Alila Cha-Am initiated a soap-making project for the children of the neighborhood Bangket School to encourage them to develop a fun hobby that will benefit their school and their future.

Savong Ma-pann might be all of 68 years-old but his agile movement doesn’t show it. The self-taught nimble tree climber was handpicked by Alila Cha-Am three months ago to demonstrate to guests how one obtains the fruit of the sugar palm tree.