🌿🧘 Volunteer at a Buddhist Retreat Center in New Zealand 🏔️🙏

Help a sustainable project: 3 travelers confirmed that this host is actively contributing to a more sustainable future for everyone!
Higher chance of approval: This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Connect with nature: 3 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Practice English: 2 travelers recommend this host to practice English
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

30h

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.

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

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.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

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

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 welcome volunteers who have a genuine and sincere interest in developing on the spiritual path. Offering service in this way is far more than a convenient lodging, we invite volunteers to live, work, study, practice and meditate with us and to apply compassionate mindfulness, following the Buddhist teachings during their stay. We encourage our volunteers to make the best use of this opportunity and attend all classes, pujas and events.

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Requirements

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

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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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.

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3 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Holistic Center

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

3 Get in touch with nature
2 Practicing English
2 Developing social awareness
1 Immersing in the local culture
1 Developing environmental awareness
1 Meeting international travelers

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

3 3. Good health and well-being
1 5. Gender equality

Emie

France

I had such an amazing and heart opening experience at the Center! It is a truly special place with special people. I very much enjoyed helping out around the center while learning about Buddhism. This place felt like home from day one, thank you so much Eleni for having me! I cannot recommend the Center enough if you are looking for a quiet and peaceful place, and if you are ready to take care of this place like it will care for you. Big love the Center, I hope to be back someday!

2 months ago

Rafael

Spain

The Center was for my first volunteer. It was much better than I expected. It's a place with a special energy. the Center helped me disconnect from the world to connect with myself. If you want to be in contact with nature, wake up listening to birds and walk while watching cows, this is your place. I can only say good things about this place and especially about Eleni, she made my days in the Center happier. I hope that the next volunteers will respect and take care of this beautiful and special place. Thanks the Center.

4 months ago

Gabi replied

Thank you Rafael for all your help! It was a pleasure to have you.

Laureen

France

I had a great time it's perfect to be peaceful a quiet place with nice and simple people. You can hike use the bike go to the small beach at the end of the street. We went out to town all together and I learn about Buddhist culture. Just the food including is just ingredients you have to cook yourself.

5 months ago

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