PARTENAIRE
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, monkeys... The biodiversity is a very important point of these places. The main goal of these projects is to help the recovering of sea turtle populations. The species of sea turtles that you can find on these beaches are Olive riddle, Leatherback, Black or green sea turtle, Loggerhead, Hawksbill turtle depending on which project and season you visit.
International volunteers support:
Buena Vista beach which is a nesting beach of approximately 1.8 km of length and limited in the north by the blind estuary and in the south by the river Buena Vista. The back of the beach is limited by a system of mangroves, which depend on water from the river and tides, beach slope is low ranging between 3 ° and 4 ° to swell, so the currents are strong which makes it an ideal place for surfing. The project is in the northern part of Costa Rica, in the canton of Nicoya. It’s located about 2,5 km from the Centre of Sámara (45 minutes).
The Extra fee indicated covers a period of TWO WEEKS, and includes:
- Transfer from the airport to a hostel in San Jose.
- Two nights in a hostel in San Jose, breakfast included.
- Orientation day, a day in which we give a cultural introduction to Costa Rica, safety and transportation recommendations, directions to the project and a tour of San Jose with lunch included.
- Accommodation and meals at the project.
The program has flexible dates depending on the availability of the project, with flexibility from 2 weeks to 4 months, but this includes an additional fee to the indicated fee.
gare la plus proche
Volunteers will be picked up at the airport.
Itinéraire vers le point de RDV
We meet the volunteer at the airport exit.
Informations supplémentaires
● Has to be an organized, respectful person (Very important).
● Volunteers are needed with a strong desire for collaboration (teamwork), good attitude, and adaptability to coexist with certain conditions, those volunteers who have prior knowledge in biology or conservation of turtles (not a must) are preferred, it is considered an advantage if the volunteer has expertise in construction or carpentry.
● Basic Level of Spanish and/or English (not necessary, but it helps personally)
● 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. (Initiative)
● Volunteer 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.
Remarques
The ASVO Sea Turtle Stations are permanent projects, so they receive volunteers all year long. They have a capacity of around 20 volunteers and there are no limitations in the number of female or male volunteers, but yes, we recommend volunteers to be adults (+18).
Buena Vista, Samara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
