in this 30 day program, you will start with your volunteering arriving at 8.30 AM to the MacLean Pier (LOCATION) in Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile.,for the boat crossing to Estancia La Peninsula.
 

The shift system is 11-4 (11 days in - 4 days out - 11 days in - 4 days out), We will provide you with food and lodging on a shared room at the estancia on your days in and will have time to travel to other spots on your days out. Food and Lodging is not provided on days out.

At the estancia there is 2 different "days of work", you will be HORSE RIDE ASSISTANT one day and GENERAL SERVICE ASSISTANT  the other day in general for you to have an idea, very subject to change depending on what is going on in the estancia.

Horse Ride Assistant:  

- Get up as early as needed (around 6 AM) and go with the gaucho to get the horses for the day.  - Help catch the horses and saddle up for the rides of the day - Go in the rides assisting the gaucho and guides (there is a morning ride from 10 AM to 12 PM and more occasionally an afternoon ride from 3 PM to 5 PM - Unsaddle the horses and take them to their paddock, clean stables, etc helping the riding staff.  *even if you are not comfortable riding you will be doing this day in order to learn, if you are really not comfortable riding we might tell you not to come in the morning until you get better at riding (the bringing of the herd can get fast) 

General Service Assistant:  

- Starts at around 8.30 AM helping with guests welcome coffee and clean up after that. 

- Help out for lunch service and clean up.  

- Help with closing out the day by taking trash out, feeding food scraps to chickens and dogs, cleaning the kennels, tidying up the shearing shed, etc. 

Each of these slots takes about 2 hours in the morning, midday and afternoon. 

*THINGS TO CONSIDER *

- There are fixed start and finish dates so we can have organized schedules and more people can have the chance to experience our volunteering program. 

- There is a USD$200 deposit required to ensure your commitment to the program, USD$ 199 of this will be refunded as soon as you finish your volunteering if you follow the schedules and other conditions agreed, therefore the whole thing will cost you USD$1

- There might be changes of 1 or 2 days in the shifts because of the boat not going to peninsula, but in general we know in advance and can solve accordingly

 

*** IMPORTANT TO READ ***

DEPOSIT IS NON REFUNDABLE UNTIL THE END OF YOUR VOLUNTEERING PROGRAM

You will not be working for us, you are hiring a tour called "volunteering" where you will experience a local working agritourism ranch first hand.  therefore you need to have a travel insurance that will cover any accidents in this tour.

YOU WILL NEED TO SHOW US PROOF OF YOUR INSURANCE ON YOUR FIRST DAY AT THE ESTANCIA, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STAY WITHOUT IT AND YOU MUST PROVE THAT IT COVERS LEISURE HORSE RIDING ACCIDENTS.