Volunteers will be working in:  a Monitoring the ocean turtle nesting at Montezuma beach

• Signaling of the beaches and construction of the hatchery of the sea turtle projects 
• Night patrols for protection and collection of information about the sea turtles.
• Construction and reparation of the trails for public use at Montezuma beach.
• Maintenance of the infrastructure of the project ● Cleaning of the beach
• Support in environmental education activities and communal protection
• Night patrols: 6 days a week, 3-6 hours per night (depends on how many volunteers are here)
• Community work (Schools education workshops, building community spaces, street signs)

Some activities for volunteers to do in their free time would be surfing, hiking, horse-riding and going to Isla Tortuga. There is also a National Park called “Parque Nacional Cabo Blanco“ located close to the project (about 9 km).

● Has to be an organized, structured person. (Very important).
● The volunteer needs to like it/needs to have the willingness to work in a natural tropic forest and beach and to work physically.
● Basic Spanish Level and/or basic English
● To be respectful towards the internal rules of the project
● To love nature, as the main goal of these projects is the protection of turtles
● To be in good physical condition as the patrols imply long walks along the beach at night
● To be open to share accommodation and bedroom with other volunteers
● To be very flexible and to do different tasks during the day which may involve cooking and cleaning as volunteers may be also responsible of taking care of the camp
● Interest in environmental issues.
● The volunteer should enjoy working with people and foster good human relations.
● Proactivity is a must.
● Volunteers must be ready to work independently even when the coordinator is not present.
● Honest, responsible, punctual, positive person. ● Leadership Skills.
● Good attitude.
● Open to flexibility of schedules.
● Optional skills (cooking-, carpentry-, electricity-skills etc.)

The ASVO Sea Turtle Stations are permanent projects, so they receive volunteers all year long. They have a capacity of around 20-30 volunteers per week and there are no limitations in the number of female or male volunteers, but yes, we recommend volunteers to be adults (+18).

The Extra Fee indicated covers a period of 2 WEEKS, and includes

- Transfer from the airport to the host family
- Orientation day, a day in which we give a cultural introduction to Costa Rica, safty and transportation recommendations, directions to the project and a tour of San Jose with lunch included
- Accomodation and meals in the host family
The program has flexible dates depending on the availability of the project, with flexibility from 2 weeks to 5 month, but this includes an additional fee to the indicated fee.

Total per 4 weeks: $1220 USD

Each Additional week:$235 USD