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Work exchange opportunities in Asia

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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 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

Guest House Abuta District, Japan

🌿 Help Exchange in Niseko, Japan (March–November) 🌿

15h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 4 weeks Private Room
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
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Homestay Kandy, Sri Lanka

Join us in the kitchen and help create delicious meals!

32h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval

Hostel Arambol, India

🔥 Creative Short-Order Cook by the Beach in Arambol, India 🍳

30h/week Cooking
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Hostel AHMEDABAD, India

We Looking For You If You Love Cooking.

25h/week Cooking
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm
  • 3.5

Guest House Galle, Sri Lanka

help us with cleaning, reception, bartending and enjoy Sri Lanka

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
From 3 to 11 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 3.0

Homestay Arrah, India

Helping with our small family in our Eco-home & Community Centre

28h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Child Care Cooking
At least 1 week Shared Dorm
  • 5.0

Hotel Ayvalık, Turkey

Summer in Ayvalik in a boutique hotel!

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Painting & Decorating Housekeeping
From 4 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host

Homestay East Lombok Regency, Indonesia

🧑‍🍳 Cook, Connect, and Experience Indonesian Culture

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

Guest House Fethiye, Turkey

🌿 Volunteer and Experience Nature in Its Purest Form! 🏕️

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 3 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 4.0

Guest House Cát Hải, Vietnam

Bar tender at Mai Chau Homestay where are beautyful of Vietnam

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 3 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.0
  • High demand

Hostel Vangvieng, Laos

Services for restaurant, Batender, cooking

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval

Other Galle, Sri Lanka

🌴 Join Us as a Volunteer in Beautiful Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka! 🏡

25h/week Kitchen Hand Cooking Bartending
From 3 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0

Guest House HA GIANG, Vietnam

Join a wild ride and help shape a vibrant homestay

20h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand Cooking
From 2 to 6 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0

Homestay Hangzhou, China

Teach musical instruments/sport in inner ring of Shanghai, China

26h/week Cooking Teaching Sports Teaching Languages Child Care
From 23 days to 12 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • 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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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!

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