Eco-Home Building Adventure in the French Mountains! 🇫🇷

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Connect with international travelers: 12 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Connect with the locals: 12 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
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.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

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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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Stay at least: 3 days

The Experience

Hello! 👋 We’re a friendly couple in our forties, living with our three wonderful kids 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 in a charming little village nestled in the French mountains ⛰️, surrounded by forests and a beautiful river 🌊. We’ve embarked on an exciting journey: building our own 150m² wooden house — and we’d love your help! 💚

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Requirements

Fluent French or Intermediate English
Between 18 and 70 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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14 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Homestay

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

12 Meeting international travelers
12 Meeting locals
12 Immersing in the local culture
11 Get in touch with nature
10 Learning about sustainability
6 Practicing English

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

8 3. Good health and well-being
8 7. Affordable and clean energy
7 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Züleyha

Turkey

Maude and Swan has both souls. It was my first experience with this app and I am happy that it was them whom I have encountered. I loved the view of the home while we were working. And can't forget the river, everyday after work, don't forget to swim there, it is great! Thank you for welcoming us. You should live this experience tooo

5 days ago

Alondra Yanet

Mexico

I had a great time volunteering here, without a doubt one of the best experiences. Maud and Sawn made me feel at home; they are very kind and admirable people, as are the children. The work isn't hard, you learn new things, and the hours are very convenient. As well as I had the opportunity to practice my the home. Besides, the place is beautiful, with incredible views, and the local people are very friendly. I would definitely go back.

10 days ago

Ruth

Ethiopia

Maud and Swann very flexible, fun and patient with volunteers and teaching the technical parts of the job. They also took us to nearby towns for fun sometimes. Work hours were from 7am-12pm to avoid the heat and they respected those hours. Private rooms, lunch and groceries were provided to make our own meals for breakfast and dinner. We were many volunteers so the exchange between volunteers was a great part of the cultural exchange as well. It's a very small town so it's really a time and space to enjoy the nature (swimming the home river, playing football, table tennis).

18 days ago

Oliver

Australia

Unfortunately world packers only allows for a 5 star rating... this experience deserves 10. The hosts Maud and Swan are very accommodating, generous, worldly and interesting people who make a huge effort to ensure the volunteers are well and enjoy their stay. Without a doubt this is one of the best experiences on the wp platform.

25 days ago

João Pedro

Brazil

It was an awesome experience, the job it's not hard after you get the hang of it, and the hours are perfect. Maud and Swann are kind and amazing people that are very easy to be around. The village it's small, but amazing for those who want to disconnect of the world.

about 1 month ago

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