This Is Us

Travel experts beyond creativity

Who We Are

With roots from Switzerland, France, Germany, Holland, Australia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, Lolei Travel’s team of travel experts is multi-cultural. We understand a great deal of our guest’s needs and know how to realize your dream holiday. Our travel experts know the destinations very well and have lived and traveled extensively through Indochina.

Our travel experts believe in the simplicity of life and appreciate the details that seem insignificant to many. We don’t just want you to see the beauty, but experience it. Through carefully created signature products and endless research, we are able to show you a different Indochina, and make you come one with nature and culture. 

What We Do

Be blessed for your travels, have a home-cooked meal on the grounds of a pagoda or in the middle of the paddy fields, enjoy a picnic and swim at a waterfall where no one is around… It may sound dreamy, but Lolei Travel makes it reality. We create journeys that include personalized and intimate experiences, while enjoying the highlights from a very different perspective, 

It is the attention to detail and the cultural interaction we encourage that opens up more than just the eye. A world of understanding evolves, which makes your trip more meaningful. We share our daily life with you, and take pride in sharing these experiences with you in the places that we call our home!

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Why we do it

Every person is different and every journey is different. We could list a range of tours for you, but it will only tell you that we want you to travel the beaten path. The world around us changes on a daily basis, and sometimes these changes are big. With so much going on, and so many different ways to enjoy a journey, we simply have to create each and every journey in a way it meets your expectations and suits your personality. 

We spend days and sometimes weeks in the field, talking to local people and hearing from them where the hidden treasures are. We explore the paths, we create the experience and we then inspire you with our findings and take you with us to WOW you, feel and breath the nature and experience the culture. We do it this way, because we love to share that same exciting feeling we have, when we explore the paths of Indochina. 

Enjoy reading about our team,
based in the head office in Siem Reap

Travel Experts

Sometimes the unthinkable happens, and for us that happened in September 2024. While on a staff retreat in Laos with our colleagues from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam we learned that our long term colleague and wonderful friend Mr. Lyny Ngeth passed away from sudden illness. Lyny was only in his thirties and left behind his wife and daughter. 

From 2015 to 2020, Lyny headed the operations for Lolei Travel in Phnom Penh. Unfortunately, COVID came and Lyny left the company to work as a motorbike mechanic to earn a living for his family. We stayed in touch and advised each other and uplifted each other during the dark COVID days. After COVID, Lyny started leading cycling tours throughout Cambodia. 

We will always remember the dedication and positive attitude he brought to his work, and the joy he would give his guests and his family. Lyny has always been a very honest and trustworthy friend and was loved by all of us. We lost a good friend, someone who would always go out of his way to help others and his family. We will miss you dearly Lyny. 

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Daniel de Gruiter

Managing Director
Daniel has an extensive background in hospitality in Southeast Asia. The past 20 years he has lived, studied and worked in China, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam and most recently in Cambodia. Daniel’s passion for travel and connecting with the local community goes beyond imagination. You can find him anywhere in Southeast Asia driving his motorcycle, looking for opportunities to improve people’s livelihoods. Daniel has worked extensively in sustainable tourism development in Southeast Asia and has been a frequent guest speaker at sustainable conferences and seminars. Lolei Travel is a statement of his love for Southeast Asia; Personalized travel with a cause.

Panha Tan

General Manager

Panha is a real Siem Reaper. He is always out exploring the surroundings of Siem Reap from sunrise to sunset. With an extensive background in operations, reservations, product development, contracting and what did this guy not do…. he has traveled all over Cambodia. For over 15 years, Panha has created packages for people from all over the world, doing it quick and efficient and using his knowledge to create amazing tailor made packages for every of his guests. Passionate, heartfelt and professionalism is what defines Panha as a person. Do not be surprised if Panha calls you during your trip and invites you for a drink. He just wants to know if you enjoyed your travels and share experiences.

Rinna Ly

Operations Manager

Rinna was born in Battambang and moved to Siem Reap in 2008 after having spent almost two decades in one of Cambodia’s most beautiful provinces. He wanted to learn from the many foreigners that reside in Siem Reap and the tourists and attended the local University in Siem Reap where he studied marketing. Rinna ended up as a baker in one of Siem Reap’s most famous bakeries. Rinna married in 2014 and during his honeymoon discovered that he had a passion for travel. When Lolei Travel offered him the position of Reservations Manager, he jumped right at it and evolved ever since. He loves his heritage and his passion for travel will keep him for long in travel, that is one thing he is sure about.

Tan Kalyan

Accountant
Kalyan is one of those people who are becoming a real success story. We got to know her when she spoke little English and was still in high school. Long days of study eventually paid of for Kalyan. Working as a sous chef in one of Siem Reap’s leading restaurants, she learned to deal with pressure. She also worked at one of the more creative companies in Siem Reap and this is where she learned to think outside of the box. Kalyan continues to study English and keeps learning about accounting. She has been working hard and has developed herself as a very reliable force within our team.The attitude she brings to the office shows that sky is the limit for Kalyan.

Ms. Sievheng

Reservations Executive

Sievheng was born in Sisophon, Cambodia. She has worked in the hospitality industry for many years and started as a receptionist at a popular hostel. Here she got to talk with guests and share experiences with them, which made her curious about her own country, Together with her daughter and family she now enjoys travel around Cambodia and has a wish to visit Europe and America one day. After hearing all those stories about these places, it would be a dream to see it with her own eyes one day!

Ek Sykeang

Travel Expert Cambodia

Sykeang joined Lolei Travel in September 2024. With a lot of enthusiasm, love for travel and a very positive mindset, Sykeang will soon be a force to reckon with in travel! She was born and raised in Siem Reap and after high school she followed vocational school that allowed an internship to Thailand for 3 months. After graduation she decided she wanted to learn more and went to France, Marseille to be exact, to follow a 6 months’ internship at one of the most recognizable hotel chains in the world and learn more about the hospitality industry. She speaks great English and French and shares our passion for off the beaten track travel and photography, conversing with people from all over the world and visiting new places. She loves to show Cambodia to the world and dreams of seeing more of the world herself. 

Mr. Vithaya

Travel Expert Laos

Vithaya joined Lolei travel during COVID-19, a daring time to invest your time in the tourism industry. He did it anyway and that also underlines his character. Vithaya is an enthusiastic traveler, avid photographer and an adventurer who spent greater part of his life traveling to interesting and not so well known but exciting destinations in the region of not only Laos, but all over Southeast Asia. He was born and raised in Paksan and worked his entire professional life in tourism. It was only his calling to join Lolei Travel with an aim to contribute in more depth to the tourism product in Laos and provide benefits to the local communities in Laos.

Ms. Chau

Travel Expert Vietnam

With over 20 years of experience in the travel industry, Chau is a not only a travel expert, but also a language expert speaking English and French also fluently. Her key expertise is in luxury travel, MICE and group travel, niche tourism and family travel design. Broad to say the least! Chau has worked extensively with people from around the world, understanding the different needs and cultural backgrounds needed to create suitable travel programs for every person she serves. When she is not working on travel programs herself, she is baking at home or testing new restaurants together with her family. Food is an important part of her life!

Mr. Hieu

Travel Expert Vietnam

Mr. Hieu Nguyen was born and raised in Saigon and found his passion for traveling during a family trip to Dalat when he was a child. he quickly got inspired by Vietnam’s diverse landscapes and decided that a degree in Tourism Management from Ho Chi Minh’s University of Economics would help him persuing a job in tourism. He graduated with a focus on designing unique, personalized travel experiences. Hieu has been passionately sharing his trave experiences with his guests and is fully dedicated to exceeding his guests’ expectations. He has a great eye for detail that ensures every journey is exceptional. He loves exploring Vietnam’s hidden gems and comes home with a treasure full of ideas and uses his expertise to craft memorable, authentic itineraries that will be a guaranteed hit with his guests.

Mrs. Shwe Yee and Mr. Klaus-Dieter

Travel Experts Myanmar
A story apart, Klaus-Dieter traveled through Myanmar in 1996 and met Shwe Yee. They have been together since the moment they met and explored every corner of the country. In the beginning they traveled together. Bit by bit the family expanded and nowadays they explore unknown territories with their three daughters. The family loves to climb mountains and trek through amazing landscapes. Many of the routes that they recommend are adventurous. If Myanmar wasn’t already an adventure, rest assured that Klaus-Dieter and Shwe Yee take you even more off the beaten tracks. To the family, the biggest reward is to receive smiles from both the tourist and host.

Mrs. Wilawan

Travel Expert Thailand
For over 15 years Wilawan has arranged cultural, adventure and golf tours around Thailand. She has accompanied hundreds of visitors from all over the world to experience the wonders and rich culture of Thailand. She is one of the most dedicated people you may come across. She is dedicated to provide the best possible experience and making each visit an unforgettable experience. There is no place in Thailand she has left unexplored. Besides Thailand, Wilawan has traveled to many countries in Southeast Asia, as tour leader and privately. On each and every trip she collects valuable information she uses in her product development and knowledge she enthusiastically shares with tourists.