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Host rating
80 %
Last replied
15 Apr 2024
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Description
We are Carla & Muna, Owner, manager of an ecological lodge for a responsible tourism exploring the wild life in a responsible way. With permaculture and spiritual concepts.
We have 6 traditional Eco rooms (build in a rustic/ natural way), a mud house restaurant and a huge jungle garden.
We are a family running this Eco lodge concept, we are surrounded by an amazing biodiversity with a precious landscape and natural place.
We work with Eco tourism more than 13 years now, we organize our own responsible safari and we cultivate organic rice and seasonal vegetables in our Eco farm.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
A nice atmosphere in an open space for all the visitors an exchange to participate in our daily workshop.
Developing and learning an Eco sustainable tourism in a srilanka life style. We want to offer a unique experience and connecting also with different cultures.
Help
We are looking for active, serious, responsible and nature enthusiastic people that want to join us on our Eco lodge for a sustainable tourism.
We are Eco home & safari an Eco friendly lodge situated in Kataragama, a small town located 238km South East of Colombo. Surrounded by the sacred river and beautiful lakes and in the border of the Yala National Park.
Eco-friendly lodge for a sustainable tourism in Sri Lanka. On the border of the Yala NP to enjoy the wild life and Safari.
We need volunteers to help in general maintenance, cleaning, housekeeping, preparing the rooms/cottages for hosting guests, gardening, welcome those guests... we offer free accommodation, lunch and dinner.
Note that this is our work and living community life, we want responsible people that are able to be part of us and respectful of our Eco concept.
We still don't have much tourism, after 2 years of this pandemic, we have been dramatically affected and all of us are suffer with the economic situation but we have always lots of things to do....
We need volunteers for 1 month or minimum 3weeks, we really need conscious people who come to help us in our work and not just spend a few days passing by and then they go...
We leave very close to the Yala NP so it means that we are surrounded by an incredible biodiversity and in our garden we can see lots of animals like: monkeys, peacocks, lizards, geckos, land monitors, wild cats, and lots of birds and butterflies.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Accommodation
Simple and clean room, provided with bed linen, fan and mosquito net. We offer lunch and dinner (vegetarian).
What else ...
Kataragama is on the border of the Yala National Park, surrounded by the gem river, beautiful lakes, and the jungle. It’s one of the most visited, sacred multi-religious sites of Sri Lanka, Surrounded by beautiful lakes and nature.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours/day, 5 days/week
Feedback (12)
She is such a great person, very active and enthusiast person.
She was always on time and ready to help us every day. Gave us a great help on the social media, river clean up and gave us nice ideas too.
With a postive spirit and always ready to help the… read more
He is such a great person, very active and enthusiast person.
He was always on time and ready to help us. Gave us lods of help and nice ideas.
With a postive spirit and always ready to help the community.
We felt him like part of our family and we spend such a great… read more
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She is such a great person, very active and enthusiast person.
She was always on time and ready to help us every day. Gave us a great help on the social media, river clean up and gave us nice ideas too.
With a postive spirit and always ready to help the… read more
He is such a great person, very active and enthusiast person.
He was always on time and ready to help us. Gave us lods of help and nice ideas.
With a postive spirit and always ready to help the community.
We felt him like part of our family and we spend such a great… read more
We were able to learn about helping and maintaining an ECO resort with cleaning, gardening, cooking, and serving guests. Learned many hands-on lessons from… read more
They gave us an incredible help and they took very well care of our entire property.
A very nice friendly persons, good workers, flexible on our time table and always ready for help at any time.
Quickly learned the daily work to do and they made an… read more
She gave us a very good help.
A very nice friendly person and good worker.
It was a pleasure to share our natural lodge with her.
A very positive person.
Wish you Julia the best in life.
They gave us an incredible amazing help and they took very well care of our entire property.
A very nice friendly persons, good workers, flexible on our time table and always ready for help at any time.
Quickly learned the daily work to do and they made… read more
The perks of the job are amazing and the location is simple stunning. If you have the chance to be a volunteers here you’ll count yourself as lucky as we feel.The agreement is 5hrs per… read more
He gave us an incredible amazing help.
A very nice friendly person, good worker, flexible on our time table and always ready for help at any time.
Quickly learned the daily work to do and they made a good service for our guests.
It was a pleasure to share our natural lodge and share our… read more
They gave us an incredible amazing help.
A very nice friendly persons, good workers, flexible on our time table and always ready for help at any time.
Quickly learned the daily work to do and they made a good service for our guests.
It was a pleasure to share our natural lodge… read more
They were more than 1 month and they gave us an incredible amazing help.
A very nice friendly persons, good workers, flexible on our time table and always ready for help at any time.
Quickly learned the daily work to do and they made a good service for our guests.
It was a… read more
They gave a great help and also friendship during their time with us.
They understood straight away our Eco concept and working daily plan. They are extremely open and active persons, with out any problems to our different daily routine.
They did it will all challenge!
We are… read more
Muna and Carla host an excellent eco lodge in unspoilt beauty. This was a great workaway experience and genuine cultural exchange; where we got to see how the locals really live and celebrate in Kataragama, a sacred place for Sri Lankan's. You will also see more wildlife here than imaginable.
We were cooked 3 delicious… read more
They collaborated with us for more than 1 month and they are an amazing persons.
Good workers, friendly, flexible on our time table and always ready for help at any time.
Quickly learned the daily work to do provinding a good service for our guests.
Positive communicators and always a nice… read more
It was very nice to have them and share our natural resort with them.
They are a easy going cheerful persons. A very dedicated, attentive and responsible persons and always ready to help.
Thank you so much for everything Mihai and Iveta, many blessings in your way!
Good worker, flexible on our time table and always ready for help at any time.
Quickly learned the daily work to do provinding a good service for our guests.
Positive communicator and always a nice word to our guests.
It was a big pleasure to receive him on… read more
