Help us to grow our vegetable ,and Tea garden in our farm stay

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Connect with nature: 22 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Connect with the locals: 22 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

20h

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

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

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

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Amount

US$ 6

Per day

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Benefits for travelers

Materials for volunteer activities

Donation to project

Description

I highly appreciate if you could contribute to the meal,government tax electricity,water bill and some general cost which is very small.

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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.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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

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

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

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

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.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

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

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Language lessons: Take free language 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: 5 days

Stay up to: 12 days

The Experience

Hello everyone. I'm very open minded and enjoy meeting people from all over the world. Also like to exchange culture and experience. I live 15 km away from Hatton town in misty mountain About me, I'm Anoj ishara, 28 years old. I'm a Completely open minded person. Really enjoy nature, environment , beauty, sunrise and sunset. I'm Buddhist religious and love to follow all religions. Loves reading books, music and photography and tour guide

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Requirements

Beginner English
Between 18 and 45 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Be from outside Sri Lanka

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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22 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Homestay

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

22 Get in touch with nature
22 Meeting locals
21 Immersing in the local culture
14 Meeting international travelers
10 Learning about sustainability
9 Developing environmental awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

3 4. Quality education
2 13. Climate action
1 6. Clean water and sanitation

Isabelle

Netherlands

This was my first Worldpackers location ever, and I had the best time! Upeksha and Anoj are super welcoming and warm people. They are incredibly sweet and oh my god, they can cook so well! I'm already missing the food 🥲 Even though the weather wasn't perfect, I learned so much about their lives and Sri Lankan culture. On my last day, we even went on a road trip to their local monastery and tea factory, which was so interesting and fun. It truly felt like having parents for a few days. Thank you so much for everything! ❤️

16 days ago

Ella

Germany

I had the best week at Anoj's and Upeksha's wonderful home! They made me feel so welcome and took me along to all their daily tasks and outings (which was really great to see a true local side of Sri Lanka). They also put in so much effort to show us the local highlights, like the tea factory, waterfalls and temples. The food Upeksha and her family prepared was heavenly and it was so peaceful and relaxing! Because of the weather and season there wasn't much to do in the garden but I went along to help with some of Upeksha's english lessons which was such a nice experience, 100% recommend!

2 months ago

Alex

United Kingdom

I am so grateful to Upeksha, Anoj and their family for welcoming me and being so generous. I had a peaceful and restful time with delicious meals prepared with so much care. I helped make lanterns for the Vesak Buddhist festival and joined the celebrations which is a memory I'll treasure forever! Upeksha took me to see temples and a tea factory where I learnt a lot! At times I wished I could have been given more work to do to fulfil my part of the exchange but relaxing is encouraged here :) Upeksha is a very inspiring woman and I feel lucky to have had this experience in Sri Lanka! Thank you❤️

3 months ago

Nora

Germany

Ahh, I'm so beyond beyond grateful for this amazing experience. I would recommend this to everyone who wants to get a break from all the stressy traveling and wants to connect with nature, local people and amazing other travelers. We did wonderful hikes, explored nearby places and I had a peaceful time to reconnect to myself in this wonderful surrounding. This was just such a gift and the Host Upeshka, the wife of Anoj was such a welcoming and caring person. So glad I got the chance to meet her. She cooked amazing food and made sure everything was organized and we are comfortable. Thank YOU<3

4 months ago

lydia

United Kingdom

The home was the most special experience! Upeshka, Anoj and their family are so welcoming and kind. It definitely felt more like a homestay than volunteering- but I really liked this! The food was amazing and we did some amazing day trips- it will always have a special place in my heart :)

4 months ago

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