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Work and live in a campsite !

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 1 month

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  • Description

    Description

    Hi everyone!!

    Only paid position offered !!
    The work is cleaning-cooking and camping maintenance for the season. Setting up , cleaning and preparing tents with mattreses sheets and blankets.
    Cooking meals for the working team. Cleaning toilets. Welcoming visitors . Help at the bar-reception. Organizing and maintenance of camping equipment-tools. Cleaning the canyon from plastic waste and putting up sings.
    Changing the waste bin bags on the path-road to the campsite, in the canyon and at the beach. Going shopping to Himarë when is needed.
    You must be able to cook but can also just help in the kitchen.
    Minimum time of stay : 1 month.
    From late May to end of September the paid position is 400 euros for 40h work per week with the daily food included.
    You can choose between 8 h per day 5 days/week with 2 days off or 6.5h per day 6days/week with 1 day off.
    Free accommodation in a tent withmattreses sheets and blankets.
    The food is only vegetarian.

    To travel here from Tirana there is buses that start around 8-9 am and latest 3pm from the South main station across Casa Italia in Tirana. The cost of travel is around 12 euros or 1200lek (4h trip).
    You pay cash once you are in the bus as you can't buy tickets online.

    This private property is within an IUCN protected area so waste management is crucial.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Water sports
    Camping
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Most visitors are travellers from around the world so you will be able to have a multicultural exchange during the time staying here.You could learn part of the local history and see the way of life in the south.Observe the old architecture used for the construction of stone buildings (churches,houses of Vuno and Ilias).

    You could learn Albanian language or some other languages depending on what nationality are the people living here at the time.
    Socializing in the group of volunteers it is a way to get to know each other and exchange valuable information about traveling around the world and in Albania aswell .

  • Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    This host offers accommodation and payment.

  • Help

    Help

    Help is needed in daily tasks like cooking and cleaning.
    Sometimes would be needed to change the schedule for the days off so being flexible and understanding is better.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Greek: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Albanian: Fluent
    Italian: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You will sleep in a tent you get wich is equiped with mattress-sheets-blankets.
    You'll have your own tent.

    All meals are included!!
    The food is cooked from the volunteers so preferred are the ones who know how to cook!
    Cold shower only !

    Bring organic washing products if possible.

    We have wifi !!

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    You could visit the nearby villages (Unesco protected) or go climbing-hiking in the canyon and swimming at the beach relax at the camping area etc.At Vuno village you will find some old reconstructed churches or ruins in some cases.These churches will be funded from us to get rebuilt-reconstructed & maintained helping this way in the rehabilitation of Vuno cultural heritage.
    There used to be around 20 family owned small churches in function many years ago.
    You could also try to visit by hiking along the coast,Jale or Dhermi beach.You can explore a famous historical sea cave(Shpella e Pirateve-Pirates Cave) or another one on the nearby beach . Another place you could hike to is the old monastery of Saint Theodore up the hill,30min from the camp.
    Plenty of hiking opportunities in the area.
    Available transport are usually buses and mini buses from the main road(40-50minutes walking distance from the camp)to Himare/Sarande/Vlore/Tirane.
    In Albania you can get in an another place by hitchhiking easily.
    We have books, board games and card game like Uno or simple card deck,sometimes you can get the paddle board or canoe in your free time to visit the nearby caves and beaches.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

Host ref number: 632257167447

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