Eco living at a Jungle Resort in Akumal, Quintana Roo.

United States

5

They are very welcoming and considerate! You will feel completely immersed in nature and jungle life! I would definitely recommend!

5 months ago

Spain

5

Amelia and Peter were amazing from the beginning. I was the only volunteer cause of last minute cancelations, but I've chose to stay and I'm glad I did. They adapt the activities: I helped the native staff, I learnt a lot from Berna, Gabriel, Lalo and Mari. They are very welcoming and talented. Tasks were not heavy and were nature connected. They were always checking on me and communication was open and felt sincere. Schedules were respected and meals were delicious and complete. They gave me a lot more than it was suppose to. They're a lovely caring couple and they have a beautiful place.

10 months ago

Argentina

5

This was my first volunteering experience and I really enjoyed it. Peter and Amelia are great hosts. They are always pending on how do you feel and they try to communicate sincerely about what you can improve. Food was great every day, letting us to make our breakfast and giving us lunch & dinner. Working hours were respected as mentioned. This is a perfect place if you're looking to disconnect from people and work in yourself (by yourself).

over 1 year ago

Amelia replied

Thanks Matias, we hope to see you again very soon! 😊

United States

5

This was a great experience! Everyone at the eco village was so welcoming and eager to help me settle in and enjoy the experience. They were really generous with the space and accommodations, and the work was exactly as described. I would highly recommend the eco village to anyone looking for a beautiful spot to volunteer in Quintana Roo, and hope to return myself!

over 1 year ago

Amelia replied

Thank you Isabel! 🤗 You were such a great help and a superstar volunteer.

We're so grateful for your kind words and we would LOVE to welcome you back to Vida Jungle anytime. Until then, we wish you all the best in your future endeavours and hope our paths cross again soon!

Colombia

4

Amelia and Pete were amazing, they have beautiful areas and a lovely project together. You can use the time to reconnect with the nature and take a moment for yourself. The food is really good and more than enough. My only recommendation is to be aware the location of the Hotel, is in the middle of the eco village and you needs to walk arrojan 30 min to get the nearest bus. I enjoyed my experience and recommended.

over 1 year ago

Spain

3

- Good things: the cenote and the pool is always there for u, the dogs are very kind, sometimes the owners are in a good mood and they would give you food or drinks, the experience itself was good for exploring Mexico because the other volunteers - Bad things: no organization for the volunteers, not too much breakfast, there is a dangerous monkey near and in 1 month they've never done a ride to the road, they don't recognize the work u do, bad education and disrespect by one of the owners

over 1 year ago

Amelia replied

Hello Antonio, I hope the rest of your trip in Mexico was a success.

We would like to note that as this was your first experience volunteering abroad, you had unrealistic expectations on volunteering.
This was obvious on your first day (seemed like your first time washing up, sweeping etc.) with this in mind, we lowered our expectations of what you were capable of and gave you very menial tasks for the duration of your stay.

We started our volunteers page to receive good help in the return for the use of our facilities and 3 meals a day with lodging (which is generous for only 5 hours of work in the mornings). (You could have made your breakfast as big or little as you like as these are prepped yourself).

Sadly for Antonio, this was not enough.. He was disenchanted, disconnected, not proactive and unfortunately a distraction to the other members of staff and had a negative effect toward the status quo. We would actively encourage positivity through daily meetings, which would be forgotten before it would even sink in.

Lots of hours were wasted due to lack of engagement which made us feel like guardians rather than volunteer hosts for adults.

(Emergency trip to the hospital at 1am for a tummy ache, only for you to be chirpy and feeling fine once you had seen the Dr and they couldn't find anything wrong, so drove 40 mins back home).

Good luck with your future endeavours & there's a chance through further experiences you will be able to enjoy these volunteer projects on a better level.

Peter & Amelia

United States

4

With amenities available such as a private cenote, beautiful pool and plenty of surrounding nature this is a wonderful place to connect with nature in a quiet and serene environment. Work hours were mostly respected except when meetings were held outside of work hours although they were short(10-15 minutes). When communicating with volunteers, Peter didn't always do so with the most respect and patience , but was cool the rest of the time. Amelia and everyone else were always helpful and respectful. Overall, this was beautiful experience.

over 1 year ago

Brazil

1

In my opinion, the work was extremely difficult, heavy, the food was good but very limited, there were days that only two foods were served, the ecological part, left a little to be desired,but the family was cool...

about 5 years ago

Amelia replied

Luiz only stayed a couple of days so it was difficult to assess what he found difficult. We always serve 3 meals a day, and if someone is still hungry they can ask for a sandwich or something else as we know some people or more hungry than others.
As mentioned in out profile we are in the process of building, it is not complete, but once we are more esbalished it will be a eviromently friendly place and secure.

Colombia

5

Estoy muy agradecido con Peter y con el equipo de trabajo. Las labores podían cambiar cada día, por eso me gustó la dinámica. Desde limpieza en general, a trabajo con madera, aprendí un poco de tubería, instalamos unas bombas de agua, cuidado de la piscina, jardinería y más. Si buscas conectar con la naturaleza, este puede ser el lugar, con su magnífico la ecovila… la puedes pasar muy bien, si buscas algo más social, no es el lugar. La comunicación siempre fue muy buena y la actitud del equipo de trabajo también, disfruté de compartir y aprender sobre la cultura de la región.

4 months ago

Argentina

5

La experiencia en la ecovila Ka”ax fue muy buena ! Es un lugar hermoso para conectar con la naturaleza y disfrutar del bello lugar que crearon Peter y Amelia . Ellos son muy amables con los voluntarios y promueven un ambiente de colaboración entre todo el equipo del lugar . Inolvidable experiencia para mi !

5 months ago

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