Luang Prabang · Laos
Discover Luang Prabang differently
Private tours with a guide who speaks your language, organised by an association that trains the guides of tomorrow.
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Our tours
Three days, two evenings
We only offer tours in Luang Prabang. Book at least one week in advance, on request; you pay online once the date is confirmed.
With our students
Street food at the night market
A street food evening guided by our students in training: they learn French with NK Seeds and introduce you to Lao food among the stalls of Luang Prabang.
Departure 6 pm
2 h
On foot
30 € / person
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With our students
Sindad evening, the Lao barbecue
An evening around the sindad, the Lao barbecue you share, with our students in training: they learn French with NK Seeds and introduce you to the meal Lao people love to share with friends.
Departure 6 pm
2 h
On foot
30 € / person
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Our day tours · 9 am departure
Day tour
Luang Prabang temples and Mount Phousi
A day in the old town with your guide, in French, English, Chinese or Thai: the day market, the Royal Palace, Wat Xieng Thong and Wat May, then Mount Phousi, by private tuk-tuk.
Departure 9 am
Private tuk-tuk
65 € / person
Day tour
Mekong cruise and Pak Ou caves
The town in the morning, then about two hours by private boat on the Mekong to the Pak Ou cave and a village where rice spirit is distilled.
Departure 9 am
Private boat and tuk-tuk
78 € / person
Day tour
Kuang Si waterfall and Hmong village
About an hour's drive to the Kuang Si waterfall, a stop in a Hmong village and at the buffalo farm, then the Ock Pop Tok textile workshop before returning to your hotel.
Departure 9 am
72 € / person
Free visit · registration required
A morning with tomorrow’s guides
Come and discover the association and its training programme, then spend three quarters of an hour with the students. We send you the meeting place by email.
10:30
The association and its training, then your questions
11:45
45 min with the students
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday · 10:30 am
About 2 hours
10 people maximum
In French only
How to book
One request, one confirmed date, one payment
1
You send your request
At least one week in advance: time to brief the guide, book transport and prepare the day.
2
We confirm the date
We confirm your date within 24 hours on weekdays. If you need it sooner than a week, write to us: it is sometimes possible.
3
You pay online
Using the payment link we send you. Nothing is paid before confirmation.
Private tour
The tour is just for you and your companions: the day follows your pace.
Our guides
Our tips for Luang Prabang
Lao culture
Meet our guides: Luang Prabang's tourism students
Who shows you the night market and sindad? Young Lao students from NK Seeds, training in French for tourism. Their story, and why travelling with them matters.
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Lao culture
Responsible travel in Laos: elephants, volunteering, local guides
Good intentions are not enough: how to travel in Laos without causing harm, choose activities with animals, and really help.
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Lao culture
More than 50 ethnic groups: the peoples of Laos
Lao, Khmu, Hmong, Akha and many more: a country small in size, huge in cultural diversity. The peoples of Laos, and how to meet them respectfully.
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Why this agency
Your tours fund the education of young Laotians
NK Seeds Funds & Travel is the travel agency of the NK Seeds association. The agency has no shareholders: the profits from your tours help young Laotians get an education, through vocational training or at university. Some of your guides are our students.
17 young people
in tourism training
No shareholders
profits go to the association
Our students
guide some of the tours