The day starts at 8:00 a.m. with breakfast, surfing lessons vary depending of the tide,the person in charge of the surf school will let you know the schedules for practicing surfing each day you have lessons. We start surfing lessons for one hour a day. A professional will teach you how to practice this sport. Classes are taught 4 lessons oer week
Meals
- Breakfast – 8:00 am
- Lunch – 12:00 pm
- Dinner – 6:00 pm
Volunteer Obligations
Communal Work Shifts
9:30 – 11:00 am
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Turtle patrol, (depending of the tide)
Take care of the hatchery, six-hour shifts each, 24 hours a day; of course, it won't be every day, as some days you'll have to patrol in search of turtles and other days you'll be on nursery shifts.
It is very important to keep in mind that your volunteer duties must be completed; these will be scheduled so as not to interfere with the surf lessons.
Sea turtle conservation – As a volunteer with us, you’ll have the opportunity to be involved in the entire turtle hatching process. This includes taking shifts patrolling the beach in the evenings to locate female turtles who have come ashore to lay their nests. Nests are then transported to a hatchery, where they can be monitored 24/7 to protect them from poachers and predatory animals. You will take one shift every few days to keep watch of the hatchery. Finally, upon hatching, you will assist the baby sea turtles in reaching the ocean safely to ensure maximum survival rates. You may also help in the general maintenance of the hatchery.
Sea turtles season -
Turtle season, from June to November hatching season from August to January
Please note that if you apply for this program outside the nesting and hatching season, it is not year-round, so during the non-nesting season the program will perform other tasks, mainly community work.
Other tasks – Volunteers will also
participate in sloth walks to monitoring and record the migration patterns of local sloth populations. Additionally, you’ll assist us in gathering beach litter once per week. You can expect to help with cleaning the kitchen and bedrooms once per week. You’ll also have the opportunity to take part in community service work with local schools and community facilities.
