Pacuare beach

Our main mission is to protect endangered sea turtles such as the Leatherback sea turtle, Hawksbill sea turtle and the Green sea turtle. With the support of the local community and of the the international volunteers, we aim at conserving the environment.
Our work team is made up of people committed to the conservation of the environment.
Thanks to the work carried out with our organization on Pacuare beach as on other 5 beaches, each year we manage to release more than 100,000 baby turtles of different species into the sea.
If you join our team you can be part of this unforgettable experience, you will know a wonderful place surrounded by nature and the sea, we also offer you the opportunity to learn about our programs even on the Pacific coast
Sea turtles season in our Caribbean coast from February to September
In our Pacific coast from June to January

By working with sea turtles, locals and environmental education programs, we will be able to educate people on the importance of caring about and protecting the valuable maritime ecosystem.
Our work team is made up of people committed to the conservation of the environment.
Robi Barrios is the biologist in charge of the mission, with extensive experience and knowledge on the subject of environmental conservation, you will learn a lot about the animals that live in this beautiful place and all the nature that surrounds us.
Magdalena is our assistant, a girl from the Czech Republic, who has fallen in love with our beautiful Pacuare and helps us with enthusiasm and a lot of love for nature. She is kind and helpful to whoever needs it.
Don Jorge is the person in charge of the kitchen. He is also a community leader committed to the conservation of the environment, always willing to please our volunteers with his typical Costa Rican dishes.
Caleb is in charge of the maintenance of the camp, a kind person, like the others he is a lover of environmental conservation, in him you will find an attentive and helpful person

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Reviews

4.5
(62 reviews)62

Staff & Host

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.0

Hostel

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5
About the experience in: Limón, Costa Rica

France

3

A beautiful experience that allowed me to step out of my comfort zone, to discover another way of living, and to fully enjoy nature. The days can sometimes be long, especially when there are few activities, but that is also part of the experience. I still have very fond memories of this adventure and I am happy to have been able to live it.

about 2 months ago

About the experience in: Limón, Costa Rica

Spain

3

It's a fun experience, but it's not what they promise. The staff and the cook are charming, but there were days of staying there for 24 hours doing absolutely nothing, and being surrounded by water, you have no way to go outside to do anything else. I managed to see a turtle, but nothing else (and I was lucky). In short, it's fine, but more like a summer camp than a volunteer program.

2 months ago

About the experience in: Limón, Costa Rica

Germany

5

Dani is the best, and a very fun project with the turtles.

5 months ago

About the experience in: Limón, Costa Rica

Spain

4

The experience is totally worth it just to see the turtles up close and to be able to contribute to the work being done by helping with the eggs and cleaning the beaches, thus maintaining a suitable environment for them and for us as well. The things I would definitely improve are the food, since it was very basic and somewhat lacking in protein, and perhaps one more activity; although it is a turtle volunteer project, it would be nice to have some activity related to the rest of the fauna or another, more fun one. Still, the setting and the chance to connect with other travelers were very positive.

5 months ago

About the experience in: Limón, Costa Rica

France

5

My time at the shelter was just amazing, I didn't see any turtles but I was able to see so much wildflife, the activities are super challenging but fun and I felt very useful, I made some amazing Friends and felt very good living in the camp :) thank you for this opportunity ! Big shoutout to the staff especially Dany and his mom

8 months ago


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