How It Works
You will make a great host if you:
- Enjoy sharing your knowledge and daily life.
- Will provide a safe and welcoming environment.
- Can provide lodging and three meals per day (there may be an opportunity to welcome local visitors for a day if you don't have overnight accommodation).
- Have projects and tasks you could use help with.
- Are prepared to work with WWOOFers, not to delegate tasks to them. (You weed when I weed, for example.)
- Consider WWOOFers like friends coming to help you, and not as laborers working for you (no hierarchical relationship).
- Agree that room and board are provided not in exchange of work but just as a means to welcome a visitor.
- Have reviewed the criteria for becoming a host before submitting your application.
Become a Host
1
Create your profile
Describe your farm and its surroundings, what the WWOOFers will do, your values and way of living, and the type of meals and accommodation you offer. Go through each step, including uploading photos of your farm and paying your membership fee.
2
Get approved
Once you’ve paid the membership fee, our team will start to review your application within five business days. You will hear back from us about any additional steps you may need to complete. Please be aware that you can start hosting WWOOFers only once your application is approved.
3
Host WWOOFers
WWOOFers will then contact you to schedule stays at your farm. Share your way of life and your expertise in organic farming with your WWOOFers. Receive help with your farm work and daily tasks.
Frequently Asked Questions
The host list book is issued for each WWOOFers. It is not transferable and should have his/her name, membership number, signature, and joining date that needs to show in case the host asks you.
Always make sure to bring the WWOOF book, membership card, and your ID (passport or driver’s license) with you when you visit a host. You need to present them on arrival.
Yes, write an an email to the host or to us, we will see what we can do for you. We will try to pick you up and if not possible, we will guide everything by email. You just read our email and follow up, we guide you how to reach to the host.
You are expected to exchange about 4-6 hours per day of your time. Make sure to help hosts with a positive attitude. Also in Nepal, Lots of hosts say-oh do not work, do not work and stay and do the rest – remember that is hospitality that our guest should not work. It is Nepalese traditional idea. We are together trying to break out this taboo by working together that WWOOFers are to help.
Ask your host’s permission before you use facilities such as refrigerator, telephone, or computer. Also, try to save water and electricity while staying at a host.
You are expected to eat the food provided by your host. If you are on a special diet, please bring your own food.
Smoking and drinking are generally restricted on the farm site without hosts’ permission.
In case you get in any kinds of an accident on the farm, ask to the host for help. Don’t try to solve the problem only by yourself.
Bring suitable clothes and shoes / personal items like an alarm clock, soap, and toothpaste & brush when you go WWOOFing.
Normally, the host gives you general traditional Nepalese food. If you are vegetarian just simply tell the host that you do not eat meat.
Online through our website, International bank transfer, Western Union and direct deposit in our bank in Kathmandu. Please read our website, brochure for more information and write us an email for any queries or clarification before to join us.
WWOOF Nepal recommends you to purchase insurance covering in Nepal and wherever else you travel. We are not responsible for any loss, injury or damage to yourself or you caused.
No. The Host list is provided to you under the condition that it’s not shared. Only WWOOF Nepal members may be hosted at the farms listed.
Yes, we do. Yes, a single person has to pay $ 40 and two-person traveling together need to pay $ 55 as said on the website.
Yes. Adults traveling with children must also pay for the membership of their children. Not all the hosts accept guests with children, so be sure to check with your host or to us before making arrangements.
No. You need to first contact the host of your choice and verify that they can host you on the dates you want.
Each farm has different minimum and maximum lengths of stay. They generally run from one week to several months. Check with your host and be sure to establish the length of your stay before you arrive. However, the length of your stay can be always negotiable with the host.
Anyone with a valid passport and visa. WWOOF Nepal will not issue memberships to anyone attempting to get work or immigration visas or intending to illegally enter Nepal or any other country.
No. WWOOF Nepal will not get involved in any process having to do with visas or travel permits, and will not issue invitations, letters or any document to that effect.
WWOOF Nepal does not get involved with your safety and well-being at any time. WWOOF Nepal serves only as a good-will link between farms and travelers and does not evaluate the quality or validity of the programs and facilities available at host farms. However, we may cancel the WWOOF Nepal membership of any hosts or WWOOFers against whom a valid complaint has been filed. To file a complaint, please contact us fdregmi@gmail.com
Normally you come on a tourist visa and the government of Nepal gives you such visa on your arrival at Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu. No need to take visa in advance. It is little difficult to get another long-term visa, but tourist visa is fast and easy and for Wwoofing it has no problem at all even if you come on a tourist visa.
The membership fees are US $ 40 for single and the US $ 55 for people traveling together.
Organic farming development, , watching and talking local Tribe, jungle walking, boating, cutting, cleaning, cooking, writing, teaching, meditating, English teaching, Learning Nepalese lessons, visiting villages and making friend, helping as a fundraiser, tree planting, swimming, playing with children , helping marriage celebration and many more fun activities.
Because of Chitwan national park. Chitwan National Park is incredible. In the middle of the river in the park, there is a small island around which you can row in low wooden boats. You can also take a ride on an elephant, see many birds, as well as rare rhinos, sloth bears, and tigers. Lumbini is the birthplace of Gautam Buddha and Pokhara is a mini city and a starting journey for Annapurna trekking.
Nothing. All over the world WWOOF membership fees is in the stander rate and nothing included, everything you have to make your own.
It is a chance and if you want to meet other WWoofers please let us know.
No, not at all.
Of course, yes. We established WWOOF Nepal in 2003 and MR FD Regmi is a founder of WWOOF Nepal. Mr. Regmi is also the founder of WWOOF India and he has handover WWOOF India to MR Harish Chandra Tiwari who is a co-ordinator of WWOOF India at present.
Once you arrive at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, you then take a taxi to the Thamel area. Tell to taxi, you go either the Thamel area or Basantapur Darbar square where you meet 100 hotels. Please pay 5 dollars to 7 , 8 dollar in between.
We meet you in exceptional circumstances only. . But look we are happy to communicate by email every time. Just wait 1 to 2 days, you get a reply from our desk.
You can trek while to go to the host or you have to organize it yourself if you want to go long trekking.. While going to the host in the mountain, you have the opportunity to encounter the hidden beauty of the natural surroundings that welcome you in every nook and cranny.
Visas: Kathmandu will most likely be the point of arrival for volunteers. You will have to obtain a visa at the Tribhuvan International Airport, or a border station if you are entering by train. A 60-day visa costs the US $40 and can be extended up to two times at the Department of Immigration.
We highly recommend that you go to the Thamel and Basantapur tourist areas to find accommodation. There are many Westerners in this area and a number of hotels and guesthouses to choose from. Accommodation ranges from US$5-10 per night, and you may be able to bargain for a cheaper rate. In Kathmandu, you can find almost any service you might require during your trip. There are money exchanges and ATMs located throughout the area, as well as many internet cafés. It is easy to send mail or packages, but receiving mail is less reliable, as the central post office is often disorganized.
Possible. But we always prefer at least 2 to 3 months ago so that we can manage everything.
Yes, we do. Once you give us the host number, we can contact the host and tell them about your coming.
Not really. They speak simply English. That is why WWOOF Nepal helps you to make your joining.community as per WWOOF Nepal’s guidelines.
WWOOF specializes in linking people who are passionate about healthy food, healthy living, and a healthy planet. Join us, show us your support for the organic movement and start learning (or sharing) ways of living a more sustainable life. As a member, you will be plugged into an international network of like-minded people and ready to offer local advice and support.
There is no international WWOOF membership number. WWOOF is a network of local organizations providing a local and friendly service that speaks the local language.
If you have a farm, small holdings and garden Please write us an email through the contact page or write directly at wwoofnepal@gmail.com to get complete information and an application form, we will guide you completely.
No, we can’t. Please note WWOOF is not a work agency. Please keep in mind that WWOOF is not a paid work. WWOOF is a cultural and educational exchange.
If you are 18, you can come for WWOOFING to Nepal.
There is no maximum age. In fact, many hosts prefer mature WWOOFers who have specific skills.
We cannot help with travel cost to/from a farm. All travel cost is your responsibility.
Ensure you budget the following. Subscription fees to WWOOF in the country. All travel expenses, including travel to WWOOF country, and travel to/from between host farms, accommodation en route, insurance, toiletries/ medicine, mobile phone/ internet access, day trips/ treats. If you don’t have study working boots, and a sleeping bag. Please note, Nepalese family gives you traditional bed as well.
No. in Nepal hosts normally speaks English and you should communicate with very basic English.
Yes, but be careful paying the membership fees. You need to pay relevant fees for your friend too. If you include your single membership fees to your friend to the host, it is completely illegal. If there’s any confusion, please write us an email at infowwoofnepal@gmail.com
Please write an email, we check and monitor emails 24/7. Even though we are not responsible for such measure, we will try our best to help you. Please call Suvadra at 9843037421 and tell her your situation and we will try our best to help you.
WWOOF Nepal is an international organization and have great vision and mission and working globally for the organic agriculture movement and for the vital cultural exchange. We get only small membership fees written on the website. While other volunteer organizations cheat you and their sole aim is to earn money and exploit to volunteers. Many organizations have only international offices and send volunteers to Nepal. Their aim is just to become a big organization and earn money. Our aim is to change the planet and we are connected all over the world and we are a local organization having local offices worldwide. A few such organizations have cheated us and stole our host lists by signing up many times. We request to WOOFERS, please sign up with a local organization and not to sign up with such a criminal organization
Please note that from September 1st, 2022, you can’t sign up online through our website. If you want to pay membership fees, please write us an email and we will guide you on how to pay the fees. As such, you can pay through Western Union, World Remit, Money Gram, Bank Transfer, Remittly, etc. For the details, please write us through the contact form on the site. We will guide you through all the steps.
Please keep in mind that it is not a good idea to request membership fees at the last minute without any fault on our part. Sometimes people ask for a refund after WWOOFing, and some ask for a refund after signing up. Please look at it from our perspective: we are an organization, and we never charge you the US $500, 600, or more like other international organizations. We charge a small membership fee as mandated by international WWOOF and we are a local organization. We do not do anything wrong by exploiting WWOOFers as others do. We think for humanity, and we have humanistic thinking in mind by starting an organic agriculture movement worldwide. So kindly, it is not good to ask for a refund of the membership fees you paid. Consider that you paid money for positive changes to the planet. If you become disengaged and selfish, who will become generous and kind?
