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🐢Protect sea turtles on the Pacific coast, reforest and help capuchin monkeys in the Caribbean rainforest
🌊Experience Costa Rican coasts, from Pacific beaches to lush Caribbean rainforest and coast
🌱Help restore rainforest, protect the incredible biodiversity of Costa Rica, from turtles to monkeys & more
🏡Live the Pura Vida lifestyle local families, experience authentic Costa Rican daily life
🌍Connect with others & make a real difference
20 hours of help per week
Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Amount: US$ 46 Per day
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
Description: This is a non-profit organization. The project does not receive any subsidies from the state. The fees help: Maintain the camp, house, and ensure the area is pleasant Purchase food for all meals, coffee, and fruits Buy materials for animal care (gloves, bags, hatchery supplies, etc.) Pay the staff working on the project Support the project's growth and operations
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!
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Beginner English or Beginner Spanish
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Enjoy the opportunity to participate to two different projets on both sides of Costa Rica.
You start in Isla Damas (2/3 of your stay), and then go to Las Ranitas.
In both projects we have group trip option, ask for it
Tortugas de Isla Damas is a conservation organization close to Quepos, Pacific coast. It's easy to get here from San Jose. The 6 km beach is wild and typical of Costa Rica. We are a local family deeply committed to nature, animals, and especially turtles.
We want to protect Olive Ridley sea turtles.
Volunteers can enjoy slow tourism and immerse in the local Pura Vida lifestyle.
Sea turtles are endangered due to threats from poachers and natural predators. The number of turtles in this specie is declining, so it's crucial to protect them before they disappear.
We patrol the beach at night and collect eggs from nesting turtles to bring them to our hatchery for protection. Once the eggs hatch, we release the baby turtles on the beach and watch them make their way to the sea.
We also collect datas.
Voluntariado Ecologico Las Ranitas
We are a small conservation project located in Barra de Pacuare, on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.
Surrounded by beach, tropical rainforest, rivers, and incredible biodiversity, we protect nature and restore local ecosystems.
The project focuses on rainforest reforestation and wildlife conservation, especially for capuchin monkeys and their habitat.
Run by a local family, we offer volunteers the chance to experience authentic Costa Rican life while actively contributing to conservation.
A major part of the work is reforestation, planting native trees and grow young plants.
Volunteers also monitor capuchin monkeys to get to know their behavior.
They can also observe many different species (sloth, 3 species of monkeys, frogs...).
Typical day is :
In Isla Damas
Wake up and enjoy a nice breakfast at 8 AM.
In the morning, you may also have the opportunity to seed eggs or release baby sea turtles on the beach.
Some volunteers will relax, while others can take a walk in nature or help with beach cleaning, camp maintenance, garden work, or the hatchery.
Lunch is at noon.
In the afternoon, you can choose any activity you like: enjoy the beach, explore the surrounding nature, or go for a tour. We may also release newly hatched baby turtles.
You’re welcome to leave the project to visit nearby tourist spots such as Manuel Antonio, Nauyaca Falls, Dominical, or Manglar any day you want.
You can also go for the crocodile tour.
Dinner is at 6 PM.
In the evening, volunteers will participate in night patrols on the beach. During free time, volunteers can socialize, play games, or relax.
In Las Ranitas
Wake up and enjoy a nice breakfast at 8 AM.
In the morning, you may work from 9 to 11, for monkey monitoring, reforestation, or have a ride on the river.
Lunch is at noon.
After lunch you can chill or enjoy the beach.
In the afternoon, you may work from 3 to 5, for monkey monitoring, reforestation, or have a ride on the river.
Dinner is at 7 PM.
In the evening, volunteers can socialize, play games, or relax.
We may also do a night walk to see animals and a night boat ride.
Isla Damas
It is a very remote place, non touristic. There is no shop. Bring your snacks and drinks.
You have to be able to spend time by yourself or with the others volunteers.
We offer wifi and the signal is quite good but you can also come with a local simcard (Kolbi or Liberty).
You have to respect work-times, the place, and the others.
You have to pay in advance, no refund.
We provide laundry for 5$ (if normal size)
To arrive in Tortugas de Isla Damas, you can take a bus in San Jose until Quepos at Tracopa terminal. The cost is about 11 dollars.
Then a transport until the island that we organize for you for 10 dollars one way (taxi and boat).
We come for you at Quepos bus terminal so your trip is easy and safe.
IMPORTANT! We organize with you the time of your arrival depending on the tides because they can block access to the project.
We are close to Manuel Antonio.
Enjoy the more you can and have peace and fun!
Las ranitas
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 from San Jose to Bataan and then a taxi ride to the place where the boat will be waiting for you (cost 20$).
Boat ride for both entry and exit is 70$.
It includes a fishing tour and a boat ride to watch animals.
You travel by yourself between the 2 projects, but we help you organise it.
Between the two projects, in San Jose you go from Tracopa terminal, to Gran terminal del Caribe with a taxi or uber, duration around 15 minutes, cost around 5$.
We can organise any private transfer for you with extra cost.
GROUPS AND FAMILIES ARE WELCOME.
VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN OPTIONS.
Many worldpackers have been applying to this position recently. The host will probably not be able to respond to all of the applications, so we recommend that you also apply to other hosts in our community and not just this one :)
