Experience the Heart of Sri Lanka: Culture, Farming, and Community! 🌿✨

Top Host: This host receives lots of worldpackers and has a high average rating, being recognized by the community as a Top Host.
Higher chance of approval: This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Connect with the locals: 31 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Immerse yourself in the local culture: 29 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
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.

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

Additional Fee: This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.

Additional fee required

This host charges an additional fee to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan for the sustainability of the project and the quality of the experience for volunteers. Learn more.

Amount

US$ 7

Per day

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Description

7$ per day to cover expenses for foods and electricity.

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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.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

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 Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

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: 1 week

Stay up to: 2 weeks

The Experience

Join Upeksha in the picturesque village of Kothmale, Sri Lanka, nestled near Hatton City, for an unforgettable cultural exchange and farming experience. Immerse yourself in the rich traditions of Sri Lanka, where you'll have the opportunity to learn about agriculture, particularly through our small tea and spice garden, and participate in meaningful cultural exchanges that highlight Buddhism and Hinduism.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Between 18 and 40 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Be from outside Sri Lanka

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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34 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Homestay

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

31 Meeting locals
29 Immersing in the local culture
28 Get in touch with nature
18 Meeting international travelers
12 Learning about sustainability
11 Practicing English

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

24 15. Life on land
7 11. Sustainable cities and communities
5 4. Quality education
5 6. Clean water and sanitation
2 13. Climate action

Ali

United States

The home is very kind and welcoming! This cultural immersion program showed me local Sri Lankan life and culture. I had a great experience.

3 days ago

Fabienne

Switzerland

We stayed for one week and had an absolutely wonderful time. From the very beginning, Uspeksha was incredibly kind, engaged, and always willing to help us with anything we needed. She took the time to explain so many things about Sri Lankan culture, which made the experience even more special and meaningful. The workload was quite light, which gave us a lot of free time. We had an amazing stay with the home, who is a truly warm and caring host. Living with a real Sri Lankan family was one of the most beautiful and interesting parts of this experience.

10 days ago

Sina

Switzerland

I absolutely loved the time spent at the home's house. we got to know her family and we learned a lot about sri lankan cuisine and culture. there wasn't too much work to do, regarding the season, so we had planty of time to explore the nearby area. the home was always helpful and a very sweet and friendly host!

11 days ago

Simone

Denmark

Toddyland is a great place to stay! the home and Anoj were very kind hearted people who do their best to make you feel at home. We absolutely enjoyed staying with them. They were extremely flexible, although the experience itself it more a cultural exchange and we had a lot of time to ourselves as they were quite busy, which might have been due to the situation. Also they've changed the programme. We had a full day were Anoj drove us around for a village tour - which included visiting a local the home factory, waterfalls, visiting the aftermath of the cyclone and visiting a Buddhist monastery.

18 days ago

Mette Pries

Denmark

Toddyland was such a cozy, lovely and great place to stay. the home and Anoj were very kind people who did their best to make you feel at home and also to meet your wishes. Their personal way of living is very inspiring and you get a very good insight in a local families living! Unfortunately the program has changed a little, so it's more a cultural exchange rather than volunteering as a farmer. As we understood this was due to different safety precautions. So if you want to try to be a part of a local life in central Sri lanka this is definitely a place for you.

18 days ago

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