This home-stay program is developed for dual
purposes. It gives you the opportunity to experience the Thai culture in an authentic and inexpensive way.

You can learn about the traditional life of the Lua
people, you can experience English teaching and you can learn about farming and about the nature and its inhabitants in Chiang Dao. The local people benefit as their children are being taught English, which gives them good opportunities for future jobs. Besides that, they can use your help with farming and general house mactivities.

About the area

Ban Nong Kiew  is a small Lua -Lawa village about 55 family locate in the district of Chiang Dao . It is located on the edge of the Chiang Mai, 45 kilometers away from  Chiang Dao  District and 75 the city Chiang Mai. For a cost of living, the local people farmer; they do hand weaving and grow rice and chili on the farmlands.

The Lua -Lawa  villages have been built from natural materials only. Country life in Ban Nong Kiew  is somehow blessed with a wonderful balance of nature. The mountainous area is rich of streams, rivers, rice fields, fruit orchards and vegetable gardens. Ban Nong Kiew village basically
consists of a number of small groups of houses
(villages) with farmlands in between. There is always a Lahu hill tribe village also Kachins Hilltribe village nearby and at the center of each village you will find a Christian Churt. Christian still plays a big roll in the every Sunday life of the Lua -Lawa people.

Chiang Dao  is located near the North of Chiang Mai . It is one of the richest forests of the country. The forestis a home for many wild animals ,

The objects for this project :

The people and children in Lua -Lawa hilltribe village could be learn English language from the volunteers The volunteers can be learn about the ways of life of Lua -Lawa hilltribe and traditional of village  For preserve the environment and nature where are clean and pure.

Promotion about eco-tourism (home stay)
This project can be support the education for
the children in the remote area.
The result :

The volunteers pr visitors will know about ecology system between human and nature.

The volunteers will become a special teacher
for children in the Lua -Lawa hilltribe village and can be exchange culture and traditional between local teachers and the volunteers .

For help people in the village about income,
there will have income from eco-tourism.
Program At Chiang Dao Chiang Mai , you will learn about the ethnic minority groups that inhabit the area as well as the social and political situation in Burma.

You'll learn about the history of the Lua -Lawa people, about their customs and religion and about the role that tourism plays in their current lives. On a day-to-day base, you are expected to teach the local children English and to help out with farming and home activities. As most children do not speak any English yet, you have to be a little creative with teaching methods (or you must already speak the Thai language!). Evening time and weekends can be spent freely.

You can stay at the village, visit the city Chiang Dao Chiang Mai or explore the beautiful area around the district Chiang Dao Some of the highlights here are caves, gorgeous tempels and the beautiful Ban Nong Kiew . We can arrange local guides to join you on these nature trips. At the village, you can experience the warmth and hospitality of the local people, as you become part of the extended family with whom you live. The local people will also help you to master the basics of the Thai language.
 

Itinerary:
Day 1
7.30am - 8.00am
Breakfast at Chiang Dao Nest (only included for trekkers departing from Ban Nong Kiew)

10am Leave Chiang Dao Nest . Drive for about 30 mins to the starting point, hike for 2 hours uphill to Gu Jay Dee, followed by a further 3 hr uphill hike to Doi Sam Phi Nong (Three Brothers Mountains). Stop for a well deserved lunch before continuing on to Ang Salung is a small campsite for the night. (gets quite a few Thai people on Thai holidays and at weekends - on occasions can be quite a party! other occasions there is no -one around at all - it is a largish area) At about 5pm we will walk up to the summit for what can be a stunning sunset then back down for dinner. Sleep overnight in tents.

Day 2 Up at 5am to walk to the summit to (hopefully) view the sunrise then back down to Ang Salung for breakfast. 8am leave to walk back down to the same place where you started walking on day 1 and driveback down to Chiang Dao Nest.
(takes from 4 to 6 hrs, depending on the pace of the group).