Venha conhecer, ajudar e conviver com cães Serra da Estrela!

Higher chance of approval: This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Connect with nature: 40 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Connect with the locals: 28 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Needs help immediately
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.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

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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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

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

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

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: 3 weeks

The Experience

O Salto do Lobo (Serra da Estrela , a serra mais bonita e maio em Portugal) e um alojamento local que tem cães da região Serra da Estrela. Com a supervisão atenta de Ana, os 7 cães da raça Serra da Estrela interagem de maneira amigável e acolhedora com os clientes. Sendo naturalmente leais e protetores, esses cães proporcionam uma atmosfera segura e confortável aos visitantes, tornando-se anfitriões calorosos e receptivos.

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Requirements

Intermediate Portuguese
Between 25 and 55 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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47 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Guest House

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

40 Get in touch with nature
28 Meeting locals
25 Meeting international travelers
25 Immersing in the local culture
14 Practicing English
12 Developing environmental awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

18 3. Good health and well-being
8 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
4 2. Zero hunger

Bel

Spain

The place is beautiful qnd there's a lot of places to hike. Ana,the host, is lovey. She always made sure we had everything we needed to eat. Although she's vegetarian, she didn't mind buying meat for us, which I really appreciated. She's very respectful, and the 8 dogs are all sweet and not aggressive at all. The rooms are comfortable, and both the kitchen and washing machine are always available. That was good too. The only downside for me was that sometimes I felt a bit unsure about what I was supposed to do. But overall, Ana is a great host and the guest house too :)

23 days ago

Ana replied

O Bel cumpriu com todas as tarefas com os cães e das casas., limpeza, etc. Com os cães foi cuidadoso com todos, especialmente do tranquinha cuidando sempre da pata e do olho. considero o Bel uma pessoa inteligente, interessante por estudar e aprender, e também bem sensível
.e compreensivo no momento que eu mais precisei
na cozinha ele e muito engraçado, ele sabe bem cozinhar e explorar tudo

Luis

Brazil

Serra da Estrela is a beautiful place surrounded by nature, with trails and many mountains. Taking care of the dogs was easy and fun, I'm really going to miss them, as well as Ana, who welcomed me so warmly and was always thoughtful about making us feel comfortable during our stay. I'm just very grateful!

2 months ago

Ana replied

O Luís veio por pouco tempo mas foi uma ajuda muito útil durante o período que cá esteve.
Gostei do seu trabalho. Reparei que no trabalho com os cães, fazia com tudo com facilidade e sozinho e no resto das tarefas também foi muito bom. Achei muito tranquilo e independente, e ganhou um grande carinho pelos meus cães.

ingrid

Colombia

My experience at Saldo the guest house was absolutely amazing 🤩 Winter time is a quiet time for guests, which gave me time to enjoy the nature and engaging in different tasks that needed to be done. Ana is an amazing, respectful, kind, caring and nice person; she is an excellent cook, I enjoy every single dish she cooked during my stay 🤩 Thank you Ana for giving me the opportunity to live this wonderful experience and share with me a little story about the guest house…

7 months ago

Ana replied

I highly recommend Ingrid because she was my 5-star companion!
Ingrid is one of those people who can relax because she has complete responsibility, initiative, commitment, always ready to help with everything necessary. Heartfelt gratitude, dear Ingrid

Masiel

Bolivia

Ana was a kind, respectful and flexible host. The house is in the mountains, ideal if you enjoy being surrounded by nature. She has 8 sweet and beautiful dogs, and the work involves feeding, walking, and caring for them across different areas, so there's quite a bit of walking. We also cleaned the guest houses between stays. The work can be physically demanding if you're not used to it. Working hours were mostly respected, and days off needed to be arranged in advance. Healthy ingredients were always available, and everyone prepared their own meals.

21 days ago

Anna

Poland

The house was in the middle of Serra da Estrella Park. Beautiful views for hills lovers. However I felt like a got stuck in the house. If you don't have a car is difficult to get somewhere. Could not relay on the bus. Perfect place for hot Portuguese summer. When I arrive there it was very cold in the house in my first week.

over 1 year ago

Ana replied

Anna helped me a lot with the housework and always prepared delicious tea and cookies.
He gave a lot of company and helped a delicate client and I thank him for all his efforts

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