2024 at Leatherback Turtle Ambassador
4.4
Great
205
Reviews
12
Years in business
Tortugas de Pacuare
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4.4
Great
205
Reviews
12
Years in business
Tortugas de Pacuare is an organization created to protect the most endangered turtles in the world, supported 100% by volunteers.
Why coming as a volunteer to save sea turtles in Costa Rica?
Costa Rica has many of the most important beaches in the world for turtle nesting. The government protects some areas, especially national parks, but many important beaches for turtles are unprotected. For this reason we started our ...
Contact Person
Luis Solano
Spoken languages: English, Spanish
Excellent response rate
Tortugas de Pacuare reviews
Favio Almeida
5.0
I highly recommend this program, here you will learn a lot with the coordinator in charge, Robi, he is a person who takes his time to explain to the volunteers about all the wonderful things you can see in this place, Pacuare is nature everywhere, so If you are looking for a place to enjoy nature, ...
Carlos Piedra
5.0
2024 at Leatherback Turtle Ambassador
A friend told me about visiting Pacuare, so we decided to pack our bags and go to Costa Rica, from the beginning it is an adventure, traveling through the canals of Tortuguero is an adventure that you will not forget, especially if you do it during the morning, I loved every moment in this beautiful ...
Robert Peloquin
4.8
A well-run camp with a diverse group of volunteers. Very gratifying to release a hatching of sea turtles to the sea and feel great about playing a small part in this incredible event. Other conservation topics such as sloth monitoring and reforestation were basic but added diverse work activities ...
Ana Matache
3.8
Hey! I was in playa Matapalo for 2 weeks and I had a very nice time there. Itâs a lot to say but I will try to make it short. The accommodation was ok, exactly how was described by another volunteer and the organisation. But we are there more for the animals and I had the opportunity to see 3 ...
Giorgio Tazzari
2.2
2024 at Leatherback Turtle Ambassador
The staff was ok
Nice persons well prepared.
The accomodation not sufficient, really basic, considering you ask money for the volunteer program
Two toilets and two showers for 20/30/40 persone depending of the period, cabanas and food like in jail
To me it s been a good experience any way ,but ...
ELOISE LE HO
1.8
***** Statement from the organization below *****
Si vous pensez faire ce volontariat, n'y allez surtout pas Ă la fin de la saison ou hors saison des tortues. En 2 semaines, de mi janvier Ă fin janvier, je n'ai vu des tortues que le premier jour. La prĂ©sentation du programme fait rĂȘver mais ...