prabang, Project, Tiger Trail, Tour, traditions

Project Kajsiab – Helping Women and Children in Bokeo Province Laos

By Dani

Posted: June 27, 2014

Kajsiab Family Project Initiative helping mountain village people in Bokeo Province, Laos History The Kajsiab Family Project is a grassroots initiative in the Bokeo Province of Laos aiming to help the local mountain people of that region. The word kajsiab means ‘a flower that blooms, a heart that opens, a love that suddenly springs’. But the

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Category: Culture, People, Projects, Travel

Tags: Charity, Community, Culture, Hmong, Home stay, Learning, Luang Prabang, Project, Restaurant, traditions, Travel, Volunteer

Lao Coffee – Tastes Good, Does Good

By Dani

Posted: June 11, 2014

Coffee Roasters in Laos serve delicious coffee and help communities One of my absolute #1 favorite things in the entire world is a good cup of coffee. When you arrive in Laos, it might seem that 3-in-1 packets of instant coffee are the only option, but let me let you in on a little secret

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Category: Culture, Food, People, Projects

Tags: Charity, Community, Culture, expat, Food, Green Season, Laos, Luang Prabang, Project, Restaurant, South Laos, Tiger Trail, Travel

C-Lil: B-Boy Dancing in Laos

By Dani

Posted: April 30, 2014

Breaking Tradition Laos is a country full of history and tradition, and it is also a country full of youth. The median age in Laos is 19 – the youngest in the region. To put that into perspective, the median ages of Vietnam, the United States, and Germany are 29, 37, and 46. Where there

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Category: Culture, People, Projects, Videos

Tags: Community, Culture, Laos, Luang Prabang, Vientiane

Eco Bungalow Officially Opens in Long Lao Mai!

By John

Posted: February 6, 2014

Tiger Trail, Fair Trek, and Partner Kickoff Grand Opening of the Eco Bungalow in Long Lao Mai Well, we did it! The Eco Bungalow in Long Lao Mai is officially open for business. On Friday, 31 January 2014, we celebrated the official opening of the Fair Trek Eco Bungalow community-based tourism project. We joined together

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Tags: Bungalow, Eco Bungalow, Long Lao Mai

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