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Permaculture project Paraíso, Costa Rica
Help, learn and create good memories in our ecological farm while enjoying Costa Rica!
What you offer
5h
- Hours per day
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Building & Repairing
- Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
- Animal Care
- Help look after and take care of animals.
- Farming
- Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
- Additional Fee
- This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
Additional fee required
This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of Worldpackers’ annual plans.
Amount
- US$ 10
Per day
Fee pays for
- Materials for volunteer activities
- Donation to project
Description
Volunteers contribute 10 dollars per day to cover the expenses of buying materials, finance the proyect, pay the workers
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Support
- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
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Availability
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
- Stay at least
- 4 days
The Experience
Volunteer at the farm means help the project to improve, support local economy, learn a sustainable and eco-friendly way of life, have access to 13 hectares of breathtaking nature, interact with a multicultural group of people living, working or staying at the farm just like you. It means to create good memories, have fun working in the gardens, with animals, or helping to prepare meals or make the place look nice and grow through the experience
Learn moreRequirements
- Beginner English or Beginner 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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51 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Permaculture Project
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 45 Meeting international travelers
- 44 Get in touch with nature
- 39 Learning about sustainability
- 37 Developing environmental awareness
- 33 Practicing Spanish
- 27 Meeting locals
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 24 12. Responsible consumption and production
- 23 15. Life on land
- 10 3. Good health and well-being
- 10 11. Sustainable cities and communities
- 7 5. Gender equality
- 4 10. Reduced inequalities
- 4 13. Climate action
- 3 8. Decent work and economic growth
Juliette
France
My experience in the project lasted 3 weeks and I had a great time ! The food is delicious and the amount is perfect, the work hours are respected and you can choose something to do depending on your energy and the connection to nature is amazing. However, your experience definitely depend on the volunteers working with you, do not expect a strong leadership from a « manager », you have to be quite independent, be able to figure out things by yourself. Thank you to every volunteer that i met and Hannah, Margret, Steven and Maya for all the good energy you put into this place. ❤️
about 1 month ago
Cassidy
United States
I highly recommend the project to anyone looking to meet and bond with other travelers and locals. If you like to hike there is a beautiful trail on the property and the garden is perfect for plant lovers.
about 1 month ago
Katie
United States
I had so much fun, I was only there for about a week, but I learned a lot about life on a farm, living & working in a community and met so many great people. I definitely would want to come back to learn some more.
about 2 months ago
Taylor
United States
I came to the finca in a couple and stayed for 3 weeks. We loved our time here and wished we had stayed longer! We received private room and met so many lovely people. The food was delicious and the tasks varied everyday. We did lots of fun activities afterwork everyday and on the weekends. ❤️ Some things I didn't like were the price we paid plus the work we did, however it was still SO worth it. And some of the tasks we did were just busy work. Advice I would give to another volunteer wouldbe to bring some warmer clothes , good work boots(they have some to borrow if you forget) and gloves:)
2 months ago
Lisa
Germany
If you're looking for a good place to start a journey, e.g. without any volunteering experience, this is the place for you. The communication with one of the hosts, Lara, was incredibly simple before arrival & everything was organized just as clearly during our stay. Everyone living on the farm contributes to creating a safe, social and comfy place for the volunteers. There are free activity offers from hosts/other volunteers almost everyday, fun game/movie Nights, & the work is very diverse. You are free to choose what you want to do each day. ¡Muchas Gracias a Lara, Tavo, Bri y Steven!
2 months ago
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