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Homestay Alappuzha, India

Come help with our guests and cleaning =)

25h/week Reception Gardening Cleaning Housekeeping
From 3 to 12 weeks Private Room 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Other Pokhara, Nepal

BACK TO NEPALI FOOD-Cooking class & Lodge

25h/week Arts Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 1 to 2 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Other Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Preparation for a new beginning

20h/week Building & Repairing Gardening
From 1 to 1 week Private Room 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
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Guest House Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Help us with our housekeeping position at the Guest House

30h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping Gardening
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Homestay Alappuzha, India

Artist/ Painter (wall painting)

25h/week Arts Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 20 to 45 days Private Room 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Homestay Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

Help us to develop our cultivation

20h/week Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
From 5 to 8 days Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Hostel Tel Aviv, Israel

Be Our Caravan Area Specialist

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Homestay Chitwan, Nepal

Volunteering in kindergarten and farming with home stay

25h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping Gardening
From 2 to 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Homestay Kathmandu, Nepal

Work and enjoy on small Permaculture farm at Kathmandu valley

10h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping Gardening
At least 1 week Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Homestay Mae Wang District, Thailand

Get back to the basics skills.

25h/week Farming Gardening Building & Repairing
At least 1 week Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Kandy, Sri Lanka

We need someone who can help around in the Garden/House Keeping

32h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Bartending Gardening
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 3.0
  • Higher approval

Camping raub, Malaysia

Help me Build, Organize, Decorate my Camping Basecamp

25h/week Arts Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 1 week Tent 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Beşiktaş, Turkey

✨Help Exchange ✨

24h/week Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 3 days Private Room 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • High demand
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Homestay ANDONG-SI, Korea, South

Organic gardening in the countryside

30h/week Pet Sitting Cleaning Kitchen Hand Gardening
From 5 to 10 days Private Room 2 meals

Homestay Marudi, Malaysia

Volunteering in the Tropical Forest in Malaysia: Help Create a Sustainable Food Forest🌴

25h/week Arts Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 2 weeks Private Room 2 meals
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval

Guest House Kavrepalanchok District, Nepal

Support fair and ecotourism. Learning by doing :)

20h/week Tour Guide Cleaning Administration Gardening
From 2 weeks to 2 months Private Room 2 meals
  • 4.5

Why do a work exchange in Asia?

Did you know Asia is the largest continent on Earth? It covers 9% of our planet’s surface and it’s formed by 48 countries. In a work exchange in Asia you’ll enter an almost endless world of discovery. From pristine beaches and communities visited by backpackers every year in Thailand, Vietnam or Cambodia to skyscrapers in South Korea, Japan or Hong Kong, Asia is very diverse. It’s also ideal to travel on a low budget, with affordable food and tour options for all kinds of travelers.

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Work exchange in Asia: what can I do?

If you want to save money on accommodation, there is a range of ways to work for a hostel in exchange for room and board in Asia. In a work exchange experience in Asia, you can use your creativity to play music in a hostel to liven up the mood, create new drinks as a bartender, promote parties, help with social activities and much more. If you’re not the outgoing type, other possible tasks for work exchange in Asia include video-making, photography, cooking, painting or even content writing. 

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How can I use Worldpackers to do a work exchange in Asia?

You can use Worldpackers to save money and exchange work for accommodation in Asia. Check our host list to see the main destinations to do work exchange in Asia, like India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Philippines and others. A variety of landscapes and cultures: this is what awaits you in Asia! Start by making a profile with information about yourself, your best skills and travel photos. Become a member of the Worldpackers community and schedule a trip.

How Worldpackers works: the complete guide

Time to prepare for your trip as a worldpacker!

How do Worldpackers trips work?

As a member, you can contact as many hosts and travel safely as many times as you want.

Choose your plan to travel with Worldpackers as many times as you like.

Complete your profile, watch the video lessons in the Academy, and earn certificates to stand out to hosts.

Apply to as many positions as you like, and get in contact with our verified hosts.

If a host thinks you’re a good fit for their position, they’ll pre-approve you.

Get your documents and tickets ready for your volunteer trip.

Confirm your trip to enjoy all of the safety of Worldpackers.

Have a transformative experience and make a positive impact on the world.

If anything doesn’t go as planned with a host, count on the WP Safeguard and our highly responsive support team!

After volunteering, you and your host exchange reviews.

With positive reviews, you’ll stand out to hosts and get even more benefits.

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