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We are an English couple (Hollie & Tomas) who have fallen in love with Costa Rica and decided we wanted our own slice of paradise in the land of Pura Vida. We love the healthy living and eco-conscious environment that Costa Rica promotes. Our casa sits in a remote, rural location on 2 acres of land at the top of a hill over-looking the Golfo Dulce and Pacific Ocean. We have a lovely garden in the Costa Rican countryside and a swimming pool for the hot days. Wildlife is abundant here and Monkeys, Toucans, Sloths and Hummingbirds are regular visitors to our trees and flowers. This remote jungle location is a beautiful place to escape & reconnect.
WiFi can be limited so we always recommend that our volunteers get a local sim card. We do get occasional power cuts so we spend a lot of time reading, gardening and enjoying the natural surroundings. We go to the beach regularly and can be flexible with your working hours so you can come with us! We will always to endeavor to show you the local area on your days off. We have bicycles you can use to get to our local beach so walk (30 mins) Large supermarkets & ATMs are around an hour away by car.
Please note that we have 2 cats, Uvita & Macarela
Please get in touch and let us know how you can help our project, we are specifically looking for help in the following
General help around the property, painting & deep cleaning with strong attention to detail.
Photography, videography - Creating an up to date wildlife pictures and drone video for Social Media
Builder with experience using Bamboo
Gardening/Permaculture - ability to help design and implement new ways
Professional quality social media content creators, editing & creating videos/reels
- Previous professional/personal examples required
Social Media Marketing
Photography, videography - Creating an up to date wildlife pictures and drone video for Social Media
Artists, Mural painting
Vegan/Vegetarian Chef for skills exchange and to collaborate in creating menus for guests
Physiotherapist/Pilates Instructor/Reflexologist/Massage therapist
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are English and Spanish speakers and always have various projects on the go in the garden and house. We are looking for volunteers who are happy to learn with us on this journey and teach us a thing or two as well.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are looking for someone who's happy to get their hands dirty with us, with a tranquilo attitude, a positive work ethic and have a spirit of adventure. We are looking for people who appreciate and can live deep in nature, a passion for the environment is very important to us. This is a very quiet area with and not much entertainment so this Workaway is suited to people who enjoy quiet time - early nights and early mornings.
Tasks can include painting, gardening, harvesting or landscaping but as we always have different projects on the go it's important that you are flexible and happy to get stuck in. It gets pretty warm here in the middle of the day so we work starts by 7.00am, we usually work for 2 hrs before breaking for breakfast around 9am. Your shift will be finished by midday.
You will be living in our house (with your own private room & bathroom) We expect volunteers to help us keep the communal space clean & tidy, including the swimming pool.
We have bikes you can borrow but be aware we are in a remote, rural location (15 minutes cycle to the nearest shop & nearest beach, half an hour cycle to Playa Zancudo). We also have boogie boards and yoga equipment you can use and i'm sure we can squeeze in a few trips to the beach.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
Double Room with private bathroom in our house overlooking the ocean. Book exchange. Private swimming pool & hammocks in the tropical garden. Yoga equip. Darts. Chess. We always have Tucans, hummingbirds and monkeys in our garden, amazing!
In exchange for 4 hours help a day (5 days a week) Breakfast & accommodation will be provided.
Volunteers are welcome to use anything grown in the garden and a basic kitchen is provided in our Rancho to cook meals.
Dinner - We love to cook (mainly healthy vegan meals) and have previously shared dinner with volunteers. Please discuss before arriving. For those would would prefer not to cook dinner can often be provided for a contribution of $5 per person.
Fruit & vegetables delivery to the house, 3 times per week.
What else ...
Playa Zancudo has a beachfront bar/restaurant with great wifi. Our beautiful closest beach Playa Langostino is 15 minutes by bike (30 minute walk) and Playa Pavones is a 25min drive.
Transport : There’s a daily bus leaving Golfito for Zancudo at 3pm. You will need to get off in the village of Conte and get the Zancudo–bound bus which should be waiting. The entire trip takes about 3 hours; the fare is around $6 The bus goes right by our house before arriving in Zancudo.
Also, a passenger boat from the muellecito (little dock) in Golfito if running leaves at noon daily (or every other day in low season) to Zancudo. Ask us for details. The trip takes 30 minutes, and the fare is C6,000.
If you need picking up from Golfito or Paso Canoas we can come and get you at the cost of $40 per trip. Please arrange in advance.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Hollie is a great cook and she's very fun to be around. Every time she saw a wild animal, she showed me. She wanted to make sure I saw them all. Tom always seems so happy and laughs all the time. He likes working with some music on which… read more
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Hollie is a great cook and she's very fun to be around. Every time she saw a wild animal, she showed me. She wanted to make sure I saw them all. Tom always seems so happy and laughs all the time. He likes working with some music on which… read more
There are great cooking facilities in the 'rancho' just away from the main house which is solely for the use of… read more
The accommodations they offer for volunteers are by far the best we have had, and the food was fabulous. Without a doubt, this was the volunteer that demanded more physical work, but in turn it was the most rewarding.
we fell in love with this place for its lush jungle… read more
The house is a long way from town, there… read more
