Catch waves & Save Sea Turtles
Highlights
- Collect eggs, witness baby turtles hatch and make their first journey to the ocean, all thanks to your efforts! 🐢
- Enjoy surf lessons on an amazing wild beach 🏄♂️ 🌊
- Dive into slow tourism, relax, and fully embrace the pura vida way of life 🤘
- Immerse yourself in the local culture, connect with the community, and make a positive impact. 🇨🇷
- Meet people from around the world, take meaningful action for the planet, and have an amazing time doing it!
- Collect eggs, witness baby turtles hatch and make their first journey to the ocean, all thanks to your efforts! 🐢
- Enjoy surf lessons on an amazing wild beach 🏄♂️ 🌊
- Dive into slow tourism, relax, and fully embrace the pura vida way of life 🤘
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About the program
Join us near Manuel Antonio, protect endangered sea turtles, watch baby hatch and surf. Make a real impact while enjoying a great volunteer beachfront experience!
About
Tortugas de Isla Damas is a conservation organization located in the south of Quepos, very close to Manuel Antonio National Park, on the Pacific coast. It is easy to get here from San José. The 6 km beach is wild and typical of Costa Rica. We are a local family deeply committed to nature, ...
Typical day
Wake up and enjoy a nice breakfast at 8 AM.
In the morning, you could first seed eggs in the hatchery and then release baby sea turtles on the beach.
Then you will take your surf lesson (4 days a week, possibility of more with an additional cost).
When you don't surf, you could help with beach ...
Free-time activities
During your free time you can rest because night patrols can be tiring.
Things we can recommend:
- Enjoy the beach and the sea
- Do the crocodile tour (around 10$)
- Do a horse ride (additional cost)
- Take a walk in the surroundings
- Go on a kayak tour in the mangroves
- Go for an excursion, such as to Manuel ...
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
The turtle season starts in June and ends in January with the final release of babies. During this period, volunteers can arrive any day at any time.
- To get to Tortugas de Isla Damas, you can take a bus from San José to Quepos at the Tracopa terminal. The cost is about $10 USD.
- From Quepos, we will arrange transport to the island (taxi and boat) for an additional $10 USD. Alternatively, someone from the project will meet you at the bus station, or it could be a taxi driver we know.
If you prefer to take a taxi from the airport, we can arrange it for you, but please note there will be an additional cost. Ask us for the price.
IMPORTANT: We will coordinate your arrival time with you based on the tides, as they can affect access to the project.
It’s an easy, fast, and secure process! Please bring a local SIM card, as reception is good but there is no Wi-Fi.
Program fees
Meet your organization
Tortugas de Isla Damas
Agency - founded in 2016
Verified by Volunteer World
Coordinated by
Francisco
About the project
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