Looking for kind souls to help gardening, vegetable farming, promotion of eco-tourism in Nepal

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Namaste. We are a family of five and we live just above Begnas Lake, not far from Pokhara. We welcome you to our property which is situated on a ridge overlooking two beautiful lakes with the Himalayas in the background. We wish to promote eco-tourism on our land as we run a small homestay with 4 bedrooms for guests. We are looking for wonderful volunteers who can help us with tending to our land and helping with daily chores around the house such as: tending the field, gardening, cleaning and maybe some light building work.
We especially would enjoy experienced energetic volunteers who may have some knowledge of: Agriculture, sustainability, tourism, social media, marketing and promotion, blog writing, photography , business experience and as well as environmentalist. If you have these experience you will be a wonderful fit! . We don't have enough space for two people, we request you to apply if you are individual and easy going person. we are interested in work and experience but not any philosophy. We often provide a week and sometime maximum two weeks to volunteer.
We have much to offer to volunteers in the local community. Nearby we have a yoga studio, Vipassana meditation centers, much hiking as well as boating and fishing on the lake. The town is three kilometers away with easy transportation to the Homestay. Here you can enjoy the peace and quiet in our natural environment and live like a local.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will be part of a typical Nepali family, you can learn typical cooking, organic gardening, Nepali language and our way of life. We are sure that you can teach us some new things as well. We can also introduce to you a traditional way of farming and roasting coffee beans.
Help
The workload of our new projects continues to grow and the work around the property is too much to handle by ourselves. We are looking for kind souls that would like to help us with gardening, cleaning, working in vegetable field as well as helping to promote the homestay business. Any volunteers who have social media experience would be great. Our volunteers will have plenty of time and freedom to explore the surrounding area of our wonderful community.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Nepali: Fluent
Accommodation
The accommodation is a simple bedroom located in a traditionally constructed building which is separate from the main family house so you will have complete privacy. The room is shown in the photos above and benefits from stunning views down to Begnas lake and the Annapurna Himalaya range in the background. There is electricity in the bedroom to charge mobile phones and suggested to bring touch light to go to bathroom. The basic toilet and shower building is next door. The bedroom has a single bed.

If you need to buy anything during your stay there are small shops 10min walk away or you could walk a nice trail down to Begnas Lake, roughly 30min, where you will get anything you might need.
What else ...
There are a lot of opportunities for you to use your spare time. You can read a book on one of our terraces overlooking the lakes. You can take yoga and meditation classes at the meditation center two minutes nearby. If you enjoy hiking we have many trails nearby that lead to amazing views of the surrounding area. You can also walk down to the lake to rent a boat or go swimming.

You will be requested to work 5 hours in a day anytime we need help and 25 hours in a week and you will be provided holiday on arrival day and the last day of the week and in return you will receive three home cooked meals a day and free accommodation. If you want tea, coffee, cold drinks, mineral water you should buy. You should manage toilet paper and shop yourself. Thank you :)
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week ( 25 hours/per aweek)

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(4.7)

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29/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Yura & Jessie )

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(Excellent )

03/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Adam)

Adam helped a lot and he is good guy. He is open minded neat and clean person and good in conversation.

(Excellent )

14/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Adam) for host

Late feedback. I was with Dinesh family for 2weeks and it was my first workaway and first travel! The family is very welcoming and tbe work very interesting. You'll learn a lot about the culture if you keep your eyes and your mind open. It is a simple life with very good Dal Bhat and breath taken sight. Thank you Dinesh for the very nive staying.

(Very good )

03/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (cynthia)

Cia is multi dimensional girl who can do many things, she helped us painting, a little work of picking and roasting coffee and serving food for our guests. She is frank and open minded who has knowledge of yoga and meditation. Thank you very much for helping us. Best regards from Dinesh

(Excellent )

27/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (cynthia) for host

t's funny how, in just a few days, you can have the feeling that you always have been living there! This is what happened when I came to volunteer with Dinesh: not just part of a family, I became part of a all community. Life there is simple and humble but so beautiful! Dinesh and his family are kind and caretaking! They run the house with a good… read more

(Excellent )

12/12/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Dmitry)

Dmitry is hard worker and we had good conversation and good time during his stay.

(Excellent )

29/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Dmitry) for host

Dear Denish!
I wish you having us wonderful guests us you are.
Best regards, Dmitry

(Excellent )

08/12/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Manuel)

Manuel is helping a lot , especially coffee picking, roasting and grinding. We have good time and good conversation during his stay.

(Excellent )

08/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (Manuel) for host

I had such a great time at Dinesh’s House. Dinesh and his family (wife, mother and two kids) are so heartily and very kind. I stayed for 8 nights and enjoyed the view over Begnas Lake and the Annapurna mountains every single day. Most of my time I helped the family with producing their coffee or collecting firewood. The working atmosphere was… read more

(Excellent )

30/10/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Khaled)

Khaled is very hard working person and he really like to help us and most of the time he did the painting in our house. we appreciate his work and we had good conversation. He is very good person highly recommended.

(Excellent )

20/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Khaled) for host

Having my last week of stay in Nepal with Dinesh was the highlight of my adventure out there in this country. Dinesh is so charming and lovely, and I had the utmost pleasure staying in his host helping out with multiple tasks. Dinesh and his lovely family are staying in a beautiful area surrounding nature with a view of Begenas Lake. My tasks… read more

(Excellent )

23/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Ming) for host

Dinesh and his family are very kind, hard-working and respectful. Dinesh does a good job of setting the ground rules when you arrive - the work is hard and fair. I unfortunately got sick from my own (faulty) water filtration system and was not able to work, or at least at full capacity, for some of the week - Dinesh was very caring in making sure… read more

(Very good )

01/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Janette) for host

I have fond memories of my time here, especially as it was my first Workaway experience (having done WWOOFing previously). The property feels like one of a kind, with an amazing view of Begnas Tal and it was great having direct exposure to the Nepali way of life.

Initially I was a little uncomfortable with the accommodation, as I had expected to… read more be living with the family, but the room is in an empty house and has no electricity or attached bathroom (they have since updated their listing to say this). If you are easily frightened by creepy crawlies you may find it a little difficult as I had some 8 legged visitors sharing the room and bathroom facilities with me (Nepali spiders are harmless but they're not in Australia! ;). It can also be helpful to come with mosquito coils, candles and a lighter. I was thankful to have mosquito net given to me after the first couple of days. There isn't a lot of space to relax in the Workaway accommodation, but don't be shy in using the hammock and table & chairs at the main house - I met some really amazing people who were staying as guests and ended up spending my down time with them. They are also working on constructing two new rooms attached to the main house and intends to use one of them for a Workaway volunteer in future.

The host is not an outgoing person and is also quite busy with the homestay and family duties, so it can be helpful to be forthright with things you'd like to help with and social media ideas, as he is actually very receptive. He gives you the flexibility to manage your own hours, so if you value your down-time, make sure you monitor this as I did well in excess of the required hours by the time I left, as I could see the help was needed. I also found it difficult to take a day off as the host's wife, Deepa really needed help with the dishes when all the rooms were filled, but doing this with the view of Rupa Tal in the cool of the morning air made it a task to look forward to!

Deepa will show you how to make the local Dal Bhat if you're insistent on helping in the kitchen - she is very warm and open if you show an interest :) Dinesh had also recently established two bee hives so if you have experience with beekeeping (particularly with the local breed of bee, Serena) this could be the place for you.

As I have a few dietary restrictions, Deepa was kind enough to make buckwheat pancakes for breakfast each morning and Dinesh's elderly Mother, Mohan Devi, was always on hand to make fresh tea almost as soon as I started work.

One of my favourite memories is of the morning and evening walks to collect the fresh cow's milk from a small corner shop, watching the kids and dogs play along the way and the local men drinking tea against the backdrop of a mirror-like Begnas Tal. I also really enjoyed my cultural exchanges with homestay worker, Laxmi who even invited me to her home to meet her family. Likewise, interacting with Mohan Devi was a highlight, with both of us laughing when I couldn't understand her instructions ;)

I ended up staying in Begnas Tal beyond my stay, visiting a couple of times after and was welcomed back like family, which was really lovely. Overall it was a very positive experience and I wish Dinesh and his family all the best with their homestay and beekeeping. I hope to come back and visit again someday!

(Excellent )

30/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Janette)

Janette is very dutiful, hardworking, organize person, she is ready to do any work any time. we highly appreciate her work. we had good time and good conversation during her stay. Thanks.

(Excellent )

16/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Anna) for host

I spent one week with here and it was a great time. They are very nice and welcoming, the work was not hard and everything was well explained and they live in a beautiful place. Thank you and all the best for you and your family.

(Excellent )

30/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Anna)

Anna is very helpful, hardworking, polite, cooperative. we had good conversation and good time during her stay. we highly recommended her to any host.

(Excellent )

19/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Laura)

Laura is very social, hard working, serious in her work. friendly. we had good conversation and good time with her she also helped in social media. we are very happy to get such a good volunteer. Thank you very much.

(Excellent )

05/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Laura) for host

I had a wonderful time staying here with his family! They were so warm and welcoming and I'm very grateful for their hospitality.

I was given 3 delicious meals every day, much of the food coming from the garden so it was local, organic and healthy. also lots of tea!

The work was tough on the body at times but very fair and well explained.… read more

(Excellent )

14/03/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Nick)

Nick is friendly, we have a lot of conversation and exchange our ideas, he is interesting in farming and give some advice for promotion for homestay. He even worked more hours than expected, and serious in his work.

(Excellent )

07/03/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Thais & Tomas)

Thais is very friendly , hard working, clean and serious in her work. She helps us a lot. we highly appreciate her work. we would like to invite her again.

(Excellent )

21/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Raphaël)

Raphael and Melisande are very friendly, simple, easy going, clean, social, helpful persons. we had good time and good conversation during their stay. They really want to help. They helped to plant some vegetables, cleaning and social media to promote our business.

(Excellent )

16/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Raphaël) for host

It was a great experience with this family. They work a lot and they deserve to be helped. The place is amazing and really peaceful. I'm glad I helped him doing some farm work! Best regards

(Excellent )

16/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Morand) for host

This was my first workaway, it was a super nice experience thanks to the family and also the stunning view from the place. We diged the fields and planted some pumpkins seeds and lady fingers. The food was amazing and it was really good to feel useful.

(Excellent )

09/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (TAYFUN)

Tayfun is very friendly, talkative and hard worker. He is serious in his work. If he is going to do the work, the work will be done. I walked with him the whole day and we had very good conversation. He helped us in vegetables farm and as well as help us to promote our homestay in online.

(Excellent )

09/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Hans)

Hans is very friendly and good adviser, we had good conversation of bee keeping. He gave me good advice and we together walk to bee farm and get some information.

(Excellent )

09/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Emma & Yuki )

Emma and Ezra are good workers, they help a lot, paint and manage the place to put sand, Emma also help in online to promote our homestay. We had good time. Thanks.

(Excellent )

01/02/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Robin)

Robin help me to clear the collapse banana trees , planting some vegetables and as well as to promote aggro tourism ..

(Excellent )

13/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (stephie) for host

We were very happy to experience working with him and his family, they are all good people doing their best to make you feel welcome.
We are gonna miss Sampana lighting the candles in the evening and Granma bringing us dou chia.
Thankfor your kindness, we wish you the best.
Stéphie and Ejner
Ps: Dipa's pancakes are the best!

(Excellent )

30/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (stephie)

Stephie and Ejner are helpful and good people. They help how to organize the schedule for workaway people.

(Excellent )

12/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (John & Drew) for host

We were very grateful to have spent time working with the host and his beautiful family! If you are looking for a true home stay experience in a beautiful and authentic village in Nepal, you will have a wonderful time here.

(Excellent )

11/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (John & Drew)

John and Drew help us and we had good time during their stay.

(Excellent )

06/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Erick) for host

Really calm and Nice place with a Beautiful view of Begnas Lake. I enjoy the peace of the place and the Family. Agriculture work so be ready for carrie some stuff and smell fresh air.

(Excellent )

07/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Erick)

Erick and her friends are helpful, friendly and good workers

(Excellent )

23/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Jung Shih ) for host

Namaste is the greeting here. I am a yoga teacher by knowing the meaning behind it and see the action. Really appreciate the culture they are passing through generations.

(Namaste is spoken with a slight bow and hands pressed together, thumbs close to the chest. Sanskrit phrase namaste is formed from namaḥ, meaning “bow, obeisance, adoration,”… read more

(Very good )

22/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Jung Shih )

Susan is very helpful, friendly, strong , hard working woman. She likes to do everything with plan. we had good conversation and good time during her stay.

(Excellent )

16/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Adrian) for host

Thank you guys for such a wonderful stay. I really felt like a part of the family.
The food was fantastic, and the surrounding area is so peaceful and serene.
I was able to see much of what the area has to offer. He was more than happy to share the sights of the village and local area with me. We had some very interesting conversations in which I… read more

(Excellent )

12/12/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Adrian)

Adrian is very friendly, social, kind hearted ,hard working person. we have very good time and conversation during his stay.

(Excellent )

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