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If you have ever considered a gap year Thailand or doing gap year volunteer work opportunities before, then Ecoteer is the place for you. The hospitality of the Thai people and the beauty of the landscape makes Thailand an ideal destination for gap year students, volunteers, backpackers and general travellers with the chance to experience gap year Thailand work opportunities.
There are many reasons for wanting to do a gap year thailand program, whether you are taking a break between school and college, during your universities summer break or a normal volunteer vacation, Ecoteers gap year Thailand partners can introduce you to all aspects of this extraordinary culture.
Thailand is a nation that has been catapulted into modernity. Its relatively strong economic development and booming tourist industry mean that English teachers are in high demand. A gap year Thailand experience will take you away from the from the popular tourist destinations of Koh Samui and Phuket and introduce you to more traditional ways of life of the Thai communities.
Ecoteers gap year Thailand volunteers get a unique insight into the thai country, people and culture that many backpackers will never get to see.
Cost - GBP20-50 per week
The rural population in Thailand is poor and has only little access to education. Gap year Thailand volunteers who share their lifes and support them can make a big change. Gap year Thailand volunteers at this project get involved in teaching English, construction and just about anything that makes the lifes of the local community better. Highly recommended.
A gap year that makes a difference in Thailand
Cost - GBP100 per week
This gap year Thailand Elephant project is unique and is set in Northern Thailand. Established in the 1990s our aim has always been to provide a sanctuary and rescue centre for elephants. Elephant gap year Thailand volunteer jobs are varied, from bathing elephants to basic health care. Gap year Thailand volunteer roles also include assisting elephant keepers bathing the elephants and general duties around the park and surrounds.
Become an elephant volunteer in Thailand
Thailand's climate is tropical, high both in temperature and humidity, and dominated by monsoons. April and May are the hottest months of the year, when even the locals are moved to complain about the heat. June sees the beginning of the South West Monsoon, and brings with it the rainy season, which continues intermittently until the end of October.
From November to the end of February the climate is much less trying with a cooling North East breeze and a reduction in the humidity level. This is also the main tourist season, and the best time to visit Thailand.
The north and north-east are generally cooler than Bangkok in winter, and hotter in summer. In the far north, around Mae Hong Son temperatures can occasionally drop as low as 2oC.
Most nationals will be given a visa upon arrival this could be for either 15 or 30 days depending on your nationailty.
I worked at both Parque Ambue Ari and Parque Machia this Summer’ 08 and had a wonderful experience. Many of these animals have been rescued off the black market where they were abused or ...
Katie Holborn Summer 2008, Volunteer
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