Avis TIGER TRAIL Luang Prabang

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We did a 3 day tour with Tiger Trail and it was lovely. Sim Sai our guide was engaging and sociable. We biked, we hiked and we kayaked. We also got to see elephants. It was definitely a highlight.

My husband and I recently had an amazing 13-day trip through northern Laos planned by Roman with Tiger Trail Travel. The logistics were perfectly planned and carried out, and the scenery and places we saw were truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We really liked all of our guides, who spoke very good English and were very knowledgeable about the areas we visited, including those that were off the beaten path. One of our accommodations was amazing, one was excellent, and the rest were all fine except for one that we didn’t care for; be aware though that the room cleanliness standards are low in this area. If you want to travel to remote Northern Laos, plan your trip with Roman and Tiger Trail!

Fuyez de suite Tiger Trail au Laos à Luang Prabang. Nous avons fait un treck avec Tiger Trail sur deux jours. Sauf que le guide en surpoids et fumeur ne savait pas marcher. Il accélérait 3 minutes puis se reposait 5 minutes à bout de souffle. Il ne savait pas non plus le chemin, il demandait à chaque bifurcation à un paysan le bon chemin, essayant de nous faire croire qu'il discutait d'autre chose pour ne pas avoir l'aire perdu. Parfois il n'y avait pas de personne pour indiquer la bonne direction, alors on rebroussait chemin ou on attendait bêtement. Cela dans la jungle par 35°. Il y a eu danger de se perdre, Le guide n'a jamais voulu montrer qu'il était perdu (pas perdre la face avant tout) donc ça aurait pu continuer jusqu'à un point de non retour..Heureusement on a réussi à se greffer derrière un autre guide pour rentrer au plus court par la route. Il y a eu mis en danger mais j'imagine que les lois Françaises ne s'appliquent pas au Laos. De plus il nous à cassé les oreilles avec des inepties du genre: Les paysans cultivent pour vendre aux marchés, la montagne est très haute...

La prestation même avec un guide de qualité est hors de prix.

Location d'un VTT en très bon état. Le staff est sympa et parle très bien anglais.

We had a really nice experience with Tiger Trail.
We did the 3 days tour biking, kayaking, hiking and visiting the villages in the mountains.
Homestays have been a really highlight of our travel and and an experience that you cannot do easily otherwise. We had the chance to participate to a village party and everyone was so welcoming!
Our guide Cha was really good and he makes us totally comfortable and safe in everything we were doing.
Definitely recommended if you want to take a glimp of authenticity and a real experience of ecotourism.
And... They provide loads of good food multiple time a day to be eaten in the craziest locations :)

Thanks all!

Réservation d'une excursion avec les éléphants auprès de l'agence. Bonne expérience. Nous avons eu un souci de rendez-vous le matin mais l'agence a bien réagi.
Cependant, revoir la description des activités sur le site web car ce n'était pas toujours les mêmes.

Bien situé face au Mekong.
Chambre propre avec balcon
Petit déjeuner buffet bien garni.
Une bonne adresse

I rarely leave bad reviews but I was so unimpressed with Tiger Trail. One of the main reasons I booked was because of the great reviews but I was sad indeed not to experience this.

The good: our guide, Chancey was FANTASTIC. Knowledgeable with brilliant English he gave us the best hikes. Really enjoyed it and getting to know him.

The bad: the office firstly, we walked in and they told us they had no tours, then we reminded them we had been talking on email and they suddenly remembered.
We booked the tour and they charged a 3% card fee which is pretty unusual when you pay large sums. The office staff were a mix of Laos and European, and I said hi to the European owner several times and he totally ignored me. The Laos staff were lovely.

We tried to book a tour sold as ‘eco lodge tour’ as it has private eco lodges because we were keen on hiking but not on staying with strangers. However they told us the eco lodge was not available but assured us we would have our own room in a home stay, so off we went.
Both home stays we arrived at, in two villages had no idea we were coming. The first family were so unwelcoming we felt really bad to be in their space (the village itself was very kind and welcoming!). We really felt forced on this family to stay, at the start we were told everyone in the same room, then they found space separately. We totally understand in some places it’s not possible to have your own room, but then don’t sell the tour on that fact-we wouldn’t have booked it!

Both times we arrived at the village we spent at least 2 hours waiting for the head of the village to arrive and tell us where we would be sleeping. What a waste of time in this beautiful area to spend hours sitting on the road waiting.

We arrived at the second village who were very kind but again no separate room, and even more-not allowed for couples to stay together! Again I respect this is cultural differences but the tour could have told us, and we would simply not have booked.

Then we went to see the eco lodge, and it is up and running but we couldn’t stay there apparently. We ended up just stopping the tour early and returning to Luang Prabang and paying for a hotel.
Both places didn’t have the accomodation tiger trail promised and indeed we asked if they would have. I don’t recommend them at all.

Took a two day hike with a amazing tourguide. His name was Ouhn. A well English speaking young man with a loads of knowledge. During the trip he could tell stories about Lao and it's history. Really enjoyed the experience. The first day was mountainbiking with different stops to try local food and experience local things. Second day I booked a long hike, but because of forest works we had to take the shorr loop. Which was also nice but I was getting more excited for the long one. After all a good experience and many thanks to Ouhn.