Volunteer at a traditional guesthouse in Varzaneh, Iran
Have a very nice volunteer experience in a traditional guesthouse in Varzaneh, Isfahan province. Negaar Varzaneh Traditional Guest House is a traditional hotel with seven private rooms, each with private bathroom and toilet, an office, a kitchen and a common hang out area. There is also a tour desk for people interested in adventures in nature around the town.
It is a nice place to stay with other travellers and volunteers.
Note: this description was provided directly by the guesthouse. Schedules, availability and conditions can change. Please ask the hosts about current volunteer tasks, working hours and days off before making travel plans.
Help required
Various kinds of help needed like
- Tourism promotion
- General upkeep of the place
- Community development
There are also activities around sustainability, music, traditional lifestyle, handicraft, medicinal plants and more.
Volunteer benefits
There is a lot of nature and history around for you to enjoy, such as sand dunes, a salt lake, caravanserai, old citadel and pigeon towers.
Negaar guesthouse is a good place to unwind in a casual atmosphere far from busy cities, even if you do not come as a volunteer. The place has a very good reputation and the manager Mohammad and the staff are very nice. Sometimes there are excursions to natural spots around Varzaneh. You can meet local people and travellers, observe the milky way, see the sand dunes and the salt lake.
Food and accommodation
Accommodation in a private room with an attached bathroom if available. All meals included, always very good.
How to reach us
It is easy to reach Varzaneh from Isfahan. From the bus terminal located in Jey Street (Terminal Jey on Google Maps), you can take a bus or minibus to Varzaneh. For more information, ask the staff in the bus terminal. You do not have to buy a ticket in advance. Just get on the bus and pay when you get off. The ticket should be about 50,000 IR rials including luggage service.
The journey takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes and usually the bus service runs every one or two hours as the driver waits until the bus is full. You can show the driver the Persian sentence provided by the guesthouse and he will stop almost in front of the guesthouse. To get in, just follow the signs.
If you prefer, the guesthouse can order a taxi from your hotel. The cost mentioned is about 550,000 rials.
Contact details
Please note: this volunteer project listing may be outdated. Information about availability, dates, tasks and requirements might no longer be accurate. Contact the hosts directly to confirm the current status.
Facebook: Negaar Varzaneh Traditional Guest House
Email: varzanehtourism AT gmail DOT com
Website: negaarhouse.com
Instagram: negaarguesthouse
