Intro to my travels I used Worldpackers when I first started backpacking around Latin America almost 5 years ago. Being on a very low budget and not having any prior experience of solo travel, I used this platform to find hostels to volunteer at. It offered quite a few options and most of the hosts were very responsive. I'm truly grateful for the experience I've got to have thanks to Worldpackers!

HORRIBLE host and experience HORRIBLE host and experience. The housing was filthy, over-full and afforded NO privacy. The work was chaotic and not at all as described. Clearly, Worldpackers doesn't vet their "opportunities" at all. You take your chances!!!

Encounter of a 3rd kind volunteer/helper. I had a bad experience with a volunteer who came to help us a month ago, but honestly speaking I'd an encounter with a "Mafia like volunteer' He's a violent volunteer & he really scared me much because he easily got angry & screaming at me, about five of us presence. Neigbours were staring from three corners of the residence houses. We tried to calm down though he's still screaming at us. When he was not screaming at me anymore, he's threatening by ways of his body language. He banged my car so hard that the windscreen could have cracked!! The van that he borrowed from us, though his off day, was with petrol-empty & requested us to pull our van to the Petrol- station for refill. Later, I need to call a mechanic to repair as its engine was not functioning! These were some of the scary experiences but the rest I'll not write as it's very discouraging........ When he wrote review to Worldpackers.com Team about me it's untruth that he's presenting to the company team, saying that we didn't provide meals & not fulfilling our agreement & contract. Because of this reason, my Profile in worldpackers.com had gone down to 4 stars! So, this was a unreasonable, thoughtless, unfair & fraud review by a volunteer that came to my guesthouse. I hope worldpackers.com will look into this fraud review by a "gangster-like" volunteer.

A great community for anyone interested in solo traveling I first started using Worldpackers as a solo female traveler at 19. It allowed for me to meet people and live life in new ways I probably wouldn’t have gotten the chance to. I have learned so much and connected with amazing travelers and projects along the way. I also really appreciate the information we have access to on the website. There are a variety of different videos you can watch about traveling, agriculture, and so much more. Overall It is a great way to start traveling and to meet people with a strong desire to make a meaningful impact in their communities and the world.

Worldpackers is the best Worldpackers is the best! Its such a fun way to travel, make friends and learn about yourself. I wouldnt be who I am today without my Worldpackers experience