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Beach Volunteering at Monkey Beach Penang in Malaysia
The experience
Welcome to Monkey Beach, one of the most hidden and beautiful beaches in Penang, Malaysia! We run a small campsite and beach bar stay surrounded by jungle, sea breeze, and a peaceful simple lifestyle.
We live here with 6 lovely and friendly dogs, and we're looking for volunteers to help with daily tasks in exchange for a unique experience in nature — including cooking, kayaking, fishing, bar, and
relax with our customers from all over the world
What you offer
4 hours of help per day
Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.
What you get
2 days off per week
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.
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
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.
Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.
Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.
Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.
Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
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!
Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Pub Crawls: Be a part of our pub crawls at local bars!
Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Requirements
Beginner English
Between 18 and 45 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
Cooking shared meals with other volunteers ( we are team) in our jungle kitchen
Feeding and hanging with our lovely dogs
Cleaning beach area(save the world)
Cutting fresh coconuts like a beach ninja
relaxing, and helping out at the beach bar
Chatting with and entertaining travelers from all over
Activities & Shift
4–5 hours/day
5 days/week
Flexible schedule depending on weather and guests
Rules
Love for nature, animals, music, and slow living
A relaxed, friendly vibe — if you like beach bars, conversations, and campfires, you’ll fit right in
Comfort with simple living (no AC, no problem)
An open mind
Curiosity over perfection — we’ll show you the ropes
Host in high demand at the moment
Many worldpackers have been applying to this position recently. The host will probably not be able to respond to all of the applications, so we recommend that you also apply to other hosts in our community and not just this one :)