Be a helping hand in our front sea bar in Portobelo!

Higher chance of approval: This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Connect with nature: 5 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Immerse yourself in the local culture: 5 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Needs help immediately
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.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.

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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.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.

Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.

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

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

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 Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

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

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

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 in an pirates bar in Portobelo! The spot is located in the bay of Portobelo in the center of the town, with a terrace on the sea, we have a dock for dinghy and kayaks. We do restaurant and bar, and we offer services to the sailboats and visitors. We are looking for 1 or 2 positive people helping in. :)

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish
Between 21 and 69 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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9 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Tourism Agency

3.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

5 Get in touch with nature
5 Immersing in the local culture
5 Meeting locals
3 Practicing Spanish
3 Creating true social impact
3 Meeting international travelers

Simon

Bosnia and Herzegovina

What can I say about Francesko...He takes care of you like a member of the family...The experience is incredible from the Caribbean itself to everything that Francesko offers you, going on free tours such as sightseeing tours, kayaking, snorkeling, hiking through the jungle and many other activities, I was lucky enough to stay on a ship as a real sailor and it opened up some completely new views on life that I didn't know about until now. . as for Antonio, you have to experience that character, you have to get to know him, all in all, a great experience and I hope that I will come back again

11 days ago

Bridget

United States

This experience has been amazing! Francesco is so welcoming, understanding, and such a wonderful person and host. The restaurant is a cute little place right on the Bay and while working here I've met so many people from all the ships that dock in the bay, as well as many locals. The pizza or pasta dinners are all fantastic and I was introduced to many new styles of delicious Italian pasta. Francesco is very knowledgeable about the area, animals, and local culture. The dorm room is 3km away from the restaurant but you can use bicycles, taxis, or the local bus system to get to the Pizzaria.

3 months ago

Busra

Turkey

Francesco is an amazing person. But the house he provides is really bad condition. If you would like to stay, bring pillows because there is none. There is no windows in the house, so bring a mosquito tent and get ready to sleep with lizzards, spiders, bugs in the room. Bring sheets. They only give dinners, and I cleaned the whole kitchen to make breakfast but you have to do it with pans in spider webs. If you look for no hygiene, no normal conditions but nature, its an amazing job. And the work between the house and restaurant is 4 kms, take 1 hour walking, anf no bikes available.

18 days ago

Olivia

Germany

First of all I want to thank Francesco for being a amazing host! My experience in portobelo was amazing and more intense then I expected, in a positiv way. The locals are lovely and welcome you as a foreigner to there community. If you are looking for a journey that is about a real and authentic experience you have to come to Francesco! Portobelo is gonna stay in my heart for a long time I'm sure about that! Kind regards Olivia 🥰

about 1 year ago

Melissa

United States

I had an amazing experience with Francesco and other travelers. While it was not perfectly what I expected it was down to earth and honest. Francesco was a super helpful host not only in getting around and getting to know the town but about the project and personal goals of my own. I enjoyed myself in the project and got to learn more about the industry I love from a new perspective. I would recommend to anyone wanting a new perspective of life from a simple and friendly seaside town.

about 1 year ago

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