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Prices for-
Thailand
Voluntary
& Community Programs
Name of Program:
Adventure & Outdoor Education
Primary category: Adventure,
Teaching
Secondary category:
Community-based tour
Itinerary:
Specially designed
for those seeking fun-filled adventure experiences, with jungle trekking,
elephant riding and bamboo rafting, and based on the principle of give and take,
a chance for your skills to be beneficial to the hill-tribe children in the
villages.
Day 1: Bangkok – arrival transfer
Arrival and joint transfer. Our well experienced guide will also
provide you with some useful tips for exploring the city and give you some ideas
of what you could do on your tour.
Day 2: Bangkok – a walking tour – night train to Chiang Mai
(B/-/-)
Today is a tour on foot! The aim is to ensure that you see as
much as possible of the everyday life of Bangkok and its people; and what better
way to do that than to combine your walk with as many different modes of public
transport as possible. Stops on the tour will normally include some interesting
temples, a flower market and Little India or Chinatown.
Day 3: Bangkok – night train to Chiang Mai
(B/-/-)
Your journey to Chiang Mai is by second-class overnight train
with air-conditioned sleeping berths. It is comfortable enough and is a fun
journey.
Day 4: Chiang Mai - an orientation tour
(-/-/-)
After settling yourself into your hotel take a walking tour
around the old city. There is always something of interest for everybody to see;
spectacular temples, the gastronomic delights offered by the local food vendors,
fantastic markets and shopping, etc.
Days 5-7: Trekking - hill tribe villages – elephant riding – bamboo
rafting (3B/3L/2D)
Set off on an exciting 3-day trek through the hills and forests.
You will not find the trekking too strenuous as long as you are reasonably fit,
as it will be a good mix of walking, seeing different cultures and ways of life,
elephant-back riding and an exhilarating bamboo-raft trip. You will have 2
nights in jungle huts and return to overnight in Chiang Mai in the late
afternoon of Day 7
Day 8-11: Community services at a hill-tribe village (4B/4L/3D)
Depart to Chiang Dao area where you will stay in a hill-tribe village and
witness their way of living close to nature. You will visit local markets,
assist the local teachers who dedicate themselves to giving an education to poor
Thai and hill-tribe children and perhaps help the locals in their routine
farming. Return to overnight in Chiang Mai on Day 11.
Remark: Unlike tourist
attractions, the activities of community services projects may vary
considerably. Therefore we reserve right to adjust the program or even change
the location, even after we have advised a confirmation, due unforeseen
developments. However the same concept will be well maintained.
School Holidays
As
part of this program involves teaching at schools please be aware of the
following school holidays and examination periods.
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Mid-March to mid-May
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12 – 17 April and New Year
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Mid-September to mid-November
If you are on the programme during this time you will be teaching
English to the local village children or assigned to another voluntary
activities or even to another projects rather than this school/classroom
environment.
Days 12-13: Chiang Mai – train to Bangkok (1B/-/-)
You will have a free day in Chiang Mai before taking an overnight
train to Bangkok. Please let us know if you wish to spend more time in the north
or go direct to any beach destination. We can alter the final arrangements to
meet your wishes.
Day 14: Bangkok – departure transfer (B/-/-)
Spend this last free day shopping or exploring more of Bangkok on
your own. Then joint transfer to the airport for flight home.
Departure:
Daily with no minimum number and a maximum of 6 persons.
(Best to depart on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Operates year round (except school holidays - please see
remark Days 8-11)
Services included in the price:
·
Joint transfers either by air-conditioned transport
or pick-up truck for transfer during trekking and to villages
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Accommodation is tourist-class hotels or
guesthouses on shared-twin basis with breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned
with private facilities.
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Sleeping facilities during trekking consist of mat
for the floor and a sheet. A rucksack, water canteen and lifejacket are
provided.
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Admission fees where applicable.
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Trekking park entrance fee.
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English-speaking assistance.
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Meals as specified in the program.
Services not included in the price
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Drinks and meals not specified in the itinerary.
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Sleeping bag
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Personal expenses.
Prices for-
Thailand
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