The sea turtle conservation program is a scientific-based conservation activity in which the organizations involved try to increase the amount of sea turtle hatchings in order to give higher survival rates.
The camps are located within walking distances from the beach. Apart from the sea turtles, you will also have high chances of seeing tropical birds, iguanas and monkeys. The main goal of these projects is to help the recovery of sea turtle populations.
The high season is from June to December in this project. Night patrols are done from June to December and the monitoring for tracks or sights of the turtle at 5 am. You can come the rest of the months since there is work in the project. Activities like reforestation and cleaning the beach are done all the year. There is always something to do. They receive around 3-6 turtles per month in low season
The cost of your volunteer project(s) + Spanish Classes (if needed) + the administrative ACI Fee depending on the total amount of weeks that you would like to participate.
The cost of the volunteer project : 175 USD per week. (700 USD p/month)
Each project has a different cost, which includes lodging and 3 meals a day. Note that the program does not include daily local transportation.
The cost of the administrative ACI Fee will depend of the number of weeks of your project :
1 - 4 weeks : 165 USD
5-8 weeks : 265 USD
9 - 12 weeks : 365 USD
12 - 16 weeks : 465 USD
16 - 20 weeks : 565 USD
The in Person Orientation Meeting is compulsory for all ecological and social short-term international volunteers, this meeting will always be offered at the beginning of the program, before volunteers start their projects.
If needed, ACI Costa Rica will help you to organize your accommodation in the local hostel before the beginning of the project. Arrangements for lodging once you arrive: hostel 2 nights: $ US 29 Food for 2 days $ US 40 (because hostel only has breakfast).
Working schedule : 40 or 48 hours per week, 6 or 10 hours a day, 6 days a week. Sundays off.
During your day off (Sundays) you can discover Montezuma and its wonderful long beaches. Montezuma beach is located on the peninsula of Nicoya, province of Puntarenas and belongs to the conservation area of Tempisque.