Small group cooking holiday in Thailand
You will be travelling with a group of an absolute maximum of 11 other people, including the group leader. As this is a special interest tour, whilst people may come from all walks of life, you should have plenty in common! This trip is mainly designed for people who wanted to take our private tours but wanted to travel solo, so unlike most other tour operators we guarantee that the majority of people on this tour will be solo travellers. You will have your own room (except where this is not practical and specified in the itinerary) so even though this trip has no single supplements, it is certainly not on the condition of you having to share a room with a friend you haven't met yet! If you are travelling in a couple, you are welcome to join our set departures, but please note we restrict numbers for group dynamic reasons. You also have the option of taking a private tour with us.
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
Accommodation - The accommodation on this holiday is small and local, within existing buildings or built with comparatively low impact to the environment.
Transport - We encourage our customers who wish to add domestic flights to take the train to Heathrow instead, which makes both environmental and economical sense. In our customer packs, we provide tips on how to offset carbon via changes in lifestyle. Although we design our itineraries with visiting less places and spending more time there for experience purposes, this also has the benefit of cutting down on miles driven. Where possible our cars and minivans are fuelled by LPG. You will also spend some time exploring local areas by foot, bicycle and boat.
Community
All our holidays are deliberately designed to be as socially responsible as possible, working in harmony with the daily lives of local people. You will spend most of your time areas away from the main tourist destinations.
We often provide opportunities for people who are not involved in tourism to benefit from cultural exchange as well as financially. We are also proud to say we often build in ‘shopping stops’ these are at places like out-of-the-way villages which specialise in a particular handicraft – a great way to break up the longer journeys whilst supporting local economies.
You will learn about real life in Thailand, both traditional and modern, sustainable ways of living and farming, local festivals, dances etc. We find people who will show these to you and compensate them accordingly, which helps local efforts of keeping traditions alive.
We employ people locally which helps us work with local people on a highly individual basis. When we say we use local guides, we don’t mean guides from Thailand, but guides in each local area, not just those from the ‘big city’. We of course also provide cultural and responsible travel guidelines in our customer packs.
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