🌿 Nature, Walnut Orchard and Rural Life in Kıbrıscık
The experience
🌿 How about becoming part of a calm rural life? We welcome you to a warm and friendly atmosphere at Kıvrak Ceviz Bahçesi in Kıbrıscık. While helping with the maintenance of our walnut orchard, you can discover Turkish village life, nature, and local culture. We offer facilities to meet your basic needs during your stay, and we value sharing with people from different cultures.
What you offer
4 hours of help per day
Cleaning:
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Kitchen Hand:
Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Farming:
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening:
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
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.
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.
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.
Free Events:
Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Pick Up:
We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Permaculture Course:
Take part in our Permaculture course 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.
Dedicated Workspace:
Specific space for you to work remotely
Requirements
Fluent Turkish or Intermediate English
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
Volunteers at Kıvrak Ceviz Bahçesi experience rural life intertwined with nature in a safe and peaceful environment. They assist with light tasks such as seasonal irrigation, weed removal, stone collection, garden maintenance, and environmental cleanliness. Personal privacy and private space are respected in the accommodation area. Mutual trust, open communication, and respect for personal boundaries are our core principles in shared living. We care about volunteers feeling comfortable and safe.
Activities & Shift
🌿 Activities: Irrigation in the walnut orchard, weed removal, stone collection, garden maintenance, and environmental cleanliness. Support with meal preparation and daily tasks. Opportunities to visit the Kıbrıscık district center at suitable times, accompany visits to local institutions and projects, explore villages and natural beauty, and participate in hiking and nature tours.
Rules
🌿 Our core principle at Kıvrak Walnut Garden is mutual respect, trust, and open communication.\n\n• Respect for private spaces and personal privacy is expected.\n• The house and accommodation areas should be kept clean and tidy.\n• Designated garden duties should be performed in a timely and careful manner.\n• Shared responsibility for meal preparation, table setting, and kitchen cleaning.\n• Plans and needs are communicated openly with the host on a daily basis.\n• Volunteers' personal time is theirs outside working hours.\n• Mutual trust, honesty, and respect between the host and volunteers are essential.\n• Behaviors that harm nature, animals, the environment, or local culture are to be avoided.\n• Alcohol, drugs, and behaviors that endanger safety are not allowed.\n\nOur aim is to create a beautiful cultural exchange environment where volunteers feel safe, comfortable, and respected.