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Hostel Quito, Ecuador

Ayúdanos con cocina y a servir en el restaurante :)

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Other Lac La Hache, Canada

Help making pizzas and working in café! :)

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
From 4 weeks to 3 months Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • High demand
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Puyo, Ecuador

Help care for monkeys in the Ecuadorian Amazon!

32h/week Animal Care Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Cooking
At least 1 week Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
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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 Ban Nong Phong, Thailand

Help us on our baking workshops to children :)

18h/week Cooking
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Inn Conceição da Barra, Brazil

Conecte-se com a natureza: Voluntariado em pousada em Riacho Doce

30h/week Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 3 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Holistic Center Ometepe, Nicaragua

Kitchen Lead: Farm-to-Table Wellness

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
From 4 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Hotel La Cruz, Costa Rica

Bring your passion for cooking and join our team!

30h/week Cooking
At least 30 days Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Hostel Oruro, Bolivia

Requerimos Apoyo en nuestro RestoBar en Oruro -Bolivia

20h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
From 2 to 10 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Other Caparica, Portugal

Seja um cuidador(a) catita venha à praia da Costa da Caparica

25h/week Building & Repairing Cleaning Housekeeping Cooking
From 1 week to 1 month Private Room 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • High demand

Private School Cochabamba, Quillacollo, Bolivia

Cocina Consciente: Alimenta el Cuerpo y el Alma 🍲🌿

25h/week Cooking
At least 2 weeks Private Room 2 meals
  • Higher approval

NGO Essaouira, Morocco

Help us take care of rescued animals in Essaouira

30h/week Cleaning Cooking Gardening Animal Care
At least 30 days Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Guest House Bizerte, Tunisia

Looking for Sun, Community & a Great Experience? 🐪💛 WOMAN ONLY

30h/week Kitchen Hand Cooking Bartending
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • Higher approval

Hostel San. Jose del Pacifico, Mexico

Ayudanos en CASA HONORIO

32h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Miraflores, Peru

Ayúdame con las labores domésticas

20h/week Cleaning Cooking
From 1 to 6 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

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 Arequipa, Peru

Mix Cultures and Cocktails: Bar Volunteer in our Hostel

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

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.

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