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Host rating
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Last replied
4 Feb 2024
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Description
I am Gihan and a nature lover who want to shows the beauty of it and work to save it for future.
I work at my own place with my family, I help children, young people and professionals to teach them computing, English, photography and I run a nature friendly cabins for the travelers and offers safari tours who come to Yala, Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka, Asia.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Enjoy the rich heritage and pure nature in the area while trying local foods with smiley people.
Take part in safari tours, bird watching tours, village tours, night safaris, and cycling tours during your stay.
Meet the village people, spend some time with them and visit the places around us.
Help
My wife teaches private English classes to the local children. We can also host workawayers who are fluent in English who can help my wife teach these classes. There are usually one or two classes per day 1-2 hours long. In addition to these classes I also help with a local charity to help teach basic computer skills to children from villages who do not usually have access. We would require you to help with this also during your stay.
We are also looking for someone with filming/digital marketing experience. Your help is needed to create a series of short videos to promote our property. This will involve filming, editing and working with the local community to capture the heart of village life and the importance of maintaining the wildlife nearby. We are ideally looking for someone who can bring a GoPro/equivalent and a drone would be a major plus.
If you know how to host at the place and have yoga teaching qualifications we would also love to hear from you.
Please note if you stay at the bungalows we would also require you to help with general running of the hotel, for example, cleaning and preparing the rooms (2 bungalows), and if you are present to help with guest inquiries.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: 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
You are going stay at a separate bungalow with attached washrooms or stay in our farm house with attached bathroom free of charge. We will provide you with 3 meals a day.
You can also stay in a tent which would be located in our home or camp at our farm if you wish.
We have bicycles for you to use to explore the area if not been used by the guests.
You can ask our safari jeeps for your safari tours where we will offer you some discounts rather than the other service providers in the area.
What else ...
Enjoy the sights around us by riding the bicycle, bike or tuk tuk that are available and join nature trails and night safaris with us.
In your free time you can travel around the area rich with heritage sites, wildlife, very beautiful lakes & rivers and paddy fields that will blow your mind and heal your soul. There are two Buddhist stupa's located close to the accommodation which you can visit, if I am free I can explain their history and culture. There is also a large lake, Tissa lake, where many bats gather which you can see leave their trees around 6pm. There are many animals to be seen off the main road close to the accommodation. Thissamaharma town is located a 10 minute cycle away, where you will find many shops, restaurants and a bus station connecting the town easily with Matara on the south close and further.
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
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (9)
They are both very hard workers and have great ideas on how to improve things. They worked autonomously, which we very much appreciated, but asked questions when needed.
I highly recommend the wonderful couple who recently stayed with me for one week during their "workaway" experience. They are not… read more
He was a great help for us and was also a good laugh.
He was responsible and thoughtful when it came to the work that needed doing and he showed himself to be a good team player.
I'd definitely recommend him for any other… read more
They welcomed me into their home for dinner each night, and helped me understand their local community.
My days focused on two areas: English teaching and construction works.
The English classes were simple, engaging and fun, and the kids were friendly and curious.
Instructions in… read more
She helped us Teaching English for the Kids and she spent much time for the preparations, on our conservation project and apart from working very hard she also help learning… read more
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They are both very hard workers and have great ideas on how to improve things. They worked autonomously, which we very much appreciated, but asked questions when needed.
I highly recommend the wonderful couple who recently stayed with me for one week during their "workaway" experience. They are not… read more
He was a great help for us and was also a good laugh.
He was responsible and thoughtful when it came to the work that needed doing and he showed himself to be a good team player.
I'd definitely recommend him for any other… read more
They welcomed me into their home for dinner each night, and helped me understand their local community.
My days focused on two areas: English teaching and construction works.
The English classes were simple, engaging and fun, and the kids were friendly and curious.
Instructions in… read more
She helped us Teaching English for the Kids and she spent much time for the preparations, on our conservation project and apart from working very hard she also help learning… read more
We don't have words to describe this experience, definitely very social and very helpful.
Thank you so much, Irene and Simon for everything.
You are perfect fit to be hosted.
You gave us a hand with many tasks around here such as helping with the English classes, taking videos with GoPro and Drone, helping the roof work for the… read more
Sadly our stay started with rain (means not much work to do). But Gihan and his family were so generous and gave us the chance to stay for e few more days until the weather got better.
We were able to help his wife with English classes for local kids, took pictures and videos and Simon helped… read more
She helped teaching and practicing at the English classes and teaching some of Yoga steps to us too.
Congratulations on your upcoming travels and on everything else in life.
Shmoo also helped with teaching some of English classes and specially he helped making a couple videos for our charity works and for our bungalows.
I would happily recommend them to any… read more
Shmoo made a couple… read more
They stayed with us one week and respect our place. They collaborate so perfect with our children and they took some of stationary and game cards for the children too.
They helped our charity works and helped our English classes during their stay.
We would highly recommend… read more
They helped our bungalows with digital marketing tools and helped teaching English classes too.
It's really nice to host them and know them.
Kind regards,
Gihan
About the work, Chatturi, Tharinu's wife is a private English teacher. We helped her with teaching, also helped Tharindu… read more
They helped me with different categories such as developing my business Facebook page, booking channel.
Both of them helped teaching my wife's English classes and cooked us some foods too.
They did not… read more
