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Join us to help the great Leatherback Sea Turtle project nearby

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The experience

In Barra de Pacuare, on the Caribbean coast, we live between sea, jungle, and river—a natural paradise!🌿🐢
From Feb/March, the sea turtle season begins, and we help the nearby conservation project with hatchery care (starting February) and night patrols. Our beach is one of the few nesting sites for leatherback turtles.
We have a garden, animals, and a small grocery store.
Join us to experience sustainable living and protect biodiversity!

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 27 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Materials for volunteer activities

Description: 27 dolares diarios para gastos de alimentación y donativo al programa de tortugas

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

Want to make a real difference for the planet? 🌍🐢
Welcome to Barra de Pacuare, a natural paradise where the sea meets the jungle and river.

Our mission is to live sustainably and protect biodiversity.
From Feb/March, sea turtle season begins!
It means that our beach becomes a vital nesting site for leatherback, green, and hawksbill turtles.
Starting in February, we support the nearby conservation project with hatchery care and night patrols to protect nests and ensure hatchlings reach the ocean.

By volunteering with us, you’ll not only help save endangered turtles but also be part of a close-knit, international community. Together, we care for a garden, animals, and a small grocery store, all while embracing sustainable living practices.

Your actions here are essential for protecting these incredible species and preserving our planet's biodiversity. Join us in Barra de Pacuare for an unforgettable experience where adventure meets purpose.

Activities & Shift

We give our help to the sea turtle project nearby for building and caring the hatchery and doing night patrols to find sea turtles nesting and relocate the eggs in the hatchery.
The leatherback sea turtle is in danger of extinction so we feel it is really important to work to preserve them.
We also help with beach cleaning to contribute preserve sea turtles.
Typical day is :
- breakfast at 8
- work from 9 to 12/13h, it can be a hatchery shift
- have lunch
Most of the time, afternoon is free but you could help with the shop sometimes or do a hatchery shift.
By night, patrol on the beach to look for sea turtles nesting.

Rules

Participation is 27dollars per day. This volunteer project is a non profit so we need fees to pay food and camp maintenance.
We also have to give a part to the sea turtle project.
You have to pay in advance half of the price with our PayPal and the rest the day of your arrival, no refund.
You have to respect work times.
During free time you have to let us know where you are and be careful with the sea and the jungle.
You always have to respect the others and let the place, dorms and bathroom 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$) one way.
You have to take the bus in San Jose to arrive before the night in Bataan. The best way is a morning bus from San Jose to Siquirres and then to Bataan.
Internet is 10$ a week.