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5h
- Hours per day
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Kitchen Hand
- Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
- Animal Care
- Help look after and take care of animals.
- Farming
- Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
- Additional Fee
- This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
Additional fee required
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Amount
- US$ 10
Per day
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Description
Volunteers contribute $10 a day which goes towards the cost of meals and includes a donation to the school and village.
What you get
3
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- Breakfast
- You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
- Lunch
- You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
- Dinner
- You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Free Tours
- We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
- Free Hiking Tours
- We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
- Get free drinks or beverages.
- Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
- Pick Up
- We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
- Support
- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
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Availability
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
- Stay at least
- 5 days
- Stay up to
- 2 weeks
The Experience
Step into Mae Na Chang, a vibrant Karen village in Thailand's Mae Hong Son province, where Buddhist and Christian traditions harmoniously blend with the rhythms of nature. Take part in daily Karen activities such as farming, animal care, weaving, teaching and learn how to prepare and cook traditional Karen meals. Here, every visit becomes part of our story—and yours. 🌱
Learn moreRequirements
- Beginner English or Beginner Spanish
- Between 18 and 40 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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Hours & Tasks
Eco Village
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 6 Immersing in the local culture
- 6 Meeting locals
- 6 Get in touch with nature
- 4 Developing social awareness
- 4 Developing environmental awareness
- 3 Meeting international travelers
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 3 4. Quality education
- 3 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
- 2 13. Climate action
Alice
Italy
It was the best experience I've had with Worldpackers so far. I had the opportunity to live with the eco villagefamily in the eco villagefor 10 days. Everyone in the family and in the eco villageis very kind and nice and make you feel welcome. We did lots of activities such as working in the rice fields, building, going to waterfalls, camping, cooking and learning to weave. I learned the eco villagelot about their the eco villageand culture. It was the eco villagewonderful experience, I had the eco villagelot of fun, and I recommend it to everyone. Thank you very much.
2 days ago
Buisson
France
Thank you so much Nopp! He gave us the eco villageincredible experience with his family and histhe ecothe eco village. We will never forget this week and we recommend this experience if you like adventure. After two months of traveling, we never learned as much as this week. 🌞 Nina and Alexis
28 days ago
Satya
Germany
My Friend and I stayed with Nopp and his Family for one week, and we had the most amazing time! He ist such the eco villagenice person and will do anything so that you feel welcome and at home. He truly inspired us! His Family and the people in the eco villageare all so lovely, and even though we couldn't communicate with them we always felt comfortable:). During our stay we got too learn so much about thethe eco village - Culture, how too cook delicious the eco villagemeals, using vegetables that grow in the surrounding nature! We even got to plant our own Bamboo tree:). We will miss Nopp and his Farm!!
about 2 months ago
Karen
Germany
My friend and I stayed with our lovely host Nopp - now friend- for around 10 days. We got to see many (!) different aspects of how the eco villagepeople live, the eco villagepartly challenging experience that was not only enriching but will stay with us for the eco villagelifetime. It was one of the most authentic travel experiences we both had so far and were truly astonished by the warmth and hospitality we received. It can test comfort zones but Nopp was always there with support and to accommodate our needs. We don't want to spoil too much because you should definitely go and experience it for yourself! We'll be back!
about 2 months ago
Fanny
France
We were able to live daily in a Karen village. Everyone was very welcoming. We were able to do several activities: work on the farm, go meet the children in their school. We also had a discovery day where we went to discover a waterfall.
3 months ago
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