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We're located in the beautiful, peaceful National Park on the South-West tip of the Algarve about 3kms away from Vila do Bispo. We provide a safe haven for animals in our refuge. Volunteers are so important to help feeding and walking the animals; cleaning their areas and houses; photographing them so they can be advertised on social media; generally caring for and spending time with them; maintaining/cleaning our garden area & buildings.
25 hours of help per week
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
2 days off per week
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.
Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
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.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Intermediate English
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
In addition, we have a sheltered communal area with sofas, tables, chairs and a BBQ for everyone to use. There is a kitchen, shower room and separate toilet on site too.
Our current availability for 2026 and 2027 is below. As people's plans sometimes change, so this changes and it is updated regularly.
Large Caravan for up to 2 people with toilet
20 December onwards
Large Pet-friendly Caravan for up to 2 people with toilet
31 March 2027 onwards
Small Pet-friendly Caravan for 1 person
23 December onwards
Wooden house erected under a roof with all-round weather protection, 2 single beds, electricity & storage, for up to 2 people
30 November onwards
Tent erected under a roof with extra all-round weather protection, 1 double bed, 2 bedside tables and electricity, for up to 2 people
Now onwards
We have four fenced in areas for people travelling in vans so people are welcome on other dates if they have their own accommodation ie:- a van or a tent & if we have space. Please contact us with your preferred dates.
In addition, we have a sheltered communal area with sofas, chairs and tables for everyone to use. There is a kitchen, shower room and separate toilet on site too.
We often get booked up well in advance but people sometimes have to cancel so please check back here if your initial dates were unavailable.
Are you ok with the accommodation available for when you are coming here?
We start early in the mornings, when it is cool - 8 am in the autumn, spring and winter months and 7-7:30 am in the hot summer months. We always feed the dogs at this time, give them fresh water and clean their areas.
The dogs are lovely and fun to be with.
Every day can be different depending on what happens so flexibility is important.
The tasks can be hard but very satisfying. We need people who love dogs and want to take care of them, walk them, socialise with them and help them, you might walk up to 10 km with the dogs every day if you wish.
We also need people with social media, administration, building, maintenance and gardening skills. :)
Bring clothes with you that you do not mind getting dirty & bring trainers/boots to work/walk in. It is humid here & can get wet in the winter, so waterproof foot wear would be good to bring with you. It is often cool in the morning and evenings, even in the summer, so warm clothes are a must too. Dogs bark at night so earplugs might help if you are a light sleeper.
We are quite isolated here so we have no mains water. We store our water from the winter rain. This means that we are very careful here with water usage. We ask you to keep showering to a minimum & turn off the water when you soap up & don't waste water. Also for drinking water you need to buy water (it costs less than 1€ for 6 litres)
Food is not included because unfortunately we do not have the funds to do this. Often volunteers meet up at lunchtime & in the evenings to cook & eat together in the communal space between the 2 large caravans.
