Bali Volunteer Programs from $26/day | Most Affordable & Trusted

I did a 3-week turtle program which is something I really wanted to do since a young age. My experience was eye-opening. The local team included us in the daily life of the locals which helped us to understand the culture better. They were all so nice with trying to make us feel at home. I got to see a lot more than just the project.

I learned more about the turtles while learning about myself and other participants. IVHQ was helpful while preparing me for the trip with good information. They were also checking on me while the program was running. The website is easy to use and the variety of programs is amazing.

I had an incredible experience teaching English to locals who speak absolutely no English in Bali. Their enthusiasm, eagerness to learn and to show up even just for an optional lecture, along with their immense love was beyond any of my expectations. I learned so much about myself and another culture, and was able to get a clearer vision of what I wanted to do once I went back home. I felt brave, confident and gained a lot more from the kids than I perhaps contributed. I would 100% go back and do this experience again and would recommend it to all, regardless of age.

I completed my volunteering experience with IVHQ in Bali, Indonesia, during the months of August and September for a total duration of four weeks, with the first two weeks in Ubud and the last two on the island of Nusa Penida.
In Ubud, I participated in the Teaching English project, where another volunteer and I taught English lessons to local children, aged between 10 and 11 years old. Normally, the other volunteer and I would organize the lessons in the morning, planning games that included English terms and vocabulary, printing worksheets, and creating activities to make the lessons as interactive as possible. In the afternoons, we would go to the school to conduct the lessons, which lasted about two hours, in a class of around fifteen children. The students' knowledge of the English language was quite limited but sufficient to conduct the lessons in a collaborative and participative environment. Whenever we had difficulty making ourselves understood by the children, we would try to communicate through gestures, pictures, or ask for help from the project coordinators, who were always very helpful. During the weekends, there was free time to spend with the other volunteers visiting various attractions in Ubud, such as waterfalls, temples, and rice fields. We also visited nearby places like Canggu and Lovina.
On the island of Nusa Penida, I participated in the Sea Turtle Conservation project. Here, the Local Team works in two different centers, one of which is still partially under construction. In this case, volunteering took place for two hours in the morning and two in the afternoon. The activities involved cleaning the tanks where the turtles swam, cutting fish to feed them, and then feeding them, cleaning their shells with a brush, and finally putting them back into the freshly cleaned tank. Again, both the volunteers and coordinators were very kind and collaborative in carrying out and organizing the activities. During the weekends, there was an opportunity to visit the magnificent beaches of the island and go snorkeling among fish, manta rays, and sea turtles.
The experience was extremely positive, both for my personal growth and for the tangible impact on the local community’s development and the protection of sea turtles. I always found great kindness and helpfulness from the local people, coordinators, and children. It was particularly enriching to meet volunteers from all over the world, with cultures different from mine, and immerse myself in Indonesian traditions, discovering a new and fascinating culture.

My experience was amazing, thanks to the people I had the opportunity to meet—both the wonderful Green Lion family and the other volunteers. Each person I connected with taught me something valuable, and even the children I taught English to ended up teaching me more than I could have ever taught them.

The organization did a great job of engaging everyone with kindness and inclusivity, making sure we lacked nothing and helping us integrate into the local community.

If there's one thing I would have liked more, it would have been to spend even more time teaching, so I could have made an even greater impact on the children!

Volunteering in Bali with IVHQ has been one of the most incredible experiences I've had the chance to take part to hands down! Not only does IVHQ offer an amazing pre-trip support, but also the local team is made up of amazing people who are constantly ready to help everyone out as much as they can!
Having the chance to dedicate my time and help to the kids during my volunteer program has been heartwarming and taught me that sometimes even the smallest things can make a huge impact. Getting to see the kid's progress every single day was rewarding and motivating.
Moreover, I feel like volunteering gave me a chance to completely immerge myself into the country's culture and learn so many new aspects of Balinese traditions. Last but not least, I got to know so many great people from all around the world with whom I made forever lasting memories. All of that is why I would definitely recommend this experience, and I personally can't wait for my next one!

It was my first time joining a volunteer program and, considering how it went, I would make this decision again and again. Even though at the beginning I was a little scared about how it could have been, this feeling disappeared as soon as I reached my accommodation and I got to know the people that have been stayed here from before. The coordinator and the local people were amazing, the most smiling and friendly people I have ever met, always ready to give an help when asked and willing to make your experience the best they can. If I could change something of my experience, it would definitely be the duration since I stay just for two weeks, which I can totally say now is not enough. I am absolutely looking forward to leave again and take part in another project, maybe as a solo traveler this time!

this was my first time traveling alone. I can honestly say it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I'm incredibly fortunate to have found an agency like this one, which helped me with all my preparations and was attentive throughout the entire process. It was a life-changing experience, and I'm extremely happy with the outcome. I meet a lot of new people of different countries. Also the teaching was amazing the children were so nice and kind. The food was nice and we always have clean water.

I had my first international volunteering experience in Indonesia on the sea turtle conservation project in Nusa Penida, and it was the best experience of my life.

The IVHQ staff were incredibly helpful throughout every step of the registration process. My program coordinator, Ella, was always very clear and precise whenever I asked for information, she always responded to my emails comprehensively and promptly (considering the time difference between New Zealand and Italy). They didn't just answer emails, but also organized video calls to be able to answer every question more directly and quickly. Their service was truly impeccable.

I know what you guys and girls, who are undecided about what to do, are thinking because these are the doubts I had too: I don't know if I really want to leave because I'm alone, I'm not sure if I can communicate in English, I don't know if I can adapt to a culture so different from mine.
Let me give you some advice, I who traveled alone to the other side of the world and left Italy unsure of my ability to adapt and my English skills: all the people you will meet are in the same situation as you. Most travel alone, many are not native English speakers, as are the local coordinators, everyone has had your same doubts before leaving their home. But it is in these situations that we help each other: no one will ever criticize you or correct you for getting a verb or a word wrong in English, no one will ever judge you if you isolate yourself at first, no one will ever leave you alone. I found a feeling of mutual help and understanding of the other like never before in my life: I met guys from Italy, France, Australia, Mexico, the USA, Singapore, Colombia, few native English speakers who helped us non-native speakers when we found ourselves in difficulty speaking but never in an arrogant way, always in a comprehensive way; when there was someone alone someone else would go and suggest doing something together, whether it was going out to dinner or seeing some of the natural wonders that this wonderful land offers.
The local coordinators are wonderful, witty, cheerful, enthusiastic, always ready to explain and help everyone, no one excluded. You can see the love with which they take care of the little sea turtles and they transmit it to everyone. You will leave home with a little fear, but when you leave you will cry because the bonds, the memories and the friendships you will have collected will be so intense and so unique that you will never want to leave.

Would I recommend this experience? Absolutely yes. And leave with your mind and heart open to the other and his culture without prejudice because it will surprise you and leave you with a huge wealth of spirit, greater than you can imagine.

Francesca Fogliani