• Day 1: Fly overnight to Thailand

• Day 2: Bangkok

  Meet your Tour Director at the airport

• Day 3: Bangkok • Chiang Mai

  Visit the Museum of Siam and learn about Thai history

  Fly to Chiang Mai

• Day 4: Chiang Mai

  Take a walking tour of Chiang Mai

  Visit Wat Lok Moli

  Participate in a market challenge and interact with local vendors

  Visit Wat Suan Dok, an ancient royal temple

  Enjoy a traditional Khantoke dinner

• Day 5: Chiang Mai region • Wat Doi Suthep • Service project

  Visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, a temple famous for its gold exterior

  Visit Elephant PooPooPaper Park, a facility that makes eco friendly paper from elephant dung

• Day 6: Chiang Mai region • Service Project

  Strong partnerships are the foundation of EF Service Learning tours. We work closely with area nonprofits and community members to ensure that your contributions are sustainable, timely, and relevant.

  
  

  Since projects are determined closer to your actual tour date, here’s a glimpse at what your first day might look like:

  • Work on mushroom houses with tasks like preparing spores for planting or monitoring growth
  • Assist in raised garden bed work with constructing beds or watering
  • Enjoy Thai games or participate in a cultural exchange

• Day 7: Chiang Mai region • Service Project

  Here’s a glimpse at what your service learning day might look like:

  • Build and maintain educational and community spaces
  • Support English education at an after-school program
  • Help plant and maintain community fruit trees

  Reflect on project work and insights gained through collaborating with the community

• Day 8: Chiang Mai • Elephant Sanctuary Service Project

  Travel to Chang Chill Elephant Sanctuary to continue your service learning experience

  Here’s a glimpse at what your service learning day might look like:

  •  Meet EF’s partner organization and explore its impact
  • Learn about elephants’ role in Thai culture, their behaviors, and the significance of ethical elephant sanctuaries

• Day 9: Chiang Mai • Elephant Sanctuary Service Project

  Here’s a glimpse at what your service learning day might look like:

  • Prepare medicine balls for elephants
  • Help grow a sustainable elephant food source by planting banana trees or bamboo
  • Prepare elephant foods with tasks like trimming trees or slicing fruit

• Day 10: Chiang Mai • Bangkok

  Fly to Bangkok

  Take a walking tour of Bangkok 

  Visit the enormous Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho

  Take a boat ride through the Thonburi klongs 

  Visit Wat Arun, an iconic temple

• Day 11: Bangkok

  Take a day trip to Ayutthaya

  Enjoy a tour of Ayutthaya's old town 

• Day 12: Depart for home

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• Day 12: Bangkok • Cha-Am

  Travel to Cha- Am

  Enjoy free time at Cha-Am Beach

• Day 13: Cha-Am

  Take a day trip to Kui Buri National Park

  Observe elephants in their natural habitat in Kui Buri National Park

• Day 14: Cha-Am • Bangkok

  Enjoy free time at Cha-Am Beach

  Travel to Bangkok

  Explore Bangkok on your own

• Day 15: Depart for home