Overview:
Seuang River Experience, situated in Luang Prabang Province of Lao PDR, is a unique educational travel destination for schools, universities and volunteer-service groups and provides a wide range of educational opportunities:
• Poverty alleviation: one of our world’s most pressing problems and prerequisite to peace and sustainable development.
• Health care: with populations booming how to deliver adequate standards of primary health care the majority of our world’s population
• Development vs. environment: how to protect the environment while still allowing economic development
• Outdoor activities: rafting, trekking, upland hilltribe community visits and much more.
• Award for Young People / Duke of Edinburgh Award: Students from as far away as Dubai, Taiwan and Australia have come here for these awards.
• Community service: through volunteer projects with local communities
During your time at Seuang River we encourage taking an active role in village life. Lao people are warm and welcoming--with just a smile and a willingness to help out any way possible, you can form true bonds with your new friends in just days. By expressing a genuine interest in their culture you will also be giving the most valuable gift you could give, helping them rebuild cultural pride lost in the face of modernization.
In addition to the volunteer work there are opportunities for you to visit local schools, a community health clinic and learn about the traditional crafts. Your time participating in this programme will provide a clear understanding of social, educational and health related issues facing rural people in northern Lao. In this way you will touch and experience this country in a way very few foreigners are able.
Seuang River Experience can be customized for each group’s needs and desires. Please contact to discuss how you can become involved.
Trip highlights
Take a big step outside of the traditional classroom and join us in the Seuang River Valley in northern Laos to learn with the rural communities about some of our world’s most pressing issues: poverty, third world healthcare, development vs environment paradox. In this programme you can experience firsthand life on our planet in a totally new way.
Sightseeing choices – Luang Prabang UNESCO World Heritage town & temples, treks, elephant rides, Mekong river boats and more
Learning opportunities – Sustainable community development issues ranging from healthcare, education, poverty and more
Outdoor activities –multi-day trekking & overnights in rural villages, river rafting, caving & more
Location:
On this trip you will travel to northern Lao cultural centre of Luang Prabang – a UNESCO World
Heritage Site - and into the surrounding hills with rice fields and lush vegetation. Side excursions will take you to either northern Thailand or Vietnam. Luang Prabang’s international airport has daily direct flights.
Trip notes & Inclusions:
Outdoor education is a respected and recognized addition to any school’s curriculum. A crucial element why schools include international travel in outdoor education programmes is to place students in challenging new environments that allow them to critically assess their role in creating a better global citizenry.
Seuang River Experience therefore offers a range of activities that are:
• Recreational for fun and enjoyment (river rafting, climbing, campfires, sightseeing)
• Educational to change the way people feel and think. (temple visits, field studies, cultural exchange)
• Developmental to undergo personal growth to test endurance, self-discipline, and build self-esteem.
Within any Seuang River Experience outdoor educational travel programme there will be a mix of goals met, including:
• Physical goals include physical fitness, health & well-being.
• Spiritual goals to help development of spiritual knowledge and experience.
• Relationship goals to change the way a particular group or community are functioning (as opposed to individual). Team productivity and school climate are examples.
• Environmental goals for a positive attitude and improved knowledge on their individual and collective impact on a specific ecosystem.
Each school is unique, and so too are each of our outdoor education programmes. To ensure you get the right combination of activities for your students our team of experienced teachers and travel experts are ready to assist.
As each program is unique, so to are the tours and costs. As a rule of thumb programs cost between $55 to $75 per day per person and varies greatly due to number of participants, length of program, services required, type of sightseeing and accommodations provided. Our school tours usually include two teachers free of charge.
Group size: minimum 5 people – maximum 30 people
Tour duration: customized for group requirements within 1 to 30 days
To provide an accurate quotation we encourage you to contact us to discuss various options.
Typically our tours include:
- Supervision by experienced community facilitators
- All activities during volunteer project
- All meals during programme
- Accommodation in village homestay or local hotel
- English speaking guide
- Bottled water
and excludes:
- International and domestic airfares
- Visa and visa charges
- Travel Insurance (compulsory)
- Items of a personal nature such as beverages at homestay
- Donation for any community service projects
Outdoor education is a respected and recognized addition to any school’s curriculum. A crucial element why schools include international travel in outdoor education programmes is to place students in challenging new environments that allow them to critically assess their role in creating a better global citizenry.
Seuang River Experience therefore offers a range of activities that are:
• recreational for fun and enjoyment (river rafting, climbing, campfires, sightseeing)
• educational to change the way people feel and think. (temple visits, field studies, cultural exchange)
• developmental to undergo personal growth to test endurance, self-discipline, and build self-esteem.
Within any Seuang River Experience outdoor educational travel programme there will be a mix of goals met, including:
• physical goals include physical fitness, health & well-being.
• spiritual goals to help development of spiritual knowledge and experience.
• relationship goals to change the way a particular group or community are functioning (as opposed to individual). Team productivity and school climate are examples.
• environmental goals for a positive attitude and improved knowledge on their individual and collective impact on a specific ecosystem.
Each school is unique, and so too are each of our outdoor education programmes. To ensure you get the right combination of activities for your students our team of experienced teachers and travel experts are ready to assist.
As each program is unique, so to are the tours and costs. As a rule of thumb programs cost between $55 to $75 per day per person and varies greatly due to number of participants, length of program, services required, type of sightseeing and accommodations provided. Our school tours usually include two teachers free of charge.
Group size: minimum 5 people – maximum 30 people
Tour duration: customized for group requirements within 1 to 30 days
To provide an accurate quotation we encourage you to contact us to discuss various options.
Typically our tours include:
- Supervision by experienced community facilitators
- All activities during volunteer project
- All meals during programme
- Accommodation in village homestay or local hotel
- English speaking guide
- Bottled water
and excludes:
- International and domestic airfares
- Visa and visa charges
- Travel Insurance (compulsory)
- Items of a personal nature such as beverages at homestay
- Donation for any community service projects