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Host rating
70 %
Last replied
13 Mar 2024
Reply rate
75.0 %
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Feedback
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Description
We have just opened a hostel in the village of Wadi Rum and are looking for volunteers to help us here and in our family camp in the desert. Your time will be split 50:50 between the hostel and the camp.
At the hostel your help will be mainly focussed online - helping to manage bookings as well as helping with social media. We’re looking for independent workawayers who have ideas about marketing as well as website design. In our camp your help will focus around the guests who come to visit and consist mainly of maintenance and generally making then feel welcome.
We specialise in providing climbing tours of Wadi Rum and so can provide equipment and routes for volunteers with climbing experience. For beginners we can teach them the basics with the guests staying with us.
We receive tourists from all over the world, with the intention of showing them a true Bedouin experience while sharing the authenticity of this beautiful part of the world. We hope to provide you with this same experience and you will also have plenty of time to experience the wilderness of Wadi Rum.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The chance to experience real Bedouin culture and learn a different way of life. Also an opportunity to learn about this rich region of the world and even learn or practice your Arabic.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Projects at the camp and hostel include many things, but generally just helping with our guests, keeping the camp clean, assisting on Jeep and camel tours in the desert and helping with e-mails and social media to promote our camp. Also, construction, repairs, and artistic projects are always on the go.
We want you to enjoy your time here and feel at home. We want you to be able to enjoy Wadi Rum as much as we do and during your free time explore this beautiful area.
Languages
Languages spoken
Arabic: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Yes I’d be happy to teach you a little Arabic in exchange.
Accommodation
You will have a room at the hostel for you to live in and then when you are helping at the camp a tent will be provided or you can even sleep under the stars!
All meals will also be provided.
What else ...
We want to share our culture with many people and having volunteers allows us to meet travelers from many places and helps introduce us to new ideas. Not only for the camp, but life.
We are flexible to your needs and hope to show you Wadi Rum soon!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Yes, I can host people in the village who work online for part of the day.
Space for parking camper vans
Yes, I have space for people to park their campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (6)
Feedback
I stayed here for 4 days and I truly enjoyed every moment spent with him and his family. During these 4 days I had the opportunity to experience the Bedouin hospitality at its core, from spending time and collaborating with every member of Suleiman's campsite to playing with Salem's (one of Suleiman's brothers) children to being part of… read more
Thank you for giving the opportunity to stay and get to know the culture of such an awesome place Suleman!
I stayed a week working here, some days with my friend Giovanna and some days alone. The work was pretty much taking care of the camp and helping with tourists when needed.
Suleman prefers couples… read more
