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Bula!
Come and help us to rebuild our village in Koro Island and experience the true island life.
Our village got destroyed in 2016 after Cyclone Winston, it was one of the worst tropical cyclones to hit Fiji and we are rebuilding our houses and getting back on our feet.
Our project once we have rebuilt our houses is to build a homestay here in the village so we can have guests from all over the world to experience our island life.
We really believe in this project, having a homestay here will allow us to have a source of income and improve our life conditions without changing the way we live. Koro doesn’t have any tourism developed yet as in other islands of Fiji and we want to share our island life but keep it sustainable; we don’t want tourists that only come to Fiji for the beach pictures. We really want to share this amazing project we just began with you!
Ferry from Suva to Koro comes only once a week, on Sundays with “Goundar shipping ltd” so minimum stay is one week.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Meet life in Koro island. We are a remote island in Fiji off the beaten track, with barely any tourism. People here still holds to the old ways of life and Fijian traditions so is a fantastic way to experience it.
We can also teach you how to fish, dive, surf and experience our connection with the ocean. We will show you all we know about farm, planting and hunting, you will also try the best Fijian food and how to live as a native.
We mostly spend our free time playing guitar and singing around bonfires so if you like to play or sing this is your place!
Help
Ideally we need people with carpentry skills and experience in construction to help us building the house. We also need help with gardening, weeding and with the farm.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Fijian: Fluent
Accommodation
We will provide you a place to sleep in our house and share our food with you. We get all the food from the farm and sea.
There internet signal if you get a simcard with digicel. electricity is limited, so no washing machines, no ATMs, no wifi... just the good life.
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
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Blessings Lady Finja on your travels. They'd be blessed to have you.
She goes straight for the fish head
The people are amazing kind and welcoming and everyone wants to invite you for tea (that doesn't mean just simple tea but a five star breakfast… read more
I spend there 3 weeks and i learn a lot of things about fijian culture!..
Aisea, grandma Nau, Mr B and Dobs, are great humans beings!.. and they have beautiful familiars and friends with could spend lovely moments!:.
Vinaka for everythinh, I… read more
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Blessings Lady Finja on your travels. They'd be blessed to have you.
She goes straight for the fish head
The people are amazing kind and welcoming and everyone wants to invite you for tea (that doesn't mean just simple tea but a five star breakfast… read more
I spend there 3 weeks and i learn a lot of things about fijian culture!..
Aisea, grandma Nau, Mr B and Dobs, are great humans beings!.. and they have beautiful familiars and friends with could spend lovely moments!:.
Vinaka for everythinh, I… read more
We were building the house, we were carrying rocks, mixing the cement, lots of hammering! I was even on the roof doing that, which was cool cause I’ve never done that before!
Aisea and his family was very welcoming! I… read more
We couldn't help much with the building so we helped with gardening and the vegetable farm.
Aisea and his family made us feel like one more of the… read more
