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We are a young family with an eco-lodge . Our names are Jack, Adecya, Bodhin (4yo) and Isla (2yo)
. ask us for our link and we can show you our eco lodge.
The underwater pictures you see are of our reef, 20 meters from the shoreline. Together with the locals we have protected it for the 4 years. There are sea eagles, birds of paradise, hornbills, parrots, cockatoos, maleo birds, cuscus, sugar-gliders, many butterflies, turtles, octopus, giant clams, walking sharks, cuttlefish, mantas (if the season) baby black tip reef sharks, all kinds of reef fish all in our the garden/reef and 3 dogs called Chilli, Peppa and Rokok.
You can read about our lodge on our website-ask us for the link
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
6 stingless bee hives
20 birdwing butterfly vines called Dutchman’s pipe.
3 kelengkeng merah (Ruby longan)
kelengkeng (longan)
9 mango
8 green guava
4 red guava
20 citrus trees pomelo, orange, lime
Pomegranate (dilima)
3 jambu air (rose Apple)
4 (Sukun) breadfruit
10 alpukat (avocado)
durian
2 rambutan
2 sawo (sapodillia)
sirsak (soursop)
3 cacao
12 pohon kelapa (coconut trees)
Dawn Salam (Bay leaf)
Loquat
10 moringa
Singapore berry
Mangosteen
5 x Matoa kelapa
10 x starfruit
100’s of pinapples
River Tamarind trees
5 x ylang ylang trees
2 Brazilian flame trees
Colvilles glory tree
5 buah merah (red fruit, favourite of birds of paradise
14 salak (snake fruit)
4 varieties Spinach
2 varieties Zucchini
3 varieties Tomato
Kangkung
Luffa
2 varieties Okra
30 varieties big leaf and Asian ornamentals sourced in Papua and Indonesia
4 ornamental palms
10 varieties coleus
Kinkier
Papuan lavender
Hibiscus 4 varieties
20 varieties orchids (over 100 in total)
12 Frangipani
Vetiver grass
Lemon grass
Citronella grass
4 varieties bamboo
5 date palms
Butterfly pea
Marigold
3 varieties pineapple
Katuk
Japanese papaya
Golden dwarf papaya
Green Papaya
Bougainvillea
Ground cherry
Various variety’s banana
Various chilli’s
2 varieties Heliconia
Pandam
Tumeric
5 varieties Ginger
Cassava
Sweet potato
Daun africa (bitter leaf)
Sugar cane
Japanese turnip
Chinese potatoes
Pintos peanut
Turnip
Saucer leaf
Bird of paradise
Mint
4 varieties basil
Okra
Brazilian spinach
Curry leaf
Passion fruit
Mexican oregano
Javan ginseng
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
At the moment we cannot accept anyone travelling, for example, on a gap year.
Only people who do or have helped on off grid systems within a forest. Whether that be forestry tasks or off grid system tasks.
Please do not apply if you have not volunteered in an environment like ours.
We need a minimum of 4-8 weeks depending on skill level (if you have professional skills we don’t mind staying a shorter time). The reason is this and our lifestyle are so different to most people that it takes about a month to get your bearings and settle in.
To be clear we can’t have you help with our lodge business so this is just personal help around the lodge, gardens and our land.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Indonesian: Fluent
Accommodation
Basic but comfortable room.
24/7 electricity
Food provided 3 times a day
Starlink internet
What else ...
On your time off you can do snorkelling, stand up paddling, trekking in the forest, bird watching, fishing with local people etc
To get here is quite a long journey
Jakarta -(airplane)- sorong -(ferry)- waisai -(car/motorbike) - saporkren(the village) -(boat)- Our paradise!
We get around by boat, usually pick up groceries from delivery guy, if you need to go in to town you can go with him and it takes 30mins
if you don't speak Bahasa your social life will be a bit limited, but if a comfortable Robinson Crusoe life style surrounded by a pristine rainforest and beautiful reefs is enough then you’ll be fine
We are arguably about as central as you can be in this place, close to everything.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Yes we have starlink
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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We met so many people from around the world that came to stay at the Eco Lodge. The staff are full of energy with singing and dancing… read more
The helping was mainly gardening, carrying dogs and helping with kind of building work, around the boat, etc. Because I am a "nature man" that was perfect for me. The real jungle,… read more
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We met so many people from around the world that came to stay at the Eco Lodge. The staff are full of energy with singing and dancing… read more
The helping was mainly gardening, carrying dogs and helping with kind of building work, around the boat, etc. Because I am a "nature man" that was perfect for me. The real jungle,… read more
He spent most of his time in the garden, clearing up the jungly garden, helping our builder or when we need him to look after our son bo and making him laugh. He took the work… read more
They are creating a very nice lodge with a beautiful, big tropical garden, full with various kinds of fruits. I could see, that they are putting a lot of effort into their project. That also means, once you are there, you should do the same. I mostly worked around 5 h… read more
