On breathtaking beaches you and other volunteers protect the marine turtles that are in danger of extinction.
Volunteers play a crucial role in conservation efforts!

During this time you will live directly in the camps under very basic conditions, sometimes without water and electricity. Your food - breakfast, lunch, dinner - will be prepared in the camp and consists of the typical costarican cuisine: rice, beans, vegetables, meat and fruit.

Your work includes

• between 4-6 hours every day
• patrol walks on the beach, mainly at night, to find turtles and their nests
• collecting data of the turtles and protect the eggs in safe breeding grounds (viveros)
• liberate new born turtle babies; nest exhumations
• clean and mark the beaches
• build new breeding grounds and maybe help builing up new camps

Things to bring

• love for nature and fun with outdoor-living
• being prepared for sometimes physically demanding work and work at unusual hours as most of the turtle nesting occurs at night
• sleeping bag, repellent, mosquito net, flashlight, batteries, rain protection (May - November), sun protection, hat or cap

Dates

• the program runs throughout the year
• depending on the location (Pacific, Caribbean) and the type of turtle there are periods when no turtles arrive
• in Playa Buena Vista there are no turtles in April

Location

• the main project is the camp in Playa Buena Vista, 3,5 km north of Sámara, pacific coast, Guanacaste
• you can also choose to work in other camps in the central pacific, south pacific coast or caribbean coast