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Help us with our small Coconut Farm in front of the Beach!

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The experience

Join us to volunteer on the Caribbean coast in Barra de Pacuare, surrounded by sea, jungle, and river! 🌴 🐚
We’re a local project dedicated to sustainable living and biodiversity protection.

We need help for our small coconut farm, close to the beach.

From Feb/March, the sea turtle season begins, adding more excitement to your stay!
Enjoy life in this unique, tropical paradise, share with other international volunteers and impact change.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 22 Per day

Fee pays for: Materials for volunteer activities and Donation to project

Description: It is a non profit organization. Fees are used for the food, material and camp maintening.

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

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.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are working to develop and enhance our small paradise to support the local economy and tourism in a sustainable way. 🌿 Join us in taking care of our coconut farm! Tasks include gardening, planting, and collecting coconuts, all while helping us preserve the Caribbean's natural beauty.

Our goal is to share our love for nature, animals, and the unique Caribbean culture with you. 🌴 You’ll have opportunities to connect with the community, meet locals at our shop or during lively cultural events, and even learn traditional dances!

We also collaborate with a nearby sea turtle conservation project, so your efforts contribute to a broader mission of environmental protection.
From feb/march sea turtle season start! 🐢
Come and experience authentic Caribbean life while making a real impact!

Activities & Shift

We need help in our coconut farm, close to the beach and on the other side of the river.
Every two days, you have to collect leaves and garbage in the garden and on the road to the beach.
We can have small construction jobs.
When we have customer visits for the bar, we must attend to clean tables and some help.
Sometimes we have nice parties with local dances.
We have dogs, they could need to be fed and bathed.
We can do beach cleaning or help the sea turtle project nearby.

Typical day is :
- breackfast at 8
- work from 9 to 12/13h
- have lunch
Most of the time afternoon is free but you could help with the shop sometimes.

During free time volunteers can do a free kayak tour, enjoy the beach, learn to cook, practice Spanish, chill ...
For additional cost, we offer many tours, sea turtle patrol, boat on the canals to see animals, fishing, tour to Tortuguerro or Parismina, jungle walk, jewelry craft class...

Rules

Participation is 26 dollars per day. This volunteer project is a non profit, we need fees to pay food (3 meals a day), camp maintening and material.
You have to pay in advance half of the price with our paypal and the rest the day of your arrival. If you decide to leave early, no refund.
You have to respect work times.
During your free time let us know where you are and be very carefull with the sea and the jungle.
You always have to respect the others and let the place clean.
Volunteers can enter and leave on Tuesdays and Fridays. Cost is 10 000 colones (20$) for the taxi and 10 000 colones (20$) for the boat one way.
If you are at least two people you can share the taxi price and boat would be 6 000 colones (12$) one way.
You have to take the bus in San Jose to arrive before the night in Batan. The best is a morning bus from San Jose to Siquirres and then to Batan.
Internet 10$per week