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INFORMATION
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Is Our Program Right for you??
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Preparation
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Accommodations
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Detail Tour & Program Fee
Is Our Program Right for you??
Are you …
• Opened minded
• patient
• flexible
• independent
Do you …
• love to travel
• love challenges and adventures
• love to learn new things
•.have a keen interest in learning about other cultures
And would like to…
• experience the local Isan culture
• share your own culture and custom with others
• get off the beaten track
• meet new friends from all over the world
Preparation
What to bring
• Personal items – clothes, toiletries, medicines, etc
• Sports shoes, and clothes for outdoor activities
• Mosquito repellant containing DEET
• Swimsuit
• Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
• Flashlight
• Some spending money for personal items
• Pictures of your family, friends, and country to share with local people
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Fee
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Length
of stay |
$US |
Euro |
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1 week
2 Weeks
4 Weeks
8 Weeks
12 weeks
24 weeks
More
than
24 weeks |
$ 175
$ 300
$ 450
$ 750
$ 945
$ 1680
$ 1900
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€ 140
€ 240
€ 360
€ 600
€ 756
€ 1,344
€ 1,344 |
Although we are a non-profit organization, we do not accept or
receive funding from any religious, and political agencies. All of
our programs rely on program fees paid by the volunteers enrolled in
the program. Therefore, we must charge our participants a reasonable
fee in order to keep our program running effectively, and to achieve
our goals together happily.
What does the
program fee cover?
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Airport ,
railway or bus station pickup
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Orientation upon arrival
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Accommodation placement
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Traditional Isan outfit
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Accommodations, laundry and food (3 meals a day with a local
family / Restaurants)
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Thai
Language and cultural courses
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Training
materials: books, paper, orientation package
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TV(international),
ADSL internet, video, DVD ,etc
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Village
stay/host family
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Cultural
programs and additional recreational activities
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In-country
transportation, Transport to school
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Project
support costs
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Certificate of performance
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Emergency
support
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Airport
railway or bus station drop off
What program fee does not cover?
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Airfare,
Visa or Visa extension fee
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Airport
taxes
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Any
personal expenses
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Medical
Insurance
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Alcoholic
drinks
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Telephone
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Accommodation
Our dorm is located in a small village near Phonphisai Town, called Thindung which means “peaceful village”. The people of the town make their living from farming, fishing, and working the rice fields. Nearby you can see the Mekong river and Hualaung river, forests, and rice fields all around.
The accommodations consist of home-stays with local host families in the village.The neighbors are very friendly with strong roots to their Isan culture. The warmth of the people and the community will be a lifetime experience
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“Isan Survivor” provides a pick-up service from Nongkhai to the village where you will be staying. There are many transportations methods to reach Nongkai by the program start date, so choose the method you most prefer …
Trains
From Hualampong train stain in central Bangkok you can easily find a train going to Nongkhai. It is also easy to catch the train from the airport, usually half an hour after the Hualampong train station departure time.
Two trains leave Bangkok for Nongkhai each evening, one around 7 P.M. and another around 8:30 P.M. There is also one morning train. The night trains are usually the most popular. They are quite nice and safe, plus most people manage to sleep fairly well on them. The cost is between 400 and 600 bath.
The train to Nongkhai is the Northeastern line. Schedules and booking for Thai trains.
Busses
Many busses from quite a few different companies drive daily from Bangkok to Nongkhai. Most busses depart in the evening and arrive in Nongkhai early in the morning. We don’t recommend going by bus since it is such a long trip.
However, if you do want to go by bus - a direct bus to Nongkhai (and on to Vientiane in Laos) leaves from KaoSan Road at about 7:00 P.M. It costs 400 baht, and any travel agency on KaoSan Road sells tickets.
Flights
There are daily Thai Air flights between Bangkok and Udon Thani at 6:15 A.M., 12:50 P.M. and 6:15 P.M. The flight takes 45 minutes. At the airport you can find vans that go directly to Nonghkai. In the last year many budget airlines have started offering cheap flights to Udon Thani. Look for flights to and within Thailand at
www.thaiairways.com You can book Thai air flights online at Thai airs web site.
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