Holiday in Laos

Laos is one of those unique countries that has managed to remain untouched by the advance of tourism. Travelling here it is more important than ever to minimise our impact on the environment and the communities we visit. Travellers are briefed on the importance of respecting local sensitivities and being environmentally responsible e.g. not leaving behind litter and wearing appropriate dress while our tour leaders make a point of leading by example. Throughout this journey we use small local hotels, eat in small restaurants, and shop for food, drinks and souvenirs in small villages and local markets thus supporting the local economy.

We have also developed relationships with many of the villagers we meet along the way and travellers are encouraged to buy handicrafts (such as weaving) directly from the villagers themselves.

On this tour participants have the opportunity to get involved in any one of our ongoing projects. Schools in Laos provide an education for the next generation but are generally unable to provide kids with the most simple and important of pleasures - a glass of clear, clean and cool drinking water. When we find a school along the route that we haven’t visited before we purchase a portable watercooler/filter for the school and present it to the principal and kids.

Also on this tour we visit a village in the south of Laos where, due to the generosity of some teachers and pupils at a couple of schools in New South Wales, Australia, we have been building a school library in the village of Kiet Gong. Nicknamed ‘Harry’s Library’ after the teacher who visited on a previous trip it’s starting to take shape and the kids and teachers there couldn’t be happier.