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Description
You’ll stay in a handcrafted beachfront treehouse with thousands of trees and crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean. Our place sits on 2 hectares of wild land with 185 meters of coastline, completely off-grid and powered by solar.
Nature here is next-level, especially in green season—long empty beach walks, tide pools, and river exploration are part of daily life. If you’re into surfing, music, writing, birdwatching, hiking, fishing, or simply being outdoors, this is your spot. It’s an easy place to unplug, slow down, and rewild yourself.
Projects include permaculture gardening, maintenance, carpentry, building stuff, odd jobs and . We’re easy going, love music and good food, and appreciate people who are kind, self-motivated, and curious.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Dancing
Sustainability
Events & social
Plant care
Music
Gardening
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Nature
Beach
Adventure sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Cambutal has a strong Santeño culture. Neighbors are friendly, speak Spanish and are always down for a chat.
A 4×4 is required to reach this kind of natural beauty. Expect solitude, tall trees, rivers, waterfalls, and long stretches of coastline where you won’t see another person. In rainy season, the Horcones River can be impassable at times. If you enjoy quiet time, doing your own thing, and being surrounded by raw, real nature, you’ll thrive here. We’re easygoing, love music and good food, and appreciate people who are kind, curious, and self-motivated.
Help
In exchange for ~20 hours/week, you’ll stay in the beachfront treehouse! We'll provide big, colorful, home-cooked meals on days you work. Dietary restrictions like GF, vegetarian can be easily accommodated.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Accommodation
Zephyr’s Treehouse is a private, off-grid cabin perched on a jungle rise with panoramic ocean and jungle views. The sleeping space is a 24 ft x 12 ft open room with two beds (set up as one king or two twins), soft organic linens, mosquito nets, Wi-Fi, and sliding glass doors that let in ocean breeze and sunrise light. There’s a small kitchen with a full-size fridge and a covered walkway to a private garden-style shower and toilet.
The treehouse sits away from the main house—you’ll cross a scenic footbridge and follow a path under huge trees and tropical plants to reach it. Rocking chairs on the shady deck overlook the surf, and you can't get any more beachfront.
What else ...
We’ve spent years building this place from scratch, and a lot of the magic here exists thanks to Workawayers who showed up ready to help, learn, and get creative.
Sustainable + Eco Projects
-Alvaro built our breezy surf-view home and then the treehouse, using lightweight design, local materials, and as little concrete as possible.
-We’re completely off-grid. Alvaro installed all our solar panels, marine-grade inverter, charge controller, batteries, and home electrical system. This past year we added a 16-panel setup and a “PowerHouse” to hold everything.
-For our first 10 years, we ran entirely on rainwater. Our “WaterFarm” captured and stored enough to last all year. Now we also have a well—so the garden got extra lush.
-We got deep into Bill Mollison’s permaculture books and planted fruit trees, made compost, built nutrient-rich swales, and tried to live as sustainably as possible. Last year I had the wild idea of planting 1,000 trees and flowers… and we made it happen (thanks, Workaway!).
-We built a beautiful wooden bridge across a ravine to reach our biggest trees and the wildest part of our land. This is where the treehouse sits amongst the tree canopy.
Last Year’s Projects
-Carpentry (so much carpentry!)
-Solar upgrades + wiring the new system
-Windows and doors for the treehouse
-Al’s new workshop
-The “Bezerker!”
-Large-scale sewing project for roll-down curtains
-Permaculture fun
-Painting + installing siding
We’re endlessly grateful for everyone who has helped us build this place. Thank you for the creativity, skills, and good vibes.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have fast internet!
Space for parking camper vans
Parking for campervan available. Spacious flat area surrounded by nature.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Benni showed us the property, the area around and the river behind the corner right in the beginning. So we got many possibilities in our free time: a quick swim in the ocean, chilling in the cold river in the morning during low tide, surfing, walking around the place and the… read more
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Benni showed us the property, the area around and the river behind the corner right in the beginning. So we got many possibilities in our free time: a quick swim in the ocean, chilling in the cold river in the morning during low tide, surfing, walking around the place and the… read more
We spend 3 weeks living in the treehouse and helping around with building tasks they had for us. Some drywalls for the treehouse had to get attached which was a good job to do.
The treehouse we stayed in was just amazing and we were stunned when we first arrived!
Also Benni and Al with… read more
Trying to withold good reviews as i want this little secret all to myself and no one else. In todays world, for me, it doesnt get better than this really. Ive decided to stop searching as what Benni, Al and zeph have introduced to me is exactly what ive been looking for. A perfect balance. A place where you can really isolate… read more
