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Horseback Riding Assistant

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1 - 12 weeks  ·  Age 16 - 50+
rating  Excellent 4.8  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Very high response rate

Highlights

  • Experience the peruvian way of living, the beautiful nature and live together with many animals
  • gain Spanish while living with the family, learning new traditions and the peruvian culture
  • learning a lot about the typical Peruvian Paso Horses, to work with them, train them and learn from them also
  • the farm is a 5 minutes walk from the village where you can get almost everything, from there it is a 1 hour bus ride to get to the big town where there are shopping center, cinema, beach....
  • Visit the temples of Inca-Culture, the museum of Lord of Sipan, a very nice swimming pool close by, worlds largest dry forest and the pacific beach

Especially good for

Age 16+
Singles
Couples
50+

About the program

A volunteer program helping to care of our typical Peruvian Paso horses, train them and guide our guest on riding tours to the Pre Inca Pyramids.

In the course of this stay, the participants will take care of the horses' care and training, if knowledge exists. If not, you can learn how to handle horses, as well as riding.. For riding the horses, maximum weight is 75 Kilo. You organize, plan and accompany the riding tours with the guests to ...

About the program

In the course of this stay, the participants will take care of the horses' care and training, if knowledge exists. If not, you can learn how to handle horses, as well as riding.. For riding the horses, maximum weight is 75 Kilo. You organize, plan and accompany the riding tours with the guests to the archaeological sites and temples of the Incas and Pre-Incas and take care of the tourists. If you do not want to work with horses, there is a lot of other work where you can take part. In addition to the horses, there are also many other animals on the farm, such as chickens, ducks, cows, rescued street dogs and cats. You can also help with the work on the fields or during the maintenance and beautification of the farm. You can tackle wherever you are needed.

You may also learn how to cut the hoof of a horse, how to melk a cow  and may learn how to prepare homemade cheese and yogurt.

Typical day

Working hours:
From 9am to 12am 
and 
From 3pm to 5pm

Typical day

Working hours:
From 9am to 12am 
and 
From 3pm to 5pm

Free-time activities

Can visit the archeological sites aroung the area, museums, city of Chiclayo, Swimmingpool just 5 minutes away, and the beach of Pimentel.

In the city of Chiclyo there are lots of restaurants, clubs and bars

Free-time activities

Can visit the archeological sites aroung the area, museums, city of Chiclayo, Swimmingpool just 5 minutes away, and the beach of Pimentel.

In the city of Chiclyo there are lots of restaurants, clubs and bars

Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 16 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 16 years old on the program start date.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (basic level)

Nationality Restrictions

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

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 08:30 - 17:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Rancho Santana

fee of first 4 weeks cost Euro 250.-- per week

addicional weeks cost Euro 200.-- per week

Airport Pickup at Cornel Ruiz Airport

We do pick up volunteers from the airport, hotels or bus stations in the town of Chiclayo.
The journey from the town of Chiclayo to the farm takes about 1 hour.

Accommodation

- Single room with bathroom and hot shower

- Rustic bungalow with bathroom with hot shower and a little garden with hammocks

- Double rooms with shared bathroom, hot shower and kitchen



Food & Beverages

Breakfast: Bread, eggs, honey,  jam, milk, home-made yogurt and cheese from our cows and fruits like mangos from our trees depending on the season
Lunch: typical Peruvian meals
Dinner: typical Peruvian meals
We do provide food for volunteers with special dietary requirements, e.g. vegetarians

Full board from Monday to Saturday are included. Self catering on Sundays, you are allowed to use the fully equipped kitchen to prepare your meals togheter with the other participants on Sundays.

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Cornel Ruiz Airport (CIX) in Chiclayo. We assist you to find cheap flights to Peru. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

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Vaccines

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Details on arrival

 You can start any date.

We will pick you up at Chiclayo Airport or send you a taxi, depending on time of arrival 

Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

1 week (min. stay) 250€
2 weeks 500€
3 weeks 750€
4 weeks 1,000€
5 weeks 1,200€
6 weeks 1,400€
8 weeks 1,800€
12 weeks (max. stay) 2,600€
Average fees 233€/week

Program fees

233€ per week 1 - 12 weeks Age 16 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

1 - 12 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 Rancho Santana during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your organization

Rancho Santana

Excellent 4.8 rating (33 reviews)

Non-profit - founded in 2001

Verified by Volunteer World

  Very high response rate

Coordinated by

Juan

Spoken languages: English

About the project

We are taking care of horses, streetdogs and cats financing with horseback riding tours to preinca pyramids

Meet your organization

Who are we?
We are a Swiss-Peruvian family living on a nice farm on the north coast of Peru

What are we doing?
We do have lots of animals and planting our fields. We do have typical Peruvian Paso horses and are offering riding tours to the inca pyramids and worlds largest dry forest nearby.

Where do we work?
Our farm is on the north coast of Peru in the department of Lambayeque. We are a 5 minutes walk from a small village where you can get almost every thing, there are butcher, bakeries, pharmacies and lots of grocery shops. It is a nice village where you can feel very safe even at night.

Our mission/vision:
We are taking care of the environment and the animals

Who are we looking for? 
We are looking for volunteers to help us taking care of the animals, training our typical Peruvian Paso horses and guiding our visitors to the pyramids of Preinca culture

Why choose us? 
Our farm is a beautiful place full of animals and nature where you will feel at home!

33 reviews · rating4.8

Daniela Kröger rating5

2024 at Horseback Riding Assistant

I had no experience with horses at all. I did learn how to take care of them, to do ground work with the foals and i also did learn to ride. Thank you Manuel and Andrea for the wonderful experience and time at your beautiful ...
Emma Gardner rating5

2024 at Horseback Riding Assistant

Just returned from Rancho Santana and I was sad to leave, I had the best time. Andrea was just amazing, always got a smile on her face, so kind and helpful. Her English is brilliant too. If you want an authentic experience with Peruvian Paso horses (not to mention the dogs, cats, 200 chickens ...
Christine Schoch rating5

2024 at Horseback Riding Assistant

Ich war zwar leider nur kurz bei Andrea und Manuel, habe mich aber sehr wohl gefühlt, und wäre gern auch noch länger geblieben. Die Unterkünfte sind einfach, aber gut, das Preis/ Leistungs Verhältnis unschlagbar. Manuel hat eine tolle Art, mit seinen Pferden zu trainieren und leitet auch gut ...
Klaudia Boran rating5

2024 at Horseback Riding Assistant

I have made a wonderful experience staying at this autentic farm at the north coast of Peru. I have learnt how to train this typical Peruvian Paso horses, ride them and also how to work with the lovely foals. At the farm there are so many animals, I have played a lot with the dogs and with all of ...
Mustapha Ouaksel rating5

2024 at Horseback Riding Assistant

J'ai passé de merveilleux moments au Ranch Santana, Andrea est venue m'accueillir à l'aéroport, j'ai fait la connaissance de son mari Manuel, tout était parfait , je peux dire que durant mon séjour j'ai été un vrai Cowboy , travailler avec les chevaux d'aussi près est une expérience ...
Sandra Maurer rating5

2023 at Horseback Riding Assistant

My stay at this nice horse farm was just wonderful. The food, the rooms, the people; everything was great. I had no previous horse experience, which was absolutely no problem. At the end of the stay, I was able to clean and saddle a horse and go out for a ride and I felt so happy. I made a nice ...

Location

Americas > South America > Peru > Chiclayo

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