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

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L'esperienza

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

Cosa offri

20 ore di aiuto per settimana

Cura degli Animali: Aiuta a prenderti cura degli animali.

Giardinaggio: Aiuta a coltivare piante e curare giardini

Costo aggiuntivo richiesto

Importo: US$ 74 Al giorno

Il costo copre: Benefici per i viaggiatori, Materiali per le attività di volontariato, e Donazione al progetto

Descrizione: 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

Cosa ottieni

2 giorni liberi a settimana

Dormitorio condiviso: Avrai un letto in una camera condivisa, il che significa che condividerai la stessa stanza con altri viaggiatori.

Colazione: Hai diritto a una colazione gratuita, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Pranzo: Hai diritto a un pranzo gratuito, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Cena: Hai diritto a una cena gratuita, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Sconti su Tour: Ottieni sconti per tour ed escursioni in città.

Lezioni di surf: Partecipa a lezioni di surf gratuite nelle spiagge locali.

Usa la nostra cucina attrezzata: Sentiti libero di utilizzare la nostra cucina e preparare il tuo delizioso cibo.

Certificato: Ottieni un certificato di completamento dopo che termina la tua esperienza.

Accesso Internet Veloce: Internet ad alta velocità per lavorare da remoto

Requisiti

Accoglie volontari singoli, coppie e partner di volontari

Cosa non è incluso

Voli, assicurazione di viaggio, trasporti interni e visto

Dettagli del programma

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.

Attività e turni

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.

Regole

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!