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Volunteer with Sea Turtles in a Beachfront Project β Costa Ricaπ’
The experience
It's full season ! :)
Join us and help saving endangered Sea Turtles on an amazing beach in Costa Rica! We're located in Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, close to Quepos and Manuel Antonio.
As a volunteer you'll help with night patrols, collect and hatch turtle eggs, help maintain the camp and also gardening.
Enjoy the experience of seeing a sea turtle laying eggs and baby sea turtle release!
Meet at the same time locals and internationals.
What you offer
20 hours of help per week
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.
Additional fee required
Amount: US$ 47 Per day
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
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
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 Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
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
This volunteer program is located in a non touristy place, surrounded by nature, in front of the sea.
The beach is 6km long, so we have lot of work taking care of this place and protecting the nesting turtles.
If you are lucky you can see both Turtles Nesting and Baby Sea Turtle release!
We offer a nice volunteering abroad experience, affordable, on the Costa Rican Pacific Coast.
Volunteers can enjoy slow tourism and local Pura Vida way of life with us.
We live and work on a sustainable way in order to preserve Biodiversity and Ecosystem.
We like sharing with people, explain our culture, our incredible wildlife.
You can also easily leave the camp to visit the surroundings.
We offer 2 nice houses with 12 dorm beds, and 3 meals a day for 329$ a week. Rooms are maximum 4 beds.
Turtles season starts in June and ends in January with the last release of babies.
We already have more than 35 nests!
Activities & Shift
What youβll do:
Join nightly patrols along a 6 km beach to spot nesting sea turtles
Help locate and transfer eggs to the hatchery in the morning
Participate in baby sea turtle releases (morning or afternoon)
Assist with light gardening or eco-camp maintenance
What you'll experience:
π’ Watch sea turtles nest and release hatchlings
π± Contribute to real conservation work
π¨π· Immerse yourself in Costa Rican nature and the Pura Vida lifestyle
π‘ Live with a local family and practice Spanish
π Meet volunteers from all over the world
Free time:
You'll have plenty of free time to explore or relax.
Enjoy local tours like:
π Crocodile boat tour ($10)
π Horseback riding or surf lessons (extra cost)
πΏ Day trips to Manuel Antonio, Nauyaca Falls, or Dominical
πΎ Guided tour to Corcovado National Park (home to 2.5% of world biodiversity!)
Go to Quepos for some shopping ποΈ
Or simply enjoy the peaceful surroundings: read, write, draw, swim, or watch the sunset with new friends.
Rules
It is a very remote place, non touristic. There is no shop.
You have to be able to spend time by yourself or with the others volunteers.
We offer wifi and the signal is quite good but you can also come with a local simcard (Kolbi or Liberty).
You have to respect work-times, the place, and the others.
You have to pay in advance, no refund.
We provide laundry for 5$ (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.
IMPORTANT! We organize with you the time of your arrival depending on the tides because they can block access to the project.
We are close to Manuel Antonio.
Enjoy the more you can and have peace and fun!
Host in high demand at the moment
Many worldpackers have been applying to this position recently. The host will probably not be able to respond to all of the applications, so we recommend that you also apply to other hosts in our community and not just this one :)