Location
  • Laos
Length
2 - 4 weeks
Health & Safety

Program Details

Program Type
Provider
Timeframe
Summer
Housing
Dormitory
Language
English
Age Min.
14
Age Max
18

Pricing

Starting Price
3995
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Meals
What's Not Included
Airfare
Apr 17, 2020
Oct 25, 2019
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About Program

Join us in Laos to experience breathtaking scenery and immersive service projects. Many of our programs visit the villages our local staff call home, taking students off the tourist path. Our leaders help students make the connection between Laos’ complex past, developing present, and hopeful future. Every year students fall in love with this little-known country and leave with a better understanding of its distinct culture.

Even the most well-traveled students find themselves entranced by the Laos landscape. Golden temples gleam against dirt roads. Vast, rolling hills spotted with palm trees and rice fields create a backdrop of limitless shades of green. Remnants of the country’s French colonial past are woven into the fabric of tribal life. Laos will delight you at every turn.

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Program Reviews

5.00 Rating
based on 13 reviews
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  • Impact 4.95
  • Support 4.85
  • Fun 4.95
  • Value 4.95
  • Safety 5
  • Growth 5
  • Support 5
  • Fun 5
  • Housing 5
  • Safety 5
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lauren
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Laos is my favorite place

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What would you improve about this program?
Personally I loved the program so much and. would not change anything. Everything about it was so welcoming and the most spectacular place.
65 people found this review helpful.
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Mathis
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Best trip of my life/Sticky Rice Service Adventure

I enjoyed every second I spent on this trip.
As a French student, I feared that I would not be able to connect with people but I was completely wrong : the very first moment I met someone from the group, I felt like I was part of a family and at the end of the trip, I was friend with every single student on the trip.
The community service was absolutely awesome too : we got to bound between each other and with the members of the community, and we got a grasp of our impact and how we could help.
When I came back home, I had this indescriptible sentiment of having found myself.

60 people found this review helpful.
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Sophia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I Loved Sticky Rice Service Adventure!

As a first time traveler to Asia, I had few expectations but an adventurous spirit as I took off for my trip around the world to Laos. Looking back, I am so unbelievably glad that I chose this trip. Not only did I build some of the greatest friendships that I've ever had, but I got to experience a culture that is completely different from my own (participating in cultural ceremonies/rituals, eating traditional foods, visiting temples, supporting local businesses, etc.) and provide service for people who truly deserved it. When working to build a fence around a school in a village, local children were always hanging around, being friendly, and offering to help. This was consistent throughout the whole trip with every local person we encountered; the atmosphere was always so welcoming of foreigners. There are countless amazing things about my experience on this trip of a lifetime!

59 people found this review helpful.
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Kristen
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Come with Nothing: Mekong

This trip was absolutely amazing. I made friends that are going to last a life time! The community service is hard but so rewarding. Also the connections that you are able to make with the local village kids is amazing. We had dance parties with them which was so fun. The boat trip down the Mekong was so fun it was a really good experience to bond with everyone from our trip and to see Laos. The village people are so kind and welcoming, I didnt feel like an outsider at all. Overall this trip is extremely rewarding. I wish I never left!

What would you improve about this program?
I would add something touristy to the itinerary so that the trip can have a little more adventure. Also I would change the packing list and make it easier for students to know what to pack.
58 people found this review helpful.
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Stephanie
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Sticky Rice Service Adventure

I just recently got back from my trip to Laos on the Sticky Rice Service Adventure. It was truly one of the best times of my entire life. Everything about this trip was well planned and authentic. My leaders made sure we were safe but still gave us freedom to have fun. The Lao people are some of the kindest, most friendly people you will ever meet, and this trip gave me and my group personal interactions with locals. This trip is special because you get the feeling of being a part of a village, but you still get to move around and venture outside of the village to other cities. Also, what is great is that you get to do two completely different service projects during the trip. One is in the village, building and doing more hands on things, and then you move to Luang Prabang where you are able to help Lao people with their english, and work in a school. This trip was life changing, and I will never forget my amazing memories in Laos. Go on this trip!!!

56 people found this review helpful.
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Peyton
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

You only live Laos

I just had the best experience of my life. I just returned from Laos and absolutely loved it. Rustic Pathways never disappoints. Last year I went to Fiji with RP and thought I had the best trip ever until I experienced this last one. My older sister has also done two Rustic Pathways trips. She had the same reaction upon her return.
The balance in teaching, learning, hard work and pleasure is incredible.
I hope to even work with Rustic Pathways after graduation from College.

64 people found this review helpful.
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Riley
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Come With Nothing, Go Home Rich - Thailand and Laos

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What would you improve about this program?
Offer more space so more people can experience this awesome trip!
68 people found this review helpful.
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Cory
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Rustic Pathways Laos + Thailand Adventures!

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What would you improve about this program?
it's all good ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
59 people found this review helpful.

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