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Trip Highlights

· Volunteer Project begins in Baan Pheang, teaching English
· Bangkok’s temples & palaces
· Nakhon Phanom’s graceful French colonial buildings
· Caves and limestone formations
· The ancient city of Aran

Your ''Taste of Volunteering'' Project

Teaching English

Trip Summary

Starting from Bangkok, you visit the city and then you fly to Nakorn Phanom. The following day, you visit the Laos border on the Mekong River, with its stunning caves, limestone formations, the National Biodiversity Conservation Area (NBCA) at Na Hin town and the ancient city of Aran.

On Day 8 your Community Development volunteer Project begins in Baan Pheang, where you spend four fulfilling days teaching English at the English Camp, where you have a meaningful interaction with local people. You then transfer to Nakorn Phanom airport, back to Bangkok, and transfer to Rayong, and take a speed boat to Samet Island, where you spend the next two days relaxing at the beach, before transferring back to Bangkok on Day 15, where your adventure ends.

This trip explores little-known treasures of both Thailand and Laos such as Nakorn Phanom, stunning caves, limestone formations, and the ancient city of Aran. Your trip concludes on the beautiful island of Koh Samet after teaching English in Thai communities unaccustomed to Westerners.

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Extension Trips
Thailand - Extension 1: Laos
Thailand - Extension 2: Cambodia

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Info
Tour Code:
TL004
Length:
15 Days
Activity Level:
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Comfort Level:
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Projects:
Teaching
Police Check:
Required
Guest Numbers:
2 - 12

Price from
US$1,900

Approximately:
NZ$ 2,300
GB£ 1,200
AU$ 1,850
CA$ 1,900
EUR€ 1,400
Extra charge for solo travelers:
US$ 840



The price is per person, based on 2 people sharing a room. We can tailor-make a trip to meet your exact requirements.
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Dates

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Suggested Itinerary

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Day 1: Bangkok tour (D)
Day 2: Bangkok tour; fly to Nakhon Phanom (B,L,D)
Day 3: Nakhon Phanom, Na Hin (Laos) (B,L,D)
Day 4: Ban Na Kok (B,L,D)
Day 5: Ban Na Kok, hiking, Aran ruins (B,L,D)
Day 6: Ban Na Kok – Nakhon Phanom (Thailand) (B,L,D)
Day 7: Tour Nakhon Phanom and Thad Phanom (B,D)
Day 8- 11: Baan Pheang - English Teaching (B)
Day 12: Fly to Bangkok, bus to Koh Samet (B)
Day 13-14: Koh Samet island (B)
Day 15: Return to Bangkok, tour ends (B)

B = Breakfast, L= Lunch, D = Dinner

Extension Trips

Thailand - Extension 1: Laos
Thailand - Extension 2: Cambodia


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