Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Switzerland

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about 10 days ago

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Join our enterprising, lively and hearty family in Rickenbach BL, Switzerland
We are an enterprising, lively and hearty family with three children (girls (9and 6 years), boy (8) and a dog. We live in a big house with a garden and fruit trees and would be happy to get some support!
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Be a part of our family and learn local life and culture in Wila, Switzerland
We are a family of four living in a house in the beautiful Zurich Oberland region and are looking for someone to help us with everyday tasks and also teach us English. To make you feel as part of the family, we would like to have the meals together ......
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about 5 days ago

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Help us our home and garden and enjoy the wonderful Berner Oberland in Thun, Switzerland
Hello helper! You're welcome to spend time in Switzerland for some help in exchange. We are a family consisting of me and my son, 24, who is studying industrial engineering. I am the leader of administration in a physio therapy practice and have ......
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Be part of our family life in Biel, Switzerland
Dear workawayers, We are (Rose, Janik and our son Noah) a friendly Swiss family living in a cozy home with a big garden, one cat and a dog. With our older son now moved out and our younger one still at home, we find ourselves needing some extra help ......
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about 29 days ago

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Help me learn German and enjoy the views of the lake nearby in beautiful Lugano, Switzerland
Hi the best German teachers (I prefer to host girls only), I would like you to come and stay with me in a beautiful Lugano (italian part of Switzerland), and teach me German. I live in an apartment not far from the lake. You will have your own room.
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Experience daily life with our dog loving family in Gontenschwil, Switzerland
We are a family of five with lots of pets (guinea pigs, rabbits and a dog) and live in an idyllic village in our house with lots of space and a big garden. My husband and I are self-employed and work a lot, he in the workshops and I in the gardens, ......
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about 21 days ago

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Join us on different projects in the beautiful mountains of Kandergrund, Switzerland
Update 30/6/26: i‘m looking for someone who is supporting me with my home, keep the house in- and outside in shape, maintain the garden, the surroundings and take care of the people who come here for a visit. i'm looking for someone who is ......
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Looking to welcome you into our family in Lausanne, Switzerland
Hello, We are a family in Switzerland with three kids (one18 years boy and two girls 20 and 23) and a dog. Our eldest girl is already out of the home. The update of our profile is about the location of our new house: Before, we were at Aumont, ......
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Happy to welcome people from all over the world in Rombach, Switzerland
Hello I am a woman with three cats who lives in a house with a large garden. I live centrally (well connected by public transport) and yet in nature. Would be happy to meet new people from all over the world and get a little help with my house.
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about 17 days ago

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Become part of our family and enjoy some outdoor projects in Rebstein, Switzerland
We are a small family living in Eastern Switzerland in a peaceful place surrounded by nature, with beautiful views towards Austria and Liechtenstein. One of the things we love most about living here is the feeling of being connected to three ......
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Stay on a small organic farm close to Thun, Switzerland
I live in a small village near Thun in Switzerland. Currently, I am building on my new house, which means there's always a lot of work to do. Also, we are running a small organic farm, which means the same. We have about 18 cows and calfs from ......
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Stay on our community farm close to Zurich, Switzerland
We are looking for a skilled and hands-on all-rounder to support us on our organic farm! Minimum age around 25 MINIMUM 6 WEEKS Our farm is a place where people, animals, and plants live together. We are a small and diverse community, currently ......
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Share your gardening skills with a young family in sunny Roveredo, southern Switzerland
Dear traveler, We’re a small family – Fabienne, Martin, and our daughter Aluna and our son Roran – living in Roveredo, a peaceful mountain village in the heart of Switzerland. At the beginning of 2024, we became proud parents for the first time, ......
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Spend some time with our family in the beautiful Jura landscapes, Switzerland
Hi! We are a family of three people: me (Maken), and my two sons Raphaël (15, who is in high school) and Mathys (19, who is currently a Workawayer in Germany, and will come back to Switzerland in September for his studies at EPFL in Lausanne). We ......
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about 16 days ago

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Help with gardening, painting and share the life of a Swiss family in Peseux, Switzerland
Switzerland and its sheep, its chocolate and its cows ... .. Why not come to work in our house near a lake or in our chalet in the Alps? La Suisse et ses moutons, son chocolate et ses vaches…..Pourquoi ne pas venir faire du travail dans notre ......
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about 3 days ago

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Learn about the region, try different hiking routes and other attractions in Stalden, Switzerland
Welcome to sunny Wallis in the south of Switzerland. We are a couple - Roger and Henriëtte - that like traveling ourselves as well. We run a small guesthouse with some rooms, shared bathrooms , a communal kitchen, and a beautiful garden. Our ......
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Help with collaborative projects in Zürich, Switzerland
Hi! I just moved back to the city, in Zürich. I would like to touch up my flat, by painting it mainly. Maybe change the sink in the bathroom. I like to play music. I am pretty busy these days, and also I'm working. But we could do the work together ......
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about 3 hours ago

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Be part of the community life at the idyllic Pfannenstiel close to Zurich, Switzerland
We are a a shared house of 8 people, situated at the foot of the panoramic Pfannenstiel hill in Meilen, overlooking the lake of Zurich. It's a colorful house of peace and calmness, with room to grow and build. We have a new gardening space that we ......
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Join our family and share everyday life in Bürglen, Switzerland
🌿 Workaway opportunity in Switzerland 🌿 (women only) We are a family with two young children and a dog living in the Swiss countryside, looking for someone kind, reliable and independent who would enjoy sharing a little bit of everyday life with us ......
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Join our peaceful home in the Vallemaggia valley near Avegno, Switzerland
We are looking for a warm, emotionally intelligent and respectful person to share a meaningful experience with our family in the beautiful Vallemaggia Valley, in the Italian-speaking part of southern Switzerland. This place naturally attracts ......
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