Hello, I'm Papa Sao. I am the Karen people, a small tribe in the north of Thailand. I welcome you on my organic farm in a small village (Khoon Sab) out of Chiang Mai.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to welcome volunteers to our farmstay. Here you can stay with our family, learn the Karen tribe ways of sustainable farming, delicious food, carving, making instruments, surviving in the jungle and much more. You can check our website for more information: https://papasaofarm.wixsite.com/papasaofarm

How to get to Papa Sao's Farm

By Bus

Coming to Papa Sao Farm
You can come directly to our farm and tell us you are coming.
In Chiang Mai city, go to the Warorot market. On the following location around the market you will find the yellow minibus from the Warorot market.
18°47'28.5"N 98°59'57.6"E
https://goo.gl/maps/dHkreCtABpx
Ask for the ‘Samoeng’ yellow truck, sometimes is not in the exact location but it will be very close, you can spot the truck as the only truck loaded with foreigner. There is only one bus a day going to our village, and it is scheduled to leave at 11:15 am, though it is sometimes delayed by things the driver must pickup for the village. Tell the driver to bring you to the Papa Sao Farm in Khoon Sap Village. It takes 3-4 hours and the bus fare is 200 THB directly to Papa Sao house.
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Return to Chiang Mai
A yellow bus from our village leaves to the city every day around 6:30 AM. Arrives to Chiang Mai between 9:30 - 11:00 AM at Warorot Market. About time schedule, It depends on the driver and how many passengers there are. Please notice that the bus will leave once a day. It will stop at Samoeng Market for a while before go on to the city.
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By Motorcyle
Please refer to the map for directions.
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Location of the farm
19°00'44.9"N 98°40'21.8"E
https://goo.gl/maps/4jaCcWdn6cA2

Duration of stay
We encourage visitors to Papa Sao Farm to stay for a minimum of 3-5 days. The longer you can stay, the more you will learn about our way of life. We would love to welcome you to Papa Sao Farm, please phone us if you have any questions about visiting, any time!

We ask for 300 baht per night/per person which includes 3 meals and basic accomodation in a wood house.

I am not so familiar with Couchsurfing. (A volunteer created this profile here).
The best way to contact me is directly over WhatsApp: +66 844880217
You can try email but it will take me longer to respond: mrpapasao51@gmail.com

Interests

• cooking
• organic food
• survival
• farming
• organic gardening
• organic farming
• organic agriculture
• jungle trekking

What I Can Share with Hosts

Survive in the Jungle, Cooking basic traditional meals, Carving, farming, harvesting, nowledge about medical herbs and plants

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand