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Come help us at our lovely jungle retreat that overlooks the Se San river in the beautiful province of Ratanakiri Cambodia. I run a beautiful guesthouse/trekking business and employ 4 lovely Khmer staff. They assist in all duties from the cooking/gardening/cleaning/housekeeping/helping staff with guest check in/out. You will assist them with their duties. We do NOT charge for you to stay and assist us as we exchange accommodation and 3 meals per day. Experience the calm, cool jungle in traditional Khmer housing and enjoy the cultural exchange!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Sustainability
Pets
Movies & TV
Farming
Events & social
Culture
Writing
Plant care
Photography
Performing arts
Music
Languages
History
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Carpentry
Cooking & food
Art & design
Animals
Team sports
Sailing / Boating
Yoga / Wellness
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Camping
Beach
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Firstly we offer a language exchange. Also in this region there are many indigenous people/hill tribes that live in villages. You can go to these villages and see their way of life, their traditions, and even their cemeteries.
We hope by hosting you we can learn about each other!
Help
I run a guesthouse/trekking company and employ 4 Khmer staff who you will help with various duties. The Khmer staff take care of most duties but we would like some help from you in exchange for accommodation and 3 local Khmer food/meals a day. We would like some light help with tasks around our guesthouse. Tasks include-gardening, art/murals, computer skills (help me make a website/ advertising), cooking lessons about Western meals and how to do cocktails (if you have skills on that), assisting the staff with English to sign in guests. If I am in town, help with some carpentry and building, fence tasks. There are always Khmer staff on site.
We also would love to exchange language skills-our staff speak a little English are are keen to learn more! And you can learn Khmer!
Work hours are up to 25 hours per week-Monday to Friday, preferably in the morning when it is coolest or at dusk. You have the whole weekend to yourself-you can go trekking/swimming/rafting animal watching, see gibbons etc.
Languages
Languages spoken
Khmer: Fluent
English: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We would like to learn English and teach you Khmer. We employ four lovely Khmer staff that are eager to meet you and swap languages!
Accommodation
The guesthouse/resort consist of two buildings right on the Se San river-one is for paying guest, you will stay in a beautiful traditional Khmer teakwood home-there are 4 rooms with a shared bathroom. There are two levels and there two balconies-these are lovely to sit on do any work you have/drink coffee/relax.
The beds are large 4 poster beds with thick mattress and a mosquito net. All rooms have a fan-it is very cool here so you don't need a/c.
The rooms are lockable, you will have your own key.
FOOD- In exchange for the work you do, we provide 3 meals a day of home cooked local Khmer food. We also have a menu with western food you can buy if you miss food from home :)
WATER- we have a water refill station you can use as needed-it is not tap water, it is bought in big re-usable bottles.
What else ...
We are located 40 mins drive from the town of Ban Lung. This region is famous for its beautiful jungle/scenery, gem mines and gold finding the traditional way, trekking in the famous Virachey National Park , traditional bamboo rafting, animal watching-wild yellow cheek-crested gibbon spotting in the Vuensai-Siem Pang National Park, rivers/lakes and indigenous tribes. It has a rich cultural heritage.
The weather is very cool and can be cold at night, people love that its not too hot here!
Lastly, the area is famous for its Red Earth-the name is"dey krahorm"-this literally means Red Earth, because the area is covered in red earth. It is a beautiful colour and you can take many photographs!
PLS NOTE- whilst we cannot help you with your visa to enter Cambodia, we can help you with visa extension.
Once we have determined your stay with us, we can pick you up from Ban Lung bus station. The bus arrives daily.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
It is very relaxing environment and calm, and we are located right on the river. Guests love to come here after the chaos of the city, and to relax and chill out-there is a lovely open hut overlooking the river that you can do yoga on . We live simply and enjoy our days, It is a hidden gem in the hills of North Cambodia. Ban Lung town is located 40mins drive away but the village is only 1km away- it has fresh food/restaurants/clothes/markets etc, everything you need :)
Space for parking camper vans
We have a large yard you can park your vehicle here.
Can possibly accept pets
We have a very friendly dog here, if you have non reactive pets they are also welcome!
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Lucky
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