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: 🍌 Beach House Cooking Experience!

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The experience

Preparing and serving Family Dinners for guests and staff at our small hostel by the beach in Lagos, Portugal.
Volunteer Cook – Help cook our daily family dinner 4 hours/day, 5 days/week. No experience needed, but a love of cooking required — we’ll teach you each dish. In return: free accommodation, breakfast & dinner, and free surf lessons. Join a friendly surf house by the sea.

What you offer

24 hours of help per week

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate German

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

🍽️ Volunteer Cook – Banana Beach House

We’re looking for a friendly, reliable volunteer to help cook our daily family dinner at Banana Beach House.

đź•’ The role
• 4 hours per day
• 5 days per week
• Help prepare and serve one simple, communal dinner for our guests
• No professional cooking experience required
• We’ll teach you how to cook each dish step by step

Our food is all about easy, wholesome meals cooked in big batches — one bowl, shared tables, good vibes. This is not a restaurant kitchen and there’s no pressure.

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🌴 What you get
• Free accommodation
• Free breakfast & family dinner
• Free surf lessons (or board use if you already surf)
• Plenty of free time to surf, relax, and explore
• A social, international house with shared meals and a relaxed atmosphere

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🙌 Who this suits
• Someone who enjoys cooking for people
• Happy to follow simple recipes and learn as you go
• Comfortable working in a shared, friendly environment
• Surf-curious or already surfing — both welcome

A good attitude and reliability matter more than experience.

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🏄 Life at Banana Beach House

Banana Beach House is a laid-back surf house where guests eat together, surf together, and feel at home. Family dinner is a big part of our community and a great way to meet people from all over the world.

If you’re looking to learn new skills, surf regularly, meet great people, and live by the ocean, we’d love to hear from you.