Travel with Monks is a program for people who love meditation and who seek out spiritual knowledge to enhance their spirituality. This special program is a whole new way to find peace. The program includes two parts; the first part is about gaining exotic experiences and having fun through an adventurous trip from May 5 to 7 in western Thailand. The second part is the Seven-Day Meditation Retreat from May 8 to 14 in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand.
Please note this program is not a part of or subsidized by any business or commercial. It is purely a nonprofit program.
Our Journey
Adventure
This is our first stop, the national park located in Kanchanaburi province. We will take a van in the morning from a hotel in Bangkok and head to the western part of Thailand. Then, we will ride on the cargo bed of a pickup truck to travel further, about 13 miles (21 km) on a dirt road. The activities at this destination include spending a night on a pontoon boat, visiting a stainless temple on an isolated island, campfire, making your own food (if you feel like to), swimming, spending your leisure time, or having conversations with a monk if you like.
Meditation Retreat
This is a perfect place for you to spend time with yourself, practice, and learn meditation knowledge from experienced teaching monks. We will provide proper settings in a beautiful and tranquil environment to help improve your meditation skills. Teaching monks will guide you through how to overcome the obstacles to meditation. You will also learn the wisdom of life during these seven days of retreat.