📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
GREENWAY / GREENLION THAILAND
💼 What the programme involves
Our program provides a mix of engaging leisure activities and aiding in projects in order to give back to the Thai community. Based in the seaside town of Hua Hin, you will also get free time in the afternoons to fully enjoy its gorgeous beach surroundings.
Cultural Excursions
The Hua Hin Beach Combi is filled with cultural activities that will show you authentic Thailand. Buddhism will play a big part with several visits to Buddhist temples (‘Wat' in Thai) to learn about Thai Buddhism and to assist the monks with their daily chores. Moreover, there are also visits scheduled to several local markets where you can witness the local Thai lifestyle and taste scrumptious food, delicacies and other products.
Teaching
Give back to the local rural community and spend time with the children by teaching at one of the many rural schools in the countryside of Hua Hin. Teach English, sports, or try your hand at a bit of both!
Beach Conservation (Environmental)
Everybody enjoys the beautiful and tropical beaches that Thailand has to offer. Local people will educate you about the flora and fauna surrounding the beaches in Hua Hin, and what the people undertake to protect and conserve them. You will be expected to play your part in helping with the conservation of Hua Hin's natural surroundings.
Beach
Every day, we will take you to a different beach where you will be able to just relax and unwind amidst white sand and crystal-clear blue waters.
The purpose of this program is to offer a variety of projects and experiences in Hua Hin for those wishing to combine helping with leisure.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Our center is located in the hilly countryside of Prachuap Khiri Khan province amidst green surroundings. The accommodation consists of luxury tents with a fan, private hot water showers and Western style toilets attached to the tents.
All tents are single gender and have a maximum capacity of four people per tent. There is free Wi-Fi available throughout the center.
A vegetarian breakfast and dinner which will be served on site. During the afternoons, you will be in Hua Hin's center, where you will have many food options and eateries to choose from for lunch (not included in the program).
📍 About the location
Hua Hin is one of Thailand's most popular beach destinations and is located only 280 kilometers Southwest of Bangkok. Hua Hin is where the city meets the sea. Scrumptious seafood, lively markets, never-sleeping bars, long beaches and palm tree-decorated landscapes make up this bustling town!
ost of your day will be spent in Hua Hin city centre, where all amenities can be found.
Hua Hin, as a lively fisherman-town and popular tourist destination, has a lot to offer besides just sunbathing, snorkelling and swimming at its golden beaches. Not only are there plenty of seafood restaurants and other eateries to choose from, but visitors can also enjoy golf, spas, shops, markets (including a popular night market), and Hua Hin's Vana Nava water park.
You might also consider visiting Khao Tekiab, a mountain at the end of the beach with a temple atop that overlooks the beach.
Hua Hin is also surrounded by beautiful national parks and you might decide to go slightly further afield to explore the likes of the Pa La-U Waterfall, located 60 km west of Hua Hin in the south side of the Kaeng Krachan National Park. Alternatively, 45 km to the south of Hua Hin is the mystical Phraya Nakhon cave for the more adventurous!
ℹ️ Additional information
Open all year, starting on Mondays, every week, participation fee 175€ per week.