Join the Dao Family: Create, Care & Connect Through Art & Nature

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L'esperienza

Join us in Chiang Dao for a slow-living cultural exchange experience 🌿

Enjoy 2–3 guided learning sessions a week — farming, gardening, Thai cooking, animal care, or natural building — all designed to help you learn local skills and connect with the land.

Stay in cozy AC rooms, enjoy home-cooked meals, and share life with our dogs, cats, turtles & global family.

In your free time, explore Chiang Dao, join creative sessions, enjoy sunset walks.

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Cosa offri

10 ore di aiuto per settimana

Pittura e decorazione: Aiuta con la pittura o la decorazione delle strutture della proprietà.

Cura degli Animali: Aiuta a prenderti cura degli animali.

Costruzione e Riparazione: Aiuta con vari tipi di riparazioni o costruzioni.

Giardinaggio: Aiuta a coltivare piante e curare giardini

Costo aggiuntivo richiesto

Importo: US$ 16 Al giorno

Il costo copre: Benefici per i viaggiatori, Materiali per le attività di volontariato, e Donazione al progetto

Descrizione: We host Cultural Residents as part of our cultural learning exchange. The 500 THB/day contribution covers your accommodation and all guided learning activities. This keeps the experience aligned with Thai cultural-exchange guidelines and ensures everyone is supported. Shared rooms are standard, with optional private upgrades for groups.

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Cosa ottieni

2 giorni liberi a settimana

Camera privata: Avrai un letto in una camera privata. In altre parole, una stanza solo per te.

Dormitorio condiviso: Avrai un letto in una camera condivisa, il che significa che condividerai la stessa stanza con altri viaggiatori.

Dormitorio dello staff: Avrai un letto in una camera condivisa, il che significa che condividerai la stessa stanza con altre persone.

Colazione: Hai diritto a una colazione gratuita, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Pranzo: Hai diritto a un pranzo gratuito, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Cena: Hai diritto a una cena gratuita, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Sconti su Tour: Ottieni sconti per tour ed escursioni in città.

Sconti su Alloggio: Ottieni sconti per il tuo soggiorno in altri ostelli.

Tour gratuiti: Ti porteremo in tour e giri per la città. Gratuitamente!

Escursioni gratuite: Ti porteremo in escursioni e camminate nei dintorni. Gratuitamente!

Eventi gratuiti: Ottieni ingresso gratuito per i migliori eventi in città.

Biciclette a tua disposizione: Puoi utilizzare le nostre biciclette quando vuoi.

Servizio di prelievo: Ti verremo a prendere quando arrivi e ti porteremo alla nostra struttura.

Lezioni di yoga: Partecipa a lezioni di yoga gratuite presso la nostra struttura.

Usa la nostra cucina attrezzata: Sentiti libero di utilizzare la nostra cucina e preparare il tuo delizioso cibo.

Accesso Internet Veloce: Internet ad alta velocità per lavorare da remoto

Spazio di Lavoro Dedicato: Spazio specifico per lavorare da remoto

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Requisiti

Principiante Inglese o Principiante Tailandese

Più di 18 anni

Accoglie volontari singoli, coppie e partner di volontari

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Cosa non è incluso

Voli, assicurazione di viaggio, trasporti interni e visto

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Dettagli del programma

Dao Home is welcoming cultural residents who want to learn, create, and connect in a slow-living community in the mountains of Chiang Dao. Our space blends art, nature, wellness, and Thai culture — and for the past year, we’ve grown into a creative village with mud homes, eco-gardens, and a small gym and wellness area.

This is not a work-exchange program. Instead, it’s a cultural learning residency where guests join a few guided sessions each week to experience local practices, creative projects, and community life. Participation is flexible — some days you join hands-on, other days you observe, learn, rest, or explore Chiang Dao.

What to expect from the residency:
• 2–3 guided cultural sessions/week (mosaic, natural building, gardening, Thai cooking, animal care, creative projects)
• Exposure to eco-living, mud-house techniques, organic food practices & community wellness
• Freedom to share your own ideas or skills with the group
• Cultural immersion through activities with our Thai team (Tom, Oum, Noot, Linda)
• Optional add-on experiences available across our spaces (Lilac & Mayu)

What we offer residents:
• Cozy AC rooms (shared by default; group upgrades available)
• Daily home-cooked meals sourced from local farms
• Community spaces: mountain-view gym, ice bath area, garden, coworking corners
• Evenings of music, shared cooking, storytelling & village lifestyle
• Access to a calm, supportive environment surrounded by nature, animals & creative people

Residents support our community by contributing to shared costs — food, accommodation, maintenance, and cultural activities. This keeps the program legal in Thailand and ensures fair sustainability for all.

You’ll live alongside our dogs, cats, and turtles, meet travelers from around the world, and experience dail

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Attività e turni

🌱 Farming & Gardening – Learn local growing techniques, help with herbs, veggies & fruits for our farm-to-table kitchen.
🏡 Natural Building – Join mud home & bamboo learning sessions with guidance from local builders.
🎨 Art & Creative Projects – Mosaic, murals, DIY decor & small design projects around the property.
🐕 Community & Wellness – Light animal care, simple kitchen help, or local-led cultural sessions.

⏰ Shift Style:
We follow a slow-living, flexible rhythm. Expect around 2–6 hrs on days we have activities, usually half-a-day.
Some days have no activities at all — it depends on weather, builders, and the flow of the week.
Residents may also join optional Thai-led culture sessions or host their own (art, music, storytelling, wellness, etc.).

This is not a work-exchange program — participation is based on learning, cultural exchange, and shared community life.

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Regole

1️⃣ Respect & Safety First
We maintain a safe, welcoming community. No harassment, discrimination, or aggression.

2️⃣ Not a Party Hostel
Chiang Dao is a quiet village. Please keep noise low, drink responsibly, and respect neighbors and animals.

3️⃣ Shared Spaces = Shared Care
Clean up after yourself in kitchens, bathrooms, work areas, and all common spaces. Treat the home as your own.

4️⃣ Balance & Boundaries
We follow a flexible schedule. Respect your own limits and the privacy, rest, and space of others.

5️⃣ Honor System Community
We don’t operate with managers or staff — we trust everyone to be responsible adults.
If you use shared items, equipment, ingredients, tools, or supplies, please tell us so we can track and replenish them.

6️⃣ Open Communication
If something breaks, you notice an issue, or you have feedback, communicate with us directly.
We keep simple books for supplies, room issues, maintenance, and ideas — please update them honestly.

7️⃣ Animal Respect
Our dogs, cats, and turtles are family. Be gentle, ask before feeding, and follow the care guidelines.

8️⃣ Eco Responsibility
Sort recycling properly, reduce waste, save water/electricity, and protect the garden and natural spaces.