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Catch waves & Save Sea Turtles on Pacific coast of CostaRica 🌊🐢

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L'expérience

Join us near Manuel Antonio, protect endangered sea turtles & surf. Make a real impact while enjoying a great volunteer experience!
Collect eggs & see baby turtles hatch, thanks to your efforts! 🐢
Enjoy surf lessons on an amazing wild beach 🏄‍♂️ 🌊
Dive into slow tourism, relax, and pura vida way of life 🤘
Immerse yourself in local culture, and make a positive impact 🇨🇷
Meet people from around the world, take meaningful action for the planet

Ce que vous offrez

20 heures d'aide par semaine

Soins aux animaux: Aider à surveiller et prendre soin des animaux.

Jardinage: Aider à faire pousser des plantes et cultiver des jardins

Frais supplémentaires requis

Montant: US$ 74 Par jour

Les frais couvrent: Avantages pour les voyageurs, Matériel pour les activités de volontariat, et Don au projet

Description: This is a non-profit organization. The project does not receive any subsidies from the state. The fees help: Maintain the camp, house, and ensure the area is pleasant Purchase food for all meals, coffee, and fruits Buy materials for animal care (gloves, bags, hatchery supplies, etc.) Pay the staff working on the project Support the project's growth and operations Pay the surf lessons

Ce que vous recevez

2 jours de congé par semaine

Dortoir partagé: Vous aurez un lit dans une chambre partagée, ce qui signifie que vous partagerez la même chambre avec d'autres voyageurs.

Petit-déjeuner: Vous avez droit à un petit-déjeuner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Déjeuner: Vous avez droit à un déjeuner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Dîner: Vous avez droit à un dîner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Réductions sur les Visites: Obtenez des réductions pour les visites et excursions dans la ville.

Leçons de surf: Prenez des cours de surf gratuits sur les plages locales.

Utilisez notre cuisine équipée: N'hésitez pas à utiliser notre cuisine et préparer vos propres délicieux repas.

Certificat: Obtenez un certificat d'achèvement après avoir terminé votre expérience.

Accès Internet Rapide: Internet haut débit pour travailler à distance

Exigences

Accueille les volontaires solo, les couples et les partenaires de volontaires

Ce qui n'est pas inclus

Vols, assurance voyage, transport interne et visa

Détails du programme

Be part of Tortugas de Isla Damas family 💚

Tortugas de Isla Damas is a conservation organization located in the south of Quepos, very close to Manuel Antonio National Park, on the Pacific coast. It is easy to get here from San José. The 6 km beach is wild and typical of Costa Rica. We are a local family deeply committed to nature, animals, and especially turtles. That’s why we decided to create this project in the beautiful Isla Damas.

Our goal is to protect the nesting populations of Kemp's Ridley sea turtles. We offer an affordable, rewarding volunteering experience on the Costa Rican Pacific coast. Volunteers can enjoy slow tourism and immerse themselves in the local Pura Vida lifestyle with us. We live and work sustainably to preserve biodiversity and ecosystems. We love sharing our culture and wildlife with others.

Activités et horaires

Surf by day, Protect Turtles by night!
We are not a surf camp, but a conservation project.
But the beach is perfect to learn surf so we provide surf classes with a professional surfer in addition to the turtle project.
Classes are close to the project, in a surf camp.
We provide with this program 4 lessons a week, with possibility of more with an additional cost.

Why do we have to protect turtles?
Nesting turtle populations are endangered due to threats from poachers and natural predators.

What do we do exactly?
During the season, we patrol the beach at night.
Our aim is to collect eggs from nesting turtles and bring them to our hatchery for care and protection. We have can have 300 nest in the hatchery.
Once the eggs hatch, we release the baby turtles on the beach and watch them make their way to the sea.
We collect data to monitor the species' evolution.

Who can join us?
Anyone who is passionate about these issues is welcome.

Turtle season is from June to January.
We already have collected more than 300 nests.

Règles

It is a very remote place, non-touristic. There is no shop.
Bring anything you could need (snacks, books...).
You have to be able to spend time by yourself or with the others volunteers.
We provide wifi but the signal is not always good so you can come with a local Sim card (kolbi or liberty).
You must respect work times, the place, and the others.
We provide laundry for 5$ (if normal size)
To arrive in Tortugas de Isla Damas, you can take a bus in San Jose until Quepos at Tracopa terminal. The cost is about 11 dollars.
Then a transport until the island that we organize for you for 10 dollars (taxi and boat).
We come for you at Quepos bus terminal, so your trip is easy and safe.
We are close to Manuel Antonio.
You can have several free days to visit other parts of Costa Rica.
Enjoy the more you can and have peace and fun!