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Local Life Tours Our range of Local Life tours go off the tourist track and into the heart of authentic Asia, where extraordinary connections and cultural discovery are intertwined with the stories and smiles shared with the locals. Experience the lesser-known local charms of Asia while supporting, sustaining and respecting the places explored. A Local Life tour means discovering an unseen side of Asia and letting the local experts uncover a slice of your Asia along the way.
Reduce your travel footprint
Make a contribution
Connect and preserve
Each small group tour maximises the use of environmentallyfriendly transportation alternatives
A percentage of every dollar spent goes into local pockets
Each experience helps preserve local communites, traditions and heritage
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Guide Ambassador Program Buffalo Tours Guide Ambassador Program provides young adults, often from disadvantaged backgrounds, with the chance to become fully trained tour guides and improve their family’s prospects for future financial stability. Applicants who are selected for the six month program are fully sponsored by Buffalo Tours with tuition fees, pocket money, learning materials, license fees, accommodation and English lessons. Upon completion of the program, students graduate as highly qualified guides with the opportunity for employment at Buffalo Tours. Established in 2016 by our team in Indonesia, we are working towards offering this program in all Buffalo Tours destinations.
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Cycle and Community Service in Siem Reap – Local Life Destinations
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Duration
Half Day (8:00 – 13:00)
Highlights ✓ Provide genuine assistance to a local Cambodian family and help with farming activities ✓ Visit the Rehash Trash showroom and learn first-hand how to crochet using discarded plastic ✓ Lunch at The Spoons, a restaurant dedicated to supporting Cambodia’s disadvantage youth
The Batik Painters and Fisherman of Yao Noi – Local Life Destinations
Koh Yao Noi, Thailand
Duration Full Day
Highlights ✓ Visit a local fishery farm and experience, first-hand, the feeding process with a pod of growing lobsters
✓ Try the ancient and beautiful process of batik painting ✓ Witness the Koh Yao Noi way of life and enjoy a lunch of local cuisine at a native homestay
Kyoto Farm Immersion and Mochi Rice Cake Making – Local Life Destinations Kyoto, Japan
Duration Full Day
Highlights ✓ Immerse in traditional Japanese farming culture with a local family ✓ Using a giant mallet and mortar make Mochi rice cakes. ✓ Visit Ogoto Hot Springs for a relaxing end to the day.
Beijing Hutong Walk – Local Life
Destinations Beijing, China
Duration Half Day
Highlights ✓ Visit a local family and learn about the way of life for traditional Beijing residents ✓ Take part in a Chinese Knot making workshop and create intricate pieces to take home ✓ Learn the process of Chinese dumpling making in a hands-on cookery class
Seaweed Farmers and Underground Temples of Nusa Penida – Local Life Destinations
Nusa Penida Island, Bali, Indonesia
Duration Full Day
Highlights ✓ Stop by and assist a local seaweed farmer as they fight to bring back the historic art form of seaweed farming ✓ Delve into the culture and daily life of the idyllic Nusa Penida ✓ Slip through a crack in the rock face and visit the huge underground temple, Goa Giti Puri
A Real Taste of Bagan – Local Life
Destinations
Bagan, Myanmar
Duration Full Day
Highlights ✓ Enjoy a socially responsible full-day tour which visits native businesses that are of benefit to local life ✓ Visit a working monastery to learn about the important role Buddhism plays in Burma’s daily life ✓ Appreciate a delicious lunch at Sanon Hospitality Training Restaurant, a social enterprise dedicated to providing a vocation for the region’s disadvantaged youth
Borneo Village Homestay and Jungle Forage Trek – Local Life Destinations
Kiau Village, Sabah, Borneo
Duration
2 Days / 1 Night
Highlights ✓ Experience the hospitality of local villagers and learn about the culture and traditions of the fascinatingly colourful Dusun tribe
✓ Participate in a two-hour jungle trek foraging for herbs and vegetables which will form part of an evening meal ✓ Take part in the merriment and learn the traditional Sumazau folk dance
Workshops in the land of Worship, Luang Prabang – Local Life Destinations
Luang Prabang, Laos
Duration Half Day
Highlights ✓ Take part in a series of four workshops and learn to create art the way the locals do ✓ Enjoy an authentic, Lao-style lunch in the picturesque Terrace restaurant ✓ Visit Heuanchanh Heritage House, a century-old traditional Lao house located in the heart of Luang Prabang.
Kung Fu and Hong Kong Cuisine – Local Life
Destinations
Hong Kong, China
Duration
Half Day (Wed, Fri & Sat)
Highlights ✓ Practice the ancient martial art form made famous by Bruce Lee in a Wing Chun Kung Fu workshop ✓ Sample authentic Hong Kong cuisine at the charming and celebrated Mido Café ✓ Witness the intricate art of Chinese Embroidery and see how traditional bridal garments are made at a Qun Gua Shop.
The Legend of Ninh Binh, “Ha Long on Land” – Local Life Destinations
Ninh Binh, Vietnam (departs Hanoi)
Duration Full Day
Highlights ✓ Take a scenic boat ride through the stunning Ninh Binh area ✓ Experience the quiet beauty of Thai Vin temple ✓ Visit a local community and watch traditional lace embroidery being made
Hawker Heaven in Singapore – Local Life
Destinations Singapore
Duration Half Day
Highlights ✓ Experience Singapore’s culinary excellence with stops at two of the island’s finest hawker centres ✓ Visit a century-old Chinese temple and enjoy a guided tour through some of Singapore’s finest works of street art ✓ Round off the day with a visit to Singapore City Gallery and see the city’s architectural landmarks in miniature
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