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**Korona update:
We are back to working, within restrictions and safety measures,
We are not a place to spend isolation periods!
We will not accept people who have arrived less than two weeks ago in israel
please read carefully and contact us if you think this place is for you.
Located at the western rim of the Ramon Crater in the Negev Desert, just a short walk from the town center of Mitzpe Ramon, our guest house offers simple mud hut accommodations and breath-taking views to its guests and volunteers.
Our desert eco lodge is one of the most important places in the area for desert tours, hiking, mountain biking and jeep safaris. As a volunteer, you are working in the daily life of the place and also helping with our eco building. Communal kitchen on premises. Volunteers are welcome to join the team on occasional expeditions.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Help with Eco Projects
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Meeting Israelis and learning the culture of the desert life, learning of eco-mud building and a variety of hands-on work, and interacting with guests from all over the world.
Learning to manage yourself and your free hours - building and creating.Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.
Help
We are looking for enthusiastic, hard-working, and friendly volunteers who are self-motivated and are willing to help independently and are good team players.
Our ideal volunteer is a nature lover. One that would want to maintain a pristine natural environment by constantly picking up manmade litter in and around the Eco Lodge.
In addition to the daily chores of cleaning and preparing the place for our guests, we host events sometimes so every day looks different!
we also have many projects to work on and we could really use good helping hands.
Projects we may need help with while you are here:
- Mud eco building*️️️️️️️️️️
- Repairs*️️️️️️️️️️
- Gardening
- Painting
- Occasional kitchen work (events)
*️️️️️️️️️️ If you are experienced in either, we'd love to hear from you.
Your hours may be spread throughout the day or bunched together according to the farm needs and arrangements.
Food will be provided bi-weekly depending on the amount of volunteers and will include all basic needs and more.
If you have a specific diet need, it will be worked into the arrangement.
Volunteers and staff usually cook together to make it simple for everyone
The volunteer/ staff area is new and is a work in progress (like the new vegetable garden), creative and loving hands can turn this place into an amazing home! Its all up to you :)
We prefer if volunteers come for at least 2 weeks, but we are flexible - if you think you can help in an ever shorter time or want to make a different arrangement contact us and we will see if its beneficial for the farm.
Honest work is always rewarded, if you do things with intent you are sure to enjoy your stay with us!
Languages
Languages spoken
Arabic: Fluent
English: Fluent
Hebrew: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Simple mud encased rooms, seperate toilet and shower from the guests.
A fully equiped staff kitchen where the volunteers and staff can cook their meals and hang out.
Ideas and work to make the volunteer area more homey are welcome, the potential is there!
What else ...
Our Eco Lodge, facing the magnificent Ramon Crater on one side, and the town of Mitzpe Ramon only five minutes walking behind us, enjoys the best of both worlds.
There's a lot to do in and around Mitzpe Ramon, but hiking into the Ramon Crater is an experience that should not be missed.
Expect the spectacular desert, mesmerizing sunrises and sunsets, clear night skies sprinkled with bright stars, and a lot more to explore.
MItzpe Ramon is easily accessible by public transportation. It is a very convenient bus trip that is only two hours from the Red Sea of Eilat, and only two and a half hours from Tel Aviv. Volunteers can easily visit these beautiful tourist destinations on their days off.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours/day, 5 days/week
Feedback (20)
I hope to come back one day and breathe… read more
The tasks were rather simple and Ziv made sure I didn't work too much. If I helped extra it was appreciated and valued, even if I didn't feel like I was actually working that much, but just wanted to help out during busy time. There was always… read more
I had an amazing time in mitzpe Ramon. I mostly worked with Sandra (worker there) and vered (another volunteer). It was not a busy time when I was there, so you have to find your own work to do after the… read more
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I hope to come back one day and breathe… read more
The tasks were rather simple and Ziv made sure I didn't work too much. If I helped extra it was appreciated and valued, even if I didn't feel like I was actually working that much, but just wanted to help out during busy time. There was always… read more
I had an amazing time in mitzpe Ramon. I mostly worked with Sandra (worker there) and vered (another volunteer). It was not a busy time when I was there, so you have to find your own work to do after the… read more
When you started working, we immediately realized, and were very impressed, that you had many skills and that you are patient, pleasant, get along with the whole team and hard worker.
Hope to see you again and wish you all the best.
Thanks for everything.
Ziv, Maya and all our team
I'd like to thanks again Ziv and his wonderful family for the Shabbat dinner and the rest of the team of each day shared together.
See you and take care all of… read more
During my stay, I was mainly responsible for housekeeping and helping in the kitchen. It was always fun to be around and I also had many opportunities to explore the local area.
I would highly recommend this place to all the volunteers searching for something… read more
Tereza, keep enjoy your travel, we all miss you and wish you luck..
I had agreed to work 3 weeks and was told the first week would… read more
More like a thank you note now, to ziv and maya, lovely people who took me so well and invited me to dinner at their home. And to sivan and homer… read more
they started off a bit distant, private couple mostly hanging out together - which we respect
but once you get to know them a little they are amazing funny people and they are missed greatly!
when our camp got very busy and we were serving over 100 people dinner… read more
she contacted us the same day she arrived in town and we agreed to work together for ten days
thankfully it worked out very well and Una stayed to help some more :)
Una works very precisely and thoroughly at her tasks, doing more then expected
but the greatest thing about her style of work in my opinion is her… read more
She has a powerful work ethic that drives every task she puts her hands on - exact and thoughtful of the way she does her job in any field. Always smiling and happy to help out to the end without looking at the clock and counting the minutes.
We could say much more but what you need to know is… read more
Always smiling, not lazy and doing everything with a lot of grace and joy.
We highly recommend Veronica - you will not be disappointed.
Thank you very much for everything, Veronica - you are welcome to come back to us always!
Adam always smiles, wants to help and does the job in an excellent way!
We wish us a lot of volunteers as Adam and we strongly recommend him.
Thank you very much for everything, Adam - you will always have a home here in the desert, you are always welcome here!
