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  Shompoo Cruise regularly navigates the Mekong between Luang Prabang and Houay Xay, and stops at Ban Tang Sa, a remote village the business supports. Recently Shompoo brought the village kids a surprise. “This village is quite poor and as it’s difficult to get to,” said Shompoo Cruise Co-founder Alex Chitdara. “We are supporting this … Read more

  Korean low-cost carrier, T’way Air, launched a twice weekly flight between Daegu and Vientiane on 26 December. The flight, on board a Boeing 737, operates on Sunday and Thursday, with TW133 departing the Korean city at 08:30 and arriving in Vientiane at 12:00. The turn-around flight TW134 leaves the Lao capital at 12:50, and … Read more

  The Institute of Mass Media, Culture and Tourism (IMCT) launched the China-Ready Training Program on 25-26 December 2019, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Vientiane to provide local tourism businesses with information on Chinese outbound tourism, how to better access this market, and ways to tailor products and services to better meet the needs … Read more

  Ban San Oudom village, Northern Laos This village of 70 families is in Xieng Ngern district about an hour drive from the picturesque UNESCO city of Luang Prabang. Ban San Oudom looks over Phonsaart with mountainous views of raw primary jungle. It is a beautiful area and now tourists have the opportunity to experience … Read more

  NamKhan Ecolodge is a natural eco-resort, respectful of its environment and local community. Get enchanted in our green sanctuary located along the Nam Khan River in Luang Prabang. Travellers can reconnect with nature, discover traditional Lao culture, and immerse themselves in tropical food, forests, eco-farming, and animal stable. Our Eco-resort is dedicated to sustainable … Read more

  As the morning temperatures drop in Luang Prabang, Saffron Coffee Company’s farmers in over 85 villages across northern Laos are eagerly watching their coffee trees. They are looking for when the fruit turns the perfect crimson colour that signals it is ripe for harvest. This year it can’t come quick enough with demand for … Read more

  “At Nahm Dong Park, we have worked on sustainability from the very beginning, and we’re the very first in Laos to produce natural plates and containers,” said Samuel Vedrines the park’s general manager. Mr Vedrines noted that plastic waste is becoming a major problem in Asia, and Laos’ neighbouring countries are making great efforts … Read more

  Press Release: Green Discovery Laos   Looking at the title, you must be wondering: Wait, what is this place? Well, with little to non-existent search results, it is indeed unlikely for one to know what this destination endows. This exact place is instrumental to the opening of one of the natural beauties of Khammouane … Read more

Welcome to Fandee Island  and stay in our nice, eco-friendly resort at Tad Lo in lovely and idyllic Salavan Province Spend a few nights in one on our four Lake View Bungalows, with private balconies and shared bathroom for just 60 000 kip per night.   You can also stay in one of our two … Read more