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Hospitality Kota Palembang, Indonesia

Join Our Local Coffee Shop Experience in Palembang! ☕🌿

32h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
From 4 to 8 weeks Private Room 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Amphoe Khlong Luang, Thailand

cooking food a and teaching english

18h/week Gardening Cleaning Teaching Languages Cooking
From 4 to 7 days Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Homestay Arnasoy, Uzbekistan

Fun & Friendly Home in Arnasoy – Live Like a Local! 🏡✨

30h/week Cooking
From 1 to 12 weeks Private Room 3 meals
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Homestay Mumbai, India

Exchange Life, Spirituality, Yoga, Soul Heal - Mumbai, India.

8h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 4 days Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Bikaner, India

Live the beauty of India helping us at our kitchen

20h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
From 1 day to 2 months Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Mumbai, India

Holistic- Spiritual - Travel Stories - Exchange - Homestay

12h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Cooking Teaching Languages
At least 3 days Private Room 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Mumbai, India

ExchangeLifeStyle,Creativity,Growth,Street Food- Bombay. India.

12h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 3 days Private Room 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Bikaner, India

Experience the beauty of India while helping in my kitchen

20h/week Housekeeping Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 1 day Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Ambala Division, India

☕Join our Cozy Cafe at Ambal near to Chandigarh city ☕

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Hostel Jericho, State of Palestine

Help us with breakfast and be part of our family!

25h/week Kitchen Hand Housekeeping Cooking Cleaning
From 3 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Private School kandy, Sri Lanka

Hands & Hearts: Cooking, Teaching, and Child Care 2,4

25h/week Kitchen Hand Cooking Teaching Languages Child Care
From 4 to 4 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Hospitality Kabupaten Bantul, Indonesia

Become a Barista or Kitchen Helper in a Vibrant Cafe while living slow!🇮🇩☕✨

10h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay East Lombok Regency, Indonesia

🧑‍🍳 Cook, Connect, and Experience Indonesian Culture

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • Higher approval

Hostel THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India

Join Our Hostel Team as a kitchen help for Our Cafe in Varkala.

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval

Other Kota Madiun, Indonesia

🐟Help Us Develop Delicious Milkfish Products 🇲🇨

25h/week Cooking
From 1 to 1 week Private Room 2 meals
  • 4.5

Homestay Karachi City, Pakistan

Cultural Exchange & Local Impact in a Warm Family Home 🌍🍛🐱

8h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 1 day Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

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

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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.

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

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