Thailand Family Volunteering Opportunities
Now the entire family can come and enjoy the vibrant culture and serene beauty of Chiang Mai, while also doing something meaningful. Volunteering as a family will give you many opportunities to not only contribute to the betterment of society, but also to share the adventures that naturally occur when staying in a different country. The cultural exchanges and real-life education will be the fodder of dinnertime conversations for years to come. Whether you’re washing elephants in the stream or helping a five year old orphan decide if green is the right color for coloring in his truck, your shared experiences will create a photo album of memories that will never fade.
The city of Chiang Mai offers a wide variety of family-friendly activities, as does the outlying province. There is the Chiang Mai Zoo, featuring the great pandas and the glass-ceilinged aquarium, the Night Safari and the Tiger Kingdom. Or you can take the family for a relaxing Thai lunch in the floating bamboo huts at the local lake, Huay Tung Thao. Chiang Mai is known for being a slow, relaxed and safe city, as well as being easy to get around in. In addition, it has every amenity that you or our family members could need, from top-rate hospitals to sporting complexes complete with Olympic size swimming pools.
Elephant Camp Family Volunteer Project
Who can ever forget the first time they see a live elephant? That initial shock of gray enormity followed by the warm depth of those brown eyes. And the expression of a child gazing at an elephant, be it for the first time, or the twentieth, is also something not soon forgotten. Now you and your entire family can have these experiences together. As volunteers, the whole family can take part in the feeding and care of these remarkable animals, as well as interacting with the mahouts (elephant keepers and trainers) who not only work with the animals, but also live in a village nearby. The village is populated with people from a variety of hill tribes and it is the ideal opportunity for children to play and interact with other children from a variety of cultures.
Orphanage Family Volunteer Project
As a family, what better way to gain a greater appreciation for what you have together than by volunteering to help those without? Volunteer at the orphanage and play with, care for and help the children who haven’t been so lucky. As a part of the orphanage community, your family will participate in a variety of day to day activities that will make everything for those children just a little bit better, while at the same time providing all of you with an education not only in culture, but in life itself.
Family Volunteer Fees and Stipulations
Children volunteers under the age of eighteen must be accompanied by either a parent or a legal guardian. There can be no more than two children per adult.
Elephant Camp Family Volunteer Fees
Participation in the Elephant Camp Volunteer Project starts at $1349 for two weeks for each adult, with a $150 reduction for each child. Each additional week is $329 per person.
Volunteer Project Fee Includes
- Comprehensive Pre-Departure Information
- Visa paperwork (for projects over 8 weeks)
- FFA Volunteer Insurance
- Airport pick up
- Accommodation during orientation and entire project time
- Transportation to and from Chiang Mai and the Elephant Camp
- Breakfast every morning
- All meals from Monday morning to Friday afternoon
- 2 day Orientation (including half day city tour, cultural dinner and show)
- Onsite Coordinator
- 24 hour emergency assistance
- Written record of service completion (for volunteers that successfully complete their project).
Volunteer Fee Does Not Include
- Travel to/from Home and Chiang Mai (airfare, train tickets, etc.)
- Thailand visa costs (if applicable)
- International Medical Insurance
- Cost of transportation to and from Project site and and accommodation (roughly $2 per day)
- Lunches and dinners on weekends.
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Orphanage Family Volunteer Project Fees
Participation in the Orphanage Volunteer Project is $999 for each adult, with a $100 reduction in the fee for each child. The Orphanage Volunteer Project is available for the first two weeks of each month (only).
Volunteer Project Fee Includes
- Comprehensive Pre-Departure Information
- Visa paperwork (for projects over 8 weeks)
- FFA Volunteer Insurance
- Airport pick up
- Transportation to/from Chiang Mai and project site
- Accommodation during orientation and entire project time
- Breakfast every morning
- All Meals from Monday morning to Friday afternon
- 2 day Orientation (including half day city tour, cultural dinner and show)
- Onsite Coordinator
- 24 hour emergency assistance
- Written record of service completion (for volunteers that successfully complete their project).
Volunteer Fee Does Not Include
- Travel to/from Home and Chiang Mai (airfare, train tickets, etc.)
- Thailand visa costs (if applicable)
- International Medical Insurance
- Cost of criminal police background check (required for this project)
- Lunches and dinners on weekends.
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