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Hi, I am Tika. I am a teacher at the local government secondary school in Maipokhari village. I am living with my family in Sandakpur-3, Maipatal village in the Ilam district. There are 4 family members in our family. Me, my wife (dika), son (suman) and a daughter (sudha). The village is located around 600km from Kathmandu with an altitude of 2225 mt.
The Ilam district is famous for its tea farms. We have our own organic farm, with fruit & herbal plants, and a nursery consisting mainly of kiwi plants. We have also two cows. We are growing kiwi, black tea, ground apples, chickpeas, cucumber, and beans. Volunteers are warmly welcomed to my farm as well as my family. You can experience rural life in the east of Nepal and you can get a true sense of local rural life.
Our village and its surroundings are quite green and it's known as the greenest district of Nepal as well as the tea paradise. If you like, you can do many activities here.
Experience your pleasant stay within the clouds at our family-operated property. Start your day with a fresh cup of Ilam Tea from our Organic Self-Sustaining Farm and work your way through our local kitchen using our local produce. Moreover; experience our homecooked Dal-Bhath for a hearty and soulful experience.
The environment is cold (but not overly so) here due to the altitude, thus it is best to bring some warm clothes.
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Daily tasks:
Volunteers can help us in our daily routines. This can include, cutting grass for our cow, weeding our nursery, picking tea leaves, planting new plants, etc. We also want to improve our kiwi farm, and nursery of herbal plants, as well as help with vermiculture and horticulture.
We are always open to creative ideas and would love to help volunteers in making them happen.
We are asking for 3 hours per day from volunteers and they will have 2 full day off per week.
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What to see:
If you are interested in wildlife, then our farm is the perfect place for you. We are surrounded by interesting wildlife. A recent survey on our farm found nearly 100 species of colorful moths and more than 8 species of orchid on our land. For those interested in birds, it is also a great location for birding, with lots of species available just from our gardens.
There are several nearby trekking sites including Sandakpur, Tappu, Todke Waterfall, Maipokhari Lake as well as a Red Panda Sightseeing area.
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Food:
Unlike many other homestays, we offer a varied diet and besides the typical dal bhat, we also eat noodle dishes, pyagi, rice pudding, fresh milk, curd, cheese, etc. We mostly eat vegetarian but occasionally meat also (but this is not a problem if you are vegetarian).
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How to Reach our Farm :
From Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal you can find either a day or night bus to the city of Ilam. It is about 16 hours to Ilam from Kathmandu.
You also can find planes to Chandragadi City from Kathmandu. Your bus will stop at Ilam Bazar, where we can collect you. If we can not collect you, it is possible to take a taxi from the bus stop for 200 NPR. The farm is about 16 km north of Ilam Bazar. You can also come by foot from Ilam Bazar if you want to hike.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Pratique d’une langue
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Accueil / tourisme
Aide informatique/internet
Centres d’intérêt
Vidéographie
Végétarien ou végan
Technologie
Dev. durable
Dev. personnel
Animaux de compagnie
Ferme
Événements/vie sociale
Culture
Bénévolat
Soin des plantes
Photographie
Musique
Histoire
Jardinage
Cuisine et alimentation
Menuiserie
Animaux
Nature
Montagne
Randonnée
Camping
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Volunteers will be able to learn Nepalese culture, language and experience local life. Volunteers also will have a chance to enhance their agricultural knowledge and they can see the beauty of the district, and discover the surroundings.
Aide
Volunteers can help with our daily routines. Besides this, we are planning to build a bamboo cottage and a greenhouse. We also want to improve our kiwi farm, nursery of herbal plants ,vermiculture and horticulture.
We are always open for creative ideas and would love to help volunteers make their ideas a reality.
We are asking for 3 hours per day from volunteers and they will have 2 full day off per week .
Langues
Langues parlées
Nepali: Courant
Anglais: Intermédiaire
Hindi: IntermédiaireCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
We all members are very much interested in learning. Languages like Spanish, French, and other languages. We can practice each other’s languages during your stay :)
Hébergement
Volunteers are given a simple room with very basic things a common bathroom with hot water and a Nepalese-style toilet. We have electricity in all rooms. We have WIFI and will be provided for free.
As we are living a simple rural eastern Nepali lifestyle, local markets are at a normal walking distance of 50 minutes away where very basic groceries and some small restaurants can also be found. So volunteers can manage their own foods.
However, with an optional additional fee of an 8$ per day we would be including our traditional Nepali daily meals and snacks as mentioned below and made mostly from our home grown vegetables.
Meals:
We cook traditional Nepalese food, mainly vegetarian. Based on Nepalese dining customs, we provide two major meals a day plus two tea and snack breaks. Tea is served around 7 am. Brunch is served around 9 to 10 am and is usually typical Nepali food, dal/bhat (rice, lentils, and vegetables). Tea is served again at around 3 pm with local snacks. Dinner is at around 7 to 8 pm. The food is very simple but also extremely tasty, organic and filling. Vegetables mostly comes from our own gardens. Fresh milk and curd are also provided in meals. The food is healthy and fresh.
We are always happy to welcome new guests (volunteers).
Autres infos...
We can guide you to Todke waterfall which is the second tallest waterfall of Nepal, Maipokhari Lake and local areas and celebrations. This place is good for trekking. There are some trails which can take you to beautiful views of the Himalayas. The altitude of the mountains are quite high, ranging from 2600 to 3600 meters. During your free time you can visit neighbouring villages and interact with the friendy locals.
You can go hiking destinations nearby such as Sandakpur, Chhintapu, Tappu and also the red panda conservation areas.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
You can park motorcycles and upto Bus.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Yess. We also are pet lovers so fell free to bring.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Mes animaux
Cow
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Ilam is a very unique part of Nepal and Tika's place is a great way to experience the local village life.
Definetly try out the local cheese which is made there and don't miss the amazing hike to the local waterfall.
The hosts are very easy going and always up for a good… read more
Everyone was very accommodating, kind and cheerful. The son Suman was very helpful with getting to and leaving the farm. He also speaks perfect English and was a great friend throughout the whole stay. Tika and Dika are Kiwi experts, and were very welcoming of me into their home. Dika is an excellent chef and we all made a… read more
At times Tika showed me around the village.
Two weeks passed without boredom.
If I had more time, I would have stayed longer.
You will experience real Nepalese life and culture there.
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Ilam is a very unique part of Nepal and Tika's place is a great way to experience the local village life.
Definetly try out the local cheese which is made there and don't miss the amazing hike to the local waterfall.
The hosts are very easy going and always up for a good… read more
Everyone was very accommodating, kind and cheerful. The son Suman was very helpful with getting to and leaving the farm. He also speaks perfect English and was a great friend throughout the whole stay. Tika and Dika are Kiwi experts, and were very welcoming of me into their home. Dika is an excellent chef and we all made a… read more
At times Tika showed me around the village.
Two weeks passed without boredom.
If I had more time, I would have stayed longer.
You will experience real Nepalese life and culture there.
We had the chance to live two weeks with Tika and Dika!
We learned so many things about farming and especially about kiwis!
Tika has the most wonderful smile and Dika was like a mum for us ❤️
We also had the chance to visit Ilam with the best guide Sudha!
We were really honoured to live… read more
We are sure that any host family would be helped and be happy when he is there.
Would definetley reccomend to anyone interested in such a thing, my only regret is having to leave so briefly after only a week.
A young and very energetic volunteer... He is a very fast learner and of course a creative man. He is very friendly to everyone and a disciplined guest we hosted.
Being a first host for him, We enjoyed a lot making him our family member.
Enjoy your time Patrik,
The accomodation is nice and clean and the food is… read more
We cooked momos all together & some french… read more
The duties everyday were really interesting as I was totally involved in the everyday duties in the farm. Cutting grass from the bamboo's trees is an experience that I will never forget.
It is a place that I strongly recomend to anyone to enjoy the truly nepali life in… read more
I spend my last 2.5 weeks with them after already spending 2 months in Nepal. But before at no workaway in Nepal I could learn so much about the real Nepali life outside… read more
Despite carrying out quite a lot of activities… read more
We feel very happy hosting him and make him the family member. He stayed with us really like a family member, working and sharing his knowledge.
He does all the works very perfectly and makes us always very happy.
He is expert in handy works and also very quick learner!
Sylvain, if you again visit nepal, our… read more
Although this was my first workaway, I can definitely tell it is exactly how I expect Workaway to be.
I was part of the family, truly. I was Invited at all events around, teached a lot of different things (thanks for the Nepali lessons!), worked meaningfull things, ate really good food.
The farm is situated in a rural area,… read more
He is very nice to everyone and also his amazing skills adds more qualifications on him. He can learn everything very quickly and can stay with the people like the family member.
Wish you all the best for your future.
I really enjoyed the stay at tikas farm.
Everyone was very friendly and helpful.
The food is very delicious and its always enough...i love iskus.
Special thanks to suman who managed most of my needs for information. Your english is very good and i hope you have a lot of fun with the rubics cube and play some music.
I… read more
Far away from any city, its a journey to get there but its so worth it.
No cars, no dogs, just the sounds of nature.
We had a wonderful time working and relaxing on the farm. The family is very friendly and welcoming. We were made
to feel at home right from the start. They are always smiling and laughing, such a… read more
There is a strong routine as expected for any farm life but the jobs are always… read more
First of all it is quite a trip to get there. A 16 to 20 hours trip on a night bus on nepali road is an experience in itself but it is a lot of fun.
Work at the farm included cutting wood, harvesting bamboo leaves or other similar things in the forest around the farm, preparing… read more
In fact, Ishraki Kazi is the person who cannot be described by words. His reliability and amazing ideas in each aspects are his properties.
Ishraki is the best volunteer till now we had. His habits, helping thoughts and obedience adds more positivity on his habits.
His amazing arts are… read more
My nepali falimy here.
When i say this, i actually mean it. You live as one in the family from day one and are whole heartedly welcomed not only by tika/dika's immediate family but also the village community.
They are hard working people and the rural life is quite laborious on a daily basis, yet there is such great peace and joy in the eyes… read more
She is really very active lady with sound mind and very much kindness. She remains 20 days with our family and makes us much missing when she leaves. Her creative ideas in every field makes us more close with her.
She always wants us to be happy.
Her amazing cooking of varieties, soo missable.
At last, we all members… read more
The work in the farm changes everyday, making your tasks more attractive.
We learnt a lot about local farming methods, nepali food, nepali lifestyle and we loved to practise nepali language everynight, next… read more
And her working made us those moments unmissable.
She was like my daughter and wish her all the best in her life and be a successful girl.
Never forget your khatiwada's family in nepal.
To begin with, from the first moment I entered their home I was treated as part of the family. Each evening after a delicious meal prepared by either Dika or her beautiful daughter, Suda, we would sit in front of the ago(fire) and share stories and laugh… read more
We were very sad to leave you very soon, so next time you must be with us at least 30 days.
The work we need at the nursery had true sense, preparing thousands of medical organic plants, and working in the wood to find row material like bamboo for the farm.
Best moment of my day was surely the morning walk to… read more
She always wants us to be happy with her work. Really unmissable workawer.
We all are missing those unmissable moments and pray for his success in every steps of his life.
