from 1,176€
Brilliant 4.7
(107)
Sea Turtles Conservation Experience
2 - 50 weeks
·
Age 18 - 50+
Verified by Volunteer World
Very high response rate
Brilliant 4.7
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·
Verified by Volunteer World
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2 - 50 weeks
·
Age 18 - 50+
·
Very high response rate
Highlights
- Help to protect the environment of sea turtles and their ocean ecosystems
- Provide support to biologists and locals.
- Gain Spanish practice by living with a host family and sharing daily life with locals.
- Make memories you'll never forget during your time abroad.
- Learn more about the Latin American ways, customs and habits.
Especially suitable
About the program
We need your help to preserve the sea turtles: these majestic creatures are vital to the marine ecosystems and their extinction will have severe consequences!
Volunteers help us protect the environment of the sea turtles and their ocean ecosystems. They provide support to biologists and locals who are involved in managing the turtle nesting grounds.
These projects normally include sustainable egg harvesting programs that feed or provide income to the ...
Typical day
Working hours vary according to the needs of the project, but volunteers can expect to work 6-8 hours per day, Monday to Saturday. Working hours are split into shifts, and volunteers should be prepared to have late night or very early morning shifts patrolling the beach as well as daytime working ...
Free-time activities
Along the beaches, volunteers will find SCUBA, surfing, snorkelling, body boarding, and more or they can do land excursions with hiking, horseback riding or adventure tours and zip-lining that are also easily found. Opportunities to tour other parts of Costa Rica are also available if they want to ...
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
Projects start every Monday, all year round. Volunteers arrive on Sunday and spend the first couple of days in San José, where they receive the orientation. In San José, they stay in a local Costa Rican family with a shared room and breakfast and dinner included. At the turtle project, they are housed in either a family-stay or dorm-style accommodations where they are provided with three meals a day.
Availability
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Program fees
2 weeks (min. stay)
1,176€
3 weeks
1,536€
4 weeks
1,867€
5 weeks
2,136€
6 weeks
2,405€
7 weeks
2,674€
8 weeks
2,942€
9 weeks
3,211€
10 weeks
3,480€
11 weeks
3,749€
12 weeks
4,018€
13 weeks
4,286€
14 weeks
4,555€
15 weeks
4,824€
16 weeks
5,093€
17 weeks
5,362€
18 weeks
5,630€
19 weeks
5,899€
20 weeks
6,168€
21 weeks
6,437€
22 weeks
6,706€
23 weeks
6,974€
24 weeks
7,243€
25 weeks
7,512€
26 weeks
7,781€
27 weeks
8,050€
28 weeks
8,318€
29 weeks
8,587€
30 weeks
8,856€
31 weeks
9,125€
32 weeks
9,394€
33 weeks
9,662€
34 weeks
9,931€
35 weeks
10,200€
36 weeks
10,469€
37 weeks
10,738€
38 weeks
11,006€
39 weeks
11,275€
40 weeks
11,544€
41 weeks
11,813€
42 weeks
12,082€
43 weeks
12,350€
44 weeks
12,619€
45 weeks
12,888€
46 weeks
13,157€
47 weeks
13,426€
48 weeks
13,694€
49 weeks
13,963€
50 weeks (max. stay)
14,232€
Average fees
436€/week
Meet your organization

Maximo Nivel
Brilliant 4.7
(107 reviews)
Agency - founded in 2003
Verified by Volunteer World
Very high response rate
Coordinated by

Valy
Spoken languages: English, Spanish
About the project
Maximo Nivel offers volunteer programs in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Peru.
107 reviews ·
4.7
Location
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