THAILAND
Plant a Seed, Build a Life
DURATION
8 days
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the value of empathy and social responsibility
Bring fun and fulfillment to life through volunteering and giving back to the community
Develop resilience and learn failure management through various activities
OVERVIEW
A Thai experience can be so much more meaningful than pomelo salad, sun bathing and shopping.
From Chiang Mai to Bangkok, this tour uncovers the mystery of the past lush lives in Thailand, and offers a chance for students to experience lives under the line in a remote camp area located far west. Through a series of cultural activities which consist of close interactions with local hill tribes (Karen tribe); students will unveil the beauty in the locals’ daily lives that will never be covered by the mass media.
All visits and encounters are authentic, whether it be food, trekking or farm visits - we take but we also learn to give. As meaningful travellers, students are encouraged to give back to the society by doing community services such as tree planting and visiting The Opportunity Foundation to help the most unfortunate young children who are abandoned, or are at risk of being abused, and trafficked. British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill has once said, ‘we made a living by receiving; we made a life by giving’!
DAY 1
Flight to Chiang Mai, Thailand
Tha Song Yang Camp Ground by coach (6 hours ride)
DAY 2-3
Meet the Karen people at Tha Song Yang Camp Ground
Engage in local cultural activities
Participate in a local project
DAY 4
Tha Song Yang Camp Ground > Chiang Mai
Engage in local cultural activities, visiting local shops
Enjoy local Khantoke cuisine
DAY 5
Chiang Mai > Bangkok (2.5 hours flight)
Bangkok > Nang Rong (1-hour coach)
Interact with local children through an international NGO
DAY 6
Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary
Trekking in the sanctuary
Participant in a local community project
DAY 7
Visit a farm site powered by solar energy
Khmer architecture built on extinct 1,000 year old volcano in Phanom Rung Historic Park
Day 8
Visit the local morning market in Nang Rong
Cultural exchange with local school
Departure from Bangkok, Thailand