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Join Las Ranitas farming eco-volunteering!

The experience

Help on a Costa Rican farm with cows, coconuts & veggies.
Join us in Barra de Pacuare, a hidden Caribbean paradise where jungle, river, and sea meet.
This family-led project focuses on reforestation and biodiversity conservation.
Live simply, learn sustainably, and connect with nature.
Learn about ecology, share with other volunteers, and enjoy a simple life. A unique, ethical, and life-changing volunteer experience awaits you.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 33 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: This is a non profit organisation so fees are use to maintain the camp, pay food and material for the activities.

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 Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Discover rural Costa Rica while making a real impact!
At Voluntariado Ecológico Las Ranitas, we welcome volunteers to support a small, eco-conscious farm located off the tourist trail. Your days will be filled with simple but meaningful tasks like feeding cows, collecting coconuts, planting vegetables, and helping with daily.
This program is perfect for nature lovers, slow travelers, and anyone curious about sustainable farming. No prior experience needed—just bring your energy, open mind, and a pair of muddy boots!
Expect:
• Authentic immersion in rural life
• Shared meals and local traditions
• A chance to live close to nature and contribute directly to a greener world
Unplug, reconnect, and grow with us at Las Ranitas!
❤️ Rooted in the Land
In Barra de Pacuare lives a family who has called this place home for generations. Long before eco-tourism, they were already protecting its animals, preserving its forest. Doña Lilly was born there 80 years ago and Freddy is the one who lives there all the time.
🌱 A Living Legacy
This project is not just about conservation. It’s about sharing a way of life that respects the earth. The family’s deep knowledge of biodiversity and local traditions is passed down with love.
🐒 Volunteering with Heart
When you join, you don’t just help the planet — you become part of a story. A story of resilience, wisdom, and commitment.
🌊 A Hidden Paradise
Barra de Pacuare is one of Costa Rica’s last untouched treasures — no roads, no mass tourism, just pure beauty. A place where monkeys swing freely and time follows the rhythm of the nature.
✨ An Invitation to Meaning
This is your chance to give back. To learn something real. To slow down and reconnect. Your hands will plant trees, but your heart will carry the experience forever.

Activities & Shift

Daily activities depends on the moments needs.
You will mostly help whether will coconut collecting, vegetables growing or local trees planting.
You could also join for the monkey monitoring, enjoy a boat tour, or walk to do animals sighting.

Typical day is :
Breakfast at 8 AM.
Work from 9 to 11 AM.
Lunch at 12 PM.
Work from 3 to 5 PM.
Dinner at 7 PM.
The rest of the time is mostly free time.

Rules

You have to pay part of the price in advance, and the rest at least the day of your arrival. No refund.
You have to respect the place, the others and the working times.
You have to be very careful with the sea and the jungle.
It is not a party place.

To join us you take a bus to Bataan and then a taxi ride to the place where the boat will be waiting for you (cost 10$).
Boat ride for both entry and exit is 70$.
It includes a fishing tour and a boat ride to watch animals.

GROUPS AND FAMILIES ARE WELCOME.
VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN OPTIONS.