Helping hands in maintenance, gardening & animal care

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Connect with nature: 69 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Connect with international travelers: 65 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

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.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 weeks

The Experience

Help us chopping and piling wood, taking out weeds, cutting grass, plowing snow, building, taking care of the dogs, and much, much more. in the main seasons we will also ask you to help in the kitchen and restaurant. Oh yeah: having a nice time together! =)

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate German
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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94 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Guest House

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

69 Get in touch with nature
65 Meeting international travelers
56 Practicing English
34 Immersing in the local culture
21 Developing environmental awareness
18 Learning about sustainability

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

3 12. Responsible consumption and production

Julia

Germany

I had the best time spending two months with Fridus& Roswitha! When i started my volunteering the restaurant was still closed and we spent a lot of time with the dogs and helping roswitha in the atelier. After it opened, our work was more kitchen focused and a bit more stressful, but we still got to do some other tasks here and there. The stay is quite remote, so perfect if you love spending time outside and wanna go on long walks through the forest. Thank you so much for making my first worldpackers experience so unique!

1 day ago

Fanny

Austria

I had such a fun time in Söderbärke! Loved the dogs as much as the amazing people I met there. When I first came the restaurant was not open so I could help with other tasks which was no problem, my last weekend the restaurant was opened which was stressful but so much fun! Thank you for letting me have this experience!

24 days ago

Sophie

Israel

I had a great time staying with Roswitha and Fridus. I stayed with them while the restaurant was not open, so the main tasks were walking the dogs, helping around in the gallery and some work in the kitchen. The dogs are lovely. They love going on walks and getting attention and pets. Roswitha and Fridus were very welcoming and kind, and we had a dinner together everyday throughout my stay. I had an amazing experience and I w ppl und stay longer if I could.

about 2 months ago

saeed

Israel

I am so excited about my trip and my experience at the guest house! Roswitha and Feridus are so cute and I recommend everyone to have this experience, We would walk the dogs in nature, and we would cut wood for the fireplace. Also, we had free time. The volunteers I met were very friendly and had much fun together. Thanks to everyone for this experience. I hope to come back in the summer :)

2 months ago

Mathilda

Germany

I am so grateful for this experience! Roswitha and Fridus are such lovely people and very welcoming from the first moment. And also the other volunteers make it such a nice place to stay. The surrounding area is beautiful with a lot of nature and the dogs are so cute. I was there in a season where the restaurant was closed. So the main tasks were walking the dogs, work in the kitchen and other small tasks. The work was never too hard or too much. I would definitely recommend this place. Thank you so much for everything!!

2 months ago

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