• Life On Land

Dogs cuddling expert

location
1 - 3 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+
rating  Outstanding 5  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Good response rate

Highlights

  • Enjoy a time-out from your daily hectic and stay some days or weeks on a beautiful nature dog resort
  • Go daily on walks, pet the dogs and play with them
  • Learn Spanish from certified teachers if desired
  • Go on many great adventures and excursions if desired
  • Enjoy the freshly made lemonade from the local lemon trees and make your own lemonade if desired

Especially good for

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+

About the program

Stay in a beautiful Dog resort in the nature of Colombia. Play and cuddle the dogs (all safed from the streets) and walk them through the amazing landscape of the town.

Bucaramanga and Colombia in general have many street dogs. This is a problem, because these dogs suffer often from many health problems. Thats why our foundation has a big impact in solving the street dog problem in Colombia. Our dog resort rescues dogs from the streets, give them medical treatment ...

About the program

Bucaramanga and Colombia in general have many street dogs. This is a problem, because these dogs suffer often from many health problems. Thats why our foundation has a big impact in solving the street dog problem in Colombia. Our dog resort rescues dogs from the streets, give them medical treatment and a beautiful place to live. 

As a Volunteer, our animal program offers you the possibility to calm down and escape from your daily routines. It's a relaxing retreat on a dog farm in the beautiful nature of Bucaramanga, Colombia. The dogs have been safed from the streets. The owners of the dog resort take care for the hygiene and the nutrition of the dogs. But they have barely time to go on walks or play with the dogs. That's why they are happy about volunteers who enjoy to walk these lovely creatures through the beautiful landscapes with a lemon farm and a small river. 

As a volunteer, you will stay the days at the dog farm and the nights in Bucaramangas most popular hostal. So you will have relaxing, quite days with the dogs and the possibility to meet new friends at the evenigns in the hostel. It's also possible to sleep at the farm, but conditions are very simple. Additional to your volunteering, you can attend high quality spanish classes, have salsa lessons, and join us on various great hikes, excursions and adventures around the city of Bucaramanga. If you like adrenaline, we take you zip lining, river rafting, paragliding or even bungee jumping. If you like it calm, we show you spectacular views and relaxing hikes. Breakfast and Lunch provided. 

Typical day

The days are very variable, that's the beauty of our program! Some days you can stay at the dog resort (as many days as you wish), other days we take you paragliding, river rafting or other great excursions. Also, you can have Spanish classes and dance lessons. 

Regarding the Volunteering ...

Typical day

The days are very variable, that's the beauty of our program! Some days you can stay at the dog resort (as many days as you wish), other days we take you paragliding, river rafting or other great excursions. Also, you can have Spanish classes and dance lessons. 

Regarding the Volunteering responsibility: There are no direct responsibilities, just that you respect the animals. Hygiene services do *Not* have to be executed by volunteers. Your task will be to spend time with the dogs, to go on walks and to feed them. It's a rather relaxing program for dog friends who aim to calm down for a little while. 

Example:

Day 1: Breakfast at 8am, transport to the foundation at 9am, spend the day at the dog resort, have lunch at 12pm, get a Spanish lesson at 3pm, get a dance lesson at 7pm.

Day 2: Breakfast at 8am, Pick-up by bus at 9am, go paragliding over South Americas biggest canyon with included lunch at 1pm, at 5pm transport back to hostel and in the evening traditional Colombian Games.

Other days, you will go hiking, visit a coffee farm. You can get your individual program, based on your preferences. 

Free-time activities

You can have as much free time as you like. If desired, we offer the following activities:

- Paragliding over South Americas biggest canyon
- Bungee Jumping
- River Rafting
- Many beautiful hikes
- Coffee Farms
- Football Game at stadium
- Fruit markets
- Museums
- Spanish Lessons
- Dance Classes

Free-time activities

You can have as much free time as you like. If desired, we offer the following activities:

- Paragliding over South Americas biggest canyon
- Bungee Jumping
- River Rafting
- Many beautiful hikes
- Coffee Farms
- Football Game at stadium
- Fruit markets
- Museums
- Spanish Lessons
- Dance Classes

Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak Spanish (basic level)

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

Volunteers should be comfortable in the company of many dogs and should not be afraid of barking. The dogs are not aggressive but they may be a bit intrusive to new guests.

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Wednesday and Friday from 09:00 - 16:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Bucara Voluntours

A big part of the fee will be contributed to support the dog resort. Other parts are used to cover your accommodation, nutrition and transportation.

Airport Pickup at Palonegro International Airport

All transportations are included. You will be picked-up at the airport, we will check your flight number which you have to provide to us. During activities, we drive you safe to all places in a car. 

Accommodation

The price includes a 4-person Dorm room and can be upgraded to a private room (+70USD shared bath / week or +100USD private bath per week). You will sleep in the cities most popular hostal where you will meet nice people from all over the world and can attend many activities. 

Food & Beverages

Excellent Breakfast (eggs, oatmeal or bread options) & Lunches (meat, fish & vegetarian options) included as well as drinking water. Dinner is not included. Hostel has a kitchen to use and there are many great restaurants nearby (Dinner plate around $8).

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Palonegro International Airport (BGA) in Bucaramanga. We assist you to find cheap flights to Colombia. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Colombia provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Colombia you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Colombia. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

Start days are flexible. You decide when to start. You will be picked-up at the airport, we will check your flight number which you have to provide to us.
Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

1 week (min. stay) 278€
2 weeks 537€
3 weeks (max. stay) 756€
Average fees 264€/week

Program fees

264€ per week 1 - 3 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

1 - 3 weeks

Deposit

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.

Final Payment

Your final payment will be agreed with Bucara Voluntours during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your organization

Bucara Voluntours

Outstanding 5 rating (14 reviews)

Non-profit - founded in 2023

Verified by Volunteer World

  Good response rate

Coordinated by

Simon

About the project

We offer an all-in program containing social activities (kids, animals, or even in a prison), Spanish Classes, Dance Lessons and many adventure and explore tours.

Meet your organization

We are a collaboration of 9 Colombian NGO's. Bucara Voluntours has been founded in 2023, but our foundations already exists for many years and have a lot of experience with their activities and also with volunteers.

Bucara Voluntours re-united the foundations and created a program which offers the perfect combination of social, exploring, adventurous, fun and learning activities. 

We are based in the beautiful city of Bucaramanga in Colombia. The area has a lot to offer: Beautiful nature, many great hikes, South Americas biggest canyon and much more. The city is not that much touristic, so you can explore Colombia in it's most authentic way and interact with many locals. 

Our mission is to support beautiful and important NGO's in Bucaramanga, and at the same time offer an unforgettable experience for our Volunteers. One of our main visions is to give access to English classes to every child in the north of Bucaramanga. 

Why choose us for you volunteering? We are looking for people searching for an authentic, social but more than all fun experience. We don't expect you to do work which you don't like. You decide by yourself the time you want to spend with our foundations. You can have as much free time as you want, and there are many great activities we will organize for you. 

14 reviews · rating5

Monique Bouckaert rating5

2024 at Authentic Explorer and Sports Enthusiast

Hola! Hello! The program Simon and Laura from Bucaravoluntours have created is really WONDERFUL and I wish for more people to join the program and have a similar experience I’ve had🥰 I’ve been lucky enough to have traveled quite a bit but this was my first time visiting Colombia ...
Daniel Román Planas rating5

2024 at Authentic Explorer and Sports Enthusiast

The experience and the activities performed in Bucaramanga were truly unique. It allows to see and feel the reality not only of part of Colombia, but the day-to-day of a lot of people across the world Both Simon and Laura are amazing hosts, they were close to us and guided through the visits to ...
This was my first time traveling solo and volunteering abroad. And it was one of the best experience in my life. Simon and Laura did everything so that I have the best time in Bucaramanga and they succeeded. Everything was amazing, the foundations I volunteered for, the activities to get to know the ...
Luiza Gonçalves rating5

2023 at Authentic Explorer and Sports Enthusiast

I worked with kids teaching basic english and portuguese, and it was amazing. We worked in the mornings helping them with womework and in the afternoon teaching languages, sports and all kinds of amazing things, such as our countries culture and geography. ..
I made a volunteer program and doscovery tpur wirh Simon Gygax and I can say without any doubt, that that was one of my best decisions regarding travellibg so fare. It was amazingly well organized (probably cause he is swiss) and you really felt that he did it with all of his heart. He brougth us to ...
Armando Morales rating5

2023 at Authentic Explorer and Sports Enthusiast

My first solo travelling was a volunteer program in Colombia with the NGO ""Goles por la paz"" where I had the opportunity to challenge myself in this football school for children. I had the job of taking care of the children, create fun games for the and at the same time to teach them values of ...

Location

Americas > South America > Colombia > Bucaramanga

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