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Incredible 4-7 Day Hands-on Eco Farm Experience

Availability: All year        Duration:  4-7 days        Start: flexible

Eco Caminhos provides an amazing four to seven day immersion experience, where you can explore the bioconstructions, agroforestry projects and engage in hands-on work on the farm. This is an ideal program for those who want to join the hands-on work on the farm and feel part of the Eco Caminhos team for a few days.

Settle in at our incredible Eco Lodge
Enjoy the views and experience sustainable living

Eco Caminhos Tour

Get a tour of the Eco Farm and its see all the amazing projects

Experience Bioconstruction

We offer theory and hands-on experience in natural building

Learn the magic of Agroforestry

Plant forrests while harvesting vegetables, fruits and wood

Meet the People

Meet the team of the Eco Caminhos community

Enjoy incredible nature

Participate in hikes, visits to waterfalls

Enjoy mountain bike tours

See the region by bike

  • Basic Package
  • Personalized Package
  • Premium Package
The Basic Package is designed for those who want to participate in the day-to-day life and work on an Eco Farm. Not a fancy farm holiday but real experience of what it means to live on a permaculture farm. We recommend people to stay a week as it will give you time to experience a bit of everything on in the farm. a Highlight of the experience is the option to rent our Eco Lodge. A beautiful and very comfortable bioconstruction house in beautiful nature with incredible views over the farm. Once you are settled, you will be able to stick your hands in the dirt in our agroforestry and bioconstruction projects. You will be offered theoretical and practical workshops. And to make the experience complete you can participate in hikes up to the incredible mountain peaks or dive in one of natural waterfalls nearby the farm.  At the farm, you will meet our Brazilian and international staff and volunteers. Upon arrival, you will be greeted at the gate by one of our staff member and guided to your accommodation. Aftyer your have settle in the house and enjoyed the incredible views, a staff member will  pick you up at the Eco Lodge for a tour arround the farm. You will also be served a cup of coffee or tea and given an explanation of the activities for the next days.  At the end of the day you can walk back to your accommodation. Then the next day will start your hands-on experience. We recommend people to arrive on Sunday and leave on Saturday as you will find most dinamic happening from Monday – Friday, you will have Sunday to find your way to the farm and settle and Saturday to drive to your next destiny. You can see a schedule for the entire program for the 4/7 days here:

*We work normal under all weather conditions. The program is more or less what you can expect, there might be adjustments to the program depending on the day of arrival. 

Highlights/ Included

  • Staying at our beautiful bioconstructed Eco Lodge with incredible views
  • A tour around our beautiful bioconstructions and agroforestry projects
  • Walk through different and abundant agroforestry systems.
  • See some of the most beautiful and best build bioconstruction houses of Brazil
  • Hands-on experience in bioconstruction or Agroforestry
  • Presentation on permaculture, agroforestry or bioconstruction
  • Warm Lunch prepared with organic ingredients from our agroforest (Monday – Friday)
  • Organic vegetable basket on request
  • Meeting the people of Eco Caminhos community

Not Included 

  • Pick up and drop off Nova Friburgo (bus station) – Eco Farm. If you need transport you can book with us.
  • We do not offer breakfast or dinner. The warm lunch is offered from Monday – Friday. There is no warm lunch on Saturday or Sunday.
  • Although we offer you a food basket on request, you will need to bring some ingredients from the store to prepare your breakfast and dinner. Remember that the farm is somewhat isolated so it is good to prepare this well.
  • Personalized programs. For this you need to book our comfort package
  • Personalized consulting by our Founding Director (this is only included in premium package)

Our Personalized Package is for People that want a personalized experience on the farm. This is very interesting if you want to learn specific skills of one of the techniques we apply on the farm. Some people come specifically for agroforestry and want their full time spend on agroforestry. Others like bioconstruction and want all time spend on bioconstruction. You can also combine different workshops. On top of this, you can choose from serveral Workshops and Eco Tourism activities from the list below. We recommend people to stay a week as it will give you time to experience a bit of everything on in the farm. Different from the basic package we will always ask you what you would like to do. We will discuss the options before your arrival in a video call so we can plan your activities ahead and adjust them to your interest. Important, in case you want the founder, Bart to give you personalized training you will need to book the Premium Package. A Highlight of the experience is the option to rent our Eco Lodge. A beautiful and very comfortable bioconstruction house in beautiful nature with incredible views over the farm.  On arrival someone will welcome you at the gate. Sometimes we will have a car available immediately to drive you up hill to your accommodation but this depends on availability (ask for this when you book in case this is important for you). In case not we keep your bags safely at the house on the entrance and  start your experience with 1,5 km hike up hill. As soon as we can we drive your bags up.  After you have settled in there will be a short welcome, a cup of coffee or tea followed by a tour of the farm so you can see the different bioconstructions and agroforestry projects and hear all the ins and outs. There will be always someone around to orientate you. We recommend people to arrive on Sunday and leave on Saturday as you will find most dinamic happening from Monday – Friday, you will have Sunday to find your way to the farm and settle and Saturday to drive to your next destiny.You can see a schedule for the entire program for the 4 to 7 days here:

Possible activities to choose from

For your 4 and 5 day program you can choose 2 workshops and 2 ecotourism activity. For your 6 and 7 day program you  can choose 3 workshops and 2 ecotourism activities from the following list:

Workshops

  • Tour of the Farm (standard included so you can choose 2 more)
  • Workshop in Permaculture
  • workshop in bioconstruction
  • Workshop in agroforestry
  • Milking a cow (this needs to be done 6 am so requires to wake up early and walk up to the cow curral)

EcoTourism-Activity

  • Visit the waterfall
  • Hike up to one of the surrounding mountains with incredidible views. You can discuss options during interview.
  • Mountainbike tour

*We work normal under all weather conditions. The program is more or less what you can expect, there might be adjustments to the program depending on the day of arrival.

*For the lunch on the tour we go to a restaurant and you are expected to pay for your own lunch

Highlights/ Included

  • Staying at our beautiful bioconstructed Eco Lodge or Tiny house with incredible views
  • A tour around our beautiful bioconstructions and agroforestry projects with the founder
  • Walk through different and abudant agroforestry systems with the founder
  • Personalized workshops on permaculture, agroforestry or bioconstruction with the founder
  • Personalized eco tourism activities
  • Hands-on experience in bioconstruction or agroforestry
  • Warm Lunch prepared with organic ingredients from our agroforest (Monday – Friday)
  • Organic vegetable basket on request
  • Meeting the people of Eco Caminhos community

Not Included 

  • Pick up and drop off Nova Friburgo (bus station) – Eco Farm. If you need transport you can book with us.
  • We do not offer breakfast or dinner. The warm lunch is offered from Monday – Friday. There is no warm lunch on Saturday or Sunday.
  • Although we offer you a food basket on request, you will need to bring some ingredients from the store to prepare your breakfast and dinner. Remember that the farm is somewhat isolated so it is good to prere this well.
  • Personalized consulting by our Founding Director (this is only included in premium package)
Our Premium Package is for people that want personalized experience on the farm and want to be guided by the founder of the farm, Bart. What makes the premium package special is that you will hear all the stories from the farm since its foundation and will benefit from all the knowledge Bart has gathered over time. You will also have the opportunity to choose serveral workshops and Ecotourism activities listed below. This needs to be booked before so we can plan these. On arrival someone will welcome you at the gate. Sometimes we will have the car directly available to drive you up hill to the centre of the farm but this depends on availability (ask for this in case this is important for you). In case not you we keep your bags safely at the house on the entrance and  start your experience with 1,5 km hike up hill. Your bags will be driven up as soon as possible. After you have settled in there is a welcome with a cup of coffee or tea and a explanation of the activities. You will then be doing the  tour of the farm where you will be shown the different bioconstructions and agroforestry projects. On the day you will start with one of your chosen workshop. At noon, you will be served a warm meal made with organic ingredients from the farm, with several plates to choose from. After lunch, you can join the agroforestry or bioconstruction work on the farm (this is with the workers and not with Bart). This is the opportunity to have hands-on experience. You can also enjoy a guided hike or visit a local waterfall. Bart will be with you for 2 – 3 mornings depending on how many days you have booked. For the rest of the activities you will have another employee to show you around to orientate you.

We recommend people to arrive on Sunday and leave on Saturday as you will find most dinamic happening from Monday – Friday, you will have Sunday to find your way to the farm and settle and Saturday to drive to your next destiny.You can see a schedule for the entire program for the 4 to 7 days here:

Possible activities to choose from

For your 4 and 5 day program you can choose 2 workshops and 2 ecotourism activity. For your 6 and 7 day program you  can choose 3 workshops and 2 ecotourism activities from the following list:

Workshops/Consulting

  • Tour of the Farm (standard included)
  • Workshop in Permaculture
  • workshop in bioconstruction
  • Workshop in agroforestry
  • Milking a cow (this needs to be done 6 am so requires to wake up early and walk up to the cow corral)
  • Private consulting in any topic.

Ecotourism-Activity

  • Visit the waterfall
  • Guided hike up to one of the surrounding mountains with incredible views. You can discuss options during interview.
  • Mountainbike tour

*We work normal under all weather conditions. The program is more or less what you can expect, there might be adjustments to the program depending on the day of arrival.

*For the lunch on the tour we go to a restaurant and you are expected to pay for your own lunch

Highlights/ Included

  • Staying at our beautiful bioconstructed Eco Lodge or Tiny house with incredible views
  • A tour around our beautiful bioconstructions and agroforestry projects with the founder
  • Walk through different and abudant agroforestry systems with the founder
  • Personalized workshops on permaculture, agroforestry or bioconstruction with the founder
  • Personalized eco tourism activities
  • Hands-on experience in bioconstruction or agroforestry
  • Warm Lunch prepared with organic ingredients from our agroforest (Monday – Friday)
  • Organic vegetable basket on request
  • Meeting the people of Eco Caminhos community

Not Included 

  • Pick up and drop off Nova Friburgo (bus station) – Eco Farm. If you need transport you can book with us.
  • We do not offer breakfast or dinner. The warm lunch is offered from Monday – Friday. There is no warm lunch on Saturday or Sunday.
  • Although we offer you a food basket on request, you will need to bring some ingredients from the store to prepare your breakfast and dinner. Remember that the farm is somewhat isolated so it is good to prere this well.
  • Personalized consulting by our Founding Director (this is only included in premium package)

Accommodation Options

  • Comfort Accommodation
  • Luxury Accommodation

Comfort Accommodation / Tiny House  

Level of Comfort

★★★☆☆

Our Comfort Accommodation tiny house accommodation is for those people that enjoy total privacy and live in beautiful nature. The tiny house has a view over a beautiful lake. It is also great for people that need to work online. Internet connection in the tiny house is good. The tiny house is situated about 15 minutes walk from the farm. For people who come by car the tiny house is reachable by car. Only during very wett periods the dirt road becomes more of a challenge. The tiny house is situated on the edge of the farm, there is no pick-up service to get to the farm. so you will need to walk to and back from the farm which takes about 15 minutes. Another difficulty is getting into town there is no busstop nearby. So for people that come without car and want to go regulary in town this is a bit of challenge. We do collective shopping on mondays so you can hand in your shopping list. The walk has 2 little climbs but is much less of a walk then walking to the volunteer basic accommodation houses. The tiny house is equipped with a kitchen, bathroom, and a small living room.  The tiny houses like our volunteer houses are poorly insulated and in winter (Apr. – Sept.) It can get really cold at night. The Eco Lodge on the contrary is perfectly insulated and has a fire stove for comfort.  People are responsible for cleaning and cooking in the houses. The Tiny house option can receive max 2 people.

Conditions

Insulation
20%
Safety
85%
Distance to busstop
100%
Privacy
90%
WiFi
75%
Distance to Farm
40%
accesability by car
75%
Socializing
10%
Natural Beauty
95%

Luxury Accommodation / Eco Lodge / Bioconstructed Accommodation 

Level of Comfort

★★★★★

Our luxury Accommodation is a real highlight at the farm. This spectacular bioconstructed house is situated at the center of the farm. A real recommedation for people that want comfort no matter the climate, want total privacy with incredible views over the farm and the Atlantic Forrest. The Eco Lodge can easily house up to 8 people and if needed 10. It has 2 suits, a smaller bedroom a large kitchen, very large living room, a terras, a lavantory and a garage. The house also has a nice outdoor fireplace for bongfires. As the house is bioconstructed and has double glass it is very comfortable during the winter months. On very cold days you can light the fireplace. On hot summer days it is nice and cool. The house has a natural banana wastewater filter, solar warmed hot water and all electricy is generated through solar panels. Waste is separated and collected by the staff of Eco Caminhos. The challenge of the Eco Lodge is to get there by a normal car as the house is build on top of the mountains. It is necissary to have a 4×4 car. For those we do not have a 4×4 car we drive you up to the house on arrival and make sure we drive you down as well on departure.

 

Conditions

Insulation
100%
Safety
95%
Distance to busstop
40%
Privacy
100%
WiFi
90%
Distance to Farm
20%
accesability by car
25%
Socializing
20%
Natural Beauty
95%

Prices per person

  • Comfort Accommodation
  • Luxury Accommodation
PeriodPeriodPrices in BRLPrices in US$Prices in EUR
Basic Package4 dias / 3 noitesR$ 2.300$ 418.68 *€ 357,23 *
Basic Package5 dias / 4 noitesR$ 2.600$ 473.29 *€ 403,83 *
Basic Package6 dias / 5 noitesR$ 2.900$ 527.90 *€ 450,42 *
Basic Package7 dias / 6 noitesR$ 3.200$ 582.50 *€ 497,02 *
Personalized Package4 dias / 3 noitesR$ 3.500$ 637.11 *€ 543,61 *
Personalized Package5 dias / 4 noitesR$ 4.000$ 728.13 *€ 621,27 *
Personalized Package6 dias / 5 noitesR$ 4.500$ 819.15 *€ 698,93 *
Personalized Package7 dias / 6 noitesR$ 5.000$ 910.16 *€ 776,59 *
Premium Package4 dias / 3 noitesR$ 4.400$ 800.94 *€ 683,40 *
Premium Package5 dias / 4 noitesR$ 5.000$ 910.16 *€ 776,59 *
Premium Package6 dias / 5 noitesR$ 5.600$ 1,019.38 *€ 869,78 *
Premium Package7 dias / 6 noitesR$ 6.200$ 1,128.60 *€ 962,97 *

* The prices above are for 1 person. For the 2nd person we give 50% discount. The tiny house can max house 2 people.

* Our prices are in Brazilian Real. Prices in US$ and Euros are calculated automatically with the actual exchange rates. Taxes and fees are included.

PeriodPeriodPrices in BRLPrices in US$Prices in EUR
Basic Package4 dias / 3 noitesR$ 3.700$ 673.52 *€ 574,68 *
Basic Package5 dias / 4 noitesR$ 4.200$ 764.54 *€ 652,34 *
Basic Package6 dias / 5 noitesR$ 4.700$ 855.55 *€ 730,00 *
Basic Package7 dias / 6 noitesR$ 5.200$ 946.57 *€ 807,65 *
Personalized Package4 dias / 3 noitesR$ 4.500$ 819.15 *€ 698,93 *
Personalized Package5 dias / 4 noitesR$ 5.000$ 910.16 *€ 776,59 *
Personalized Package6 dias / 5 noitesR$ 5.500$ 1,001.18 *€ 854,25 *
Personalized Package7 dias / 6 noitesR$ 6.000$ 1,092.20 *€ 931,91 *
Premium Package4 dias / 3 noitesR$ 6.500$ 1,183.21 *€ 1.009,57 *
Premium Package5 dias / 4 noitesR$ 7.500$ 1,365.25 *€ 1.164,89 *
Premium Package6 dias / 5 noitesR$ 8.500$ 1,547.28 *€ 1.320,20 *
Premium Package7 dias / 6 noitesR$ 9.500$ 1,729.31 *€ 1.475,52 *

* For the 2nd person we give 50% discount, for every extra person we offer 70% discount. 

* Our prices are in Brazilian Real. Prices in US$ and Euros are calculated automatically with the actual exchange rates. Taxes and fees are included.

Your Safety & health

We live in a very safe region in the mountain region around Friburgo. Now at the farm we have animals like cows, chicken and dogs. We also will be walking on trails through our agroforestry systems or will be doing some activities on our building sites.  So we recommend people to wear trousers (we do not recommend shorts or skirts), bring some gloves and a hat for the sun. In case of rain it is good to bring a raincoat. For some of the activities a reasonably good physical condition is required. Of course, we can adjust the program for people with physical limitations. Please inform us in advance if you have any limitations so we can make adjustments.

Busstation / Airport transfer

You can make your own way to the Eco Farm. For people who come by public transport we can pick people up from the Nova Friburgo bus station. We charge 200 reais for a pick-up and drop-off from the busstation. Now in case you need transport from Rio de Janeiro to Nova Friburgo, we organize your transfer (one way) for 900 reais for up to 4 people with our trusted driver.

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