Reforestation Volunteering & Eco Tour in Chiang Mai

  Thailand

Chiang Mai

Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Start on any date of your choice

Description: WLS International Ltd is offering Eco Reforestation Voluntary Tour for 7 days & 6 nights!

Schedule of Activities:
Day 1:   
* Travel to Mae Keud Elephant Camp
Elephant Camp Activities:
* Playing and feeding elephants
* Lunch/ dinner at Elephants camp
* Stay overnight / elephant camp

Day 2:
* Playing and feeding elephants
* Reforestation activities
* Breakfast / lunch / dinner at elephant camp
* Stay overnight / elephant camp

Day 3:
* Playing and feeding elephants
* Reforestation activities
* Breakfast / lunch / dinner at elephant camp
* Stay overnight / elephant camp

Day 4:
* Travel to home stay
* Travel to village and stay overnight at assigned house
* Get familiar with host family
* Discovering the villages and local people's way of life, farms, plantations and the unspoiled environment.

Home stay activities:
* Traditional local welcoming ceremony
* Participate in cultural performance activities
* Dinner
* Cooking Thai food with each host family which will be kept for monks in the next morning
* Breakfast at Elephant camp
* Lunch/ dinner at home stay
* Stay overnight / home stay

Day 5:
* Go to temple and give prepared food for monks
Eco Tourism Activities:
* Adventure
* Bamboo rafting
* Rafting
* Trekking
* Breakfast / dinner at home stay
* Packed Lunch
* Stay overnight / home stay

Day 6:
* Reforestation activities
* Breakfast / dinner at home stay / packed lunch
* Stay overnight / home stay

Day 7:
* Reforestation activities
* Back to Mae Keud Elephant Camp
* Breakfast at home stay / packed lunch
* Snack at elephant camp
* 15.00 pm Leave for CM
* Stay overnight / CM city - optional

Reforestation is the restocking of existing forests and woodlands which have been depleted, with native tree stock. Reforestation projects are very much needed in Thailand because :
1) These hilltribe village are located in a degraded forest. Villagers need to re-plant trees but still need seedlings. Though government provides some but still not enough. On the other hand, villagers need to go to carry seedlings themselves which far away from provided nursery. Some donation will be kept for seedlings transportation.
2) Villagers aim to turn degraded forest to a forest with food. Some kind of trees they intend to plant will become their food. These kinds of tree are not provided by government and need to be bought from nursery and farms. Some donation will be used for these kind of plants/trees such as bamboo, rattan etc.

Highlights:
This tour in Chiang Mai is a great experience! You will be picked up from the airport or your hotel in Chiang Mai and be dropped off at the end of your tour at your pickup location. This program includes Reforestation Volunteering, Elephants, Adventure and Homestay with Hilltribes in Chiang Mai, Thailand. You will do a homestay with Hilltribe families in the village so you can experience the hilltribe way of life. There are many other great experiences in this tour!

WLS International has been organizing volunteer programs in Northern Thailand for several years. We have great projects available which you can combine. We have teaching projects, orphanages, hilltribe projects, elephant volunteering, reforestation volunteering and eco tours available in Northern Thailand. Let us know what your requirements are and we will design a tailor made program for you!

Cost in US$: Go to our website for prices

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Application Process Involves:

• Other

WLS International Ltd's Mission Statement: WLS International Ltd is a British travel company offering Meaningful and Volunteer Programs in China, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.

Year Founded: 2003