🐦🔭 Birdwatching & Nature Guide Volunteer | Costa Rica

Das Erlebnis

Guide birdwatching, night and cloud forest tours at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve, sharing your knowledge of Costa Rica’s wildlife with visitors. You’ll also join our education team, leading small research and environmental activities for student groups. We provide free shared accommodation, a fully equipped kitchen and a stipend per tour. Flexible schedule; most days include one 4-hour tour.

Was Sie anbieten

4 Stunden Hilfe pro Tag

Reiseführer: Organisation und Führung von Touren durch die Stadt.

Was Sie bekommen

1 freier Tag pro Woche

Gemeinschaftszimmer: Du bekommst ein Bett in einem Gemeinschaftszimmer, was bedeutet, dass du dir den Raum mit anderen Reisenden teilst.

Kostenlose Wandertouren: Wir nehmen dich mit auf Ausflüge und Wanderungen rund um die Stadt. Kostenlos!

Abholung: Wir holen dich bei deiner Ankunft ab und bringen dich zu unserem Grundstück.

Sprachunterricht: Nimm an kostenlosen Sprachkursen bei uns teil.

Nutze unsere ausgestattete Küche: Nutze gerne unsere Küche und bereite dein eigenes leckeres Essen zu.

Grundlegender Internetzugang: Internet mit Grundgeschwindigkeit, damit du remote arbeiten kannst

Anforderungen

Fließend Englisch oder Anfänger Spanisch

Über 20 Jahre alt

Empfängt nur Einzelreisende (akzeptiert keine Paare oder Partner)

Was nicht inbegriffen ist

Flüge, Reiseversicherung, interne Transportmittel und Visum

Programmdetails

As a Tour Guide and Education Volunteer, you will lead birdwatching, night and general cloud forest tours at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve. Most tours last around 4 hours, usually one per day, with a maximum of two on busy days. You will also help our education team with student groups, leading small research, field observation and environmental education activities.

We expect volunteers to have strong knowledge of tropical and Costa Rican birds, including identification by sight and ideally by sound. Some training about Cloudbridge, our trails and local species will be provided, but applicants should already have a solid bird knowledge.

The schedule is flexible because tours can sometimes be booked at short notice. You will have one regular day off per week, plus free time whenever there are no tours or educational activities. We provide free shared accommodation, a fully equipped kitchen and a stipend for each tour you lead.

We are looking for someone responsible, friendly and passionate about nature, who enjoys hiking, wildlife, meeting visitors and sharing their knowledge.

Aktivitäten & Schichten

Main activities:

Lead birdwatching tours
Lead general cloud forest tours
Lead night wildlife tours
Help with student groups and educational activities
Lead small research, field observation and environmental education activities

Shifts:
The schedule is flexible and depends on tour and student-group bookings. Most days you will lead one tour of approximately 4 hours. On busy days, there may be a maximum of two tours per day, normally one in the morning and one at night. Occasionally, tours may be booked at short notice, so volunteers need to be flexible.

You will have one regular day off per week, plus free time whenever there are no tours or educational activities scheduled.

Regeln

* Be respectful, responsible and considerate towards other volunteers, visitors and staff.
* Keep shared spaces, including the kitchen and accommodation, clean and tidy.
* Be willing to share the space with people from different countries and cultures, and respect different backgrounds, customs and perspectives.
* Respect wildlife and nature at all times. Touching, feeding, chasing, handling or otherwise interacting with wild animals is strictly forbidden.
* Follow Cloudbridge’s conservation and safety guidelines and help us protect the forest and its species.
* Smoking is not allowed at the reserve or in the accommodation.
* We have zero tolerance for any form of abuse, harassment, intimidation or disrespectful behavior towards other volunteers, visitors or staff.
* Volunteers are expected to communicate respectfully and contribute to a safe, inclusive and positive environment for everyone.