{"id":10596,"date":"2018-01-15T05:34:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T22:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asiasafari-laos.com\/the-asia-safari-laos-team-travel-advisors-and-experienced-guides\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:56:15","slug":"the-asia-safari-laos-team-travel-advisors-and-experienced-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asiasafari-laos.com\/en\/local-travel-agency-in-laos\/the-asia-safari-laos-team-travel-advisors-and-experienced-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"The Asia Safari Laos team \u2013 travel advisors and experienced guides"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Asia Safari Team<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Guides and travel advisers with genuine expertise<\/span><\/h2>\n

Asia Safari is a team of travel professionals based in Vientiane. Lao by origin, their knowledge of the ground, their contacts and their experience make them invaluable to the success of a trip. They listen to what you want and understand what you are hoping for. To guide you on the ground, Asia Safari is also a team of experienced, English-speaking Lao guides \u2014 true travel companions whose greatest joy is to help you discover their country in a warm and original way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Learn more about the Agency<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div>
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THE FOUNDERS<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Driven by his desire for adventure in the style of African safaris, in 2000 Jean Paul Duverg\u00e9 turned a page in his life and set course for Southeast Asia. In love with nature and wide-open spaces, Laos was an immediate favourite! That is where it all begins. And where everything follows on: his meeting with Touny, who would become his partner in life and soon his associate in the creation of Asia Safari Laos in 2002, then the creation of Muang La Lodge<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. His old dream of Africa in Asia then took the form of an eco-responsible lodge built on the edge of a Khamu village at the foot of the mountains of northern Laos. From then on, drawing on his bi-cultural background, the Asia Safari group developed with the desire to thrive while respecting local communities, nature and traditions. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

YOUR DEDICATED CONTACTS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Touny, our Sales Manager, and her team: Sourinda, Nanivanh and Khouanphilom share a common playground: Laos from North to South and, beyond the borders, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar and China. Attentive to travellers\u2019 expectations and passionate about the country, its riches and its particularities, our advisors take the essential time needed to design a programme based on their experience and field expertise. Each client benefits from personalised, tailor-made support. What we call made-to-measure. Asia Safari in the field:<\/strong> Two months a year are devoted to seeking out what\u2019s new to enrich the offer with a touch of the unusual or adventure, to check the quality and reliability of partners, and to maintain that precious contact with the people who make a trip happen\u2014hoteliers, guides, village chiefs, boatmen, drivers, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Touny,<\/span><\/div>
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Touny<\/h3>\n
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Lao and married to a Frenchman for more than 25 years. She chose this profession to share her discoveries with travellers visiting her beautiful country. Thanks to her long experience in the tourism sector in Laos, she will be able to find the hidden gems that will make your trip unique and unforgettable. By listening to your preferences, she will put her expertise at your service so that your stay perfectly matches your expectations. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Rinda,<\/span><\/div>
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Sourinda<\/h3>\n
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Sourinda grew up between France and Luang Prabang, her family\u2019s home town where she spent all her school holidays. In 2015, she left France in search of her Lao roots, which she eventually found in the lush northern jungle at Muang La Lodge. Today, she joins the Asia Safari Laos team of advisors to put her bi-cultural background and experience at the service of travel off the beaten track. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Nanivanh,<\/span><\/div>
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Nanivanh<\/h3>\n
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Nanivanh spent a year in France to specialise in Tourism and Hospitality. Laos, which she knows \u201cby heart\u201d, has everything to charm her: authentic encounters, a rich history, the kindness of the people\u2026 She loves to recharge in the zen and spiritual atmosphere of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO treasure, and in the region\u2019s natural beauty: from the Kuang Si waterfalls to the summit of Mount Phousi. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Khouanphilom<\/h3>\n
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Originally from Vientiane, the country\u2019s capital, Khouanphilom is a great lover of southern Laos. As a child, she spent her Pimai holidays in the countryside, in Savannakhet Province. Her happiness springs from the Bolovens waterfalls and all the natural sites, but also from the mystery of Vat Phou, the most beautiful of temples. Don\u2019t lose the North, but ask her about the South. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Guides loyal to Asia Safari, precious travel companions<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Bounty, Latry, Dusith, La\u2026 are natives of the country. Some of them have lived in France or elsewhere in Asia. Guides, translators, facilitators, our guides ensure the promotion of the traditional life of minorities with a concern for respecting the environment. Our trips are led by these experienced guides, chosen for their knowledge of the country, their availability and their level of English. In a country with dialects as varied as the number of ethnic groups, the presence of a guide will facilitate the smooth running of the itinerary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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