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Host rating
100 %
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Description
👋 hello. We are ishanka and Anna. we run a guest house in ella and we have a big land for farming and many other things. Now we are trying to develop the land little by little.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
there is so much to learn and gain from Ella, most locals around here has a historical way of life. i have learnt some of the ways of farming, cooking traditional srilankan food, and how to greet each others in proper srilankan ways, there are ancient traditions that some old people still practice here and we can experience them together :)
Help
We are doing farming, construction, handling guest at our property.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Sinhalese: 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
there is an old house and its under renovation but can mange to sleep on mats or beds, can do camping on a concrete floor or in the forest(tents and bedding will be provided) , this place has proper water supply and toilets, its actually a different experience for you all. i have a good cook in this place so he will provide srilankan cousin or anything else you have to teach him how to make then he will prepare it for you. i personally guarantee you that i'm a great host and i will make sure to make you feel good :)
What else ...
my land is 500m away from the Ella down town, there are plenty of things to do in here and there is public bus,train or tuk tuks as transport. please google Ella Srilanka and you'll get everything you need to know, its really a very beautiful place and you wont regret even a tiniest bit :)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (19)
the minute we arrived he made us feel at home and gave us the feeling we are old friends coming back to visit .
the work was great , we got the chance to meet and work with local people and and explore the natur in ella . we had 2 amazing sri lanken meals every day and had our own comfortable room.
but the… read more
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the minute we arrived he made us feel at home and gave us the feeling we are old friends coming back to visit .
the work was great , we got the chance to meet and work with local people and and explore the natur in ella . we had 2 amazing sri lanken meals every day and had our own comfortable room.
but the… read more
I highly recommend Stefan to all the other hosts out… read more
I was helping him close together with locals to build up his second guest house. Always surrounded by those beautiful mountains.
I really enjoyed the time with his cousin Anou… read more
Staying at Ishanka was so great, the place is a haven of peace. Both Ishanka and Anna are great persons: generous and willing to share experiences, curious and very kind.
Ishanka trusted us and gave us a lot of autonomy, he also listens to what we proposed for the repairs and stuff. We learned a lot about… read more
During our incredible stay, we worked, played, explored, and chilled each day. The schedule was very laissez-faire but when we worked, we worked hard! It was very rewarding and creative work. We helped… read more
Ishanka is a nice guy and was nice to us because he received us before the date that was supposed, we… read more
This was our first workaway experience and it could not have been any better. Even tough we both didn’t have any experience with building, we could learn it in a fun way from one of the workers. We learned that wood is a very cool… read more
Since we arrived, Ishanka made us feel home. We stayed nearly 2 weeks here… read more
The aim is to create a small, self sufficient eco hotel on the land. There is still a lot of work to be done and sometimes progress could seem a… read more