Farm in Tromsø with horses, sheeps and a cathotel :)
The experience
Routine-feeding animals like horses and sheeps.
Preparing paddocks and hay for horses and sheeps
Daily routine work with cleaning and feeding for the cats inside the cathotel :)
It`s a lot of mjau and fur, but a lot of nice cats who wants to be cuddled.
Other daily routine work depending witch time at year you stay at our farm
Please note that because of the regulations, we can unfortunately accept only volunteers from the EU area with EU VISA.
What you offer
32 hours of help per week
Kitchen Hand:
Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Building & Repairing:
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Cleaning:
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Animal Care:
Help look after and take care of animals.
What you get
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.
Free Laundry:
You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Hiking Tours:
We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
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.
Use our equipped kitchen:
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access:
Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Requirements
Intermediate English or Beginner Norwegian
Between 18 and 50 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
European Union Passport
Travel insurance
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
Help with feeding horses, sheeps and cleaning in the cathotel.
We expect you to be motivated and kind with animals
Motivated to exchange culture and learn adapting to the Norwegian lifestyle.
And we also hope you have some experience with horses, or at least you are not afraid of them :)
Activities & Shift
Starts 07 with bringing out some horses and feeding them, then eating breakfast together and starting with feeding the sheeps before cathotel work. (sheeps are outside from june - october).
Routine work at the cathotel
Cleaning paddocks for the horses and filling haybags for them.
Filling in hay for the sheephouse.
Other farmwork tasks
Fencing in summertime
Cutting gras in the garden with machine
Painting
Rules
No smoking
Cleaning up after yourself, keeping room/house tidy
Treating the people and animals well
Try to adapt to Norwegian culture