Volunteer program & registration fee

The total amount of your Volunteer fee is the sum of your Program Fee and Registration Fee.

** Please note: The fixed total amount is due in Indonesian Rupiah (IDR). To check the current exchange rates, please refer to exchanges rates.

1) Program Fee

The Program Fee goes directly into supporting the local Balinese community by providing local employment in different areas. For more information about the use of your Program Fee please have a look at: “use of funds”

2) Registration Fee

All programs require an additional Registration Fee of IDR 2,500,000 on top of the Program Fee.

What does your Volunteer Fee include?

Onsite 24/7 emergency contact and support from VP Bali staff, administration costs, communication costs with volunteers and travel costs for program inspection. Volunteers also receive our exclusive VP Bali volunteer prep-kit before arrival, providing you with all the information you need before coming to Bali (think: do’s and don’ts, what to bring, what to do in Bali and health and safety tips).

Shared homestay accommodation during your volunteering placement. (Maximum of 2 volunteers in each room). For more information about the accommodation please have a look on: “about the volunteer accommodation”

Airport transport to your homestay upon arrival (If you choose to travel to other destinations in Bali before your placement starts, you are requested to organize and provide for your own transport to either the airport or the volunteer accommodation, at your own cost.) Please note that our driver will only pick up new arriving volunteers from Bali Denpasar Airport.

Orientation program on the days prior to the beginning of your volunteering placement (Sunday afternoon and Monday morning) including our exclusive orientation booklet.

Daily program supervision in the school during your placement by our local coordinators.

Your placement starts on a Saturday, with a check in at the volunteer’s homestay at 2pm and ends with a check-out at noon on your last Saturday. If you arrive earlier than this or wish to depart later than the check out time, please inform your volunteer coordinator and note that you are responsible for any extra costs.

Breakfast is provided daily at the volunteer accommodation. Lunch and dinner can been purchased for IDR 35,000 - IDR 50,000 per meal in one of the nearby Balinese eateries.

Wi-Fi access on site at the homestay accommodation (please note that this is Bali, that means that we do suffer from disrupted internet connections from time to time).

Local SIM card is provided for your mobile phone during your stay as a volunteer. Please bring an unlocked mobile phone, otherwise you won’t be able to use a local SIM card. Volunteers are responsible for all costs associated with their personal phone use.

Support and assistance from your Volunteer Coordinator in regards to your English classes.

Certificate from Volunteer Programs Bali once you have completed your volunteering period. This is handed over to you on your last day at the school.

What is not included?

Airfares and all transportation to Ubud, Bali (except pick-up from airport)
Travel and health insurance
Visa costs for Bali/Indonesia (and possible visa extensions)
Vaccinations
Personal expenses, lunch and dinner*
Transport to the airport at the end of your volunteer placement. For example, the cost from Ubud to the airport is approximately IDR 300,000

*dinner is included at Program in the Valley on teaching days

100% of your Volunteer Fees are going back to the local Balinese community. Please note that the points above are only a part of the usage of your Volunteer Fee. To learn more about how Volunteer Programs Bali uses the Volunteer fees, have a look on “use of funds”.