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1. Volunteers must be 18 or more years old unless accompanied by a parent. Children are welcome at Elephant Nature Park, but persons under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Parents/legal guardians are responsible for their children's well-being and whereabouts at all times.
2. Volunteers should arrive at our office by 08:00am on the first day. If flights or other connections do not permit then you may go to the park the following day and stay in Chiang Mai that night. (at your own expense). Please make your way to our office - directions available in our reply during the booking process.  Remember positions start on Monday's. If it is absolutely impossible for you to start on a Monday we will do our best to accommodate you.
3. You should have a confirmed (not necessarily paid for) international flight to Thailand prior to applying. Only book the period you are sure you are going to stay. i.e If you book for two weeks then you must pay for two weeks even if you leave early.
4. A deposit (per volunteer) is required prior to arrival with the balance payable when your start your position. Please arrange the required deposit via our secure server after you receive approval of your application. We cannot accept this at the time of arrival. If you have to change dates, more than 60 days prior to your accepted arrival date, this can be applied to your position (requires a fee of 1,000 Baht per date change). Applicants changing dates within 60 days of arrival may have to apply again. (Positions are very limited and we have to turn new applicants away when we are fully booked). Only one change is possible. All payments are non-refundable.
5. Transport to/from the park will be provided from Chiang Mai city. Airfares to Thailand and Chiang Mai are not included.
6. All above positions require 6 days of work per week from 07:00 until 17:00 with extra hours often required. Simple accommodation will be provided as will food (three meals per day). Contribution fees for these positions depend on length of stay and position. Extensions are possible, if there is space, at the end of your stay. This decision can be made only at the project. Elephant Nature Park makes no guarantees that volunteer positions, day visits and overnight trips will proceed as described within our website (or in any other description of events, timetable, or schedule) depending on local conditions, emergencies, and animal behavior any given day.
7. Volunteers must be able to work within your team, use your initiative, follow instructions from our full time staff, be flexible, co-operative, friendly and demonstrate a willingness to work long hours. You must also respect local customs, laws and dress appropriately.  (In Thailand this means conservative dress; more details given when you start).  Volunteer positions are not tour programmes and cannot be treated as a holiday. You must be able to work with us and others. We reserve the right to terminate any volunteer position, at any time and without refund, should the volunteers performance prove unsatisfactory. (By following the above criteria, this should not concern you in the least.)
8. While at the Park you are permitted to take photos, video and audio recordings for your own personal use. Elephant Nature Park holds the commercial copyright on all media recordings taken at the Park. You must obtain written permission from Elephant Nature Park if you wish to take any photos or film for distribution or resale.
9. All visitors to Elephant Nature Park, visitors accept that they are solely responsible for their own health, safety and belongings and that they fully understand and accept the conditions outlined above. All visitors are required to sign a disclaimer and emergency contact info before entering Park property.

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