Free · on registration · in French only
A morning with the future guides of Luang Prabang
Discover NK Seeds and its French-language tourism training, then spend three quarters of an hour with the students.
Why this visit
The guides who will take you around the temples tomorrow are in the classroom today. Come and meet them.
NK Seeds Funds & Travel is the hands-on ground of the French-language Professional Tourism Training run by the NK Seeds association. All of the agency's income goes back into funding the programme.
Your morning, in two parts
From 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
10:30 am
Discover the association and the training
We meet at 10:30 am in a café in Luang Prabang. We tell you the story of NK Seeds, founded in Nong Khiaw in 2018, and what it does today, then the training: why we created it, who the students are and the jobs it prepares them for. We then answer your questions.
11:45 am
Talk with the students
After a quarter of an hour to get to the institute and a round of introductions of about ten minutes, you join the students in the games run by our civic-service volunteers. Everything takes place in French.
12:30 pm
To finish, a donation box and a QR code are available if you would like to support the training. Nothing is compulsory.
The training at a glance
Professional tourism training in French
From September 2026 to August 2028, in Luang Prabang, NK Seeds trains young Laotians from modest backgrounds for French-speaking tourism jobs: the language, the trade and field experience.
17
young Laotians in training
2
years of training
25 h
of classes per week
1,850 h
over the whole course
Good to know
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
These are the days when the volunteers lead the games. On other days, classes are not open to visitors.
10 people max
The group stays small so everyone can talk with the students.
In French only
The visit is in French only, both the presentation and the conversations: you need to understand French to enjoy it. It is a chance for the students to practise.
In pictures
What you will see
“
In high season, I worked almost every day and regularly had to turn down tours because I was not available. […] We need to train a new generation of French-speaking guides.
Valounsopha, lead teacher, French-speaking guide for nearly ten years
Sign up for a visit
Pick a Tuesday, Thursday or Friday and tell us how many you are. We will confirm the meeting point by email. The visit is in French only.
Support the training
At the end of the visit, a donation box awaits you, with a QR code leading to the training's support page. Nothing is compulsory, but every donation helps these young people complete their course.
Training funded so far
29%
When
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, at 10:30 am
Duration
About 2 hours
Group
10 people max
Where
In Luang Prabang, exact place sent by email
Language
French only
Price
Free
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