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32h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Animal Care
- Help look after and take care of animals.
- Additional Fee
- This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
Additional fee required
This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of Worldpackers’ annual plans.
Amount
- US$ 437
Per day
Fee pays for
- Materials for volunteer activities
- Donation to project
Description
This is the lowest fee. Fees vary depending on length of stay. We will send a brochure explaining fee structure.
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- Team Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
- Breakfast
- You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
- Lunch
- You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
- Dinner
- You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Free Tours
- We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
- Free Events
- Get free entrance for the best events in town.
- Name
- Finca Ganadito will offer you a volunteering certificate.
- Support
- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
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Availability
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
- Stay at least
- 2 weeks
The Experience
Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center receives hundreds of primates and other animals that have been rescued from the pet trade, injured, sick, or orphaned. It is at Bosque Escondidoour wildlife refuge that we see the fruition of our team’s hard work, and aid the animals in their release and second chance at life in the wild, the final step on their Road to Freedom.
Learn moreRequirements
- Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish
- Over 18 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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Hours & Tasks
Animal Shelter
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 4 Meeting international travelers
- 4 Get in touch with nature
- 3 Meeting locals
- 3 Practicing Spanish
- 3 Developing environmental awareness
- 2 Immersing in the local culture
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 2 15. Life on land
Tanya
United States
Really enjoyed my time there, it was a really safe and enriching experience. Learned a lot about tons of animals! There was a big variety of work assignments. And I really like that they are continually making things better for the animals there. The managers there are really great and made the experience wonderful.
4 months ago
Alanna
Brazil
This was one of the best experiences of my life is not the best! Costa rica is magical and the shelter wild life too. An special thanks to Jeanne Marie who is the best boss anyone can ask for! Excited to come back! Wish it never ended :)
11 months ago
Daniel
Germany
I had an incredible stay at the shelter and I definitely recommend volunteering at this special place! You'll meet lots of other volunteers from all around the world and have a fantastic time with them at work as well as in your leisure time. In addition to game nights, we often watched movies in the on-site cinema, chilled by the pool, and went on trips together on our days off. There were always new, interesting work assignments, and working together with the international colleagues and supervisors always felt very harmonious and fun.
11 months ago
Katia
Mexico
Recomiendo totalmente esta experiencia y puedo decir que todo estuvo perfecto. Desde el momento en que llegué, fui recibida con calidez por la anfitriona. Siempre se respetaban las horas de trabajo y los días de descanso (en los que puedes explorar Costa Rica). Mi estancia en el centro de the shelter fue una experiencia increíble y la recomiendo ampliamente .
9 months ago
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