Pacific Coast Beach Hostel needs Vibey Help! El Valle, Choco, Colombia

Colombia

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18/08/2019
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2019

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We are a community run beach hostel on Playa Almejal in El Valle, Choco, 18km from Bahia Solano. We have a Bar and Restaurant, Rent Surf boards and offer Classes, our organic garden supplies us with fresh fruit and herbs, tucked between the Choco Jungle and the Pacific Ocean, this is a great spot to experience the beauty of the region with unparalleled Nature and Culture. We are the first hostel on the Pacific Coast and do our best to make a positive impact in the community, while providing good vibes as a backpackers hostel.

Come and live an amazing and epic experience Pacific Style!
Type of help
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Farmstay
Other
Help with Eco project
Help in the house
Helping with Tourists
Art project
Teaching
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The culture of the people here in Choco is both diverse and unique. The village is 95% Afro-Colombian in a historically isolated region of the world, they are warm hospitable people who are deeply connected to the Sea and the Jungle they are surrounded by.

Travelers here can learn about Fishing, Gardening and Farming in the tropics, Surf, delicious local cooking recipes, the dense jungle and its mega-diverse plants and animals, and just soak up the energy of the region.
Help
We are a rustic Jungle/Beach hostel with Organic Garden, Wooden Bungalows, Surf Shack, , and Compost/Recycliung, and we need a bit of help depending on what your best at!

We need help with customer service, greeting guests on arrival and giving the introduction, Electricians are always appreciated, Teaching English to the Staff, Help with recycling/reusing of solid waste, Painting, Building, General Maintenance... :)

~To get here you must first reach Bahia Solano, there are direct flights daily from Medellin and Quibdo, or you can boat up from Buenaventura! From Bahia Solano its a 45 minute TukTuk ride to the Hostel!

*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Requirements: you need to speak spanish and english and be ready to go rustic;)
Languages spoken
Spanish, English
Accommodation
Dorm Bed! All volunteers will have a dorm bed with shared bathroom, and we provide 3 meals a day~
What else ...
Right on the beach with waterfall minutes walk away, access to all the wonderful tours we offer to Nat'l Park, Jungle, Rivers, Beaches, etc. Hardcore Jungle and Beach location so must be up for off the grid type living~
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
5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (7)

06/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (ADRIAN)

Adrián fue un colaborador increíble; totalmente proactivo y una persona llena de buena energía todo el tiempo.
Siempre estuvo ayudándonos en todo, aportando maravillosas ideas en pro del mejoramiento de los procesos y regalando una sonrisa y mucho apoyo a todos nuestros huéspedes y al equipo de trabajo. Jamás se limito a las tareas designadas;… read more

(Excellent )

19/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (ADRIAN) for host

Todo p-e-r-f-e-c-t-o!!

El hostel; precioso, cómodo, con encanto. Me encantó el diseño y distribución del mismo, el jardín orgánico y lo bien que se dormía! Por la noche, en plena paz, sólo se oye el romper de las olas junto a los soniditos de las animales en la selva. Pura naturaleza!

El enclave donde se sitúa; mágico... En plena playa virgen,… read more

(Excellent )

23/03/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Mariana Monika)

Mariana es una excelente colaboradora y un gran ser humano, además de una persona completamente proactiva, jamás se limito a las tareas designadas si no que fue mas allá aportando muchas ideas y llevándolas a cabo. Optimizo varios procesos del hostal y todo el tiempo nos regalo una gran cantidad de ayuda siempre con una sonrisa y una gran… read more

(Excellent )

23/03/2019

Left by Workawayer (Mariana Monika) for host

Do you want to get an experience of your life like from the movie? This is the right place for it; marvellous beaches, a sound of the ocean, hot weather, delicious fish, relaxed people, different sport activities and much more...

I highly recommend this place for doing volunteering.
It might seem a big amount of working hours but the work is… read more very relaxed and no stressful. Basically, what I was doing during my shift was to help in the kitchen, to serve the food and then to wash it. Sometimes you might help with translation if some guests don't speak Spanish (all workers there are local people who don't speak English), to clean something or if some colleague asks you for your help.
Besides that, in the hostel there is still lots of to improve, you can be as creative and initiative as you wish (to paint, decorate, improve anything that you consider to be important to do better). In return, you will get accommodation, amazing food (3 meals a day), 1 free tour and also lots of free time.

The hostel is situated 20 minutes by walking from a small village called El Valle. In the village, there is a lot of young people and families. It's super cool to see their life and to talk to them. Very close to the hostel, there is a volleyball beach where the local people play volleyball every day at 5 PM :). Besides that, you can do different sports every day, discover the jungle with the locals or during the tour, or go partying on the weekend with the locals to the village.

Recommendations:
-An intermediate Spanish level in order to be able to speak with the locals (of course I don't want to demotivate anybody because of his level of Spanish)
-Bring enough money in cash in order to avoid inconveniences (only one ATM in Bahia Solano)
-There is an entrance fee on the airport (30.000COP) and also 7.000 COP more before leaving the airport - its good to know it
- Prices generally for food and everything are much higher than in other parts of Colombia - buy all the things you need rather before in another place.
-Weather - depends on the period, however, the climate change causes unusual weather in different periods of the year - even during the rainy period, the temperature is really good.
-Mosquitos - better to bring repellents and other things against mosquitos (thiamine, calamine...)
- Enjoy every day like it would be the last day of your stay. The time passes very fast and you will not realise it and suddenly you will have to leave

Thank you very much for this opportunity and experience. I am very grateful to all the colleagues in the hostel, for their help, for their time spent with us, their talks & stories and for their smile & good mood. Also, big THANK YOU to Ana Milena, for her attention, support and help during the whole time.

I will defintely come back to visit this place and people once again!!!

Gracias por todo y hasta pronto El Valle :=)

Mariana.

(Excellent )

26/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Gimi)

¡Increíble energía! Gimi es una persona muy colaboradora; nos ayudó muchísimo durante su tiempo de voluntariado.

Mil gracias por todo querido Gimi, buena energía para ti.

Un abrazo.
Ana Uricoechea.

(Excellent )

25/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Gimi) for host

Super super super!!!! Really nice experience Amazing staff and place such a Paradise... And the owner is a great person.. was hard to live i LL be back for sure ... Thanks so much guys see you soon!!! And thanks to Ana then she give me the opportunity of this beautiful experience...

(Very good )

25/03/2018

Left by Workawayer (Mirko) for host

Awesome place...ocean, forest and beach....nice hostel with a very friendly staff...good energy...my first workaway experience, they teach me a lot in a very special place...unfortunately i had to leave before the planned time because the owner is a very bad person.

(Good )

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