Gaarawé Village

About

Gaarawé practices the economy of self-sufficiency with the structure and teachings of permaculture.

Here, the learning methodology is not that of teaching through classes. We learn through observation and participation, by engaging every day in the different needs of the village.

Who we are

Founder & ideologue:
Lele, a permanent resident at the village

“I, Lele, first dreamed and then realized this village to build together a better planet than the one that past generations have left you. I carry in my heart the desire to co-create and materialize a new world together with like-minded people.”
Lele
Permanent resident at the village

Partners

Manu, Touch, Roisin, Elena, Monik, Sasha Working as a sort of cooperative, these partners come from time to tie to help coordinate and participate at the village

Thai staff

Mr Tub, Ms. Jun, Cooking mama, Fit. Local thai people who help around the village with multiple tasks such as cooking, gardening, building, etc.

Volunteers

people from all over the world engaged and thrived, who want to give us a hand to grow our village.

About Khao Sok

Khao Sok’s native population has learnt to live and thrive in this wild, yet extremely rich environment by handing down their knowledge on plants, animals and climate generation after generation, while improving their techniques and tools as global civilization changed.

Now, with the environmental health of our planet in serious decline, Khao Sok represents a timeless oasis where you can feel connected with Mother Nature. A place where you can still feel human.

Gaarawé is located on the banks of the beautiful Sok river, immersed in a valley surrounded by white limestone karst and dense – often virgin – forest. From our village, the views are spectacular and imposing in every direction.

Only few kilometers away from Gaarawé you can access both, Khlong Phanom and Khao Sok National Park. The latter is known worldwide as one of the most ancient forest on earth.

Just over one hour’s drive to the east of Gaarawé village is Surat Thani, the hub through which you can get to the port with ferries to Koh Samui, Koh Pangang and Koh Tao. About the same distance to the west side lies the beautiful Khao Lak beach and national park.