Help eco tourism development in Kapan, Armenia

Armenia

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NGO is based in Kapan, south-east Armenia. It is involved in various projects concerning sustainable development, including the development of eco-tourism, organic agriculture/permaculture, and healthy lifestyle. Our projects are mostly located on our newly established hiking trail between Tatev Monastery and Khustup Mountain.

The work of volunteers is largely based on their own personal skills and motivation. We can create a programme together when you arrive.

Please do not consider this volunteer opportunity as a cheap way of travelling through the region. We hope that you embrace this place as your home and a place to experiment with ideas that have no borders.

We are looking for volunteers that can help us with the following things:

1. Landart projects, to make both our hiking trails and camping sites more attractive.

2. With agriculture skills to help us to create a self-sustaining permaculture garden in our camps. Also to provide consultation on our future education projects, including a summer/recreation camp and a permaculture course.

We highly welcome people with skills in marketing and promotion (especially on social media) who can help us to establish the region as an attractive hub for ecotourism.

We would also like to invite volunteers to help us create and develop tours in the region that enable local rural villages to benefit from sustainable ecotourism.

Volunteers can stay in one of our three ecocamps based in Kapan, Arajadzor and Tandzaver. Accommodation can be in tents, microcabins, or in the case of Arajadzor a country house. We have kitchens, showers and all the basic amenities. We can provide basic food, but please do not expect foie gras.

We are flexible in terms of length of time. Our volunteers usually stay between 1 and 6 weeks, although usually we become friends for life J
Type of help
Gardening
Building
Farmstay
Help with Eco project
Helping with Tourists
Charity work
Language practice
Help with Computers / internet
Teaching
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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What's this?
Help
First of all we need help in building and landscaping, creating hiking trails. Beginning late February we need help in gardening in our country house.
Languages spoken
English, Russian, Armenian
Accommodation
Country house and/or camping site.
What else ...
There is wonderful nature in the neighbourhood. We have wonderful monasteries and National parks here.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5-6 hours a day, depending on difficulty, 1- 2 days off per week, up to 4 week stay 1 day off per week, more than 4 week stay 2 days off a week.

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08/09/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Fynn)

Fynn and Emma are very easy going and friendly, they were always ready to help and did good job. Thank you girls.

(Excellent )

21/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Fynn) for host

Our workaway is Kapan was amazing. The area itself is really nice, the nature is beautiful and you can tell that a lot of effort was put into building the camping ground. The city itself is also really interesting and we had enough freetime to explore it. The work itself ,we mostly helped picking up trash in the forest, isn't too hard but very… read more

(Excellent )

08/09/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Michiel)

Michiel was great! It was such pleasure having hosted him, Michiel is highly motivated and friendly, he can easily make friends with other volunteers and is never afraid of any work it was even difficult to make Michiel take a day off. Thank you very much dear Michiel.

(Excellent )

23/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Michiel) for host

This workaway was great! I stayed in Kapan for one month in July and i had a great time. I mainly helped cleaning and marking trails and building a mud hut. The camping site is very beautiful and a nice place to relax after work and the mountains around Kapan are great for hiking on free days. I really enjoyed my conversations with Armen, he is a… read more

(Excellent )

08/09/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Ivan)

It was very nice to have hosted Ivan. The guys were very helpful and friendly. Thank you very much !

(Excellent )

12/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Ivan) for host

I stayed in the eco-camp of Armen and Siranush for a week and a half in July - August, 2019. It was a very good experience, so I didn't regret my choice at all.
Actually, I wasn't really prepared for such conditions as I didn't have my own bed linen, for example, so I had to sleep without such commodities, although I got used to it fast. Other… read more

(Excellent )

07/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Susanne) for host

I spent eight days at the End of May in Kapan at Siranush's and Armen's place. This was my first workaway-volunteering – I had an intense time and I am grateful that I have been there.
In coordination with Armen (Siranush was not in Kapan, when I was there) my job was to collect trash in a beautiful forest near Kapan. The campaign was started to… read more

(Excellent )

06/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Susanne)

It was such great opportunity to have hosted Susanne! She was so helpful and worked with great care and high efficiency
Dear Susanne, thank you ever so much for the great job you have done!

(Excellent )

14/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Bigna & Silvio) for host

We had a very interesting stay at the Eco-Camp in Kapan and learnt various new things like for example marking a hiking trail! We were a group of 5 volunteers and had lots of fun times.
Armen made sure that we could if possible choose tasks we like and not fall into repetitive work patterns. So there are a lot of different tasks to complete:… read more

(Very good )

07/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Bigna & Silvio)

It was such great pleasure to have hosted Silvio and Bigna. They are really great, so helpful and nice and devoted to every activity they are involved in. They are both so clever with their hands and can fix everything starting with sofa ending electrical appliances. They were mostly involved in marking hiking trails, cleaning them from garbage.… read more

(Excellent )

11/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Perrine)

Perine was our first volunteer this season.
And this was a great start of the season. One of the best qualities of Perine is that she can 100% become devoted and involved in what she is doing and that’s why does everything really well. She can be relied upon. We are very grateful to her for everything she has done, we already miss her and are… read more

(Excellent )

10/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Perrine) for host

I left the camp since a while now (I'm so sorry for this last feedback... travelling keep you busy!) but I am still used to remember the three nice weeks I spent there.
Armen and Siranush have a really nice project trying to make Kapan people (a mining town) aware of the richness of their environment and developing eco tourism. There is still a… read more

(Excellent )

07/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Adèle & Alex)

It was such pleasure to have hosted Adele and Alex. They mostly took part in trail marking activities and taking care about our permaculture garden.
Work has been done very well and we are very satisfied with them. Unfortunately we were very busy those days and it would have been much better if we had more time for communication.
Thank you ever… read more

(Excellent )

06/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Adèle & Alex) for host

We spent 10 days at this place and we had a very nice experience. The job was mainly about marking hiking trails in the vicinity of Kapan. We had the chance to take part in a training to teach us how to properly mark a trail. The days of marking are long and quite exhausting but very rewarding. On the other days, we worked at the eco camp,… read more

(Very good )

04/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Simon) for host

What a wonderful experience me and my friend had in the week we stayed in Kapan. We stayed at one of Arman’s eco camps for the week, helping with the building of a hut and general maintanence of the camp which was really fun. He allowed us to mainly pick and choose our jobs for the benefit of creating what we thought would be better for people… read more

(Excellent )

01/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Grace ) for host

A friend and I volunteered for one week, but we certainly would have stayed longer had time permitted. Armen and Siranush are kind, thoughtful people and the camp in Kapan is lovely! Quaint and peaceful... The perfect distance from the city but still in nature... A beautiful view of Khustup in the mornings. We spent a few hours each day building a… read more

(Excellent )

13/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Akram)

It was such pleasure to have hosted Akram! He has done great job! Thank you ever so much, dear Akram!

(Excellent )

11/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Akram) for host

I spent almost a week here, and although my time here was unfortunately short lived, I can wholeheartedly say that this the ideal place to volunteer. Armen is running 3 different projects, at 3 different locations, and you have the option to spend your time on any one of these. I chose his permaculture oasis overlooking Kapan. Here, with the help… read more

(Excellent )

22/04/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Pierre & Joanne)

It was so nice to have hosted Pierre and Joanne! They we really very helpful and easy going.
Pierre created a new website for us and Joanne helped with preparing the camp for the season.

Thank you so much, dear Pierre and Joanne for everything.

(Excellent )

17/04/2018

Left by Workawayer (Pierre & Joanne) for host

Armen and Siranush are very nice and welcoming and their projects are really interesting. Thank you very much for receving us in Kapan :). We wish you the best for your future projects !
We spent one week in the camp one : Pierre worked in the website and I was cleaning the camp.
We had a good time to work in this environement.

Pierre and… read more

(Excellent )

22/04/2018

Left by Workawayer (Carl & Heike) for host

We stayed a bit more then three weeks with Armen and Syranush, helping mainly on the second eco-camp in Arajadzor. It was really a great time, we could work more or less self-organized and had very creative tasks. We designed the new permaculture plot in Arajadzor and we created a design for three hobbit caves, which Armen plan to establish over… read more

(Excellent )

26/01/2018

Left by Workawayer (Lubomír & Kristýna) for host

We stayed in Kapan for two weeks and we totally enjoyed our time there. No exaggeration involved!
Our help with the campside was dealing with preparing new spots for tents and utilizing the spare material to build new furniture and renew the sofa side. Sofa in a campside? Wierd? No! The best thing ever when it is 35° outside and you can hide in… read more

(Excellent )

26/01/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Lubomír & Kristýna)

Lubo and Tyna volunteered with us this summer. It was great hosting them. They are real professionals in the field of topography and were eager to help us scouting and mapping hiking trails. They were also of great help to improve the infrastructure in he Camp. Lubo and Tyna were also willing to help us in our permaculture garden.
They were very… read more

(Excellent )

17/07/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Cecilia)

Cecile stayed with us for a week but it seems we have known her for ages. She is so kind and helpful, understanding and ready and willing to do whatever she is asked to and even more. Cecile is very hardworking and industrious, skillful and easy to learn. She helped Armen a lot in the garden and me at home. Cecile is great, so nice and positive,… read more

(Excellent )

17/07/2016

Left by Workawayer (Cecilia) for host

I stayed with Siranush and Armen in Kapan for one week and my time with them felt very special. They are probably the kindest and most generous people you will ever meet with huge hearts and a great sense of humor. Siranush took such good care of me and you surely will not go hungry with her, she is an amazing cook and even pastry chef, I was… read more

(Excellent )

31/05/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Philip)

Thank you, dear Philip. We really enjoyed your stay with us. Philip is very kind and hardworking, he performed a good mixture of physical, creative and intellectural work. Phislip is a great cook and treated us to his very delicious Mexican dinner. We strongly recommend workaway hosts to host Philip and we do hope to see him again.

(Excellent )

31/05/2016

Left by Workawayer (Philip) for host

I stayed in Kapan for 8 days in May 2016 and helped with the two facilities. For example I did gardening and painting. I also hiked some of the trails and helped to chart them for future visitors. Lastly I took some photos and added things to the web page. Armen and Siranush were very kind. They provided me a place to stay and meals to eat.… read more

(Excellent )

28/04/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Kate & Antony)

Thank YOU! Dear Kate and Antony. We enjoyed every minute of your stay and voluntering with us. Kate and Antony are high professionals, so efficient and organized. They have done great job and helped us with furthering the camp and NGO's projects. Kate is an amazing cook. Due to Kate I have added amazing new recipes to my cooking list! Thank you… read more

(Excellent )

27/04/2016

Left by Workawayer (Kate & Antony) for host

We stayed with Armen and Siranush for 8 days, helping a little with the gardens at the campsite but mostly with admin type work- creating a business plan, developing a camp programme etc. The work times were flexible. Armen and Siranush are a lovely couple with great plans for the future and for the NGO. We enjoyed getting to know them and hearing… read more

(Excellent )

12/04/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Anna)

Anna is really gorgeous! It was so nice to have her as a workawayer! She is so easy going, ready to help, sincere and warm hearted. Anna has become a family member to us! We were so sorry to let he leave, but we do expect her to come back. Thank you ever so much, dear Anna. We already miss you and are waiting for you! Hugs and kisses, Anna jan!

(Excellent )

12/04/2016

Left by Workawayer (Anna) for host

Totally amazing first workaway experience! Siranush and Armen are generous and warm-hearted, sincerely interested in what you are doing and what you have to say. I really appreciate our conversations about politics and culture. I've got so much from them ;p They make time for friends, put others first and care about other people. You can feel… read more

(Excellent )

11/12/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Ashkan & Evita)

Thank you very much dear Ashkan! We really enjoyed your stay with us! Such an efficient , knowledgeable and helpful volunteer is a desire of every host! Once again, thank you ever so much for the great job you have done with us! And do come back some day! Hugs and kisses!

(Excellent )

11/12/2015

Left by Workawayer (Ashkan & Evita) for host

Oh yea, best experience in workaday! You really wanna meet this amazing couple in person. I spent a month volunteering in the camp with them and it was not enough! I learned many many things. I improved my skills from being carpenter, electrician and also plumber! I really enjoyed talking to Armen who I find super intelligent a bit conservative… read more

(Excellent )

19/10/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Diana)

Though Diana stayed with us for a short time she made a very good and positive impression on us. Diana is open-minded and willing to explore new cultures and master new activities. She is especially clever with her hands and very creative.
She is very brave to travel alone through countries which are quite different from Europe yet she doesn't… read more

(No show)

17/10/2015

Left by Workawayer (Diana) for host

I only stayed on Armen's camp for a week but had a very nice time. It is a very interesting and relaxed project, many ways to freely express one's creativity and help build a nice place together. During my time short there I laid down some stone floor and learned to sew a lambswool blanket.

The landscape is breathtaking and the mountain air… read more

(Excellent )

28/04/2015

Left by Workawayer (Jan) for host

Armen and Siranush are very lovely and hospitable people. It was pleasure for me to stay with them and volunteering in Kapan was really enriching experience. They both speak excellent English(Siranush is english teacher) and also Russian, which I practiced with them and my knowledge of this language rapidly improved. I could also meet many people… read more

(Excellent )

23/04/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Jan)

Jan stayed with us for 5 weeks and soon we felt like he were a family member. Most people in town thought he was our relative.
He is a great worker as well as very intelligent and helpful doing intellectual work. Jan showed great interest to the sights in our neghbourhood and soon he could act as a guide for newcomers.
Jan is really GREAT, we… read more

(Excellent )

16/04/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Emma & Andrew)

Emma and Andy, thank you ever so much once again!
Emma and Andy are really high professionals! It was a great pleasure for us to host them! They are really hard working, responsible, well organized and so pleasant to deal with!
They are really very helpfull and did a perfect job having established a website for our project and making a… read more

(Excellent )

15/04/2015

Left by Workawayer (Emma & Andrew) for host

Armen and Siranush are incredibly welcoming and friendly hosts and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with them. They looked after us extremely well, organised many sightseeing trips around the local area and went out of their way to make our stay memorable. Through them we made many friends and really experienced the warmth and hospitality of… read more

(Excellent )

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