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volunteer & tour thailand
Elephant Nature Park
Work with Elephants in Chiang Mai:
22 days from $1260*
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to assist with the preservation of one of the world’s most amazing animals -
Spend 6 days volunteering at ‘The Elephant Nature Park’ in Chiang Mai, established to preserve the future of elephants in Northern Thailand.
Plus explore Thailand, the land of smiles!
Work with elephants - project details:
Spend 22 days exploring the REAL Thailand, with amazing visits to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Dao (hilltribe), Khao Sok (National park) and Krabi.
22 days from $1260*Day 1, BANGKOK: Arrive Bangkok and transfer to hotel.
Day 2, BANGKOK: Free day. Overnight train to Chiang Mai. (B)
Day 3, CHIANG MAI: Arrive Chiang Mai and transfer to the Elephant Nature Park. (LD)
Days 4-9, VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: 6 days volunteering. (BLD)
Day 10, CHIANG MAI: Transfer to guesthouse in Chiang Mai. Meet our trekking guide for trek briefing. (B)
Day 11, HILLTRIBE TREK: Drive by pickup truck to Chiang Dao via a local market. We continue to a Shan village for lunch before beginning our trek. We stay overnight in a Karen village. (BLD)
Day 12, HILLTRIBE TREK: Trekking in a less explored area of Chiang Dao, where we visit different hilltribe villages. Overnight at a riverside village. (BLD)
Day 13, BAMBOO RAFTING - CHIANG MAI: We board bamboo rafts and float along the Mae Ping river. Return to Chiang Mai in the early afternoon. (BL)
Day 14, CHIANG MAI: Free day to explore. Overnight train to Bangkok. (B)
Day 15, BANGKOK: Arrive in Bangkok and transfer to our hotel. There is the option to visit the war museums of Kanchanaburi and the River Kwai with its infamous bridge.
Day 16, BANGKOK: Free day. Overnight train to Surat Thani. (B)
Day 17, KHAO SOK NATIONAL PARK - RAJA PHRABA LAKE: Transfer to Khao Sok National Park. Enjoy a boat ride along Raja Phraba Lake and spend the afternoon exploring caves and waterfalls. After dinner we take a night safari in search of the nocturnal animals of the jungle. Stay 2 nights in rafthouses. (LD)
Day 18, KHAO SOK - RAJA PHRABA LAKE: Free day. (BLD)
Day 19, KHAO SOK: Transfer deeper into the National Park. Take an afternoon nature walk and spot some wildlife. If the water in the river is high, we can shoot rapids on inner-tubes. Overnight in jungle huts. (BLD)
Day 20, KRABI: Transfer to Krabi Province, famous for its magnificent limestone karst scenery and gorgeous beaches.
Day 21, KRABI PROVINCE: A free day.
Day 22, KRABI PROVINCE: Tour ends.
Tour includes:
6 day volunteer program at the Chiang Mai Elephant Nature Park
Hilltribe trek, bamboo rafting, jungle safari in Khao Sok National Park, canoeing, tubing
All accommodation (4 nights hotels, 3 nights sleeper train, 2 nights village stay, 2 nights rafthouses, 2 nights beach bungalows, 1 night jungle hut, 7 nights accommodation at volunteer program)
Meals as above (B,L,D)
Arrival transfer to hotel
All transport: Local transport, buses, minibus, pick-up trucks, tuk tuks, ferries, longtail boats, sleeper trains
Imaginative Traveller tour leader, services of local guides while trekking and in Khao Sok National Park, services of local staff at the Elephant Nature Park
For more information or to apply for this program, contact your nearest STA Travel branch or call us on 134 STA!
*plus local payment of US$150 and a donation of $480
