Private Tour: Explore the Klong Toei Slum of Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

Pickup from your Hotel and visit the Duang Prateep Foundation whose primary focus has been to help the urban poor, with a special emphasis on community development and on giving the best possible opportunities to the children of the area. Here you will receive an overview of the project and their goals for the future. This eye opening experience is one not to miss and aims to counter the negative image of slums and increase understanding and empathy. We then return to your hotel.

Venture on a memorable journey to the hidden slum world of Bangkok. The Klong Toei area is the oldest and largest slum in Bangkok, having been around for about 50 years.

8.30am - Pickup from your hotel and drive to Klong Toei.

9.00am - Walk through the slum communities which are made up of a majority of rural migrants from Northeast Thailand who came to Bangkok for job opportunities. As you walk through the narrow alleyways you will discover that most now have the basic amenities such as electricity, gas and some modern conveniences.

10.30am - Interact with the children aged up to 6 years old, during their morning classes which follow the Montessori style of learning and form a bond with them during their hands-on lessons. Before leaving, you will have the opportunity to help the teachers serve the children their lunch after which it will be time to bid farewell to your new found friends.

12:00 Return to your hotel