Wonder Mountains: Herbal garden
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About the project
Wonder Mountains: Herbal garden
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The hosting organization is a voluntary center InterAction Club in cooperation with the natural preserve Divnogorye www.divnogor.ru .
💼 What the programme involves
The project started in 2012, and has already hosted several international workcamps.
Aims of the project:
Creation of a herbal garden with unique plants of the region will attract visitors to the voluntary center and will raise knowledge of visitors about natural heritage of the place. The project promotes protection of unique plants of the natural preserve.
Working with us on the project gives you an opportunity to explore and enjoy rural Russia. This project involves maintenance of a residential area for volunteers and territory of the natural preserve Divnogorye.
Obligatory tasks can be combined with optional activities, which are based on your talents and skills.
Project tasks: creation of herbal garden, study and research of combination of plants in the wild nature, making photos, gardening (planting trees and bushes), collecting herbs.
Optional tasks: cleaning tourist path from rubbish, helping in the organization of events, renovation of the terrace of the volunteer’s house, teaching English, renovation of old-fashioned furniture, painting and hand made.
Attention! Working tasks are mostly outside, volunteers have to be ready for physically demanding tasks. In summer it is quite hot (+30 C).
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in a village house, 3-4 participants per room, male and female in one room divided into 2 parts. There is no hot water supply there, so water will be sun-heated, or heated on the gas oven. The toilets will be of a basic design (latrine type). The river is located within just a 15-min walk from the host house. Banya (Russian type of sauna) is available.
🍲 Food
Cooking facilities are in the house. Drinking water is from a well. The project coordinator will support volunteers in their daily routines. Sightseeing will be organized at days-off.
📍 About the location
On the spot, you discover a natural preserve, an ancient monastery with
the churches built right inside the chalk hills, and a beautiful river.
The
hosting organization is a voluntary center InterAction Club in
cooperation with the natural preserve Divnogorye www.divnogor.ru . The
last one is located at a very picturesque place, a true touristic
attraction of the region thanks to its historical and cultural heritage
and unique flora. “Divnogorye” means “Wonder Mountains”. A lot of
artistic events take place in the village, such as modern arts
performances, concerts and seminars.
A lot of artistic events take
place in the village Divnogorye close to the natural preserve of steppe
landscapes. “Divnogorye” means “Wonder Mountains”. On the spot you
discover an ancient monastery a church built right inside the chalk
hills, and a beautiful river. The aim of the project is to break
isolation of a rural area with the help of volunteers.
🎒 Leisure activities
The place is a genuine point of attraction for archeologists, soil scientists, zoologists, ecologists, and nature lovers. Hiking, swimming in the river, climbing and caving is possible. Participation in artistic and educational events, organized by the museum staff is welcome. Volunteers can visit banya (Russian type of sauna) any time (available next to the house of volunteers).
There will be 2 days off – Monday and Tuesday. It is possible to visit neighbor towns and cities, such as Voronezh – 1 million inhabitants, cultural and business capital of the region.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers with allergies against dust, sun, domestic animals and herbs have to think twice before applying to this project. Volunteers have to be ready to carry heavy things and make long walks. Please, don't forget to bring warm clothes and a warm sleeping bag!
🤝 Meeting point
Meeting of the volunteers – in Liski. The nearest international airport is in Voronezh
ℹ️ Additional information
Volunteers can learn Russian language together with a certified teacher.
Learning
herbs and weeds of the natural preserve - together with the tutor from
the natural preserve – a professor of biology and botanic. If a
volunteer would like to collect data for his/her thesis or diploma – it
can be discussed with the staff of the natural preserve and the
volunteer can have a tutor.
Participation fee – 250 Euro / month (the fee includes accommodation costs, basic food, lessons of Russian language, mentorship of scientific adviser). We invite nature lovers, ready to spend a lot of time at the countryside, outside.
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
PZ 08
14/08/2017 → 31/08/2017
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–40 years old
Solidarity donation
250.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Divnogor'e, Voronezh Oblast, Russia, 397970
Russian Federation
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Russia Ruble (RUB / ₽)
Exchange rate
1 RUB = 0.010802 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Moscow Standard Time
Local time: 21:33 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken