Macaw & Animal Reserve Supporter

location
2 - 12 weeks  ·  Alder 18 - 50+

rating  Fantastic 4.5  · 
  Verificeret af Volunteer World
  Meget høj Svarrate

Højdepunkter

  • Work alongside dedicated professionals and passionate volunteers in a sanctuary recognized for its commitment to environmental education and conservation.
  • Engage in reforestation efforts and discover the vibrant ecosystems of Costa Rica while making a meaningful impact on local wildlife.
  • Live and work in a breathtaking natural setting while connecting with nature and wildlife like never before.

Højdepunkter

  • Work alongside dedicated professionals and passionate volunteers in a sanctuary recognized for its commitment to environmental education and conservation.
  • Engage in reforestation efforts and discover the vibrant ecosystems of Costa Rica while making a meaningful impact on local wildlife.
  • Live and work in a breathtaking natural setting while connecting with nature and wildlife like never before.
  • Get ready for an active volunteer experience that not only supports wildlife conservation but also enriches your life with unforgettable moments.


  • Særligt velegnet til

    Alder 18+
    Singler
    Par
    Grupper

    Om programmet

    Take care of rescued animals - especially macaws -, to rehabilitate and reintroduce them into the wild.

    About the Program

    The Macaw Reserve was created in the year 1994 by two Costa Ricans for their grand admiration for the parrots. In addition, the reserve began as a result of their preoccupation with the constant threat that these emblematic birds face, the loss of their natural habitat and their ...

    Om programmet

    About the Program

    The Macaw Reserve was created in the year 1994 by two Costa Ricans for their grand admiration for the parrots. In addition, the reserve began as a result of their preoccupation with the constant threat that these emblematic birds face, the loss of their natural habitat and their extraction from the forest as pets. For these reasons there has been an incredible reduction in the population of native, wild macaws in Costa Rica, further highlighting the importance of such a sanctuary of conservation. 

    The Macaw Reserve has the primary purpose to conserve native, wild macaws of Costa Rica and develop a captive management and breeding program to rescue, rehabilitate and reintroduce them into the wild, with support from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), the National Police and volunteers from civil society. 

    Additionally, the Sanctuary facilitates programs of reforestation, environmental education and ecotourism. For this reason, the proyect was declared by the Central Municipality of Puntarenas, a place of educational, scientific and touristic interest, by motion created on July 13th 2015.

    Our Volunteers

    Things to bring:

    • Love for animals and nature 
    • Being prepared for sometimes physically demanding work 
    • Ability to integrate and adapt to the center's rules 
    • Enjoy to communicate with the guests of the center
    • Good knowledge of Spanish or English


    Typisk dag

    Your Tasks

    • Assisting with care for animals
    • Preparing food and helping the keeper distribute the portions for each animal 
    • Cleaning and repairs of the facility and viewing areas
    • Maintainance of pathways and areas around animal pens
    • Helping in discussions and workshops with schools and visitors
    • Attending ...

    Typisk dag

    Your Tasks

    • Assisting with care for animals
    • Preparing food and helping the keeper distribute the portions for each animal 
    • Cleaning and repairs of the facility and viewing areas
    • Maintainance of pathways and areas around animal pens
    • Helping in discussions and workshops with schools and visitors
    • Attending visitors

    The day begins at 6 am cutting fruit und vegetables. You will bring the fresh cut food to the animals and clean their bowls. At 8:30 am you'll have a typical breakfast - rice and beans, fruit and vegetable. The works continues until lunch at 12:00 md and after lunch your work continues according to the special works that have to done. Be prepared for hard work and a lot of dirt!


    Fritidsaktiviteter

    The Reserve is in a remote area - be prepared to chill after work and make friends with the workers and their daily life. There is an Airport for Ultralight Airplanes and Gyrocopter in footwalk distance - if you ever wanted to make this incredible experience to fly with such an airplane ... here you ...

    Fritidsaktiviteter

    The Reserve is in a remote area - be prepared to chill after work and make friends with the workers and their daily life. There is an Airport for Ultralight Airplanes and Gyrocopter in footwalk distance - if you ever wanted to make this incredible experience to fly with such an airplane ... here you have the opportunity! It's not cheap, but it is unique! (See the picture.)

    Puntarenas is close it's a rather big city - cruise ships land here - and you can go to the beach here ... although there are much nicer beaches on the pacific coast! ;-)

    You can use your free days for excursions and there are so many lovely places to go in Costa Rica ... National Park Monteverde, Volcano Arenal, meet us in Sámara and enjoy surfing for some days, visit the caribbean coast and/or our rainforest lodge ...


    Krav

    Krav

    Minimumsalder: 18 år

    For at kunne deltage i programmet skal du være mindst 18 år gammel på programmets startdato. Der kan være undtagelser, hvis du kan give tilladelse fra din(e) værge(r), eller hvis du ledsages af dine forældre.

    Sprogfærdigheder

    Du skal kunne tale Engelsk (fluently) eller Spansk (basic level)

    Nødvendige dokumenter

    Medical insurance valid in Costa Rica (bring a copy)

    Nationalitetsrestriktioner

    Ingen begrænsninger. Hjælpende hænder fra hele verden er velkomne.

    Andre færdigheder

    You should bring some experience with birds and animals.

    Tidsforpligtelse

    Der er brug for din hjælpende hånd Mandag, Tirsdag, Onsdag, Torsdag, Fredag og Lørdag

    Hvad er inkluderet

    Hvad er inkluderet

    Tjenester af first hand Costa Rica

    The fee includes accomodation and three meals a day.


    We organize the journey to the project and we also do hostel reservations in San José if needed (mostly it is needed!) - and, if you will combine projects, we will also organize the transportation between the projects. You will have to pay the cost for the pickup and the transport. From the airport to the Animal Reserve the cost is aprox. 70 US$

    Afhentning i lufthavnen i Juan Santamaria International Airport

    You will be picked up at the airport by our driver with a sign with your name and you will directly get in contact with your german, english, spanish speaking coordinator via phone. The driver will drive you to the reserved hostel (if necessary), give you the bus ticket (he will buy a ticket in advance to reserve you a seat in the bus), pick you up at the hostel the day of your journey to the project and bring you to the bus.
    The cost will be around 70 US$ plus the hostel night (around 13 US$ (dorm) and 40 US$ (single/double room).

    Indkvartering

    It is a volunteer house (cabina) that is very simple and you share it with other volunteers.

    Mad og drikkevarer

    You'll have breakfast, lunch and dinner with the other volunteers and workers based on the tipical Costarican diet, for example rice, beans, vegetables, meat and fruit.

    Internetadgang

    Begrænset adgang til projektområdet

    Hvad er IKKE inkluderet?

    Hvad er IKKE inkluderet?

    Flybilletter

    Den nærmeste lufthavn er Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) i San Jose. Vi hjælper dig med at finde billige flybilletter til Costa Rica. FINDE BILLIGE FLYBILLETTER

    Rejseforsikring

    At rejse til udlandet er et eventyr, og det er altid bedst at være forberedt. Pludselig sygdom eller skade, aflysning eller tyveri - en rejseforsikring til Costa Rica giver sikkerhed og er en fordel at have. FÅ ET TILBUD

    Vacciner

    Hvis du har til hensigt at blive frivillig i Costa Rica, bør du søge lægehjælp, før du begynder din sociale rejse. Tjek dine krævede vaccinationer for Costa Rica. VACCINE CHECKER

    Oplysninger ved ankomst

    This program is available all year. It starts every Monday. Please arrive at least one day before the programs starts. 

    Tilgængelighed
    Jan. Febr. Marts April Maj Jun Jul Aug. Sept. Okt. Nov. Dec.

    Programgebyrer

    2 uger (min. ophold) 958€
    3 uger 1.210€
    4 uger 1.462€
    12 uger (max. ophold) 3.479€
    Gennemsnitligt gebyr 384€/uge

    Programgebyrer

    384€ pr. uge 2 - 12 weeks Alder 18 - 50+

    Betalingsmetoder

    Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

    INGEN KREDITKORTGEBYRER


    Duration

    2 - 12 weeks

    Deposit

    Depositummet er blot for at reservere din plads som frivillig. Betalinger håndteres af PayPal, vores betroede globale betalingsudbyder. Hvis du ikke har en PayPal-konto, kan du også betale med et kreditkort.


    Final Payment

    Din endelige betaling vil blive aftalt med first hand Costa Rica under ansøgningsprocessen. Almindelige løsninger er enten via bankoverførsel eller kontant betaling på projektstedet.


    Mød din vært

    first hand Costa Rica

    Fantastic 4.5 rating (100 feltrapporter)

    Agentur - grundlagt i 2006

    Verificeret af Volunteer World

      Meget høj Svarrate

    Vært er

    Sofia

    Spoken languages: Fransk, Spansk, Tysk, Engelsk

    Om projektet

    We offer you to immerse in the daily life of costarican families and work routines of teaching and conservation projects. These new found knowledges teach you a lot.

    Mød din vært

    In 1994 we at first hand moved to Costa Rica and everything started when my son went to a little elementary school near Sámara: 11 children, 6 degrees, one classroom and one teacher. We started bringing volunteers to this little school and 'poco a poco' other schools addressed us with interest of having volunteers and families offered themselves for having volunteers in their house.

    Since then a lot has changed and developed at first hand – we started many new teaching programs and conservation projects all over the country – but one thing is still the same: we have a very personal and very close contact to all of our schools, guestfamilies and projects. We live in Costa Rica and we will be there when you need us!

    First hand offers volunteer opportunities in schools, kindergarten, music schools, turtle camps, animal reserves, macaw stations, farms and in the rainforest.

    We, the agency for volunteer work first hand, are in direct contact with schools and environmental conservation projects planning, organizing and joining our volunteers during this unforgettable and worthy experience!

    We have 20 years experience of living in Costa Rica and feel commited to the people, comunitary help and sustainable ecological development. Through the 'Asociación Intercambio Cultural ALEGRIA - AICA', a non-profit organization, we have been promoting intercultural exchange in all areas of artistic expression and organizing festivals and benefit events. 

    First hand offers projects almost everywhere in Costa Rica. San Jose, Islita, Buena Vista, Manzanillo, Drake Bay, Mata Palo...just to name a few!

    Our Vision

    first hand wants to contribute to a sustainable development and mutual respect by intercultural exchange and learning from each other.

    Why volunteering with first hand?

    Your contribution makes the difference in educating children, preserving marine turtles or other animals and protecting the rainforests of Costa Rica. You live and work with locals and you get to learn the real life of Costaricans. Every day you deal directly with opinions, lifestyles and routines of a different culture. These new found knowledges teach you more about yourself! You learn or improve your spanish skills. Language is the key to understanding the values of a different culture. Work experiences in foreign countries are indispensable in times of globalization. A volunteer based commitment will open many doors for you.

    About Costa Rica

    Costa Rica is a little tropical paradise between two oceans. Hardly any other country has such an abundance of plants and animals on such a small terrain. 25% of it's area is protected by national parks. Active volcanos, hot springs, rain and cloud forests, mountain rivers, spectacular waterfalls, subterranean caves, coral reefs, mangroves, amazing caribbean and pacific beaches and a fascinating animal world invite you to discover and enjoy.

    Costa Rica has the oldest democracy in Latin America, a working social system, responsable environmental laws and is the only country in the world that has no army. The relaxed 'pura vida' lifestyle of the 'ticos' and their hospitality towards visitors make it one of the safest top destinations in Latin America.

    100 feltrapporter · rating4.5

    Inès Verdier rating3.2

    2022 at Macaw & Animal Reserve Supporter

    J’ai effectué un bénévolat à Natuwa, en partie en tant que volontaire puis j’ai demandé à être transférée sur le programme véto de la réserve. Je déplore la lenteur du transfert, cela a pris en totalité presque une semaine pour changer de programme ! Rien à dire sur la partie ...
    Alixandra rating5

    2020 at Macaw & Animal Reserve Supporter

    My experience with First Hand was incredible. I was nervous about traveling to another country alone at first but Angie made me completely comfortable with the process. I was greeted at the airport and didn’t have to worry about any of my transport to the location. When I moved from one project to ...
    Beate Flatjord rating4.8

    2024 at Animal Rescue & Release Center

    Working with animals at the rescue center. Get to work close with the animals. Cleaning enclosures, feding and a lot of other differente tasks. Really fun to get to see the animals up close and work with them. Also a lot of nice and fun people. Fun activities and things to see on your free ...
    Laurence Bouchayer rating4.4

    2024 at Save Turtles in Montezuma

    I had a great time in ASVO. Such an experience. You should communicate more about the conditions there, night shifts and very basics conditions of staying in the house. ..
    Lynn Moeller rating3.6

    2024 at Save Turtles and Sloths

    Die 2 Wochen waren wirklich sehr schön! Die Schildkröten sind so süß und es richtig spannend das alles so mitzuerleben! Was meine 2 Wochen aber vorallem so toll gemacht hat sind all die Menschen die man dort trifft! Der staff war sehr nett und es sind super viele Volunteers aus der ganzen Welt ...
    Bianca Reis rating4.6

    2023 at Animal Rescue & Release Center

    I had a great time at the Animal Rescue Center in Puerto Viejo. I worked five days per week and had two days off. Every day there are three different tasks you can do, such as cleaning the enclosure, feeding the animals etc. You will work with many animals like sloths, baby monkeys, birds, macaws. ..

    Placering


    Du er måske også interesseret i

    Kontakt til Sofia
      Meget høj Svarrate
    Fransk, Spansk, Tysk, Engelsk

    De flesta volontärer frågar om


    Har du fler frågor? Skicka ett meddelande till Sofia
    Var snäll och dela inte personliga kontaktuppgifter

    Book med Flex Option!

    Vælg nye afrejsedatoer eller skift til et andet volontørprogram uden ekstra omkostninger inden for 12 måneder.

    Nyd vores tjenester for dedikerede frivillige!

    Nyd godt af en refusionsgaranti, gratis Flex Option og nødhjælp. Vores prisgaranti sikrer uovertruffen værdi, og vores supportteam er klar til at hjælpe.