Travel for EMPATHY
Spending several days with a local Karen Hill Tribe will change your life. These joyful, beautiful people don't have indoor plumbing and received electricity to their village just three years ago. You will experience their simple way of life; how they grow their food, weave their clothing, cook over a fire, and care for their families and community.
You will spend 3 days/3 nights in a homestay in the terraced rice fields of Chiang Mai. You will work side by side with members of the village to complete a service project they have planned and you have funded. Your heart will melt as you spend time in the village school learning kindness and love with smiles and games.
Travel for KNOWLEDGE
Chiang Mai is a large enough city to have all the conveniences of shopping malls and movie theaters, but small enough to still be rich in Thai culture. The 2 km2 Old City is nearly 1000 years old and has 30 breathtaking Buddhist temples inside its 700 year old walls and moat.
You will explore local Buddhist temples and ancient ruins, participate in an enlightening 'ask a monk' conversation, spend time at local markets, ride on local transportation, and mingle with the friendly local population. The history and diversity of this beautiful city and culture will shift how you see the world and your place in it.
Travel for ADVENTURE
You have had your heart changed, and learned about the world you live in... now let's have some fun! You will spend an epic day serving at an elephant sanctuary. As you feed and bathe elephants in an Instagram worthy jungle river, you will learn everything about elephants from the mahout who spend their lives caring for them. You will love the rush of an incredible zip line and ropes course traversing through the banana and coconut filled mountain jungle.
That isn't where the adventure ends; with night markets, tuk tuk rides, cave temples, waterfalls; you will experience all the adventure Chiang Mai has to offer.
Why Travel For More?
Some say life’s real education happens outside the classroom. Travel is the best teacher of history, language and politics, but most importantly it teaches you about yourself, your beliefs and priorities. Traveling will test you when you are pushed out of your comfort zone as it forces you to do things you would normally avoid. Necessity gives us the courage to ask strangers for help, get lost in a new city, or even eat food with eyeballs.
Travel helps us understand how we are different, but most importantly, how we are the same. Differences exist in language, food, religion, and lifestyle across different cultures. In spite of the differences, we have so many things in common. A shared love for art, nature, cellphones, and ancestors bind cultures together.
Travel teaches you compassion for the way others live. When you travel, you realize that in spite of all the differences, we are all the same in our hearts. Any prejudices based on race, color and nationality disappear as you discover so many wonderful people all over the world and begin to feel at home anywhere.
Testimonials
“Just wanted to follow up and thank you. Our son had a great trip. The iternary was fun, immersive, varied and well executed. As expats ourselves, we value this opportunity to have him explore a new country and culture independently. Thank you for all your efforts. He was lucky to have had this chance!”
- Heather Lovell
“I seriously can't think of anything better for a teenager than losing themselves as they serve these wonderful Karen tribe families. If you have a teenager...check out Travel For More I can promise it will be worth it.”
-Amy Tanner