Some content was translated automatically. Show original
The proposal is a fair exchange: work and collaboration in exchange for accommodation, meals, and a life experience in close contact with nature.
If your main motivation is to find a beautiful place to stay for free, this probably isn't the right experience.
If you want to have a meaningful experience, contribute to a project in development, and put your skills to work for something you believe in, you will be warmly welcomed.
15 hours of help per week
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.
2 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.
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 Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
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!
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.
Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
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.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Between 20 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
There are places we visit. And there are places we come to be a part of.
The Refúgio Senda de Lótus was born from the desire to create a space where people can slow down, breathe, reconnect with nature and with themselves.
There are 23 hectares at the top of the mountain, with forest, springs, agroforestry, a garden and spaces built with a lot of work and dedication over the years.
Now we want to expand our network of people who help take care of this dream.
We seek present, committed and proactive volunteers who enjoy taking care of a place, learning new things and collaborating with the real needs of a rural property.
Here there is no logic of “earning accommodation and meals in exchange for a few hours of work”.
There is an exchange.
And I know you understand how much it costs to travel, stay and eat over time, so we honor this awareness of exchange by offering the best in exchange for what you offer us
You bring your hands, your time, your skills and your willingness to help. We offer accommodation, meals, companionship, nature and the possibility to participate in the construction of a project that has a purpose.
We hope you are able to look around and think:
“What needs to be done here? How can I help?”
If this question makes sense to you, perhaps there is a place for you at Senda de Lótus.
Come to contribute. Come to learn. Come to be part of it.
The activities may include:
• gardening and care for the agroforestry
• cleaning and organizing the spaces
• maintenance and small repairs
• general upkeep of the property
• support in preparing the spaces to receive guests and participants of experiences
