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Exchange your skills for accommodation
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143 opportunities found

Permaculture project Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, Canada

Wild Chef Shared Life Permaculture in Faerie Food Forest Gardens

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 30 days Tent 2 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Other Nova Friburgo, Brazil

🏕️✨ Venha viver a experiência de ajudar em um camping! 🌿🔨

20h/week Kitchen Hand Cooking Housekeeping Cleaning
From 1 to 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Sustainable Community Bugembe, Uganda

Help, teach our kids about health, nutrition, hygiene & wellbeing

4h/week Social Work Elderly Care Child Care Cooking
From 4 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately
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A day in the life of a worldpacker

A day living in the mountains in India⛰️
My morning volunteering in Malaysia 🦋​
Volunteering at a dog shelter in Peru 🐶
My days in Thailand 🌺​

NGO Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Empower Women through Skills & Education

25h/week Cooking Teaching Sports Building & Repairing Social Work
At least 1 week Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Huntsville, Canada

🐾 Pet Resort Maintenance in Stunning Cottage Country 🌲

24h/week Pet Sitting Housekeeping Cooking Building & Repairing
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Social Project Carolina, Brazil

Nos Ajude em Nossa Cozinha

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
From 4 to 4 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Cali, Colombia

Ayudanos en la cocina mientras disfrutas de vegetales de huerta

32h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Hospitality Provincia di Frosinone, Italy

Be a cook for a team of 5 in an incredible setting

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 30 days Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Seydikemer, Turkey

help me to cook for 5 volunteer friends in my forest

25h/week Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Piedades Sur, Costa Rica

Co-Create Nature Retreats at Off-Grid Permaculture Oasis

25h/week Cooking
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Hostel El Paso County, United States

Breakfast attendant/Dinner prep & host

20h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Homestay Gibsons, Canada

Helping with a View of the Ocean, Mountains and Islands, BC, Ca

16h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0

Social Project Oropesa, Peru

Help at our orphanage by giving love to our kids near Cusco, Peru

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 5 days Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Social Project Arusha, Tanzania

Little Steps, Bright Futures

20h/week Pet Sitting Cleaning Cooking Child Care
From 1 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately

Hostel Santa Marta, Colombia

Calling all vegan (home) chefs!

20h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 3 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Camping Delfinópolis, Brazil

Precisamos da sua ajuda em nosso restaurante =)

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
From 2 to 3 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

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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