Mounted Volunteers ready to Ride!
Thank you for considering volunteering at Ranquilco. We have been welcoming young people (of all ages!) to these incredible lands in Patagonia for several decades. We hope to welcome you sometime soon.
Read the website!
Please take the time to review our website. The volunteer section contains complete information about our three programs, pricing, housing options and work descriptions. Other sections tell you how to get to Ranquilco and all the people you will meet here. We get so many volunteer inquiries a month that we have taken the time to consolidate all of the information you need on the website. IF YOU take the time to read it thoroughly, Ashley or Georgie will take the time to respond to any additional questions you may have and we will do everything we can to help smooth your passage into the ranch.
A word on pricing
Our volunteer room & board pricing is detailed on the website. It is simple, your price is determined by:
(a) The program you sign up for: Immersion, Regular or Mounted
(Immersion volunteers camp or live in simple huts, so they pay less. Mounted volunteers pay extra for horse use during their stay)
(b) For Regular or Mounted volunteers, your accommodation choice
(Communal living in the Volunteer House is your least expensive option, prices go up for private rooms, and are even higher for private rooms with a private bathroom or kitchen – the choice is yours.)
(c) Your length of stay
(We love having volunteers stay for several months, therefore, the longer you stay, the lower your price per day.)
(d) Everyone entering and leaving Ranquilco pays a one time fee of $150 for us to send a gaucho to pack you and your luggage in.
The application process
Send an e-mail to me, Ashley Carrithers at ashleykentc@hotmail.com answering the following questions (I suggest copying this next section into an e-mail to send to me):
Name:
Age:
Nationality:
Program you are applying for (Immersion/ Regular/ Mounted):
If applying for the immersion program, which site are you most interested in?
Horse riding experience (go into detail if you are a rider):
Proposed dates at Ranquilco:
Proposed length of stay:
Accommodation preference (Three options: Volunteer house/ Private Room/ Private Room w/ kitchen or bathroom, not applicable to Immersion Volunteers):
Price: Please help me out by calculating your own price as explained on our pricing page:
Photo: Attach a recent photo
Tell me about yourself, including why you want to come to Ranquilco and what you can bring to Ranquilco:
Deposit
We have a limited number of spots available each year. Please wait for us to e-mail you with a confirmation before sending payment.
You can pay the $300 deposit by paypal. All remaining charges are due before or upon arrival. You can wire money into our U.S. account, or bring cash with you – no traveler’s checks or credit cards. There are many ATM machines along the way and they provide pesos at the official exchange rate.
Return to the Volunteering main page.
