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We are an Ecolodge& Wildlife Sanctuary in the Diyadawe rainforest area close by the famous Sinharaja Rainforest.
On 6 acres of hill land, situated on an 100 year old Tea Estate, we established a remote Eco Lodge within a unique setting. We are blessed with peace, abundant nature, organic fruit trees &herbs, own spring water and a very pleasant climate.
We are looking for a handyman or woman who can help us with maintaining and fixing things like shelves and small repairs around the houses. Ideally you have some experience with woodwork and masonry, working with simple hand tools.
In addition, we are looking for someone with hospitality experiece who can support us with looking after guests, serving them food and helping with maintenance.
Our location is perfect for people who love peace and don't mind beeing in a quiet place off the civilization.
Please contact us if you can stay for at least three weeks.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Aide à la maison
Accueil / tourisme
Entretien général
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
It's a unique opportunity to be in a paradise like environment with pure air, pleasant climate and clean water from the rainforest.
Experience living simple, close to nature in an amazing place off the beaten path.
It’s also a great opportunity to deepen your spiritual practice or change bad food and thought habits. It’s perfect for a Detox with fruit / juices and herbs that grow here naturally.
Through interaction with our team of locals you will learn about Sri Lanka's rural life.
Aide
We plan to offer Yoga&Meditation classes to our guests form December onwards. Our goal is to establish a regular schedule and special Retreats at our new Yoga Shala.
We would like offer our guests the opportunity to practise Yoga and Meditation in this perfect environment.
This is a opportunity for dedicated Yoga teachers to deepen their teaching skills and to design the Yoga Shala together with us.
We offer a beautiful place to stay in an unspoilt environment plus healthy food.
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Hébergement
The accomodation is room with shared bathroom. It's situated near a river with lots of trees.
Autres infos...
The Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve is the local attraction where different tours can be arranged.
We also have a newly built, natural pool.
In the nearby village Kotapola is the locally famous ancient buddhist cave temple Getabaruwa Dewalaya, situated on a hill (458m above sea level) which is worth a visit. Or just take a relaxed walk on our local Batandura road and experience authentic village life.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
The Internet is ok for streaming at some places further up the property
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
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N° de référence hôte : 766775677146
Feedback (28)
10 mars 2025
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Rahim & Mohammadmehdi)
We really enjoyed having Rahim and Medhi with us since they are very kind, helpful and respectful. They have helped us with setting up our Storage room, laundry room, did some painting jobs, fixed leaking pipes and taps, repaired broken sockets and lights. Medhi is skilled with plumbing and electricity, has a great knowledge about the quality of… read more
(Excellent
)
10 mars 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Rahim & Mohammadmehdi) pour l'hôte
We spent two wonderful weeks with Karina and Cedric. In the middle of the forest we were amazed to see animals like eagles, squirrels, leeches, monkeys, peacocks etc. We woke up in the mornings to the sound of birds. We enjoyed the food which was mostly vegetarian and cooked by the staff. Our room was very nice and clean with a view of the forest.… read more
28 juil. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Yuechen) pour l'hôte
I Volunteered for Karina July 10 th to July 23rd, mainly task was to focus on teaching yoga and meditation class and doing online marketing for it. The open space yoga hall next to a giant banyan tree is absolutely beautiful and peaceful, it also still needs some improvements for roof, storage shelves and decoration etc.
I originally planned to… read more
I originally planned to… read more
1 juil. 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (Maddy) pour l'hôte
Sam and Karina's place is enchanting and full of awe! had a great couple of weeks here, exploring the jungle, experiencing the wild life and hanging out with new friends!
The food was ace, a variety of different vegetarion dishes that we loved, not to mention the cake that we had cake pretty much every single day aswel, haha.
During my stay the… read more
The food was ace, a variety of different vegetarion dishes that we loved, not to mention the cake that we had cake pretty much every single day aswel, haha.
During my stay the… read more
30 juin 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Maddy)
Maddy is very skilled with working with wood, weeding, painting, managing the coboven, ...only to meantion some jobs he has done here. We can highly recommend him. We hope to see him again and we wish him a phantastic time!
(Excellent
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10 mars 2025
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Rahim & Mohammadmehdi)
We really enjoyed having Rahim and Medhi with us since they are very kind, helpful and respectful. They have helped us with setting up our Storage room, laundry room, did some painting jobs, fixed leaking pipes and taps, repaired broken sockets and lights. Medhi is skilled with plumbing and electricity, has a great knowledge about the quality of… read more
(Excellent)
10 mars 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Rahim & Mohammadmehdi) pour l'hôte
We spent two wonderful weeks with Karina and Cedric. In the middle of the forest we were amazed to see animals like eagles, squirrels, leeches, monkeys, peacocks etc. We woke up in the mornings to the sound of birds. We enjoyed the food which was mostly vegetarian and cooked by the staff. Our room was very nice and clean with a view of the forest.… read more
28 juil. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Yuechen) pour l'hôte
I Volunteered for Karina July 10 th to July 23rd, mainly task was to focus on teaching yoga and meditation class and doing online marketing for it. The open space yoga hall next to a giant banyan tree is absolutely beautiful and peaceful, it also still needs some improvements for roof, storage shelves and decoration etc.
I originally planned to… read more
I originally planned to… read more
1 juil. 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (Maddy) pour l'hôte
Sam and Karina's place is enchanting and full of awe! had a great couple of weeks here, exploring the jungle, experiencing the wild life and hanging out with new friends!
The food was ace, a variety of different vegetarion dishes that we loved, not to mention the cake that we had cake pretty much every single day aswel, haha.
During my stay the… read more
The food was ace, a variety of different vegetarion dishes that we loved, not to mention the cake that we had cake pretty much every single day aswel, haha.
During my stay the… read more
30 juin 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Maddy)
Maddy is very skilled with working with wood, weeding, painting, managing the coboven, ...only to meantion some jobs he has done here. We can highly recommend him. We hope to see him again and we wish him a phantastic time!
(Excellent)
7 mars 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Emma)
Emma was a great help for us during a very busy period in our Eco Lodge. She helped us with all kinds of work and always with a very positive attitude. It was very sad to see her leaving and we hope to see her again. Thans a lot.
(Excellent)
11 janv. 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (Tineke & Juda) pour l'hôte
Unfortunately this was our only bad experience on Workaway. This was not a place for us because of the lack of a positive atmosphere, lack of communication, and our different opinions about what is and what isn't an EcoLodge.
If you are ONLY looking for food, accomodation and jungle all around you in exchange for work, then this is the place for… read more
If you are ONLY looking for food, accomodation and jungle all around you in exchange for work, then this is the place for… read more
7 nov. 2018
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Hakan)
Hakan helped us for a week, unfortunately he could not stay longer. But we had a great time having him here. Althought it was a bit stressfull sometimes he always remained calm and did a great job with building a window frame plus installing it, further he did some other small carpentry jobs and is a very kind person and great to talk to. We hope… read more
(Excellent)
26 oct. 2018
Laissé par le workawayer (Hakan) pour l'hôte
Karina,Sam and also Sagırı for the opportunity to help you.I had a great time with you.
I recommend this beautiful place (wonderfull view of the valley) ıf you want to exprience the real Sri Lanka Rainforest. I enjoyed my time there helping them.
Hope to see you again.
I recommend this beautiful place (wonderfull view of the valley) ıf you want to exprience the real Sri Lanka Rainforest. I enjoyed my time there helping them.
Hope to see you again.
28 déc. 2017
Laissé par le workawayer (Tetsu) pour l'hôte
I stayed here for a month.
The place is in deep rainforest so amazing place!
I met so many wild animals here such as monkey, giant squirrel, chameleon, monitor, beautiful birds, porcupine, and many insects. Also there are lovely dogs cats.
We could get jackfruits regulary , now one of my best fruits!!
They gave me varied jobs for not to be bored,… read more
The place is in deep rainforest so amazing place!
I met so many wild animals here such as monkey, giant squirrel, chameleon, monitor, beautiful birds, porcupine, and many insects. Also there are lovely dogs cats.
We could get jackfruits regulary , now one of my best fruits!!
They gave me varied jobs for not to be bored,… read more
5 oct. 2017
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Zonia)
We had a wonderfull time having Zonia here. She helped us with all kind of work with a very positive attitude, kind and relaxed. Even in stressfull moments she remained calm and helpfull. Our garden has one more beautiful mosaik she has made with lots of dedication and love to details. And it was great to talk to her about various things and… read more
(Excellent)
26 sept. 2017
Laissé par le workawayer (Zonia) pour l'hôte
This place is amazing, words honestly can't describe how I feel about this spot. This was my last stop in Asia before heading back to the states and it really wrapped up my trip in the best way possible. Sam and Karina are really awesome people doing really awesome things. They are both so inspiring to me. Theres always a lot to do around this… read more
21 juil. 2017
Laissé par le workawayer (Jake) pour l'hôte
This was my first Workaway experience and I can say it was great! Sam and Karina are wonderful hosts, who can cook great food and have a good chat with. You can generally choose what kind of work you want to do - which there is plenty of! It's quite inspiring to see what Sam and Karina have made of this piece of land nestled in the hills of the… read more
19 avr. 2017
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Gwendo)
We had a wonderful time having Gwendolyn here for three weeks. She heleped us with the kitchen work, maintenance and hosting guests as well as with some work on the roof of our new mudhouse and with gardenwork. She is very well structured and reliable, a very fast learner and hard worker. On top she also knows how to look after her own ressources… read more
(Excellent)
7 avr. 2017
Laissé par le workawayer (Gwendo) pour l'hôte
For those who adore being secluded in a stunning bit of nature with 2
lovely, dedicated people and lots of different things to do - this is perfect. I spent 3 weeks here helping with the roof of the new cob house, planting pineapples, weeding, light housework like washing and preparing the rooms plus preparing and serving easy breakfasts to… read more
lovely, dedicated people and lots of different things to do - this is perfect. I spent 3 weeks here helping with the roof of the new cob house, planting pineapples, weeding, light housework like washing and preparing the rooms plus preparing and serving easy breakfasts to… read more
28 déc. 2016
Laissé par le workawayer (Leyla & Chris) pour l'hôte
This was our first experience with workaway and we had a fantastic time with Sam and Karina. They taught us the basics of cobbing, and Sri Lankan cooking, and we enjoyed working hard to help them maintain their wonderful land and build on their success so far.
At the start we were the only volunteers, and appreciated the trust that Sam and Karina… read more
At the start we were the only volunteers, and appreciated the trust that Sam and Karina… read more
5 oct. 2016
Laissé par le workawayer (Dorota) pour l'hôte
I spent only one week volunteering on the farm but this place is so beautiful that I'd gladly stay for much longer to admire everything more - wonderful views on the valley, lovely dogs, forest, birds, monkeys and the huge garden full of different fragrant plants. I sometimes miss even the diva-rooster!:)
The atmosfere was very friendly and… read more
The atmosfere was very friendly and… read more
17 juil. 2016
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Louise)
Thank you so much Louise and Alex. You are a wonderful couple and a great team. It was also inspiring to have you here and very lucky that such talented guys like you came to our place to make it more beautiful. I hope to see you again here one day! Mercie :)
(Excellent)
15 juil. 2016
Laissé par le workawayer (Louise) pour l'hôte
This was our first workaway experience and it definitely worth it.
Thank you Karina for sharing with us your beautiful place.
We stayed 1 week but it was too short of course !
We really enjoyed the camp fire, the fire flies, the food, building the mud house and take care of the animals.
Thanks also to let us paint some walls all around your… read more
Thank you Karina for sharing with us your beautiful place.
We stayed 1 week but it was too short of course !
We really enjoyed the camp fire, the fire flies, the food, building the mud house and take care of the animals.
Thanks also to let us paint some walls all around your… read more
29 avr. 2016
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Matt & Elizabeth)
Thank you so much Matt and Lizzi, it was really great to have you here. Unfortunately Lizzi had a injured leg and couldn't do much outside but was a great and passionate help with the mosaic around the kitchen tap and other stuff she could do sitting. Matt did a good job laying stones on the terrace and just today I thought of you both looking at… read more
(Excellent)
26 avr. 2016
Laissé par le workawayer (Matt & Elizabeth) pour l'hôte
We Volunteered for Karina and Sam a few weeks back and their place is lovely! We worked 5 hours a day and spent the rest enjoying the forest and spending some quality time offline and with nature! We played cards and chatted with other workawayers and guests during the hot afternoons and had pizza with Karina and a couple of guests using the… read more
3 mars 2016
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Monika)
Thanks Monika for your spontanious visit and help with all your experience in many practical things. And the great cooking. Let's keep in touch.
(Très bien)
29 févr. 2016
Laissé par le workawayer (Monika) pour l'hôte
Thanks Karina,
my stay was short, but pleasant, just what I needed.
If you tow need help on your project, don't hesitate to call me back.
And let's stay in contact, let's make a network.
Monika
my stay was short, but pleasant, just what I needed.
If you tow need help on your project, don't hesitate to call me back.
And let's stay in contact, let's make a network.
Monika
22 janv. 2016
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Maria & Rajkumar)
Thanks for beeing with us and although we've had lots of work you both were very peaceful and focused on the jobs that needed to be done. We are still very happy with the kitchen cupboard you've made and the Bamboo Cuttlery holder looks very nice, too. Have a great time!
(Excellent)
1 janv. 2016
Laissé par le workawayer (Maria & Rajkumar) pour l'hôte
Waking up to the sounds of squirrels, birds and with a view, that puts a smile on our faces, is i believe, the perfect way, to start a day. Two weeks of time just passed by without even saying a word. And a big thanks to Karina and Sam, for their hard and interesting work, maintaining the wonderful part of the forest, setting a great example of,… read more
22 janv. 2016
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Robyn)
It was great to have you here. You've worked so hard helping to clear the paths and planting vegetables, your beans and pumpkins doing very well due to the carefull planting. Today we've continued the work on the mosaik you've started and it looks amazing. Have a wonderful journey and we hope to see you again one day.
(Excellent)
16 janv. 2016
Laissé par le workawayer (Robyn) pour l'hôte
My friend and I spent just one week here but i wish i could have stayed longer. The location is fantastic - you could spend hours just gaising at the rainforest birds during the day and the fireflies at night. Sam and Karina were so welcoming and very informative! We spent time with their lovely partents wich was a true pleasure. We helped with… read more
3 janv. 2016
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Martin)
Dear Martin ( I wish I could say your name in Chinese),
Thanks for your help and good energy you brought here in. And sorry for all the sanding and varnishing work you had to do ;) I look at the little stool which we use as a table at the moment and think of the day we did it together and the funny moments of doing something new. For both of… read more
Thanks for your help and good energy you brought here in. And sorry for all the sanding and varnishing work you had to do ;) I look at the little stool which we use as a table at the moment and think of the day we did it together and the funny moments of doing something new. For both of… read more
(Excellent)
2 janv. 2016
Laissé par le workawayer (Martin) pour l'hôte
(I wish I could write in Chinese, that's more easy to me haha)Actually, this is my first workaway experience and it's a perfect period for me in Sri Lanka. I dreamed I could live in a forest, waked up by sounds of birds, living by fruits everyday, Sam and Karina make me know this kind of lifestyle does work. I love here so much.
I wish my "funny"… read more
I wish my "funny"… read more
28 déc. 2015
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Mary Page)
Thanks Mary Page and Merav for your help and Yoga classes. You were our first Yoga teacher for some days and although we had lots of work going on it was vey nice to have that quiet moment in the morning to strech out our bones while beeing surrounded by lots of birds and other sounds. Peace and light.
(Très bien)
22 déc. 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Mary Page) pour l'hôte
Karina and Sam's project was inspiring to get to be a small part of. Although my friend and I only stayed a few days, we enjoyed the rainforest and it's many exotic species, fruits and plants, ate fantastic food and enjoyed yoga with a spectacular view!
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to lend a hand in your project, we wish you luck and… read more
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to lend a hand in your project, we wish you luck and… read more
18 déc. 2015
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Matthieu & Chloé)
Chloé and Matt, thanks for beeing with us! It was a pleasure to have you here, you were so helpful with lots of things like plastering and maintaining the houses. And we love your accent ;) it is very seet and you both are very lovely! Enjoy your travels and come back one day.
(Excellent)
14 déc. 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Matthieu & Chloé) pour l'hôte
Dear Karina & Sam,
We really enjoyed the time we spent here with you and all the team. Your place is so amazing and the rainforest is so beautiful.
We learned many things about nature, thank you for sharing with us your way of life.
Karina is such a good cooker and will be very happy to share with you all her knowledges (how to make a… read more
We really enjoyed the time we spent here with you and all the team. Your place is so amazing and the rainforest is so beautiful.
We learned many things about nature, thank you for sharing with us your way of life.
Karina is such a good cooker and will be very happy to share with you all her knowledges (how to make a… read more
14 déc. 2015
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Iris)
Thanks Iris and Geert for bringing in so much here. From the first to the last day you were full of creative ideas how to solve things like building the kitchen furniture and doing a nice wall painting which reminds me of you. You were self motivated and we never had to ask you to do something because you love what you do. Hope to see you again… read more
(Excellent)
12 déc. 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Iris) pour l'hôte
Karina made us feel welcome from the moment we arrived. Maybe because of her great cooking skills, maybe because she is so open and interested in all people who come to volunteer. We established the "welcome pumpkin-dahl tradition" which was great! There's so many things to do that there is a lot of freedom and we very much liked using our own… read more
18 nov. 2015
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Chloe & Maddy)
Thanks so much to you two! You were amazing and we really miss you. You are the perfect team, experienced with lots of work and we just could count on you doing it right without much words which was very helpful. Maddy is skilled with working with wood, weeding, painting, managing the coboven, ...only to meantion some. Chloé was a great help with… read more
(Excellent)
15 nov. 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Chloe & Maddy) pour l'hôte
Sam and Karina's place is enchanting and full of awe! We had a great couple of weeks here, exploring the jungle, experiencing the wild life and hanging out with new friends!
The food was ace, a variety of different vegetarion dishes that we loved, not to mention the cake that we had cake pretty much every single day aswel, haha.
During our… read more
The food was ace, a variety of different vegetarion dishes that we loved, not to mention the cake that we had cake pretty much every single day aswel, haha.
During our… read more
9 nov. 2015
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Julia & Pina)
It was amazing to have you here and hard to let you go although I hope to see you again soon ;) Your mosaic is so pretty and we will appreciate it every time we use the bathrooms. Besides this you were a big help with organising the kitchen and the general work in the future wich is quite important. Not to forget your knowledge about growing vegg… read more
(Excellent)
8 nov. 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Julia & Pina) pour l'hôte
thanks for this great workaway experience!. though there would have been so much other weeding and gardening work to do we enjoyed doing the mosaics a lot.
the project and what you did is amazing. i really felt sorry for leaving so soon but we'll be back for sure.
we learned so much about the culture and about sri lankan food AND that in jungle… read more
the project and what you did is amazing. i really felt sorry for leaving so soon but we'll be back for sure.
we learned so much about the culture and about sri lankan food AND that in jungle… read more
9 nov. 2015
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Joshua)
Thanks Josh for your help and art work! Your wall painting is not finished yet but will for sure be done soon. We will let you know and we hope you come back to see it live one day. Happy trails and lots of inspiration!
(Excellent)
30 oct. 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Joshua) pour l'hôte
I enjoyed my two week stay here alot, I learned plenty about Sri Lankan culture, medicine and food. Its a pitty that I didnt get to finish my wall piece painting :( hopefully ill be back some day to check up on progress. Thank you and schlaf gut :)
11 sept. 2015
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Dave & Lauren)
Thanks Lauren and Dave for your help with planting, weeding and cooking delicious food. Unfortunately we had not much chance to spend more time together due to illness. We hope you have a great time in india!
(Excellent)
11 sept. 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Dave & Lauren) pour l'hôte
Absolutely stunning landscapes. The amount of effort you can see that has been put into the project is so impressive. Really enjoyed learning about making clay houses. Creative, relaxed and positive space with lovely people and animals to keep you company. Also learnt alot about how certain things grow which was great. All in all lovely… read more
4 août 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Chanoine & Barth) pour l'hôte
Sorry for my last comment.
We were from the first volunteers to come and enjoy a few days in Sam's place! He lives in a little paradise( exept with the bloodsucker ^_^) and I was sad to leave so soon but we were share between staying or enjoying our last days near the beach...
I hope everything is going better and better now! And I hope I'll… read more
We were from the first volunteers to come and enjoy a few days in Sam's place! He lives in a little paradise( exept with the bloodsucker ^_^) and I was sad to leave so soon but we were share between staying or enjoying our last days near the beach...
I hope everything is going better and better now! And I hope I'll… read more
29 juil. 2015
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Cecilia)
Thanks so much for your help. You have done a great job! We see the little plants growing around the mudhouse every day and are thinking of you :)
(Excellent)
28 juil. 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Cecilia) pour l'hôte
The farm is located in a very rural area and there are fire flies every night which is kind of amazing to me. I stayed there for 2 weeks in July. It was in monsoon, but still there was sunshine every day due to the changeable weather in the mountain area. There are lot of physical works needed to be done on the farm. The most I did was weeding… read more
22 mai 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Jamie) pour l'hôte
Absolutely amazing setting in the Sri Lankan rain forest, contact and directions was top notch. Sam and Karin are creating a magical Eco lodge which is submersed in stunning natural surroundings! Have been delighted with the hospitality and kindness shown as this has been my first work away experience volunteering on a brilliant project, Sam has a… read more
10 mai 2015
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Magdalena & Wojciech )
Thanks Magda&Wojtek,
we have appreciated your help and inspiration and hope to see you again. Lots of good times
we have appreciated your help and inspiration and hope to see you again. Lots of good times
(Excellent)
10 mai 2015
Laissé par le workawayer (Magdalena & Wojciech ) pour l'hôte
What we have found in the heart of the jungle amazed us! Serendipity. Absolutely magical place - wildlife, reconnect with nature, peace, lovely people and animals. How much work and heart you put into this project was felt and seen from the very beggining of our stay. The results are awesome! Thank you for this time, it was pure pleasure for us.… read more
