Work exchange in Ecuador: Disfruta de la Naturaleza de Galápagos

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What you offer

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

Tour Guide: Organize and lead tours around the city.

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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.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

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

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!

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

Name: Finca Ganadito will offer you a volunteering certificate.

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: 2 weeks

Stay up to: 3 weeks

The Experience

Necesitamos patejas de voluntarios para hacer traducción en los tours de guía visitando las tortugas gigantes y los túneles de lava por un bosque endémico de Galápagos .

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Requirements

Intermediate Spanish and Intermediate English
Between 22 and 50 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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5 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Eco Lodge

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

4 Get in touch with nature
3 Practicing English
3 Learning about sustainability
2 Immersing in the local culture
2 Developing environmental awareness
2 Meeting international travelers

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

2 15. Life on land

Arthur

Belgium

I was being a translater from Spanish to English together with the main guide Cesar. I learned a lot from Cesar on the tours and hes also very passionate about it. Cesar and his son Julio were really nice people to go along with. I really recommend them. They also give you a bike so u can go wherever you want in your free time. They also give u information about how to take the bus etc. The place is really peaceful, with a lot of tortoises and fruit trees. I was there for 10 days and i got really comfortable with them after the second day when i knew them better. I will definitely miss them!!

about 2 months ago

Elisabeth

Austria

Galápagos the lodge is the perfect place if you like nature, tortoises, and quietness. In the mornings I helped in the garden, picked mandarins for preparing delicious juice, translated tours, organized and cleaned the kitchen and made some decorations. In the afternoons I took the bike to the port and the beaches. Julio and Cesar were the perfect hosts. Cesar was living with me at the finca, everyday we prepared delicious meals together and he told me everything about the Islands. Julio was happy to hear my opinion about his ideas and it depends on you in which areas you want to help.

about 1 year ago

Flavia

Italy

The volunteering experience was very good itself, the tasks were clear and easy. Both Cesar and his son Julio were great hosts, caring and providing all they could. I had to end my experience earlier than expected for personal reasons. What is a bit disappointing is the voluntary room which is not a room but kind of a "cellar" with a bed with poor fresh air condition, bathrooms outside, really far from the room (imagine needing the toilet at 3 am when it rains, which actually happened), shower only in the host room and no hot water (which was the lesser of the issues). Good overall if adapting

4 months ago

Joao

Brazil

Que magia increíble tiene la finca de Cesar. Fue increíble compartir los dias con el, yo aprendí mucho sobre las tortugas y todo el ecosistema de las islas galápagos. Un lugar perfecto para vivir la vida sin prisa, despacio asi como las tortugas.

5 months ago

Santiago

Argentina

La experiencia fue unica. La granja es hermosa llena de frutos y tortugas. Los tours para traducir son entretenidos con tuneles de lava muy interesantes. Es lejos de la ciudad y no hay conexion a internet pero creo que eso lo hace bonito tambien. Te dan una bicicleta para poder ir al pueblo . Y dan mucha flexibilidad tambien para hacer tours y conocer otras islas. Cesar y Julio son unas grandes personas

about 1 year ago

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