Social media marketing & volunteer recruitment coordinator

United States

5

My favorite world packers experience yet. All of the staff is absolutely lovely. Hours are super manageable, and you get the weekend off. The area is a little secluded but plenty of time to explore.

11 months ago

United States

5

Super great place! You get to spend most of the day chilling and exploring the local area and then only teach English in the evening. The teaching is super chill and easy most of the students want to practice their English with someone that speaks English more fluently. The weekends are fully off and you can go explore all of the surrounding areas like chaing mai, pai and chaing dao. Also the cooking classes are so fun and the food that they provide for free is amazing! Really great place !

11 months ago

Italy

5

My experience was Greta! The place is peaceful and relaxing, it's fare from the city bug you can easily reach markets by walking. Food is good and people are so nice. Ooman was always flexible respecting the needs of all volunteers.

11 months ago

United Kingdom

5

Ban Bon Doi was an incredible place to be it's a great place to meet other travellers and relax. Lessons are in the late afternoon/evening and you have the weekends off to do whatever. There are fun activities run and it's just a very nice place to be. definitely recommend it is lovely!!

11 months ago

United Kingdom

5

I have really enjoyed this volunteering position and plan to come back soon! The hosts and other travellers have been great and the teaching has been a really great experience with some lovely students. Maximum 5 students every evening in a one on one Skype call with two days off a week. Food has been brilliant and the place that we stay is absolutely beautiful. Lovely locals around and plenty to see while walking around the area 😌

11 months ago

Belgium

5

It was truly a beautiful experience, i felt so safe and welcomed it felt like home, i was a bit nervous at first for the english lessons but i ended up doing fine! The students are all very nice and are dedicated to learn, my favorite activity was doing the cooking classes together with the other volunteers🩷😋 i highly recommend this experience if u want to immerse yourself in the culture and connect with nature!

12 months ago

Egypt

5

My stay at banbondoi was so good, you live in nature, you eat clean food and you enjoy nature . The work is not hard I taught online English classes to Thai students from all ages and you can enjoy the rest of your day, also there is a cute bar in the place you can enjoy hanging out at, they also have cooking classes for volunteers which was so fun and lovely

12 months ago

Italy

3

The accommodation was basic, with almost no bathroom privacy and open-air sinks. The surroundings were truly beautiful and offered meaningful space to reconnect with nature, which I appreciated. However, the meals provided were often insufficient, and the workload felt disproportionately heavy, making the exchange feel unbalanced. At the same time, I'm glad I was able to deliver exceptional lessons and meet new students each day. I truly hope the host can take this feedback with kindness and use it to create a more comfortable and supportive experience for future volunteers.

21 days ago

Paweena replied

Thank you for your feedback. For clarity, our agreement allows up to 6 classes per day, 5 days a week. During your stay from 13 November to 7 December (25 days), we assigned you around 65 classes in total. However, the number of classes you actually taught was lower due to student cancellations and occasional Microsoft Teams issues. This means your actual workload averaged approximately 2.6 classes per day, which is well below the agreed maximum. We appreciate your comments .

Estonia

2

The homestay isn't in Chiang Mai centre, it's in Mae Wang. You are completely in nature as the entire homestay (apart from the dorms) are outdoors. There's a treadmill, some weights, a yoga mat, and a bar next door with live music! However the schedule is given the morning of and is constantly updated, can be up to 6 classes, anytime between 2.30-10.10pm. They are flexible: if you want a certain a day off or later classes. And Ploy is kind and helpful! If you arrive in the week you have to work on the weekend since it's 5 days of work a week. And there's limited guidance on the teaching.

22 days ago

Paweena replied

We feel that giving us only two stars is quite unfair. After reading your review, we still cannot clearly identify any major issues or understand what specific areas we should improve.
However, we still sincerely appreciate the time you spent helping us.

Germany

2

The experience itself was good: easy classes, lots of free time, nice homestay, fresh food, kind staff & many volunteers to connect with. During our stay a volunteer caused a dangerous incident. While the organizers weren't responsible for his actions, the response was poor: no emergency contact, unclear communication, no structured follow-up, and no check-ins with those affected. Important information wasn't shared, leaving a volunteer exposed to further risk. Only after we reached out did we receive explanations. Teaching was valuable, but the handling of the situation left us feeling unsafe

about 1 month ago

Paweena replied

I would like to clarify that the true cause of the incident came from the group of volunteers who went out together to a bar, consumed alcohol, and as a result, some people were no longer able to control their behavior.I feel it is unfair that this situation is being used as the main issue in your review to suggest that we did not handle things well. I kindly ask you to consider the real origin of the problem and what truly caused the situation.

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