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Come join us to get to know the Israeli desert!
The wonderful views and unique nature, the hidden pools and springs, the special people and the hidden treasures of this land!
We are Avishai & Ilana, a couple from Israel. In April 2018 we opened a guesthouse in the desert town of Yeruham. A quiet little town surrounded by amazing nature and views, a natural crater and a beautiful lake (not for swimming).
Yeruham is not your typical tourism town, but with some help you can get to know its interesting and unique culture, and a very special story to it and is surrounded by fascinating desert.
We love hosting, meeting people from around the world, getting to know their story and sharing ours. We are interested in hosting 2-4 volunteers, getting to know them and helping us out with taking care of the guesthouse.
We will try to find work that will suite your personality best, and help us build the house of our (and your!) dreams.
Volunteers are welcome for at least 2 weeks.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Yeruham is small town in the middle of the Israeli Negev Desert.
it has a warm and welcoming community, and traditional Moroccan-Jewish culture and food. You will get to know the Israel back-country, and certainly something very different from anywhere else you've visited.
surrounding us are endless hiking trails, three natural craters, farms, kibutzim, views and more.
We are an hour drive away from The Dead Sea and Massada, an hour and a half from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
During your free time you can go hiking, biking or just hang around by the nearby lake, visit the surrounding towns and farms and go out for beer at one of the student bars in Be'er Sheva.
We will do our best to connect you to interesting social or cultural projects in Yeruham, hoping to make your time with us unique and unforgettable.Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.
Help
Work consists of helping out with breakfast and house chores such as laundry and cleaning, Helping us build our garden, simple carpentry, artwork and decoration of the guesthouse, cooking and cleaning or whatever else will be needed.
During your free time you can explore the desert around us, take guests to see the sunset from the hill right across the way from the guesthouse or just chill in our comfy living room or calm pleasant yard.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Avishai & Ilana
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hebrew: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a volunteer apartment that is located five minutes away on a beautiful hill. It's fully equipped and will be your base. We also give a weekly allowance that will be sufficient for making your own food and perhaps a little bit more.
Workawayers who are interested in working with us must have a working visa, join us for a minimum of two months, and will be paid minimum wage.
What else ...
During your time off you can travel the Negev Desert, take the day to go to the Dead Sea, mountain bike, trek, dive into springs and natural pools, visit a nearby winery or just chill around the guesthouse.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We will be happy to host digital nomads! We have good internet and lots of comfortable spots to work with a laptop, and we can be flexible with working hours if needed.
Space for parking camper vans
you can park your camper right outside the guesthouse.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (21)
They are out going, super friendly, have experience in building, gardening, accommodation, general work around the guesthouse and are amazing cooks!
But most of all, they are just great to be around with and were tremendous help.
We really connected, and are sure we will stay in… read more
Nicole is great at working solo or as part of a team, physical work or creative work, costumer service,… read more
they were with us for a month, helped with everything, from cleaning to graphic design and social media, made delicious food and worked at fixing and building with wood and in the garden. Leo is an excellent footballer as well😜.
They were really great and became good friends. I really hope… read more
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They are out going, super friendly, have experience in building, gardening, accommodation, general work around the guesthouse and are amazing cooks!
But most of all, they are just great to be around with and were tremendous help.
We really connected, and are sure we will stay in… read more
Nicole is great at working solo or as part of a team, physical work or creative work, costumer service,… read more
they were with us for a month, helped with everything, from cleaning to graphic design and social media, made delicious food and worked at fixing and building with wood and in the garden. Leo is an excellent footballer as well😜.
They were really great and became good friends. I really hope… read more
She's out going, friendly, interesting, a hard worker and a quick learner.
She was keen to do anything that was needed, and added good vibes and energy to our guesthouse.
Thanks Hajnalka! Hope to see you again soon!
Wonderful, outgoing, friendly, intersting, amazing energy and vibes that want to grasp the world and every experience possible.
Chanel was with us for nearly 3 months and became like family.
Her energy is amazing, within a short time we understood we could practically let her run the guesthouse for us, accommodate to all… read more
staying there was so much fun and even though Yeruham is not a typical touristic place it's a good place to experience the desert and the fact that there are students around was also very nice.
the tasks were easy to learn and the work was fun because there… read more
He's outgoing, funny, interesting, open, a hard worker and willing to help with anything that is needed.
Brian was with us for over a month and we had a great time together.
Brian, thanks for all the help, can't wait to see you again
She is friendly, outgoing, thoughtful and friendly, and fun to be around with.
She's a hard worker and was always thinking what else could be done.
Thanks Tineke, hope to see you again some time!
the weekends I spent in 3 different locations: mitzpe Ramon (lots of hiking!),… read more
Had a great experience
She came with great energy and helped with all that was needed, was outgoing towards guests and myself, and was a great part of our team for the length of her stay.
Thanks Chloe, hope to see you again soon!
They are outgoing, friendly, creative, interesting and hard working, and we had a great time having them over.
I would definitely recommend having any one of them over, and would love to host them again!
They are outgoing, friendly, creative, interesting and hard working, and we had a great time having them over.
I would definitely recommend having any onw of them over, and would love to host them again!
We mostly cleaned the rooms, changed sheets, did the laundry and prepared breakfast but we also had the chance to… read more
She's has great energy, vibes, a hard worker, interesting to talk to, outgoing and friendly.
Having Ildiko as a volunteer meant always having a good atmosphere around. She is a natural host and was very friendly to all of our guests, making sure everyone was satisfied."
Ildiko, thanks for all the amazing help, can't… read more
Outgoing, friendly, great vibes and energy, keen to learn, help out, meet new people and make the most out of every experience.
It took no time until we could fully trust Anna to take care of our guesthouse when we were out of town or had errands.
She accepted guests with a great smile,… read more
The work included mostly preparing breakfast and cleaning the guesthouse, but also… read more
Outgoing, interesting, keen to learn, taking responsibility and doing more than expected!
We actually could have let her run the place on her own of we wanted ;)
Any place that will have Paula as a volunteer will surely enjoy her presence.
Paula! It was great having you over and we hope to see you again soon!
He is a wonderful, interesting, outgoing guy, ready to enjoy life at the guesthouse and work hard.
We definitely recommend him and hope to see him again sometime!
She really became our friend, and we had interesting and personal conversations all the time.
She is a hard worker and really made an effort to keep the place working in the highest standards.
Lilli, it was great having you over and we hope to see you again some time soon! You are always welcome :)
She is a hard worker that puts effort into everything, is clean and tidy and very friendly.
Aura really helped us a lot and we are sure she will be great help wherever she will workaway!
Thanks Aura, hope to see you again some time soon!
She is a hard worker, independent, super interesting, outgoing and friendly young woman, and we had a great time together!
Any place that will have Madison over will benefit for sure!
Thanks Madison for the great time! Hope to see you again some time soon!
warmhearted... and fun to be with...Yeruham itself is a quite place; you can take the bus to Eilat (what I did) or rent a car to visit the Dead Sea...Massada...En Gedi...or visit the wonderful crater Mitzpe Ramon) Everything is not too far apart! THANKS… read more
She was with us for two weeks during the summer, and was amazing! Helped with everything, from cleanups through breakfasts and greeting guests. She was great at everything, hardworking and committed.
We also spent a lot of time together and had great talks, laughs and enjoyed being together!
Gisi - it was… read more
Having Nick over was great! He's one of the funniest guys we've met, hes outgoing, interesting, hard working, honest and straightforward. Whoever will host him next will be very lucky!
Nick - Hope to see you again some time… read more
Yeroham is not a famous place but you can visit a lot of thing around. Also Israel it's such small… read more
