The sea turtle program season starts on 01 July and until
31 December. All volunteers must make their own arrangements to the
projects. For training purposes, new volunteers are only received on Tuesdays from 8:00 a.m to 12:00 m.d
When you arrive in Costa Rica you have to
get to the project with the next schedule:
To travel from San José to Punta Mala Beach there are two bus options and it has a travel time of approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.
Option 1: TRACOPA STATION SAN JOSÉ TO MANUEL ANTONIO (Recommended)
• Take the bus from TRACOPA to Manuel Antonio at 9:00 a.m. The duration of the trip is approximately 2 hours and a half. It has an approximate cost of ₵ 7500 ($16)
• Once in the bus, you will have to ask at the driver to leave you at the Punta Mala Refuge entrance. You can follow up your trip with waze or google maps. You can find us as “Proyecto de Tortugas, Fundación Corcovado” or Refugio de Vida Silvestre Punta Mala
• Once at the Punta Mala entrance our staff can pick you up and take you to the program place.
➢ Note: If you want to take another scheduled bus, please check the schedules and rates on the website: https://www.tracopacr.com/Rutas_Horarios
Option 2: TRACOPA STATION SAN JOSÉ TO JACO (If you will need to buy something at Jaco before to get to the project)
• Take the bus from TRACOPA to Jaco at 10:15 a.m. The duration of the trip is approximately 2 hours and a half. It has an approximate cost of ₵ 7500 ($16)
• Once in the bus, you will have to ask at the driver to leave you at the Jaco entrance. You can follow up your trip with waze or google maps. You can find us as “Proyecto de Tortugas, Fundación Corcovado” or Refugio de Vida Silvestre Punta Mala.
• Once at Jaco you will have to pay for a taxi to take you from Jaco to Punta Mala entrance. This taxi has a cost of $30 approximately. If you let us know in advance, we can organize this taxi for you.
• Once in the Punta Mala entrance our staff can pick you up and take you to the program place.
➢ Note: If you want to take another scheduled bus, please check the schedules and rates on the website: https://www.tracopacr.com/Rutas_Horarios
*Please let us know in advance how you will arrive at the program because we will need to coordinate with the staff to pick you up at the entrance, the taxi if you take the Jaco option, and to be attentive to your arrival.
If you want to arrive on your own to the place or something happens on your way to the program and don´t have the option to contact us, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CALL THE TAXI NUMBERS that you can see previously, because both Lillian and Miguel are trustworthy and they know the route perfectly. You will have to tell them that you are a Corcovado Foundation Volunteer and you will need to get into the program at Punta Mala Refuge.
In addition, to access the place it is necessary to have prior approved permission, and the guards of the entrance need to know the license plate number of the vehicle that will arrive. This process would be facilitated using the recommended transportation since these you already have the required information.
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