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homestay and treehouse with village family in Sri Lanka

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The experience

Staying in a tree house is not a new thing to Sri Lankan Culture. The watch huts in rural areas are the predecessors in this travel experience. The purpose of these watch huts are for a privileged view of the fields in the property and to stay clear of wild elephants and other wildlife.

location -Bulnewa , North Central Province, Sri Lanka
50 min (40.0 km) to Anuradhapura

What you offer

5 hours of help per day

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Additional fee required

Amount: € 35 Per week

Fee pays for: Donation to project

Description: Volunteers contribute 35 euro per week to cover expenses maintenance or financing our organization.

What you get

4 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 18 and 60 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Be from outside Sri Lanka

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Staying in a Tree House is another way to get close to the Mother Nature .Experience the night as you never experienced before on a top of a tree top house with all the basic amenities and comforts at hand. Hence it will be right in the middle of a paddy field, thick jungle, and tea plantation or beside a flowing river .Be surrounded by greenery velvet and chirping and songs of birds and be blessed by the Mother Nature.
Adding fervor to this experience is the visits to the village homes to see, learn and experience how the local community endeavor to make a living, especially the womenfolk who indulge in various cottage industries striving to make ends meet.

Walking along tree lined roads and narrow footpaths will bring you to the homes of the village folk where a warm welcome awaits, with an invitation to share some time while they display their flairs.

Activities & Shift

Arrival + House Tour + Initial Training session on safety & security (this is done either on Saturday or Sunday depending on time of arrival).
*Neighbourhood familiarization tour
* Working on the organic farm using ecologically-beneficial and sustainable practices and tree house stay
* riding on canoes or walik around vilage
*Building eco-friendly products –
Meals Timings – Breakfast - 07:30 am
Please note that given above is what a typical day would look like. The schedule can vary quite a bit depending on season, priorities, conditions on the ground, etc.

Rules

no smoking/no drinking