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Hi, we're Emma and Ben and, with the help of our managers Tobi and Adel, we run activity holidays and specialist breaks like yoga and art retreats from our renovated farmhouse at Lake Skadar National Park. We've been doing it since 2011!
We host small groups of guests every week from April to October, and take them hiking, kayaking and to enjoy the fantastic local wine and gastronomy. Out of season, there's always plenty of land and property maintenance to do!
You will find yourself based in a stunning location for any nature lover, bang in the middle of a huge national park, with plenty of free time to get out and explore. During the season, your lodgings will be a private wooden eco-cabin on the Villa estate, surrounded by nature, fruit trees and the occasional wild tortoise. You will also be able to share outdoor spaces with our guests, including the swimming pool and nature/yoga deck. Out of season, we make a room in the actual guesthouse available.
We're based in walking distance of Virpazar, a pretty little village by Lake Skadar.Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicosJardineríaConstrucción y bricolajeCuidado de animalesCuidado de niños y juegos creativosCocinar para toda la familiaAyuda domésticaMantenimiento generalAyuda informáticaIntercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
You will be based in an extremely beautiful, rural area of Montenegro - Lake Skadar National Park - where you will be able to learn about and enjoy the incredible nature on our doorstep, as well as (during the season) learn to be a hiking and kayaking guide. And of course, we'll take you to some of the best secret beauty spots in our area. As little English is spoken here, except at our place (we're British!), you'll also get the chance to meet locals and learn a bit of the local language - Serbian/Montenegrin.
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We're looking for outdoorsy, nature-loving couples who can come help us run our activity holidays and guest accommodation. For the right people (you need to be as happy cleaning a guest bedroom as you are chatting with guests and staying in an eco-cabin!), this is an amazing opportunity which will need your commitment to stay at least 2 months.
During the tourist season (April-October) the role is chiefly to be our main house and groundskeepers, with support from us when needed (eg. on guest changeover days). Daily tasks involve getting up early (7am starts) to water the plants, maintain the swimming pool (which involves using it too!), sweep, clean and tidy outside and communal areas like the yoga deck and guest kitchen/living room. Twice a week, there's a clean to do of the villa. There'll also be a chance to help out with our tours, e.g. assisting with driving, or preparing kayaks, and going along as an extra pair of hands and secondary guide!
There will also be some gardening to do (strimming, pruning and maintaining our veggie garden), guest bedrooms to prepare and bicycle maintenance.
In return, we offer not only a basic wage, but you'll get to the chance to go kayaking and hiking with our guests to some amazing places, most of them hidden well away from the standard touristy places.
Pre-season (Feb-April), it's all about getting the guesthouse ready for the summer. Painting, varnishing, gardening, cleaning...the more practical you are, the better (special consideration given to anyone with trade experience)! There are no tours to go on at that time of year - but as spring arrives it's always the most beautiful time of the year, and a nature-lover's paradise.
Please note, good English and the ability to drive a manual vehicle are essential.
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We provide a basic wage of €520 per couple per month, as well as use of bikes and kayaks - and a car when available. We require both of you to have a decent level of physical fitness, fluent English and full and clean driving licences for manual gearboxes). Experience of kayaking, hiking & property maintenance is desirable, as is a love of nature and the outdoors (insect and snake phobes, this is not the place for you!).
When it comes to hours, we ask our Workawayers to be flexible. Some days are longer than others - sometimes you might be done for the day by 09:00! It averages out to 5 hrs a day, 5 days a week and with a whole National Park to explore on your two free days as well as the stunning Adriatic coast just a half hour away.Idiomas hablados
Alemán: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Francés: Fluido
Serbian: FluidoAlojamiento
Feb/March - an en-suite room in our guesthouse.
Apr-Oct - a private wooden eco-cabin with double bed in the grounds of the Villa estate, surrounded by nature and fruit trees. The eco-cabin is basic but comfortable, with a kitchenette, outside space & BBQ, plus access to a shower/WC with hot running water. You will also be able to enjoy the same outdoor facilities as our guests, such as the swimming pool and yoga deck.
We provide internet access via a mobile modem, a 4x4 you can use when it's available, as well access to mountain bikes and a kayak.Algo más...
You will be based in a National Park, so the perfect place for anyone who loves hiking, kayaking and nature photography. Virpazar, which is a 20 minute walk from us, has a train station and buses with good connections to the capital city Podgorica (30 mins) and Bar on the coast (also 30 mins).
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We have 4G fast internet throughout the property
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
On road parking is possible for campers
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We were there for their busiest time, and despite the inevitable stress this time was for them,… read more
Emma and Ben are super welcoming and friendly, they're so easy to talk to and we loved chatting over wine and beer in the evenings, especially on pizza night!
We enjoyed the work like watering, gardening, cleaning the pool and looking after the chickens and the… read more
Even though they were fully booked with Workawayers for the summer we messaged them on the off chance that it became available. Less than a week later Ben contacted us to say that there had been a last minute change of plan fand asked if we would… read more
Thanks a lot to both of you for making my stay so comfortable, for sharing your time and professional experiences with me, for allowing me to learn a lot of new skills, for giving me an opportunity to explore some hidden skills inside me. Because of this stay, I got to meet a lot of… read more
We arrived and were greeted at the airport with huge smiles and it just got better from there. We spent a month at Villa and got to see it come together before our time was up. Primary duties were painting, varnishing and power washing alongside some other smaller things. They provided us with… read more
The work required is straightforward and most days can be done in a couple of hours. You then have the rest of the day to… read more
The villa is set in an idyllic location with incredible views and if you love wildlife then you will be spoilt in this location. The work was a mix of familiar morning duties and ad-hoc… read more
first of all thank you very much for these 4 unforgettable weeks in beautiful Montenegro! You are wonderful hosts, your children are a blessing and even your pets are so lovely. The time just flew by... We wish you the best for the upcoming season!
For other workawayers: Come and experience this unique place, the amazing… read more
The description is spot on. We were lucky to spend 2 weeks in the season with guests living in the eco cabin helping out on tours and spending 4 weeks off season helping with video and photo content, end of season cleaning whilst staying in the guest house. Ben & Emma took us all around Montenegro and… read more
Our accommodation was in the guesthouse with a fully equipped kitchen were we cooked by ourselve. There is a… read more
On excursion days, usually just one of us would go along and drive one of the vehicles with some of the guests onboard. The days including lots of kayaking, hiking and swimming in… read more
Our time was filled with assisting… read more
Since we arrived all family were very kind and friendly trying to make us feel comfortable in their home, even when they had lots of things to work with.
Our work was very assorted and it depends on… read more
Guys always truly cared about us, asked what jobs we'd prefer to do. And really, their place has options to make lot's of different things, offer your ideas and never to be… read more