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- 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.
- Animal Care
- Help look after and take care of animals.
- Social Work
- Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
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- 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$ 90
Per week
Fee pays for
- Materials for volunteer activities
- Donation to project
Description
To help sustain the project, we kindly ask for a contribution of $90 USD per week. This small fee goes directly toward: 🐴 Feeding and caring for the horses 💚 Providing free equine therapy for local children who would otherwise not have access Your contribution makes this social impact possible, and helps us keep the project alive and growing. Thank you for being part of this mission! 🙏
What you get
1
- 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.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- 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 Restaurants
- Get discounts at nearby restaurants.
- Free Events
- Get free entrance for the best events in town.
- Yoga classes
- Take free yoga classes at our place.
- Holistic Therapies
- You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
- Surfboards
- You can use our surfboards as much as you want.
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Availability
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- Stay at least
- 2 weeks
The Experience
Hey! 👋 We’re based in Lobitos, a peaceful surf town in northern Peru 🏄♂️🌞 We run a beautiful equine therapy project for local kids and need volunteers who love animals, outdoor life, and meaningful impact. You'll help care for our horses — feeding, cleaning, light training, and supporting therapy sessions. In your free time, enjoy the beach, go surfing, or just relax in nature 🌊💚
Learn moreRequirements
- Fluent English or Fluent Spanish
- Between 18 and 60 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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6 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
NGO
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 6 Meeting locals
- 5 Get in touch with nature
- 5 Meeting international travelers
- 5 Immersing in the local culture
- 4 Developing social awareness
- 3 Practicing Spanish
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 5 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
- 4 10. Reduced inequalities
- 2 1. No poverty
Rugilė
Lithuania
Hosts are very kind, caring for the animals and volunteers, always doing their best to create the best environment for everyone. Work is not hard and actually very enjoyable. Watching the most beautiful sunsets while being surrounded by horses and amazing people, community, events, campfires was something i will never forget. Lobitos feels very safe, and locals are very friendly and welcoming. My first volunteering trip couldn't be more perfect. I learned so much, met wonderful people and created memories that i will carry with me forever🫶🏻
5 days ago
Oisin
United Kingdom
As my first time solo travelling, my month spent with Pia and Julia at the Ranch has absolutely ignited my interest in travelling more. The hours and tasks are not too difficult and you are taught everything you need to know within the first few days; With less volunteers it can be difficult to organize your free time as it is a 30 minute (fast) walk to Nuevo Lobitos. However with more volunteers or a bit of communication with Pia or Julia, you can easily have shifts covered if you want to do something. The housing is good and Pia and Julia are always open to suggestions. Thank you the organization!
about 1 month ago
Clarisse
Switzerland
The ranch is an incredible place: peaceful and quiet, you'll get to recharge your batteries! You ll have plenty of free time to explore around. The main village is around 30mins by walk. For an hyperactive girl like me it was lacking activities even with the volonteering hours and the surf, but if you look for something a bit less stimulating than me, I recommend. One of the things I liked the most was Pia introducing me to everyone in town; since it is a very small place, you ll know everyone in a week!
21 days ago
The Ranch replied
Hey Clarisse , thanks for your Review. Can you please tell us how to get better in the points you thought we have to get better at? So we can make progress. We saw you only have 3 stars and you were only there for a week.
Oriana
Colombia
My time in Lobitos was great! Pía is truly doing a great work with the community and the animals. The horses are very easy to work with and very calm. Work is not hard at all and I actually really enjoyed it. I hope the accommodations and the volunteering program is more organized and clear for future volunteers. There were no clear rules from the beginning, neither in the house or at the ranch, which sometimes made the agreement regarding the exchange unclear. Overall, Pia is a nice welcoming person, and her work with the horses is truly inspiring, it was great being part of this project!
3 months ago
Hayley
United Kingdom
I loved my time in Lobitos. The work isn't hard, just spaced out through the day, and the ranch is about a 40-min walk from town, so planning free time can get a bit tricky. This is much easier with more volunteers. The requested fee is for accommodation, so not a typical work exchange, which I didn't expect. But staying with a local couple was a great experience. I just wish I'd known in advance and at least had the option to stay elsewhere. Know that Lobitos has v limited amenities, but the community is amazing, and Pia is doing incredible work for the local people and animals.
6 months ago
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