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Weekend host and pet care

5.0
(4 reviews)4

The experience

We designed an ideal format for people who seek a perfect balance between collaboration and free time. Your strong support will be focused during the busiest days (weekends), allowing you to enjoy complete freedom from Monday to Friday to rest, explore the region (we are near Guatavita, Sopó, and Sesquilé) or advance your personal projects/remote work.
We provide breakfasts and, on weekends, all three meals.


What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

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

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.


What you get

4 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.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

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

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely


Requirements

Beginner Spanish or Intermediate English

Between 18 and 50 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

How can you contribute to this paradise?
Your support is vital and focuses on the day-to-day operations of forest-reserve lodging, ensuring everything runs smoothly:

Hands-on Hospitality (Accommodation and Guests): You will help with cleaning and the detailed arrangement of our glampings and cabins. You will be the first friendly face to welcome our guests, assisting them with warmth and professionalism.

Hands-on Work (Farm and Construction): You will support construction and basic maintenance tasks (painting, minor repairs, carpentry) to continually improve our infrastructure. You will also collaborate with the laundry to ensure everyone's comfort.

Farm and Garden Life: Our environment is our greatest jewel. We need help with gardening and beautifying the common areas. Additionally, your support in caring for and feeding our animals (dogs, cats, and rabbits, among others).

Kitchen Support: Food is key. You will assist in the simple preparation of meals for the team and guests, always maintaining the organization and cleanliness of the kitchen.


Activities & Shift

Every day of the week, feed the animals and change their water, an activity that takes about 1 hour daily.
And on weekends, support in the kitchen, accommodations, reception, opening doors, cooking, delivering and inventorying to run the market. Arrange the refrigerators and meals, whatever is required in administration for the operation of guests, only on weekends.


Rules

The agreed days off will not be weekends.
Only on the day when they are not available in the afternoon, please let us know so we can feed the dogs.