Indoor volunteers and 1 week Outdoor volunteers have the opportunity to homestay with a local staff member on Friday night, going sightseeing on Saturday.
If you would like to book a tour through our Ecotours project, then please visit our website, thailandecotour.org
On other weekends you may have some spare time. If you want to get into town on a weekend:
- check if anyone else is going in and can give you a lift;
- from about 0630 - 0800 there should be the regular songtaews that are taking the locals from the village going into town
- if you want to go later, you will have to ring for a songtaew to pick you up. It is best to ask someone in the office to do that for you on Saturday morning.
- coming back is easy - you can get songtaews from the station at the local market (they run from about 9am-3pm), or if later, you can hire a songtaew or tuk-tuk (price depends on your negotiating qualities but expect to pay no more than 350-400 baht).
- There are many local sights to see which are not part of our volunteer packages, but we will be happy to help you decide where to go. Some things are free, and some you will have to pay for. We want you to enjoy your weekend, in safety and respecting local culture, as much as your working week.
Important to remember
- We ask that you be back before 9pm on Monday evening, so that you sleep at the foundation and are ready to start the working week on Tuesday morning.
- Moderate drinking is allowed on site at the weekend only (Saturday and Sunday evenings). It is prohibited at all other times.
- Our rules about dress code, and behaviour, remain the same for weekends.
- Motorbikes hired by volunteers are not allowed onsite, even at weekends.