Life outside your comfort zone.
... what is a Lombok volunteer homestay? *comfortable home
explore lombok village life
Live in a rural village, become a part of the community. Stay, spend time and enjoy home cooked meals with your local family and experience first hand the rich traditions of both the Muslim and Hindu cultures. By getting stuck into traditional village life, you’ll gain a once in a lifetime local perspective of Lombok.
empower the next generation
Share skills and experiences to promote cultural understanding, join and hang out at our English language clubs, teach sustainability best practices and share insight and inspiration on how to take advantage of all the opportunities out there. Help us to create better job opportunities and more choices for young people.
Hands on Cultural Diversity
Participate in various activities like cooking classes, clay tile and coconut oil making, Balinese Dancing and local religious and cultural events. Be shown the village by villagers. Join group outings to waterfalls and the Secret Gilis for camping. Authentic experiences that give you a deeper connection to communities.
What’s the Mission?
We merge traveller and local communities at ourLombok “volunteer” homestays, promoting culturalunderstanding and mutual respect. You’ll exploredifferent cultures, learn about customs, belief systems,and share skills on an epic all inclusive adventure. Ourprogram fosters empowerment, breaks down socialboundaries, and promotes sustainable tourismpractices.
How does it work?
Add info about yourself, your availability, desired stay duration & your superhero set of skills.
We’ll contact you to confirm dates and complete your village stay booking. We then match you with a local family and share all the important
details with you.
Approaching arrival day, we’ll confirm your arrival time and
ensure your local family is ready
and waiting to welcome you with
a Lombok Kopi and snacks.
On your day of arrival, you’ll receive your itinerary, meet our team, your local and traveller families and get stuck into activities.
The benefits are limitless
... but here’s just 5 we’ve seen with our own eyes
“Being immersed in the raw culture and religions inLombok helped me realise the differences andsimilarities between others. I’m grateful to have beengiven the chance to see a new way of life.”
Your weeks could look like this
... here’s a sample itinerary, exact itineraries shared when you arrive
| Day 1 | Arrival |
|---|---|
| Morning | Welcome + Introductions |
| Afternoon | Tour of the village |
| Evening | Sunset & family dinner |
| Day 4 | Arrival |
|---|---|
| Morning | Working with skills |
| Afternoon | English Club |
| Evening | Sunset, dinner + games at IDK Bar |
| Day 2 | Lombok Village |
|---|---|
| Morning | Indonesian Language class |
| Afternoon | Working with skills/English Club |
| Evening | Cooking Class + Dinner |
| Day 5 | Bali Village |
|---|---|
| Morning | Historical Walk & Temple Visit |
| Afternoon | English Club |
| Evening | Balinese Dance Lesson + Family Dinner |
| Day 3 | Excursion |
|---|---|
| DAY TRIP BLACK STONE RIVERSWIM & RELAX | |
| Day 6+7 | Excursion |
|---|---|
| DAY 2D/1N TRIP COCONUT OIL CLASS SECRET GILI ISLAND CAMPING | |