Eco Program in Ecuador: Come help us on our horse ranch in Ecuador!

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What you offer

32h

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

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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.

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.

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

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 are a horse farm in Ecuador looking for experienced riders who would like to help with the training of our horses and other chores or projects around the farm. You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from a very experienced team, while living on a beautiful farm surrounded by nature. Regular riding lessons included.

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Requirements

Fluent English or Fluent German
Between 18 and 45 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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7 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.0

Horse Tour Company

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

6 Get in touch with nature
3 Meeting international travelers
3 Practicing English
3 Developing environmental awareness
2 Learning about sustainability
1 Meeting locals

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

4 15. Life on land
1 12. Responsible consumption and production

Rachel

Netherlands

My stay at the host was really a time of relaxing, learning and discovering. Jonina learned me a lot about how to take care of the property, horses and everything around. Even tho there was not a lot of riding, we did get some riding lessons what was really educational and interesting to learn. A friendly (and logical) way of riding and communicating with the horses. The house is really good and above standard volunteer houses. Around the host you can easily go for a hike or a visit to the town Pululahua. I made some memorable memories there. For questions send me a text.

7 months ago

Chiara

Germany

I had an amazing time at the host. It is the perfect place for anyone who wants to be out in nature, enjoy the peace of the Ecuadorian volcanoes and mountains, and spend time around well-trained horses and the cutest dogs. It is really off-grid, with not many people around, so one has to consider that. You can also learn a lot about horses and even take riding lessons. I loved the house, especially the kitchen, which inspired me to cook. I did plenty of different types of work, mostly feeding the animals and maintaining things where needed. Thank you for the great time !

9 months ago

Maria

Germany

The host is located in a stunning National Park. The location is wonderful, quiet and peaceful within nature. The hosts Jonina and Steffen are very kind and always look after your well-being. Only the volunteers live on the host in a small but very comfortable house which is above standard compared to other volunteering places. The kitchen is brand new. The work was easy and in total we worked rather less than the agreed hours. When I was there, there was not much training of horses and riding because there were almost no tourists coming due to the political situation in Ecuador.

about 1 year ago

Amélie

Germany

I had a wonderful experience the two months i stayed. The hosts are super kind and helpful with everything. The animals were also super cute and fun to work with. I learned a lot about how to work and take of the animals. The working times are really flexible and you can also go to Quito on your days off, which was really nice. I can only recommend volunteering here!

about 1 year ago

Isolde

Netherlands

Rafa has been an amazing host, he really cares for the volunteers and their well being, and regularly took us out of the host to do little trips around. the house was cozy, could use some improvement here and there but overall a pleasant place to hang out, cook etc.

over 2 years ago

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