You assemble the trip of a lifetime according to your own priorities with our cool counselors.

WHAT YOU SEE:

Three cities and several tropical islands, authentic hill tribes, Muay Thai boxing matches, buffalo farms, rice paddies, sharks, turtles, octopuses, lionfish, scorpion fish, coral restoration projects, monkeys, snake farms, orchid farms, an elephant show & camp, the emerald Buddha, the reclining Buddha, Doi Suthep Wat (temple), walking markets, floating markets, night bazaars, The real Bridge on the River Kwai, The Hellfire Pass Memorial, Allied Forces Cemetery, Lawa Cave, Prasat Muang Sing – Khymer style temple ruins, tiger rehabilitation center, Royal Palaces, the National Art Gallery, Khao San Road, incredible sunsets and sunrises.

WHAT YOU DO:

Ride an elephant through the rainforest, eat incredible Thai food, chat with a Buddhist monk, shop incredible markets, hop a longtail boat to a secluded beach with wild monkeys, make Thai arts and crafts, complete a community service project for a needy hill tribe school*,

Thai cooking lessons, ride a tuk-tuk around the 2nd largest city in Thailand, enjoy a traditional Thai foot massage, abseiling, snorkel with sharks, learn day/night and underwater photography.

WHAT YOU LEARN:

Thai cooking, spices and traditional foods, history of Thailand’s northern hill tribes, the importance and history of elephants in Thai culture, what it means to be Buddhist and how it shapes their culture, what actually happened during the tsunami and the months following this devastating natural disaster, WWII history, how Muay Thai Boxers study this ancient sport, how to make traditional Thai crafts: lanna flags, sticky rice, rice paper lanterns, umbrella painting, reef conservation projects, what is being done to repair the underwater environment after the tsunami, how to haggle in the markets and how to become a better photographer.

*A certificate for 10 hours of community service

awarded upon completion.

Educational and fun learning by living as a native. We travel not merely to see, but to do and to experience… not in a herd, but through choices.

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