Help us at our Retreat Centre where two rivers meet in Portugal! :)

Help a sustainable project: 4 travelers confirmed that this host is actively contributing to a more sustainable future for everyone!
Connect with nature: 4 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Expand your environmental consciousness: 2 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
Needs help immediately
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

25h

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

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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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.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga 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: 4 weeks

The Experience

Our project is a sustainably built and functional off grid retreat centre located in a valley where 2 rivers meet and not far from the Serra da Estrela Mountain Range (the highest point of mainland Portugal) which makes for dramatic beauty in nature. 🌳 Since 2017 we have welcomed Volunteers, it has been a pleasure to meet so many beautiful people from across the globe and we’re really grateful for all the helping hands! 🌎

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Portuguese
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Gender equality

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Affordable and clean energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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4 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Holistic Center

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

4 Get in touch with nature
2 Developing environmental awareness
2 Meeting international travelers
2 Learning about sustainability
1 Creating true social impact
1 Practicing English

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

4 15. Life on land
3 3. Good health and well-being
3 7. Affordable and clean energy
1 5. Gender equality

Melissa

Australia

Ashley and Rory have done such an incredible job creating the Center! Their commitment to environmental sustainability through limited water usage, solar panels and recycling is fantastic, and something I'm glad to have been a part of. The property itself is beautiful, I wish I could have stayed longer, and what you receive in turn for 5 hours of work per day is very fair. Thank you Ashley and Rory, I hope to see you again one day 🙏🏽

10 months ago

Sofia

Italy

My experience at the Center went beyond a simple work exchange. Ashley and Rory are two beautiful souls and they make you feel welcomed, they are super caring and value a lot the help of volunteers. All the people I met there, including volunteers, guests and people leaving in the community were very inspiring and I was able to build special links and learn a lot from them. The land is incredible, especially for who loves hiking, there is so much to explore. Tasks and shifts respect what is specified on the profile. I will for sure go back to the Center one day!

12 months ago

Sofia

Switzerland

During my stay here I was able to reconnect with nature. You can have some meditative time and do yoga (1/week with Ashley, and alone anytime you want). In the dorm with the other volunteers we created a very beautiful environment and we got along very well :) The general experience for me was like an actual work one. Ashley and Rory were both busy with their own work and I didn't had the chance to speak a lot with them. I would have appreciated if they had created sharing moments with us, to get to know each other. I suggest you come here with a driving license and money to pay for gas.

9 months ago

Asia

Italy

My volunteer period in the Center was amazing, it let me discovering how interesting is that area of Portugal, from a social and environmental point of view. Life there is off grid, so you should be aware of that… it's a wonderful chance to get more in touch with Nature and feel connected. Tasks are more or less always the same, so you'll learn quickly and working there was amazing for me bc you could feel a lovely Energy 💓🌞🌸

10 months ago

Ashley replied

Asia was a bubble of joy to have around the retreat center. She was always willing to help with whatever needed to be done and to show new volunteers how things needed to be done. We'd recommend her.

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