Off the Beaten Path in Northeast Thailand

Activity: Fully catered accommodation by Gecko Villa
Location: In the countryside outside Udon Thani, Northeast Thailand
Tip: Experience untouched rural Thailand from the heartlands of Isan.

The villages of Isan are rarely visited by tourists and offer a marked contrast to Thailand’s developed mass tourism destinations.

The experience: Gecko Villa offers guests the chance to experience traditional rural life in the rice-farming heartlands of Northeast Thailand, yet in comfort and without the normal language barriers encountered in the area.

rice farm

Rice field

Guests may participate in traditional activities,
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Life’s an Andaman Beach

Activity: Tours by Andaman Discoveries
Location: Phang Nga Province, on the Andaman coast of southern Thailand
Tip: Take advantage of some of the myriad ways to give back to your host community

Just a few hours from the tourist hub of Phuket, villagers invite you into their lives to experience their traditional culture and diverse eco-systems in an authentic and non-intrusive way.

© Darinka Montico

© Darinka Montico

The experience: Andaman Discoveries (AD) offers experiences of traditional culture and ecology of rural, coastal Thailand. Several village tours are available, including cultural
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