OVERVIEW
JE’s Thailand Service & Culture itinerary immerses travelers in northern Thailand’s culture and community life. Travelers will explore sacred temples, hike the monks’ trail, and learn Thai culinary traditions in a hands-on cooking class. Several full days are devoted to meaningful service projects alongside local residents. Scenic highlights include Doi Inthanon National Park, a visit to a coffee farm, and quality time at an elephant sanctuary. This tour balances cultural discovery, impactful service, and personal encounters with Thailand’s natural wonders.
ITINERARY
DAY 1: TRAVEL DAY
DAY 2: TRAVEL DAY
- Cross the International Date line
DAY 3: CHIANG MAI
- Arrive in Chiang Mai & meet your JE Tour Director at the airport
- Drop off luggage at the hotel
- Visit a local café/coffee shop ministry for lunch & orientation
- Visit Wat Chedi Luang & learn about Buddhism in Thailand
- Dinner
- Debrief & devotions
DAY 4: CHIANG MAI
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- Breakfast at hotel
- Depart via coach
- Hike the monk’s trail up to Wat Pha Lat Temple
- Return to the hotel
- Lunch
- Spend the afternoon serving the community
- Dinner
- Visit a Chiang Mai night market
- Debrief & devotions
DAY 5: CHIANG MAI
- Breakfast at hotel
- Enjoy a Thai cooking class & learn to prepare a variety of dishes
- Lunch at the cooking school enjoying what you prepared
- Spend the afternoon serving the community
- Dinner
- Debrief & devotions
DAYS 6-7: SERVICE DAYS
- Breakfast at hotel
- Spend the entirety of each day serving the local community
- Dinner
- Debrief & devotions
DAY 8: DOI INTHANON NATIONAL PARK
- Breakfast at hotel
- Depart via coach
- Visit the Doi Inthanon National Park & tour a local coffee farm
- Lunch at a Thai café
- Return to Chiang Mai
- Dinner featuring a northern Thai-style meal
- Debrief & devotions
DAY 9: ELEPHANT SANCTUARY
- Breakfast at hotel
- Enjoy a visit to an Elephant Sanctuary to get up close with these incredible creatures*
- Spend time feeding, petting & bathing the elephants (activities dependent on elephants day-of)
- Lunch
- Return to Chiang Mai
- Clean up at the hotel
- Dinner
- Debrief & devotions
*Elephant riding is unethical & will not be available at the sanctuary.
DAY 10: TRAVEL DAY
- Breakfast at hotel
- Depart for the airport
- Fly home
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WHY TRAVEL WITH JE?
Here at Joshua Expeditions, our ultimate goal is to provide opportunities for life change through travel. Every high-quality travel experience with JE is a chance for travelers to deepen their understanding of God, examine new cultures through a Biblical worldview, and help give back through the JE Ministry Fund. Explore the world with JE and see how you can make a difference.
INTERESTED IN THIS TOUR?
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