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30h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Kitchen Hand
- Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
- 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
What you get
2
- 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.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- 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.
- 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.
- Yoga classes
- Take free yoga classes at our place.
- Dance classes
- Take free dance classes at our place.
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Availability
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- Stay at least
- 2 weeks
- Stay up to
- 4 weeks
The Experience
Nos encantaría recibirte para que aprendamos juntos el arte de la conservación, de la producción orgánica de alimentos y en general del cuidado de la naturaleza. Sólo necesitamos de tu linda intención de ayudar. Estamos ubicados en la zona rural del municipio de Abejorral, exactamentente en la vereda El Guadual. Deberás asumir el costo del transporte desde el municipio de la Ceja (ida y vuelta $300.000 COP). Nosotros te ayudamos a contratarlo.
Learn moreRequirements
- Beginner English or Beginner Spanish
- Between 20 and 70 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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40 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Ecological Reserve
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 38 Get in touch with nature
- 32 Meeting locals
- 30 Immersing in the local culture
- 30 Developing environmental awareness
- 28 Learning about sustainability
- 19 Practicing Spanish
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 33 15. Life on land
- 27 13. Climate action
- 20 2. Zero hunger
- 17 12. Responsible consumption and production
- 9 6. Clean water and sanitation
- 7 11. Sustainable cities and communities
- 1 7. Affordable and clean energy
Nicole
United States
10/10 recommend. The mountains surrounding the farm are breathtaking, a very peaceful place. The hosts are extremely welcoming and accommodating. I was happily surprised to have my own room AND hot water in the shower! Lupe cooks 3 delicious meals every day for everyone- I promise you will not go hungry. The work can be hard, especially with the extreme slope of working on the side of the mountain- but of course that's part of experiencing real farm life in Colombia. Get a Claro SIM card before going (TIGO doesn't get service out there)
9 days ago
Abby
United States
Maria Clara, her mom and her dad are some of the warmest, most caring and genuine people I have met 🧡. They might also be the hardest working people I have encountered. Their life on their finca is beautiful and filled with joy cultivated by nature, food and genuine love for one another and others. I could not be more grateful that they gave me this opportunity to stay with them and learn about sustainable coffee practices, nurturing/caring for the land and the importance of caring for one another. The world needs a million more people just like them. I am eternally grateful to your family 🧡
about 1 month ago
jakub
Poland
The place is pure magic! We felt a part of the family, with morning coffees, delicious food (cada comida fuera una maravillosa!), laughing and working together. We learned a lot - about coffee, about Colombia, about local nature, building with bamboo and much more. The landscape is breathtaking- every morning we waked up to a new scenery, new birds, new sounds - it is never boring. The work itself was diverse but always meditative - in deep relation with the place, with focus and very pleasurable (and our efforts were always appreciated). Muchas gracias por todo!
8 months ago
Ché
United Kingdom
The Botero family made me feel at home from the moment I arrived - as did the two cats Corona and Moncheez. María Clara was really helpful coordinating the details of my stay and arranging transportation. The work mostly consisted of harvesting coffee which I found very calming and rewarding. We would finish around lunchtime then have the day free. Doña Lupe cooked delicious meals and radiated the most positive energy. I 100% recommend this experience for those looking to connect with nature, themselves, locals, and to improve their Spanish. The family helped facilitate all this amazingly!
10 months ago
María Clara replied
Muchas gracias a ti, fue maravilloso contar con tu ayuda. Bienvenida siempre
Chase
United States
This was an incredible experience! From the second we arrived, we were warmly welcomed and felt that way the whole time we were there. We learned so much about working on a farm and learned as well about our capabilities; the work is demanding but rewarding at the end of the day, and the food and environment make this experience worthwhile.
over 1 year ago
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