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Description
We are on a small farm on the west side at the mountains of the beautiful and peaceful island La Palma, Canarias Islands.
Wonderful sea and mountain-views, and lots of nice walking-paths around.
We have 3 icelandic horses and 2 dogs and a eco-garden full of vegetables and a big variety of fruit-trees.
Estamos en una pequeña finca en el lado oeste en las montañas de la isla bonita y tranquila La Palma, en Canarias.
Vistas maravillosas al mar y la montaña y muchos senderos alrededor.
Tenemos 3 caballos (de Islandia) y 2 perros y una huerta ecológica con verduras y un gran variedad de frutales.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You learn to take care of a farm and animals. You learn to speak more languages, you will know new cultures and get new friends.
There are a lot of wonderful paths al around to walk. From the farm you reach the highest top Roque de Muchachos, 2400m, in 6 hours walking and to the beach you reach in 2 hours walking, or in 15 minutes by bus.
Aprendes de cuidar a finca y animales. Aprendes nuevas idiomas, nuevas culturas y nuevos amigos.
Hay muchos senderos maravillosas. Desde la finca puedes llegar a Roque Muchacho en 6 horas caminando, y a la playa en dos horas caminando, o en 15 minutos con el bus.
Help
It’s perfect if you know about horses and horseriding, to ride the horses.
Feeding and cleaning by the animals, watering the garden, weeding, cleaning the house, maintainment of the farm, sometimes building, painting an carpentry.
Es perfecto si sabes montar caballos para poder montar con ellos.
Se da comida y se limpia s los animales, se riega el jardín, quitar mala hierba, limpia la casa,
Mantenimiento de la finca,
A veces construcción, carpintería o pintando.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a small house for 3 persons and a small kitchen, and also a separate room for couples.
Tenemos una casa pequeña para 3 personas y una cocina pequeña, y también una habitación para parejas.
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 a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (17)
You will eat really well, with a lot of good vegetables and fruits, everything you need honestly.
I did a lot of horse riding, the 3 horses are really nice, and you… read more
The communication was great and fast. I had a great time with three other volunteers. We were always able to agree when we wanted to be free and otherwise worked from 8 am - 1pm (It was up to us when we started but the early bird... 😉 )
About the Work: feeding and cleaning horses. Feeding and walking the cute dogs… read more
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You will eat really well, with a lot of good vegetables and fruits, everything you need honestly.
I did a lot of horse riding, the 3 horses are really nice, and you… read more
The communication was great and fast. I had a great time with three other volunteers. We were always able to agree when we wanted to be free and otherwise worked from 8 am - 1pm (It was up to us when we started but the early bird... 😉 )
About the Work: feeding and cleaning horses. Feeding and walking the cute dogs… read more
I can really recommend them and would love to host them again.
The finca is located in the hills, every morning I had my breakfast with an amazing view. The work was pretty easy. I felt in love with all the… read more
She had a lot of responsibility and did all the work good.
We didn't have a chance to meet Marie-Luisa nevertheless we met a lot of interesting and amazing people.
We loved to take care of horses and dogs. Sometimes we cleaned the apartment for new guests. We also got to know a lot of vegetarian and vegan dishes (… read more
The finca is a wonderful place, I really appreciated the time spent working in the garden and the walks with horses and dogs. If… read more
I stayed there with three other girls, we got along really well and had a good time. The work was mainly cleaning and feeding the… read more
