Volunteering and hilltribe village homestay program 5days 　　
This short program starts every on Thursday to Monday between July and September 2007.

【M】Morning  【A】Afternoon  【N】Night

☆ Cost ☆

7000B/person
This includes, meals, accommodation fee, pick up fee, transportation fee, elephant ride, trekking fee for hill tribe villages, volunteering support fee and volunteering arrangement fee.
Note: Dance in the village are not included for the fee.


☆ Volunteering ☆

Normally volunteering will involve teaching English, but depending on what activities are happening we will try to involve you in other interesting activities also. For example we may have some painting or minor construction work or we may need your help on promoting human rights or anti trafficking projects. Sorry, but you can’t choose exactly what you will do; it will depend on what is available on the day.


☆ Requirements of you ☆

We need people to be physically healthy and capable of helping us and taking care of themselves.
People that are open to learning about and living within other cultures and can live politely and with consideration in a group situation. Also people who are relaxed and happy and have good sense of humour are more fun to travel with.


☆ What to bring ☆

Please bring some shoes that are easy to put on and take off and some clothes that are polite but casual. You will need your own towel and toiletries. And you should be ready for some cold nights and mornings in winter. Please bring a sleeping sheet and some insect repellent.

Please, if you have some second hand clothes or musical instrument, school books or pens or laptops or something useful for people or schools here, please bring.

Note: You cannot wear clothes like hot pants, camisole and bikinis. Also, please do Not bring card games.


☆ Important ☆

- Generally we meet you in Chiang Rai and finish in Chiang Rai.
- We recommend that you get travel insurance before you come. We don't bear the responsibility of your sickness and accident.
- Please do not bring anything valuable with you (e.g. expensive watch, jewelry)
- We can issue a certification of volunteering/intern when you finish your volunteer/intern period.


☆ How to apply with e-mail reservation request form ☆

�@Do you comply with the rules volunteering in Mirror that is formulated by us?

�APlease download the application form (45kb) to attend The Mirror Foundation for a volunteer,
and complete necessary information.

�BPlease write the e-mail subject as "Volunteering short program",
and attach the application form and send it by e-mail at mirrorartgroup@yahoo.com

�CWe send a confirmation mail to you, after we receive your application form.

�DPlease tell us your flight number to Thailand and the arrival time by e-mail.

�EPlease write down these all telephone number.
053-737-412 (office) 66-53-737-412(from out of Thailand)
053-737-413 (office)
053-737-425 (office)
053-737-616 (office)


☆ How to come to Chiang Rai ☆
Duration and cost is changed due to service, weather, traffic, etc.

�@ Air plane
your country > Bangkok(Suvarnabhumi) airport > Chiang Rai airport

Domestic airplane duration: 1hour 20min from Bangkok

Time table of Thai airways departure - arrive
09 ： 15 - 10 ： 35
13 ： 45 - 15 ： 05
18 ： 00 - 19 ： 20 (2007.June)

If you come to Chiang Rai before starting your program, you can go to the city from the Chiang Rai air port roughly by about 200baht.

We recommend that you talk to your travel agency about plane transit in Bangkok airport to Chiang Rai.
We show another cheap domestic airplane website.
Air Asia : http://www.airasia.com/site/en/home.jsp
Orient Thai : http://www.fly12go.com/en/main.shtml

�A Air plane + Night Bus
your country > Bangkok(Suvarnabhumi) airport > Bangkok North bus terminal > Chiang Rai bus station

Night bus duration: 11hours from Bangkok bus terminal
Night bus cost: about 650baht from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai (air condition first class)

�B Air plane + Day Bus
your country > Bangkok(Suvarnabhumi) airport > Chiang Mai international airport > You can trip in Chiang Mai yourself >
> Chiang Mai bus station > Chiang Rai bus station

Domestic airplane duration: 1hour 10min from Bangkok to Chiang Mai
Day bus duration: 3hour and 30min from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai

Bus cost: about 200baht from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai (air condition)

�C Air Plane + Train + Day Bus
your country > Bangkok(Suvarnabhumi)airport > Bangkok train station > Chiang Mai train station >
> You can trip in Chiang Mai yourself > Chiang Mai bus station > Chiang Rai bus station

Duration: 11hours from Bangkok to Chiang Mai train station (this is the fastest hours), 3hours and 30min from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai

Train cost: about 700baht
Bus cost: about 200baht (air condition)