La Muñequita Farm & Lodge

We have had over 30 volunteers with us so far. They loved to become part of our family: eating together, working together and laughing together. Our lodge guests give us similar feedback!

Important note: We prefer volunteers that can stay at least one month. Please feel free to reach out either way, but we will give priority to those that can stay longer!

Respect and trust is really important for us. First comes respect and after time we can build more and more trust, which makes your experience even better.

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Help with projects on a family-run farm and lodge in Palmar Sur

Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening

Palmar Sur, Costa Rica

Reviews

5.0
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Staff & Host

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Hostel

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

Germany

4

I stayed at Muñequita Lodge for one month. Heyner and his whole family was really welcoming and friendly even before I arrived. If you stay here you will be surrounded by nature 24/7 it is an amazing experience. Working hours where always respected and everyone was expressing their thankfulness, so I really felt appreciated for the work I was putting in. Two things to be aware of: you need some basic Spanish knowledge to make your stay easier, also some of the everyday tasks can be challenging in terms of physical strength. I had no problem with this at all, just be aware. Loved my time there!

14 days ago

Heyner replied

Hola saludos Ben gracias por su estadía con nosotros. Fue genial y muy agradecidos por su dedicación y empatia y lo recomendamos en sus futuras colecciones con otros proyectos, Ben da siempre mas de lo convenido demostrando su amor Gracias y buen viaje a Vietnam.

Hungary

5

We really loved our 2 weeks stay here!

I was always reading kind of reviews that the volunteers felt like in family, however I never tought it can really happening but as we arrived we felt really like in a family from the first second till we left the farm!

Heyner and Jenny are the most welcoming and true hearted people whit whom we met during our world trip(since 10 months).

Regarding the farm, it is so beautiful full of wildlife and some adorable dogs cats, horses, etc. You can get there a real farm experience!

We really felt in love with this farm and left a peace of our heart there❤

5 months ago

Heyner replied

Hola Daniel y klaudia estuvieron con nosotros y fueron pro activos. Nos ayudaron mucho en todas las facetas, con los animales, con las plantas, los huéspedes en finca! Super excelentes 👌 les agradecemos mucho su paso por acá . Un saludos de todos.pura vida.

Germany

4

It was a great experience! On the Farm I really experienced the local living in Costa Rica. The tasks are not to difficult and the the time schedule is not really strict.
I would recommend to already speak Spanish, because most of the people living there can't speak English. But it's also possible to communicate if you don't speak Spanish.

8 months ago

Heyner replied

Jarrit si esfuerzo y amor fueron increíbles gracias y si lo reciben en sus proyectos dará mucho y se verán los resultados de su colaboración. Gracias Jarriet.

United Kingdom

5

Staying at La Munequita is an incredible experience that I would recommend to anyone. The family exude warmth, positivity, and gratitude for all that they have. They welcome volunteers in and quickly make you feel a part of the family. The farm is beautiful and I found it interesting to learn about the hard work that goes into the daily upkeep. The work can be difficult at times due to the heat, but it is rewarding to see tangible progress each day. I would recommend that future volunteers pack long sleeve shirts, long trousers, and closed toe shoes/socks, this will help decrease bug bites.

10 months ago

Heyner replied

Hola a todos queremos realizar la reseña de la estadía de Mariana en nuestra finca. Ella fue miu esforzada y nos colaboro en todas las asignaciones dadas y aún más allá. Gracias Mariana saludos desde su casa en costa rica.

Mexico

5

Un excelente lugar La muñequita Lodge para vivir nuevas experiencias, Heyner y La muñequita tienen un enorme corazón y paciencia con toda la gente, para enseñar, para ayudar, para dar, de verdad jamás se arrepentirán de esta experiencia, es para valientes que quieran ayudar de corazón. ♥️ Ya tengo nueva familia en Costa Rica. Excelente! 🫶🏽

11 months ago

Heyner replied

Ilse muchas gracias por su empatía y amor por nuestra finca.
Recuerde aquí tiene su casa en Costa Rica.
Buen viaje de regreso al bello México.
Definitivamente quedamos muy agradecidos con ese amor por todo en la finca.
Bendiciones.

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