Vegan Household at the Azores Islands, Portugal

You get here the opportunity to stay at a vegan household, helping with renovation, gardening or just cleaning. The place is located in the south-east of the Azorean Island Sao Miguel, close to beaches, hot springs, waterfalls and tons of amazing hiking trails.

I have a lot of experience in hosting volunteers and did also by my self volunteering. So I have a good idea, what is a fair deal and how everyone can benefit from it the most.

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Help at a vegan household at the Azores Islands, Portugal

Pintura e Decoração Construção e Reparos Jardinagem

Lomba do Alcaide, Portugal

Avaliações

4.5
(8 avaliações)8

Anfitrião & Equipe

4.5

Horas & Atividades

5.0

Hostel

5.0

Aprendizado & Diversão

4.5

Itália

5

I had an amazing time here! The Azores are a stunning place to immerse yourself into nature, but you'll need a car to make the most out of it. Work was quite physically demanding: definitely come here only if you are already fit and willing to sweat. Also make sure to bring clothes that you can ruin, as you will get dirty. Thomas, the host, is a very nice, knowledgeable and interesting person (and a great poker player!) with four beautiful cats. He can sometimes be perceived as a bit harsh during work, but he's also very patient and kind. Working hours were always respected to the minute.

13 dias atrás

Brasil

5

Volunteering with Thomas was a good experience.
Work was phisically demanding, it was mostly digging the terraces down his property. The place is really calm, relaxing and with beautiful landscape.
The volunteers were really nice, we rapidly got along and managed to do most of the touristic activities on the island, but having a car for it is a must.
Thomas is a nice guy, but he is quite shy and introvert, so most of the talking happened during work time. It would have been good to get more feedback about the work from time to time and to be able to socialize more with him, but it’s ok.

9 meses atrás

França

5

This was my 1st Worldpackers experience, and I loved it. I feel reborn here!

Thomas is a nice host he even invited us once for a delicious dinner!

The work is a bit intense but manageable at 3 hours a day🙂 You learn to use tools for digging, removing weeds, and cutting branches and roots. I can’t wait to see the finished terraces.

The volunteer house has everything you need for a pleasant stay. The volunteers group was great, we had good moments all together.

The Azores are incredible lot of amazing trails 🥾

In summary, it was an excellent experience and I highly recommend it!

9 meses atrás

Espanha

4

Thoma's place was my first Workaday experience. I would have liked him to be a bit more involved with us, but overall, I had a very good time with the people I met during my time over there. We did a lot of activities together, and even rented a car to explore the island (you will need that as well at some point). Plus, I recommend you becoming an expert in bus schedules & hitchhiking, this last one was pretty fun to do around the island. The place itself is absolutely gorgeous and the vegan food is very delicious. The work consists of 4 hours a day and it is physically demanding, be aware.

mais de 1 ano atrás

Itália

3

My experience at Vegan household was overall positive. Working hours were always met, and everything went according to agreement. In addition, I felt total freedom in managing my free time. The Vegan household is a nice place to stay and meet people from all over the world in a relaxed and youthful atmosphere. The only thing I would have expected different is more collaboration and human exchange with Tomas, the host, because it would have certainly enriched the experience since despite the cryptic surface, you can sense that he is an interesting person with many experiences behind him.

mais de 1 ano atrás

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