Building, gardening, maintenance

United Kingdom

5

My wife, two young children and I had a really enjoyable experience here. The work was varied and the boss was flexible with regards to what hours we could work (I worked 'overtime' to get more days off). Talamanca and Cahuita are amazing locations and with working days being short we were able to explore and utilise the local area and beaches. The other volunteers were excellent and we all enjoyed making some new friends.

over 2 years ago

Jan replied

I know, I am just too busy and tired, burnt out, have to earn like 4-5000 USD on the computer to get this going, so no energy left.

Chile

5

We had so much fun here! Jan is really cool , he also provides some food for the volunteers. The rooms are really nice, mattresses too. The job can be tough some times, so be ready to sweat and get dirty, but only for 3 hours which go quite fast! Rafa is in charge of organizing the daily tasks and he is really cool as well. The place is huge and it is 20 mins walking to the nearest beach. There are some cats, dogs, and chickens that we used to play and walk them all the time. I totally recommend this experience , it was lovely!

over 2 years ago

France

5

GREAT EXPÉRIENCE ! The house is located in the middle of nature, from where you can observe animals 🥰 The missions consisted mostly of manual and quite physical work, pretty good physical condition is necessary! But very rewarding to see fruits of labour 🏠 Very good atmosphere with the owners and the other volunteers, and the animals are so cute! To note: - The Finca is not in Cahuita and the Park itself, it's a 1h walk or 15 min by bus. There is a cool beach at 30 min walk -The volunteers live in the house in construction, don't expect too high a standard of cleanliness!

over 2 years ago

Jan replied

Thank you so much Mathilde. It was a pleasure to host you. Also thank you for tolerating the lack of certain thing, but we are getting closer to the goal partly due to your excellent work.

Hungary

5

We loved being with John so much that we returned to him! Our work consisted of "projects", an exciting variety. Cahuita is a cute little town, well worth a visit. the farm is a homey and lovely place.

over 2 years ago

Jan replied

Thank you Bernadett! Enjoy the rest of your trip and keep safe!

Hungary

5

We really loved our stay with Janos place. We had to work 3 hours a day, wo we had a lot of free time to travel around and chill. Our work was maoty gardening and qe truly loved it! The place has a bicyle for the vounteers and Janos always buys is everything for breakfast. He was really flexible with everything. The place is really nice and connected wit nature! This place is not 5 str hotel right now takig to account! But every body here is very nice and the surrojndibg is really worth everything. Really goos for first volunteering and beyond!

over 2 years ago

Jan replied

Thank you so much for all the hard work. I hope to see you soon again! Enjoy your trip!

Italy

5

Great time in the farm, Jan is a super friendly and chill owner. The place is a beautiful Finca some km far away from town of Cahuita and 1 km from the beach. At disposure a bike to share with the others volunteers. I worked mostly like gardener, simple and easy task. Helped with chicken, dogs and cats and maintenance of the house. Enough free time to enjoy beach, nature and the Cahuita town. I had a single comfortable room. All the house is under construction but you'll have the essential and many more. Thank you Jan for your hospitality and friendship. I hope see you and Rafael soon.

over 2 years ago

Jan replied

Thank you Antonio! We had a good time. Good luck in the future!

France

4

Jan was not physically present but was able to be available by telephone for the slightest problem. I wish I had the chance to meet him in person. His dog Tequila who we had to take care of is adorable.

over 1 year ago

Jan replied

Hola! Yo se, son reglas de las selva, en latinoamerica la vida es dura, ni se preocupan por vida humana, menos animales, con murcielagos no se puede hacer nada, son parte de la naturaleza. Se escribio esto en las reglas. Gracias por todos modos.

United Kingdom

3

Really friendly people with lovely dogs and cats! Could do with more structure on what tasks they would like the volunteers to complete. Overall a good experience!

over 2 years ago

Jan replied

Dear Chloe! I gave you complete freedom as when you would like to do your jobs and also much less, than was expected. I don't understand the 3 points. I though you had a good time. You also came later and left earlier, which means I lost workhours, still I have good ratings, as you were nice and made a clean job. I hope you will find better opportunities for your taste in the future.

Argentina

5

Aprendí y disfruté mucho mis tareas, conecte con la naturaleza, el pueblo,animales. Los encargados del lugar fueron amables y siempre dispuestos a ayudarme Gracias!!!

15 days ago

Jan replied

Muchas gracias Vanesa. Un abraso.

Spain

5

Mi experiencia en la granja fue maravillosa. Un lugar rodeado de naturaleza y sobre todo, donde poder ver muchos animales. Las horas de trabajo se han respetado siempre y durante el tiempo libre hay muchísimas cosas que hacer y ver cerca de la finca, las playas (a 15 minutos) son preciosas. Muchas gracias a Rafa (el encargado de las tareas) por hacer mi estancia mucho más fácil y divertida, siempre se preocupó por qué todo estuviera bien. Gracias y hasta la próxima!!

29 days ago

Jan replied

Muchas gracias y bendiciones. ¡Feliz viaje!

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