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At Reserva Caoba, mornings set the tone for the whole day — and this role is at the center of that.
Your work covers three areas: welcoming and orienting guests at reception, supporting the daily care of our gardens, and helping maintain the cleanliness of shared guest areas.
The work is hands-on, grounded, and directly connected to the experience of every person who passes through the reserve.
20 hours of help per week
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Reception: Help with check-ins, check-outs and guest assistance.
Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Fluent Spanish or Fluent English
Between 25 and 50 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Travel insurance
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Reserva Caoba is a biological reserve with over 25 years of history, located in the Paso del Mango area near Minca, in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta — one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. We host retreat groups, wellness programs, and conscious travelers seeking genuine contact with nature and a slower pace of life.
As a morning volunteer host, you will be an active part of the daily life of the reserve. Your role combines three areas of work: guest hosting at reception, garden care, and cleaning support of shared spaces. Each morning rotates between these tasks, keeping the work varied and grounded.
Beyond the tasks themselves, what we are looking for is presence and genuine care. This is not a high-volume hospitality operation. It is a living reserve where the quality of human interaction matters as much as logistics, and where the land itself is treated as something worth tending with attention.
You will be working surrounded by forest, birdsong, and mountain air, within a community that has been building and caring for this place for decades. Volunteers at Caoba are not extra hands filling gaps — they are part of the rhythm of the reserve.
This program suits someone who values slow travel, finds meaning in physical and relational work, and wants their time on the road to feel connected to something real.
Activities are in the morning, unless we agree something beforehand. Usually from 8 to 12.
