Amazon Animal Care and Rescue

United States

5

I loved my time at Zoo the shelter and would highly recommend, especially if you are also an animal lover! Fanny, Willian, Josep, and the zoo keepers are all such lovely people who will really make sure you have a good experience. I really enjoyed working with the animals, and you have a good diversity every day in which ones you help with. The trip to the rainforest and Indigenous communities was also a huge highlight for me! For food, they were super accommodating of me being vegetarian! For housing, it was pretty nice and had all the basic needs.

20 days ago

Belgium

5

I absolutely loved this volunteer experience! Working so closely with the animals was incredible, and I met so many kind and welcoming people. Fanny is such a wonderful person, always ready to help with anything you need. The other zookeepers were also great, even if you don't speak Spanish very well! I stayed for six weeks and would highly recommend it. After about three weeks you really get the hang of everything, and you're able to take on more responsibilities than in the beginning when you're still learning. I truly recommend this experience to everyone!

about 1 month ago

Canada

5

This was amazing experience

5 months ago

Germany

5

I had a great time at zoorefurgio the shelter. Even though I don't speak much Spanish, I could somehow communicate with every staff member and made funny memories. The tasks varied each day depending on how fast you were. Furthermore the region provides many activities for weekends.

5 months ago

Ecuador

5

A great place!

6 months ago

United States

5

Great place to be, incredibly memorable experience getting to take care of and interact with the animals, especially the coatis and the monkeys. Lunch and dinner are delicious and the volunteers house is nice and well appointed.

6 months ago

New Zealand

5

We loved our experience here! A real opportunity to connect with the animals and staff. Some days you work a little more, some days you work a little less, and the team are always super supportive and show you exactly how to get the job done. The volunteer house has great showers, and my husband and I had a room to ourselves - there's also plenty of common space to hang out with the other volunteers and chances to hang out with the staff outside of working hours too! A very rewarding experience, and we would definitely (and already have) recommend this to others.

9 months ago

United Kingdom

5

Zoorefuigo is an excellent experience, you deal with monkeys, birds, lamas, iguanas… on the daily, plus you get to watch the felines being feed. They also have an awesome team, the two zookeepers are wonderful, really easy going and made the experience so enjoyable we can't thank them enough. Plus the shelter go above and beyond, taking us on day trips where we had enriching experiences, we learnt about their culture and saw some beautiful landmarks. We would happily go again. Extra thanks to Fanny for being so helpful and understanding, nothing was to much to ask.

9 months ago

United States

5

This experience blew me away! I was expecting to spend time taking care of animals and learning about animals in the rainforest, but I came away with so much more. I made some really awesome international friends, got to learn a lot about the history of the Amazonian tribes, and even was able to participate in cultural practices. Would definitely recommend to anyone willing to get their hands dirty :)

10 months ago

United States

5

Fanny and William were great! As well as all the other workers at the refuge. Me and my girlfriend had an awesome experience and met amazing people. Fanny was very accommodating to the needs of all the volunteers and did her best to take care of us. Be prepared for the jungle! Bug spray, rain jackets, and rain pants are a must. Some of the work can be labor intensive as well so just keep that in mind. Otherwise I would recommend staying with them!

10 months ago

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