1 / 9

See all photos

(15)

Come and help in our gardens in Fethiye, Turkey

Turkey
Last activity : 13 Jan 2025

Profile information

Host rating
80 %
Last replied
13 Jan 2025
Feedback
20
Email verified

Badges (2)

Give the gift of Workaway

Find your perfect host

Israel

Enjoy life in nature while helping us run a small guest house in Ramat Hagolan, Israel

(45)

Last minute

Ireland

Join me and my animals at my arts studio and cottage in quiet mountain location in Co. Tipperary, Ireland

(34)

Malaysia

Join the housekeeping & receptionist team at our hostel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

(4)

Spain

Join our family and explore the wonderful island of Mallorca, Spain

Canada

Be part of a fun team at the ranch in British Columbia, Canada

(4)

Peru

Join our Andean community and help in Pattaquena, Peru

(6)

United Kingdom

Join our friendly, fun family near Berwick upon Tweed, UK

France

Help build a 12-sided wooden house in cosy village of Brittany, France

Ecuador

Help with a permaculture project in the mountains of Vilcabamba, Ecuador

(9)

Spain

Help on an organic olive, almond and hazelnut farm in Tarragona, Spain

View the full host list

Availability

2025

Min stay requested: at least a week

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

What's this?

Details

Description
Hello and welcome! Previously I ran this place as a restaurant. Now, I have a dream to turn it into a retreat and alternative life style camp. My vision is to create a food forests, natural swimming pools, permaculture landscape design, eco construction using natural and and repurposed materials. The invitation is to buildva self-healing/ wellness/ energy/ transformation development... and so much more.
Our project is :
1. Build tree houses, earth houses.
2. Base the land on permaculture lifestyle.
3. Open to all awakened and spritiual people.
4. Not based on any faith, religion or culture.
5. Energy saving techniques.
7. Educational events on self sufficiency.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
...
...
What's this?
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Being close to the earth, and learning to live sustainably with just the resources from our land, helps deepen our respect for the soil, the water, and for our neighbors. Growing with respect is the foundation of a strong environment, and a strong community. We offer the opportunity for volunteers to join us on this path, and explore their relationship with the soil, water, plants, animals, and people in a unique place.
Help
We are looking for some help in gardening. Our property is in the famous tourist region, in the mountain village . Yaka village is in the edge of a forest Near to city in the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Tloss antique Lycian city is only 3 km away from us. Yaka village is a great place to do some hikking in the mountains. The work in the garden is pruning the trees, cleaning the leaves, preparing and planting saplings and maintenance.There are always some tasks to do on the land.
Also and especially need someone who are good in carpentry.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Turkish: Fluent
This 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
Volunteers can stay in the rooms or camp in tents.
Daily helping time is between 4-5 hours.
We have Internet access.
We have dogs and cats.
Smoking is permitted in outdoor area only.

We will cook together and eat together.
Three times a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
What else ...
İn your free days you can visit these amazing places

*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Fethiye is a tourist city is 45 km away.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Tlos , antique Lycian city is only 2 km away.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Saklıkent National Park and canyon are only 10 km away.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Patara Beach is 53 km away.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Goast Village ( Kaya Köy ) is 55 km. away.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ Oludeniz Beach is 60 km away.
*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ You can hike in the mountains.
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.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two

Host ref number: 327993319173

Feedback (15)

10 Jun 2023

Left by Workawayer (Célia & Nathan) for host

It was a wonderful experience!!! We feel at home in one hour, Rifat is an amazing host and his hospitality is awesome!!!! We had a lot of interesting conversation and we share an amazing time with him :) The land is so peaceful and beautiful and we feel grateful to spend time there! The area is also very beautiful!! Thank you for everything Rifat,… read more

(Excellent )

26 May 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Célia & Nathan)

Celia and Nathan are wonderful people. They did a great job as a couple. They are creative and finished the work that needed to be done and was missing in the best way. They are very polite and do not do their smallest personal needs without your permission. I would like to host them for a much longer period of time. I wish there were more… read more

(Excellent )

19 Feb 2023

Left by Workawayer (Muaz) for host

I had two weeks of music, movies and good nights here in Rıfat's magic land.
Thank you mr Rifat and of course I'll visit you again.

(Excellent )

9 Nov 2022

Left by Workawayer (Emma) for host

I had such a great week staying with Rifat! It was so nice to get out of the city and have some fun in nature instead.
Most days I would help with the kitchen cleaning and also do some gardening work such as raking leaves or collecting fire wood. It was very straightforward and was actually quite peaceful!
In the evenings we would eat some… read more

(Excellent )

View all 15 feedbacks

Photos

Show all photos

Feedback

These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.

Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)

Cultural exchange:
(4.9)

Communication:
(4.9)

10 Jun 2023

Left by Workawayer (Célia & Nathan) for host

(Excellent)

26 May 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Célia & Nathan)

(Excellent)

19 Feb 2023

Left by Workawayer (Muaz) for host

I had two weeks of music, movies and good nights here in Rıfat's magic land.
Thank you mr Rifat and of course I'll visit you again.

(Excellent)

9 Nov 2022

Left by Workawayer (Emma) for host

(Excellent)

15 Oct 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (evakirpi)

It was a pleasure to have Eva as a guest. She helped us in various tasks in the kitchen and specially in the garden. She was well organised and focused on her task. We had many nice, unforgettable time together. She was very kind and friendly. We had many conversations and discussions in level of philosophy and spirituality.
We highly recommend… read more

(Excellent)

21 Jul 2022

Left by Workawayer (evakirpi) for host

1,000 words can't describe how much i experienced here. rıfat gave me his trust from the first day and i directly felt at home. rıfat's paradise is located in a small village in the mountains. the resort is so huge that i couldn't explore everything in two weeks. an amazing view. if you want to escape from the heat, come to paradise. slowmotion… read more

(Excellent)

12 Oct 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Poppy)

It was a privilege for us to know Popey. She bringed beauty to this place with her colorful and spiritual personality, she did everything in the garden and in the kitchen we do with love. hoppely see her again.

(Excellent)

6 Oct 2022

Left by Workawayer (Poppy) for host

I couldn't have wanted for more from my week! The location is beautiful and has been created with love and care that is felt throughout. Rifat has a great sense of humour and was incredibly kind and generous. The work was very reasonable and i found it quite therapeutic, gardening, housekeeping, picking and squeezing grapes for wine and helping in… read more

(Excellent)

20 Sep 2022

Left by Workawayer (Maria) for host

This place is MAGIC and Rifat the host is so polite intelligent and caring person. I was very lucky to spend almost 3 weeks on the top of Yaka village and the pleasure of being there is just indescribable. This big territory, the buildings and the gardens, was built with great love and refined taste and reminds fairytale. The air is so fresh, the… read more

(Excellent)

29 May 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Cortney)

Cortney is a kind calm person who works hard and learns fast. For someone with no prior garden experience, I was blown away by how quickly she adapted to the work. Highly recommended if you get the chance to host her. She's also great with animals and became a fast friend to my cats.

(Excellent)

28 May 2022

Left by Workawayer (Cortney) for host

This was my first workaway experience and it could not have been better! Rifat is an amazing host making you feel more like a long lost friend than just a volunteer. Communication was great and we had illuminating conservations. I learned about Turkey and how it has evolved over the years.
The work consisted mostly of weeding the paradise that is… read more

(Excellent)

17 Sep 2021

Left by Workawayer (Thomas) for host

If it’s to hot in the city of Fethiye and you sweat a lot at the beach you should remember this nice place a bit more up in the mountains. A bit hidden behind fig trees an enchanted world opens up - a bit like a castle, a bit like a paradisiacal backdrop through which a crystal clear stream flows and pours its cool water into a natural pool. Yes,… read more

(Excellent)

29 Jul 2021

Left by Workawayer (Nachum & Eliya) for host

We stayed at Rifat's place for a month. His place is calm, he is in no hurry to go anywhere, the work there was at ease and calm, about 4 hours a day, five days a week. It is very beautiful there, there is a natural pool of cool fresh water, fig and vine trees, and clear mountain air. Although Rifat is not in favor of veganism, he bought us vegan… read more

(Very good)

8 Jul 2021

Left by Workawayer (Sabah) for host

My experience here was way beyond beautiful and peaceful! Rifat is a wonderful host who treated me like his daughter! I enjoyed cleaning the garden and planting beautiful flowers! The work was not hard and Rifat was caring all the time. I enjoyed our conversations around our similar and different cultural traditions. Even though I had online… read more

(Excellent)

18 Dec 2020

Left by Workawayer (Darwin & Shirley) for host

The garden is a beautiful place full of different fruit trees, refreshing pools of pure water and a rustic architecture that, when mixed with nature, makes it a unique place. Rifat the host is a kind and cultured person who is always interested in the well-being of his volunteers, he is an excellent cook, who likes music, and spirituality, he is a… read more

(Excellent)

3 Dec 2020

Left by Workawayer (Alieth) for host

My first workaway platform experience and I loved the days at Serenity Garden. Rifat is a very kind, calm and helpful man. The activities are scheduled daily and you are freedom to choose the schedule. More than a work exchange, it was a cultural exchange for me, I got to know life in the village, share a cup of tea with the neighbors, exchange… read more

(Excellent)

21 Oct 2020

Left by Workawayer (Eve & Elsie) for host

My stay here was wonderful. I ended up having to change my plans last minute, and Rifat was very accommodating and welcomed me with open arms. The work was very relaxed.. we just did whatever needed to be done, but oftentimes there was not specific times or hours we needed to complete. The property was SO beautiful, all very green with fig trees… read more

(Excellent)

3 Jun 2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Rebecca)

During the coronavirus lockdown we hosted Rebecca for about two months. She is very hardworking and social. She helped us in the garden and in the kitchen. Makes great salads. We'd love to host her again. Thank you Rebecca for coming. Hope see you again.

(Excellent)

31 May 2020

Left by Workawayer (Rebecca) for host

Rifat is an absolute gem. He hosted me durring Corona times and for that simple act of kindness I will be forever grateful. He provided a lovely space and made me feel very welcome and at home. He is a very funny and sweet man, we laughed a lot and had wonderful.conversations. His place at times felt like a little fairy castle with butterflies,… read more

(Excellent)

15 Sep 2019

Left by Workawayer (Catherine) for host

I had such a memorable stay here. Rifat is a fantastic host with so much to offer. I was able to take part in simple and very manageable gardening jobs in his glorious property. You can see how much love has gone into it, so it was a pleasure helping to look after it. The work was light and easy to do. Rifat is a very caring person and really… read more

(Excellent)

To leave feedback make sure you are logged in & your account is online

Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Turkey Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Europe Community Turkey Other Turkey Last minute Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Turkey

Come and help in our gardens in Fethiye, Turkey

Profile information

Host rating

Last replied

Feedback

Email verified

Badges (2)

Find your perfect host

Availability

Details

Description

Types of help and learning opportunities

UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

Help

Languages

Accommodation

What else ...

A little more information

Space for parking camper vans

How many Workawayers can stay?

Feedback (15)

Photos

Feedback