Tree Planting in Eastern Sinharaja
The experience
Do you know your travel pollutes the environment big way. It adds to emissions and global warming. What if you can plant some trees or contribute to plant trees in a rain forest? Settle for sometime in a forest setting with wildlife around you. Then come and plant some trees with us :)
What you offer
4 hours of help per day
Farming:
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening:
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Additional fee required
Amount:
€ 4
Per day
Fee pays for:
Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
Description:
For all the delicious Sri Lankan Cuisine (21 meals) !
What you get
3 days off per week
Shared Dorm:
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Team Dorm:
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Tent:
You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
Breakfast:
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch:
You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner:
You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Tours:
Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Free Laundry:
You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours:
We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Free Hiking Tours:
We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Get free drinks or beverages.:
Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
Yoga classes:
Take free yoga classes at our place.
Holistic Therapies:
You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
Use our equipped kitchen:
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate:
Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Basic Internet Access:
Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Requirements
Beginner English
Between 18 and 60 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
You can be a part of the solution. By planting trees which are native and endemic wildlife and forest will regenerate. You will learn so much about our forests and wildlife and the need to plant trees to increase forest cover in the border of Sinharaja.
Activities & Shift
Plant trees in the morning,
no work from 11 Am to 3 PM.
planting area clearing from 3-5 PM
free time after than till bed.
2 days off.
Rules
1) Keep your space clean
2) We do not separate people on gender/sexuality and expect to mix with everyone, sleep in shared dorms
3) If you want to explore the forest or surrounding areas, please inform and do so. No sudden disappearances and us having to trace you if you are lost ;)
4) We are a warm host community who loves hugs and kisses, if you don't like it, please declare it early so we could ask no-hugs no-handshakes and nothing.
5) Any issues with fellow volunteers, host community or guides, immediately report to host in charge at the time and not later or not discuss issues with fellow volunteers or elsewhere. If its not resolved, you are free to leave our place anytime. Do not wait unhappy until the end of your time only to say something bad about the place after pretending to be happy :) (We have had wonderful people as guests and volunteers before but some have been so negative and picky of every little thing. We are not perfect and our place is certainly not either. :) .
6) We have WIFI but limited with limited data allocation. You might be sometimes required to reload WIFI yourself if you are a heavy user.
Thank you for the understanding ! )