Come help us and enjoy the boat life in Italy!

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Immerse yourself in the local culture: 26 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Connect with the locals: 24 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

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

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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: 2 weeks

The Experience

We'd like guest people that should coope with the permanent crew of the boat. Maintainance and repairing will be the activities on Pandora and the other small boats that the association use to make sail training. Guests Will stay on board or (if the work doesn't permit to live there) in a big house 15 Min from the boat in the Hills of La Spezia. It Will be a wooden work but we'll guest even the beginners, there Is no difference of gender.

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Italian
Between 18 and 40 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
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What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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28 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Boat

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

26 Immersing in the local culture
24 Meeting locals
20 Meeting international travelers
14 Get in touch with nature
13 Practicing English
10 Creating true social impact

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

16 4. Quality education
15 5. Gender equality
15 14. Life below water
10 3. Good health and well-being
10 17. Partnerships for the goals
7 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
5 8. Decent work and economic growth
3 13. Climate action
1 10. Reduced inequalities

Viggo

Denmark

Fanja and Luca are really amazing and very passion driven people. They are true craftsmen with a lot of stuff to teach you, as well as a lot of advice and suggestions on how to spend your free time. Furthermore they have a really great team behind them, who really allows you to immerse in the true local experience of La Spezia, and italian culture. They respect the working hours, and are very flexible in case you want to do something which may require them to reschedule their plans a bit, as long as you let them know in advance. Very strong recommendation.

6 days ago

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Sarah

Germany

I had a good time at Fanja and Luca's place, even if it wasn't that long. The two are very nice and interesting people who have always taken good care of us. It is a good experience to get to know the surroundings from a local perspective and to get to know their special way of life in a large community. The work is very different from day to day and you have to be a bit flexible, but the two try to create a good balance between working time and free time. Sometimes communication is a bit difficult, but it is very doable. Overall it is definitely a special place that is worth getting to know:)

7 days ago

Pedro

Brazil

One of my greatest learnings. Fanja's food is better than any restaurant. One of the best volunteering to imerge in the local culture

25 days ago

Adham

France

Waow ! What an incredible experience ! You are welcome for an immersion in Fanja, Lucas and Damiano's sea world. This month was amazing : navigation with dolphins🐬, work in a shipyard⛵, friendly diners with lovely people 🥰... So much memories I will never forget. The work was intense and demanding : you have to be flexible and available because it's an out of the ordinary mission for a great cause : enable children to navigate onthe boat, a floating jewellery. It's important to cope with their way of working and living. If you do, you will enjoy an EXTRAORDINARY experience ✨❤️.

7 months ago

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Nina

France

For my first experience as a volunteer, Fanja, Lucas and Gancho 🐶 have set the bar really high! I am truly happy i had the opportunity to live and learn with them for almost a month. I feel like i have found another family here in italy, they are really funny and nice people. You will need a few days to adapt a little to their life, you must be ready to work, it is not a "chill" experience, there is a real project with the boats of the association and you are here to help for real ! I came here without any experience, so really ok for beginners, y'oull learn a lot! Can't wait to come back 🫶

8 months ago

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