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Village Vitality

Trip Highlights

• Volunteering
• Bangkok tour
• Chiang Mai, Night Market
• Doi Suthep
• Trekking
• Rafting
• Mae Hong Song community
• Hilltribe interaction

Your "Taste of Volunteering" Project

Immerse yourself in Thai culture as you spend a memorable day at a local community school and help the students practice their English. No special skills are required for this; just enthusiasm and imagination. The focus is on fun and interaction.

Spend a further 3 days making friends and learning about these fascinating people, as you complete a number of volunteering activities(as required):

• Carry out simple construction or maintenance work, such as pipe laying or painting
• Teach English, sports or other subjects at the local community school
• Help with farming - planting or harvesting, depending on the season

Trip Summary

This trip is guaranteed to be a sensory delight, a great learning experience and a rewarding adventure.

Visit an ethnic hill tribe community in Mae Hong Son province and immerse yourself in community life. Enjoy a fun and authentic journey which strikes a balance between learning and teaching. Learn about the community's relationship with the land and discover how the culture and environment have influenced traditional arts and crafts in this area.

Your volunteering experience will foment your understanding of these wonderful people as you work along side them on varied projects. Enjoy the looks of delight and appreciation on the children’s faces as you teach and interact. The intimate moments with the children and the rest of the community will be treasured memories that live on.

Explore further afield as you hike and raft through this majestic landscape. Then take a piece of Thailand home with you when you learn to cook your favorite meal. The joyful recollections of this remarkable trip will forever be evoked by the fragrant smells of that one dish.

For further information please contact us.

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