What the fee covers

• Accommodation in the beachside volunteer cottages in Tianyar
• Three freshly cooked meals a day, Monday to Friday
• Airport pickup at Denpasar (DPS) and the transfer to Tianyar — a three-hour drive
• Orientation with the in-country team
• Your placement at the community school
• Comprehensive pre-departure information
• 24/7 support from local staff
• Certificate of participation on request

Worth knowing where the money goes: the community school is funded entirely by volunteer programme fees. Your fee is not a contribution to the school's running costs — it is the running costs.

What it does not cover

• The return trip to the airport — can be arranged at extra cost, and it is three hours each way
• Weekend meals (Saturday and Sunday) — available at the camp for a small extra fee if you stay
• International flights, visa fees and vaccinations
• Travel and medical insurance
• Towels and toiletries, laundry (about IDR 7,000/kg nearby), and weekend travel

Pickup and the transfer to Tianyar are included. The return trip is not.

🚩 Arrive on a SUNDAY at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar (DPS), before 5pm. Pickup runs each Sunday until 5pm only, so book a flight that lands comfortably before then.

Where to meet — After customs, walk past the last of the duty-free shops and wait at the flight information display board. A member of the team will be there.

The drive to Tianyar takes about three hours, north-east across the island. Dinner is provided when you arrive.

🚩 Want to come to Bali early? You can, but the pickup is still only on Sunday and your accommodation until then is at your own expense. If you do this, book a hotel in Kuta or Sanur — both close to the airport — and the team will collect you from the hotel on Sunday instead.

🚩 The return trip to the airport is NOT included. The coordinators can arrange a taxi at extra cost. Remember it is a three-hour drive, so budget for it properly rather than assuming a short hop.

You stay in a cluster of bamboo cottages right on the beach in Tianyar — traditional shelters, built from bamboo and cane, deliberately low-impact. The community school is a one-minute walk away.

Your room — Shared with three other volunteers. Ceiling fan, and all bed linen provided. Each cottage has its own sit-out area.

Bathrooms — Shared, indoors, with a western-style toilet and cold showers. The bathroom blocks are also bamboo-built. Cold showers in this climate are a relief rather than a hardship.

What is there

• Communal outdoor dining area, and common areas to sit and talk
• An on-site kitchen where the cooks prepare meals fresh
• Hammocks and a volleyball pitch
• The beach, immediately

🚩 Bring your own towel and toiletries — bed linen is provided, these are not. A laundry service is a short walk away at roughly IDR 7,000 per kilo.

🚩 Wi-Fi is available but intermittent. Warn people at home. Shops and an ATM are five minutes on foot.

It is simple, and that is the point: you are in a fishing village in the quiet north, not a resort.

Three freshly prepared meals a day, cooked on site, Monday to Friday.

Breakfast — Pancakes, toast, fruit, tea and coffee.

Lunch — Rice, fried noodles, pasta, rendang, gado-gado, soto, chicken, soup.

Dinner — Rice, chicken, fish, noodles, pasta, rendang, gado-gado, soto.

Mostly traditional Indonesian food with rice as the staple, eaten together in the outdoor dining area. It is one of the better-fed placements in our portfolio.

🚩 Weekends are not included. Most volunteers travel from Friday to Sunday anyway, but if you stay at the camp, meals are available Saturday and Sunday for a small additional fee.

Vegetarian options are always available. Vegan requests can be accommodated with advance notice — tell us when you book. The team will do their best with any dietary need, but be aware there may be occasions when you need to buy alternative ingredients yourself.