Work exchange in Mexico: Come help us in our bar and service area =)

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What you offer

Hours per day: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.

Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.

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

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

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 weeks

The Experience

We're looking for motivated and energetic volunteers to help us in our bar and service area. Learn the basics of being a waiter and a bar assistant, while having an amazinig cultural exchange with our staff and guests alike. We are a social hostel that focuses on creating the space and the opportunithy for great experiences and making new friends.

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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48 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

36 Meeting international travelers
25 Practicing Spanish
23 Practicing English
16 Meeting locals
15 Immersing in the local culture
13 Get in touch with nature

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

4 8. Decent work and economic growth
2 5. Gender equality
1 13. Climate action

Cassi

United States

Volunteering here is such a fun experience! The people are great, so kind and inviting, and the activities in the hostel are fun and a great way to meet new people. The work is very fair and living in Bacalar is an amazing experience, there's a good balance of relaxation and fiesta. The staff housing is close to the hostel and the rooms are fine, but the kitchens are pretty dirty and some essentials like dish soap are not provided. Overall I would definitely recommend volunteering here if you are outgoing, can go with the flow, and like to party.

5 days ago

Emiliano

Mexico

The experience allows to see the beauty in Bacalar, hostel by the lagoon to swim everyday and Sailboat and Paddleboard free tours🤙. The work is great, very fun and interact with guests, amazing time. Only downside is you don't live at the hostel, it's a residence specifically for workers and is not a very clean place. However has a good location and you get one lunch meal per day. Renata, Alfredo, guys from the bar and kitchen are very nice and friendly. Two days off and “work” doesn't really feel like work at all, it's just having responsible fun in the activities.

7 months ago

Eduardo

Mexico

Volunteering at the hostel was an unforgetable experience. I got many great and a little maybe no thaaat great things to say about this place. Volunteers doesnt sleep at the hostel, they do at Pueblo Viejo. When I arrived it surprised me because things like the kitchen and fridge were increíble dirty, I couldnt find a place to save my food. The best about pueblo viejo is itd community, it was a place for thousand of laughs and meeting wonderful people. You'll work 6h, 5 days a week organizando the hostels activities. I loves the staff of the hostel, and Ill keep many of them in my hearth! Saludos Yakos

7 months ago

Irini

Netherlands

Volunteering in the hostel was so much fun. The activities are nice and there is always people joining. I really liked it that the staff house was not inside the hostel. It is nice to have your own space with the workers and other volunteers. During my stay, the staff house was cleaned regularly

9 months ago

Denisa

Czech Republic

I absolutely loved my time at the hostel! I honestly couldn't have asked for a better first-time volunteering. Everybody was so nice and even though not everyone speaks English, we always figured all out and I got to improve my Spanish as well. The staff house isn't the prettiest but the rest is great. Activities for guests were a lot of fun (it doesn't even feel like work) and meals were tasty. In addition, Bacalar and its lagoon are just stunning. Make sure you do some tour by the hostel!

12 months ago

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