Typical day
A typical Day is as follow
Take a minibus from the village where the volunteers house is it will take 20 minutes to town. Start at 9 am, Receive the children, start the activities according with the schedule at the Video room, playful room, IT room, gardening or class room. Lunch will be 12 pm to 2 pm. Then afternoon activities will be from 2 pm to 5 pm.
Most volunteers prefer to combine working at the school in the morning and Youth Center or Learning Disabilities Center in the afternoon. This will allow volunteers to have lunch at the house. Otherwise volunteers will need to stay in town two hours have a packed lunch or eat out.
Details on Arrival
Volunteer arrivals can be every Sat/Sunday to start Monday Morning.
Free-time activities
The La Mesa town offer a variety of activities as it is surrounded by Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Waterfalls. Volunteers can visit the : The Orquid Sanctuary at the Tequendama region, The Waterfall La Monja, Hill Walking to the La Cruz Peak, Trekking by the River Apulo, Bird Watching, and small towns around La Mesa like Anapoima, San Antonio del Tequendama, Mesitas del Colegio and The Tequendama Waterfall. The cercanity to the Capital City of Bogota offer the opportunity to visit Museums, restaurants, bars and discos. For the weekends we offer organised tours to go caving or visiting other Colombian Counties like Santander or Boyaca which offer a lot more to do like visiting waterfalls, lakes, caves, extreme sports. Other volunteers have managed to visit the Tayrona Park in Santa Martha, Cartagena, The Caño Cristales in The Macarena, Palm Trees farms in Armenia, Coffee and Sugar Cane farms around. . There is plenty to do in here, also we are blessed with hot climate. So be prepared.
Program Requirements
Included Services
Before your journey
On-site services
What the fees pays for : Accommodation in a single room if less than 6 volunteers or a bunk bed only two per room if more than 6 at once. Food: 3 meals M-F. 1 on Saturday, 0 Sunday. Orientation and first day guide to the project site.Donation for the project site.Internet, Laundry, fresh fruits from the gardens. Pick up from Airport. Platform fees.
We will pick volunteers up from The Bogota el Dorado Airport.
Living accommodation is in a share bungalow for up to 10 volunteers at the VIC headquarters in San Javier Village.
Single rooms only if request or less than 6 volunteers at one time.
Only two volunteers per room share a bunk bed
Bed linen is provided.
Common areas will be at the main house.
The Bungalow rooms are well decorated. With desk, Lamp, electricity, hot and cold share shower,two share toilets.
For hot climate and the country side volunteers need to be prepared: with very light and long sleeves shirts and trousers at all times
Repellent, Sun Creams, Hat, torch to walk in the evening to the accommodation site if the volunteers decide coming late.
Meals provided are home cook food. Traditional dishes from Colombia. Drinks are provided but we suggest volunteers to buy their own water bottles as it is very hot in La Mesa. So they need to be hydratated at all times. Any extra food is not included in the price. Volunteers can make use of the kitchen and BBQ facilities.
Program Fees
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