Be a part of the 1 Week Special Short Term Volunteer Program in Surin, Thailand, with Volunteering Solutions and experience the goodness of living in a Thai village, while soaking up the intrinsic beauty of the place. There can be no better way to serve the underprivileged ones, other than being a volunteer for a meaningful project. Curated and designed thoughtfully, this program will enable you to engage with the local communities, know more about their lives while working in the schools or day centers, and renovating them. Know that your efforts will directly benefit the community kids, and no matter how small your contribution is, you can make a big impact on their lives.
This program has been designed for those who have just a week's time in hand, yet feel like doing something worthy. It would be a perfect option for students as well as backpackers, who're heading towards Thailand and enthusiastic enough to make a difference.
Day 1: Arrival in Bangkok
Welcome to Thailand - The Land Of Smiles! Our coordinator will be meeting you at the airport and helping you get checked in to your Guesthouse in Khao San Road area of Bangkok.
(Guesthouse accommodation, twin or triple aircon room with breakfast)
Day 2: Bangkok Tour & Exciting Night Out
After a quick Orientation about your volunteer trip, it will be time for you to experience some of the most famous sites of Bangkok including Canal boat tour, Wat Arun and the Giant Golden Reclining Buddha. Later that evening, you will head back to Khao San road for a few drinks with your new travel buddies. Bangkok's nightlife is worth experiencing, and this is your chance!
(Guesthouse accommodation, twin or triple aircon room with breakfast)
Day 3: Transfer to Surin
It's time to leave the concrete jungle of Bangkok and travel to Surin, for joining the on-going school renovation.
(Guesthouse accommodation, twin or triple aircon room with breakfast)
Day 4 - Day 7: Volunteer for the School Renovation
A different sort of help to the community as you roll up your sleeves and put your muscles to work, helping with the on-going development of schools and day care centers in the rural areas around Surin town. Our local team will be there to guide you and to ensure that you know what you’re doing and that you’re getting it right! The exact work each group does is determined by the schools and community – our previous volunteer groups have fitted gravity-fed water systems, renovated play areas, and decorated classrooms. These micro-projects leave an immediate and positive impact.
It'll definitely be a great learning opportunity for you as well.
(Guesthouse accommodation, twin or triple aircon room with breakfast)
Day 8: Return to Bangkok
It’s once again time to travel back to Bangkok and head back home (or continue with your adventures on the roads!).
As a VolSol volunteer you are provided with best of living standards available in Thailand. Our dedicated coordinator and staff will assist you with your airport pick up, stay, meals and even weekend sightseeing and travel. Arrive in peace and have the best time of your life.
Volunteers are picked up from the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok by the local coordinator or representative on the program start date. Please note that airport pickup is only provided between 6am – 10pm at night. Those participants who are already in Bangkok will need to make their own way to the hotel/guest house accommodation details of which shall be provided.
All volunteers are provided with an orientation and 2 days city tour before starting their project work. The Orientation session covers areas like, local Thai culture, greetings, locations, transportation etc. Volunteers are also given a city Tour of Bangkok.
Volunteers are provided accommodation in a Guesthouse/ hotel for two nights in Khao San Road area in Bangkok on arrival. While in Surin, lodging will be provided in one of the volunteer houses where accommodation is shared with other volunteers in dorm style rooms. The houses are centrally located and close to shopping, ATM’s, restaurants and more.
Local Transportation
Daily transportation to and from the project placement to the volunteer house is provided to the volunteers.All intercity transfers are included in the program fee.
No meals are provided to the participants staying in Surin. Please allow $10 per day for meals. There are plenty of eating options and volunteers love to eat out and explore the taste of Authentic Thai food. While at the Elephant Village all meals are provided to the participants.
During your Free Time
In Surin there are many local bars, shops and restaurants in the town plus a night food market. The city is an extremely safe place to stay. Surin province once belonged to the Khmer empire (now Cambodia) so you’ll find scattered ancient temples from the same period as the temples of Angkor in Cambodia. The land border crossing in to Cambodia is located just an hour from Surin and is easily accessible from the town’s bus station. This accessibility allow volunteers to travel to Cambodia during weekends
Week | Select Your currency |
1 Week | $726$1053€661 |
Months | 2019 | 2020 |
January | 1125 | 031024 |
February | 0115 | 0721 |
March | 0115 | 0620 |
April | 0519 | 0317 |
May | 0317 | 0115 |
June | 0721 | 0519 |
July | 0519 | 031724 |
August | 0216 | 0721 |
September | 0620 | 0418 |
October | 0418 | 0216 |
November | 0115 | 0620 |
December | 06 | 04 |
Volunteers must be 18 years or older at the time of joining the project. All participants need to have an open mind and flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment. The volunteers should bring energy and enthusiasm to make a difference. You should be fit and healthy and willing to work outdoors in the project. Participants should have no criminal convictions and should provide a clean criminal background check report.
We encourage our participants to volunteer in a group. We take special care in providing you a placement and also customize your itinerary to make sure you get exactly what you are looking for. Also, we can design special group programs for groups of 5 or more. Our programs are designed to be safe, affordable and offer a great group volunteering experience to the volunteers.
In our experience of more than 12+ years, we have facilitated volunteer programs for college groups, university groups, high school groups, group of families, group of couples as well as groups of colleagues.
Surin is one of our popular destination among student groups and is highly recommended for family volunteering as well.
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