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Czech Republic

5

Me and my friend knew exactly for what we had applied. A tip for the future volunteer is to be prepared for climbing the stairs a lot. Concerning work, we had various tasks: cleaning rooms for guests, farming and gardening, feeding animals. Our favourite task of the day was helping to cook with Tawan. We chose the option with visiting an elephant sanctuary and we expected a little bit more. We were there for max 35 minutes. We enjoyed hiking to the waterfall with Mo more than the elephant sanctuary. The best time of the day was evening, we played games with staff and we had lots of fun.

about 1 year ago

Kaew+ friends replied

Thank you so much for your help and happy that we had good time here . Your suggestion we will make it better soon . Thank you

Czech Republic

5

Overall it was a great experience. I participated in this project with my friend and we had so much fun. There were various activities for us to do, like gardening (preparing seedbeds and planting), helping with cleaning bungalows for incoming guests, cleaning kitchens and dining areas, feeding animals etc. What we enjoyed the most was cooking diner with Tawan, we had fun and learnt many authentic Thai recipes. The evenings were all about playing games and having fun with the staff. They also took us on a hike to a nearby waterfall, which was great.

about 1 year ago

Kaew+ friends replied

Tha K you so much fur your helping us and hope you had a good experience and good time . We will do our better and welcome back anytime as family
Thank you so much

Canada

4

I love the place! From the pretty view, to the animals (coco the dog, black and white the cats and the chickens), from the waterfalls, from the elephant sanctuary and from the activities😍 it's a good place to go if you want to be immersed in the Thai culture. I had the chance to go have a drink with some Thai families in the village near by! Also you learn so much about Thai food, you won't need to go da Thai cooking class after that 😉 the only downside is that the manager can get weird at some points with his saying… but even with the hardwork, a week is worth it 💖

8 months ago

Kaew+ friends replied

Maybe you misunderstood by your English skill . So please consider yourself too .thank you

Brazil

3

The place is called”Spicy Villa”and is not an elephant sanctuary. The Working time is: 7:45-8:00 clean: volunteers toilet, Lobby, Kitchen. 8:00-9:00 have breakfast, wash the dishes. 9:00-12:00: main work (gardening, cleaning, building, construction) 12-14 lunch time (help in the kitchen-cutting the vegetables, washing dishes, cooking) and have lunch.14:00-16:30: continuing the work. 18:00: prepare the dinner, clean the dishes. Futhermore, the place is beautiful, you have contact with the lodge.

8 months ago

Kaew+ friends replied

Thank you very much fir your time here
Yes we are not elephant sanctuary.

Brazil

2

The only reason the experience at Spicy Villa wasn't better was because of the host. The manager Bandido was a really good person and always tried to show us the best of the region. But the host Spicy was totally different. The four days he stayed with us were very bad. Several times he was rude to the volunteers, rude to the guests, made up rules every day for no obvious reason and always made the atmosphere very bad. During meals, he arrogantly told us how to eat, that we shouldn't mix our food, etc. So, if you're lucky enough that the host isn't there, I recommend this volunteer.

8 months ago

Kaew+ friends replied

Hi
The reason we made up the rules because you broke our rules
Example you went to elephant sanctuary without our permission ( it's extremely dangerous) you have no common sense of damger and responsible.

We teach you our culture example eating
We says our culture we don't mixed food while eating ( read what you sent message to us .you said you want to learn something new and different cultures

Please be fare to us
Thanks

Germany

4

We had a great time at Spicy Villa, thanks in large part to the other amazing volunteers we met. The food was fantastic and the accommodation itself was good – it's right in the lodge and really beautiful. At first, our tasks weren't communicated very clearly, and in general, we were sometimes a bit confused about what we were supposed to do. The work itself was okay. Bandito, who was always so warm, funny, and friendly, deserves a lot of credit. He also communicated everything that needed to be done, and when, really well. I can recommend a stay there; it's definitely an experience!

8 months ago

Kaew+ friends replied

Thank you very much fir your help and we will take your suggestions fir being better place thank you very much

Sweden

4

The location is absolutely beautiful, middle of the jungle and you'll hear the waterfall as you're about to fall asleep. The tasks consists mainly of gardening and maintaining the rooms and kitchen at the property. All the locals were super nice, some difficulties with the language barrier but in the end it all worked out🥰

9 months ago

Kaew+ friends replied

Thank you very much fir your help . appreciated

Belgium

4

Overall we had a great experience with great food! The first week we were with 7 volunteers and almost no guests. This led to very little work per person... The first days we also did not have any internet (due to a storm some days before). The second week, we were the only once with lots of guest. We therefore had a lot to do. This was much nicer for us. The day we arrived the hot water broke for the rest of our stay We had the great opportunity to work a day in the rice fields along with the local the lodge community which was definitely the highlight of our stay together with seeing elephants.

9 months ago

Kaew+ friends replied

Thank you Lena fir your tine and help us here

Mexico

4

Its near an elephant sanctuary but its not an elephant sanctuary, beautiful views and an amazing working environment either way. everyone is so kind and its a good deal for an nice stay, really good food and company.

11 months ago

Belgium

4

Overall I had a very nice experience! the food and accommodation were really good. the elephant sanctuary is amazing and the surroundings are beautiful. The only thing I wasn't too happy about was the communication. the host whom I've spoken too was not there so it was just me and one of the workmen. the communication for daily tasks, rules and when I had to do what was not given to me. I just helped with what Taiwan was doing and felt like just following him around (I was also the only volunteer at the moment so it felt quite lonely but the host could obviously not da lot about that)

about 1 year ago

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