Live and work in an adorable Boutique Hotel located on an remodeled hacienda. Discover the Chilean rural life amidst beautiful nature while taking advantage of your proximity to the seaport town Valparaíso and the capital Santiago.
Programs Abroad
CHILE - Work & Travel at a hostel on the Pacific coast 
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Booking Nº: CL107 Country: Chile + Location: Viña del Mar Minimum Stay: 2 months Start dates: year round Price: from 2 months, 535 USD |
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Task
This comfortable hostel is located in a green area of Viña del Mar, only a few blocks away from the beach. The guests, mostly from Europe and North America, find a mixture of regional and traditional culture of Chile in the cozy hostel that makes them feel at home. Your main responsibilities focus on the comfort of the guests since you will actively assist in caring for them and carrying out their requests. You will take over other tasks after a short training period. Your work in the hostel will require self-motivation and organizational skills.You will support the team by carrying out the following tasks:
- Welcoming, registering and taking care of guests at the front desk
- Preparing and serving breakfast
- Assisting with email correspondences
- Giving information to guests about local cultural activities
Accommodation
During your Work & Travel program in Viña del Mar, you will stay in the hostel. You will be accommodated in a single room and share the bathroom with others. You will receive all your meals in the dining room of the hostel. You will also have access to the Internet as well as the common areas of the hostel.Requirements
Language:Spanish skills required (you can book your Spanish course in Chile with us!)
Skills:
No professional skills or experiences required.
Age:
18+ years
Vaccination:
Not required. Please consult us and your doctor for specific recommendations
Insurance:
Full travel and medical insurance is required. You can purchase a full coverage, no deductible health and travel insurance at a special rate for our participants by contacting your South America Inside representative.
Visa:
Tourist visa valid for 90 days. For further information regarding visa requirements please contact us and the corresponding embassy or consulate in your home country.
Details
This recently renovated hostel is situated close to the center of Viña del Mar and serves guests from Europe and North America. The sea is only one block away and the pedestrian zone with many restaurants is very near as well.This beautiful large house has been recently converted into a hostel and has a modern atmosphere to combine with the stylish interior design. Guests feel at home in the charming atmosphere that is made up of a mixture of regional and traditional Chilean culture.
Viña del Mar has about 300,000 inhabitants and is the fourth largest city in Chile. The city is famous for its annual international music festival, palm tree lined streets, picturesque and glamorous bays and sandy beaches that attract many tourists all year long.
Source: Google Maps
Prices
| Program Duration | in USD |
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| up to 2 months |
535.- |
| up to 3 months |
560.- |
| up to 4 months |
590.- |
| up to 5 months |
615.- |
| up to 6 months |
645.- |
One time registration fee 75 USD.
The above mentioned costs are one-time payments and refer to the full length of your stay. They do not reflect monthly payments!
What’s included:
- Accommodation
- 3 meals / day (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Orientation kit
- Local support
- 24h-Emergency Number
- Certificate of participation
- Santiago City Guide
- Touristic Map of Santiago
- Monthly participants' gahterings (in Santiago)
What’s not included:
- Flight
- Airport pick-up
- Medical Insurance
- Visa (if necesary)
- Personal expenses
- Local Travels
Country
 Chile is truly a country like no other in South America. This long and narrow country embraces the Pacific Ocean on the coast to the east, squeezed by the Andes Mountains and Argentina to the west, and borders Bolivia and Peru to the northwest. Chile takes great pride in being the longest country in the world with an incredible length of 2,700 miles a width of only 115 miles. Due to the country’s vast length, a wide range of climatic zones and weather conditions exist with an average daily difference of thirty-eight degrees between northern Arica and southern Patagonia.
While the country’s total population adds up to about 16 million, almost 6 million or 40% of Chileans live in the country’s capital of Santiago. About 85% of the country's population live in urban areas, while an incredible 15% of the population are responsible for agricultural productions of oranges, avocados, flowers, melons and numerous other products. Moreover, the relatively small central valley around Santiago dominates the country in terms of agricultural resources. If your Chilean travels take you outside the economic and cultural side of Chile, you will find landscape variety in forests, grazing lands, spectacular volcanoes, rocky and sandy coasts, and shimmering lakes. With a little extra local knowledge, you might be lucky to discover the labyrinth of fjords, beautiful inlets, remote islands and historic glaciers. Chile’s most known attractions for adventurers and culture seekers alike are Easter Island, Robinson Crusoe Island, the southern region of Patagonia and famous Altiplano in the north. Further, within a two-hour radius from Santiago are spectacular beaches, glacial hiking, climbing, biking, surfing, wine tours and much more. From the world’s driest desert in the north, endless coastline in the west, majestic Andes in the east, smoking volcanoes, virgin forests, lakes, fjords, rivers and glaciers in the south, there is something for everybody in Chile. The best time to travel to Chile depends greatly on what you hope to see and do. If your mission is to play hard in the southern region, the most accessible months to the backcountry of Patagonia are December through March. The months of November through February are fantastic for long days, hot, dry weather and empty city streets in central Chile. For skiers, along with rain in the city, snow begins to fill the mountains again from July through September. In northern Chile, the Atacama Desert is easily accessible all year. March is a general all around ideal month to explore Chile from north to south because this is the transition time from summer to the winter cold and rainy seasons. We believe you’ll find Chileans are generally quiet but welcoming people. They are very proud of their amazing country and love to talk about its endless variety. The Chileans are very kind, helpful and will soon consider you to be their “amigo” so you will never feel lonely.
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