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Hello! We are an eco-lodge and hostel located in the small town of El Limón in the province of Samana, 7 minutes away from the beautiful 'Salto el Limón' waterfalls and the deserted beach of el limón. We are a 15 minutes ride from the kite surfing town of Las terrenas where you can find bars, restaurants, beautiful beaches, scuba diving and more.
We believe in living an organic natural life and co-existing within nature. We collect water from the sky, energy from the sun, and we recycle anything we can use. Our buildings are made from cob clay, bamboo, wood and recyclables. Our hopes and dreams are to inspire people that come to stay with us to live a little differently and educate them on permaculture and organic living.
We have been building for a year and a half and we are now currently open for customers. Our hostel offers 3 private huts with double beds, a big spacious 10-bed dormitory, 4 colourful glamping tents, and shared bamboo toilets with open-air showers.
Future Project 😊:
The trash and waste issue is a big problem in the Dominican Republic,
I want to start a program called trash hero; where me, the volunteers and customers and local kids get involved with cleaning the trash from all the beaches every Sunday. After the clean up I want to bring the kids back to the farm for lunch and show them what we have made from recycled materials like pallet furniture etc and teach them a bit about how we made the houses from wood and stone. Everything comes straight from the land.
We are looking for creative people, artist, photographers, carpenters people who are good at arts n crafts, yoga instructors and of course good cooks are welcome. Creative artistic people are really what we need more than anything here at the lodge!!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They will learn how to live sustainable life's which will benefit their health and the environment. They will learn how to grow and farm their own food. How to build with natural materials. As well as what the importance of the animals jobs are on the farm.
Help
RECEPTION/ECO-PROJECTS
Running the front of house dealing with the day to day running of the hostel. Checking people in and out, and in any eco projects we might have at the time.
We offer the life-changing experience of living in nature, food, accommodation in our shared dormitory, a natural pool for you to spend your free time and 2 days off so you can explore the beauties of the island. All you need is to pay for you ticket, health insurance and bring some pocket money.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
You will get a bed in our dormitory room.
What else ...
We have a beautiful big beach few minutes walk away and cold refreshing waterfalls a hike away in the other direction. Surfing scuba diving and kite surfing is really big here. Whale watching season is from Jan to March.
The surfing town of las terrenas is a ten minute drive away loaded with cool stuff to do, party night life, bars restaurants and lots of Spanish dancing on the beach.
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
Feedback (3)
Sofie has without a doubt been one of our favorite volunteers. Sofie went beyond her daily responsibilities that she had here on the lodge, she was fantastic at helping us with chores around the business, cleaning and interacting with guests etc, but the best thing about sofie is her positive energy… read more
Xio and Ben are two of the nicest, most genuine people you will ever meet! I spent 2 months at the Eco Lodge and loved every minute, from the outdoor shower (I miss that shower already!) to pizza nights, there's always fun to be had.
My day usually started at 8am when I would help make coffee and breakfast for the guests, then… read more
Feedback
Sofie has without a doubt been one of our favorite volunteers. Sofie went beyond her daily responsibilities that she had here on the lodge, she was fantastic at helping us with chores around the business, cleaning and interacting with guests etc, but the best thing about sofie is her positive energy… read more
Xio and Ben are two of the nicest, most genuine people you will ever meet! I spent 2 months at the Eco Lodge and loved every minute, from the outdoor shower (I miss that shower already!) to pizza nights, there's always fun to be had.
My day usually started at 8am when I would help make coffee and breakfast for the guests, then… read more
