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25h
- Hours per week
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- Kitchen Hand
- Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
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Amount
- US$ 50
One time
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Description
This is just a security deposit for the provided lodging and will be refunded at the end of the agreed upon volunteering session if all goes well. We understand this is a lot of money to ask, but we have had other volunteers cause damage and/or leave early.
What you get
1
- 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.
- Fast Internet Access
- High-speed internet for you to work remotely
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Discounts on Restaurants
- Get discounts at nearby restaurants.
- Discounts on Drinks
- Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.
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- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
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Availability
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- Stay at least
- 3 weeks
The Experience
At the Cat Cafe, volunteers will join a team of people saving cats from shelter life while providing a home like environment in our cat lounge. Volunteers will help in the Cafe with food delivery and cleaning tables, in the cat lounge by caring for our fur babies and helping to get them adopted, and in the hostel with cleaning the kitchen! You will meet lots of great volunteers, expats, locals and people saving animals in Costa Rica!
Learn moreRequirements
- Beginner English and Beginner Spanish
- Over 21 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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15 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Animal Shelter
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 11 Meeting international travelers
- 11 Get in touch with nature
- 9 Meeting locals
- 7 Creating true social impact
- 5 Practicing English
- 4 Developing environmental awareness
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 6 3. Good health and well-being
- 6 12. Responsible consumption and production
- 3 8. Decent work and economic growth
Rebecca
Germany
I loved my stay in Uvita! Tricia is extremely nice and the work with the cats was amazing and did not feel like work at all!
3 months ago
Alexis
United States
Absolutely loved my time at the shelter, Tricia is such an amazing person and I love what she does for the cats. The work is very easy and just includes cleaning the shelter room, cleaning litter boxes, and feeding and taking care of the cats. Some small duties to help the cafe part is going to get bread or ice and watering the plants outside. My only trouble was with Cascada Verde and I do not recommend anyone stay there.
4 months ago
Constanza
Chile
My experience was amazing, I recommend it. The labour was never more than 25hrs a week. Some days taking care of the cats, some days helping in the hostel, and some days both (kitchen hand is only in the hostel, not the shelter). There are two hosts. Tricia, in charge of the shelter caffe, is lovely, easygoing Julie, the owner of the hostel, is kind but very strict a control freak, unflexible. Watch out, stick to the rules, and always ask first (she is around only the weekends). Accomodation was not very comfy, you can't stand up in the room for volunteers. It is not close to the beach!
4 months ago
Olivia
United States
I had a wonderful experience at Cascada Verde and the shelter—Uvita is a beautiful place to be. The work was easy: playing with/feeding/cleaning up after the cats and talking to visitors at the cafe, and helping with breakfast and laundry at the hostel. The agreed upon hours were met (though sometimes I would work 7 hours one day and 2 the next, I never worked more than 25 hours/week). The hostel is a bit secluded (15 min walk to the shelter, an hour walk to the beach) and the sleeping situation was rustic (mattress on the floor of the loft) but I didn't mind. (:
4 months ago
José Steven
Spain
The experience was amazing, at the café the work is very easy and if you are a the shelter lover, you will fall in love with all of them. The work to help them adapt and find a home is very nice and rewarding. Tricia is lovely and very kind. As for the hostel, it is a beautiful place that makes you connect with nature in its purest form, enjoy the tranquility and see different species of animals. Julie is lovely and will make you feel at home. The both works are very easy and helps you to meet people from other places and to practice and improve your English and Spanish. Highly recommended experience
8 months ago
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