Help with our fun adventures at a cool hostel in sunny Cape Town!

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Connect with international travelers: 15 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Practice English: 12 travelers recommend this host to practice English

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What you offer

25h

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

Tour Guide: Organize and lead tours around the city.

Party Promoter: Help organise and promote parties and social activities.

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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.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

Our volunteers assist us mostly with our daily hostel activities. These currently include: - Taking guests to a local market - Hiking Table Mountain with guests - Hiking Lions Head with guests - Taking guests on a free cycle along the Sea Point Promenade - Helping with bar events

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Between 18 and 35 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
Be from outside South Africa

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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15 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

15 Meeting international travelers
12 Practicing English
9 Meeting locals
7 Get in touch with nature
4 Immersing in the local culture
3 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

2 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
1 15. Life on land

Rosalie

Germany

This was my first volunteering experience and I absolutely enjoyed it!! The workshifts were fun, I met so many new people and simply had a very good time. I would really recommend staying here as a volunteer. The location of the hostel in Greenpoint is close to the promenade and the Waterfront, which was perfect for me. There are also many restaurants and supermarkets in the street, so you have everything you need near by :)

10 days ago

Juliana

Brazil

I honestly don't know how to put my experience here into only 600 characters. It's funny because I've never felt so "at home" like I did at N@H. The staff is incredible and welcoming, they always made sure we were fine and enjoying the city, including me in tours and activities so I could experience more of CPT. Working at the bar was easygoing, I really liked the staff there and it was also a great chance to improve my English and meet amazing, funny, diverse people from around the world. I've learned a lot and grown personally. I'll always carry this place in my heart ❤️ Thank you all!

26 days ago

Camila

Brazil

I'll would totally recommend this volunteer for everybody! My 2 months on Never at Home was incredible. Working on the bar (Randy warthog) made me improve my English and I was able to meet a lot of nice people, including locals! The work was very easy, just take pictures and videos and help with the events (beer pong and trivia night). But, for 2 whole months it gets a little bit repetitive. I think the volunteer of the bar could maybe help with other activities also sometimes. The hostel is very well localized, with grocery store, restaurants and pharmacy nearby! I'll miss this place a lot 🩷

3 months ago

Hannah

United States

My experience of never @ home was awesome. Working from the hiking/ tour side was super fun. My favorite thing was taking our guests on hikes, as you get to explore the beautiful nature of Capetown, and make connections with the guests. We always joked- Saying that Never @ Home should be called “Never Alone” because there is always somewhere there to go to the beach with, relax by the pool or just enjoy the city of Capetown. A social, lively hostel!!

3 months ago

Pau

Spain

My experience as a Volunteer in the Never at Home hostel it's been great. The hostel has a very nice atmosphere where you can meet other travelers, digital nomads, and even locals and south africans from other parts of the country. The location is great, between the beaches and the city. And the volunteering itself it's dynamic. I like to do hikes and other activities that involves me with the city, then was great to have the chance to work into it. I really recommend this place either to stay or volunteer.

4 months ago

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