Journey to Ancient Asian Cultures
Hello, and welcome to the blog for Forman School Winterim 2019--Thailand and Cambodia: Journey to Ancient Asian Cultures.
Here is where you will find accounts from students on what they learned and experienced each day of our course and updates from trip leaders. Families: You should have detailed itineraries including full descriptions of events and hotel contact information. A condensed version of our daily itinerary is included below. Thank you for visiting our blog, and we can't wait to share our adventure with you. ~Miss Prince and Mr McCarthy Itinerary: Days 1 and 2: Feb 24-25 -Travel from Forman School to Chiang Mai, Thailand -Visit the Central City and Market, have dinner, and sleep Day 3: Feb 26 -Volunteer at the Elephant Nature Park in the morning and afternoon -Visit local temples in the evening/tour Chiang Mai Day 4: Feb 27 -Visit Doi Inthanon on a full day tour to the Northern Thailand National Park, which includes the highest peak in Thailand, the Royal Project Garden and waterfall, and visit the Doi Suthep Temple at sunset Day 5: Feb 28 -Flight of the Gibbon Zipline course--learn about the local flora and fauna and listen to the distinctive call of endangered wild gibbons Day 6: Mar 1 -Travel from Chiang Mai to Siem Reap, Cambodia -Tour Siem Reap, visit the central city and market, and visit local temples Day 7: Mar 2 -Full day tour of the architectural masterpiece Angkor Wat, the largest monument of the Angkor group Day 8: Mar 3 -Full day tour of the Kulen Waterfall and 1000 Lingas Day 9: Mar 4 -Visit the Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary and Tonle Sap Day 10: Mar 5 -Travel from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh -On and off bus tour of Phnom Penh: Visit the National Museum, the Silver Pagoda, and the Central Market Day 11: Mar 6 -Visit the Genocide Museum, visit the Royal Palace, and learn Cambodian cooking at the La Table Khmere Days 12 and 13: Mar 7-8 -Travel from Phnom Penh to Forman School
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AuthorEntries in this blog are written by trip leaders and student participants of the 2019 Thailand and Cambodia Winterim Archives
March 2019
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