All Posts by Marion Ruhland

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Farm Stay and Riding Camp

This farm stay takes you right into the heart of Chile’s country life! The horse farm is located about 200 km south of Santiago de Chile, exactly between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes in the middle of the idyllic Colchagua Valley. Huasos (Chilean cowboys) on horseback, green vineyards, traditional events and colonial buildings make up the magical charm of this area, which looks a bit like it has fallen out of time.

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Volunteer work Sea Turtles & Rainforest Conservation

This volunteer program focuses on sea turtle and rainforest conservation as well as community projects in the area. The mission is to build a sustainable future through environmental protection and education, as an alternative to living in harmony with our earth.

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Working Holiday in a Lodge in Patagonia

With this working holiday program, you live and work directly in the beautiful Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park in the south of the country, not far from the Argentine border. This is even the oldest national park in Chile – it has always impressed with its fairytale landscapes.

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Volunteer Work in a Countryside School

The volunteer work takes place in a small rural school in the idyllic south of Chile. The school is located near Frutillar, a very popular tourist town right on Lake Llanquihue overlooking the snow-capped Osorno Volcano. The school is a self-directed teaching community in which boys, girls and teachers meet on an equal footing.

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Volunteer in conservation & animal protection

Whether it’s on the beach in Costa Rica, in the Galapagos Islands, in the jungle of Guatemala, in the highlands of Peru or in the wilderness of southern Chile, our wonderful volunteer projects protect the environment from Panama to Patagonia.

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Working Holiday at a Beach Hotel

Fancy a job with a sea view? With the beach and sun in front of the door? Working Holiday in the trendy seaside resort of Matanzas on Chile’s Pacific coast can offer you exactly that: the perfect mix of “working” and “holiday”.

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Make our Oceans plastic free

Beach clean-ups are the focus of the volunteer program. Expeditions to beaches and rivers take place every day to clear them of plastic and other debris. Volunteers from all over the world support this important mission and have a lot of fun doing it.

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Nurturing wild animals in Bolivia

In the animal sanctuary of our dedicated partners you will find a large protected nature park with forests, swamps and savannah zones. Confiscated, captured wild animals from illegal trade and wild animals formerly kept as pets are rehabilitated here and given a protected new home with good living conditions.

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Guatemala: Experiencing sustainability

As an Eco Volunteer you will find the “real” Guatemala. Ancient cultural techniques handed down by the Maya, lively community work and traditional life. Together with the local communities, you will till the land, bring in the harvest, take care of the animals and sell the organic products in the farm shop.

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