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4h
- Hours per day
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Animal Care
- Help look after and take care of animals.
- Building & Repairing
- Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
- Farming
- Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
- Additional Fee
- This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
Additional fee required
This host charges an additional fee to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan for the sustainability of the project and the quality of the experience for volunteers. Learn more.
Amount
- US$ 9
Per day
Fee pays for
- Benefits for travelers
Description
Volunteers will be asked to pay 5000 Colones (= $9) a day for food expenses. My wife prepares three meals a day plus great coffee and sometimes snacks in between.
What you get
1
- 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.
- 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.
- Basic Internet Access
- Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Bikes at your disposal
- You can use our bikes any time 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
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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- Stay at least
- 2 weeks
The Experience
Family, Minimalism, Proactivity, Flora & Fauna! We're looking for volunteers to help us improve the goat barn, maintain the property with all its plants, receive guests for our two wooden lodges, manage Booking & AirBnb, and most importantly singing karaoke with us (don't feel pressured, even a German 1st soccer league player showed his talent here) If you're ready for an amazing experience, apply and be part of our amazing community :)
Learn moreRequirements
- Beginner Spanish or Intermediate English
- Over 18 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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12 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Farmstay
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 12 Immersing in the local culture
- 12 Meeting locals
- 11 Get in touch with nature
- 9 Practicing Spanish
- 8 Meeting international travelers
- 6 Learning about sustainability
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 8 15. Life on land
- 4 12. Responsible consumption and production
Ben
Germany
I stayed at the farm for one month. Heyner and his whole family was really welcoming and friendly even before I arrived. If you stay here you will be surrounded by nature 24/7 it is an amazing experience. Working hours where always respected and everyone was expressing their thankfulness, so I really felt appreciated for the work I was putting in. Two things to be aware of: you need some basic Spanish knowledge to make your stay easier, also some of the everyday tasks can be challenging in terms of physical strength. I had no problem with this at all, just be aware. Loved my time there!
about 1 month ago
Heyner replied
Hola saludos Ben gracias por su estadía con nosotros. Fue genial y muy agradecidos por su dedicación y empatia y lo recomendamos en sus futuras colecciones con otros proyectos, Ben da siempre mas de lo convenido demostrando su amor Gracias y buen viaje a Vietnam.
Dániel
Hungary
We really loved our 2 weeks stay here! I was always reading kind of reviews that the volunteers felt like in family, however I never tought it can really happening but as we arrived we felt really like in a family from the first second till we left the farm! Heyner and Jenny are the most welcoming and true hearted people whit whom we met during our world trip(since 10 months). Regarding the farm, it is so beautiful full of wildlife and some adorable dogs cats, horses, etc. You can get there a real farm experience! We really felt in love with this farm and left a peace of our heart there❤
6 months ago
Heyner replied
Hola Daniel y klaudia estuvieron con nosotros y fueron pro activos. Nos ayudaron mucho en todas las facetas, con los animales, con las plantas, los huéspedes en finca! Super excelentes 👌 les agradecemos mucho su paso por acá . Un saludos de todos.pura vida.
Mariana
United Kingdom
Staying at the farm is an incredible experience that I would recommend to anyone. The family exude warmth, positivity, and gratitude for all that they have. They welcome volunteers in and quickly make you feel a part of the family. The farm is beautiful and I found it interesting to learn about the hard work that goes into the daily upkeep. The work can be difficult at times due to the heat, but it is rewarding to see tangible progress each day. I would recommend that future volunteers pack long sleeve shirts, long trousers, and closed toe shoes/socks, this will help decrease bug bites.
11 months ago
Heyner replied
Hola a todos queremos realizar la reseña de la estadía de Mariana en nuestra finca. Ella fue miu esforzada y nos colaboro en todas las asignaciones dadas y aún más allá. Gracias Mariana saludos desde su casa en costa rica.
Yelah
New Zealand
I felt very welcomed and had a nice sleeping arrangement in separate quarters from the family which was so cool to share with other volunteers. I surprised that one of the hosts had good English, that was helpful because I don't speak Spanish. But I also got to learn alot of new words! I got to work with the goats so did a couple of hours in the morning and afternoon, mostly a really cool job! They cook amazing food and make fresh juice often from their own fruit trees. The place is an animal paradise, often saw monkeys, heaps of birds, squirrels. Lovely experience! Pura Vida alright!!
about 1 year ago
Heyner replied
Yelah is a very nice and reliable person and the quality of her work was perfect. She really cared about our goats and was well integrated into the family. We really enjoyed having her on our farm and highly recommend her.
Jarrit
Germany
It was a great experience! On the Farm I really experienced the local living in Costa Rica. The tasks are not to difficult and the time schedule is not really strict. I would recommend to already speak Spanish, because most of the people living there can't speak English. But it's also possible to communicate if you don't speak Spanish.
9 months ago
Heyner replied
Jarrit si esfuerzo y amor fueron increíbles gracias y si lo reciben en sus proyectos dará mucho y se verán los resultados de su colaboración. Gracias Jarriet.
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