Volunteer in Costa Rica with Maximo Nivel - Best Rated Projects

Awesome project! The staff is amazing and really helpful. The people at casa esperanza are so kind and loving, this is truly a great project.
I learned alot about how to interact with special needs individuals, especially individuals with autism. This experience will be very helpful at home for my future work as an occupational therapist!

At the house, they LOVE to draw ! To the future volunteers , make sure to print pretty drawings for them to colour!

These past two weeks were some of the best of my life! Maximo is incredibly helpful and prepares all of us really well for the volunteer work we're doing here. I got placed at Trasmedic, a local ambulance company here in San Jose. It was an incredible experience! The paramedics at Trasmedic are really kind and genuinely want us to have the best experience possible. We were able to help them triage and take vitals on the calls. I personally didn't experience any critical cases, but it was still great to see what it's like to work as a paramedic in Costa Rica. I honestly could not recommend this program any more! Thank you to everyone at Maximo and Trasmedic, nos vemos muy pronto=)

For 3 weeks in San Jose, I took part in a construction project at a daycare centre in Purral and managed to see the project from start to finish. At the daycare centre we were renovating different areas, for example reflooring classrooms, building new walls and ceilings. Although this was a construction project we also got to interact with the kids at the centre which was really fun! The project was so great becaue you could see the impact you were having at the centre and the benefit it would bring to the kids as well as working with other volunteers from around the world!
I would definitely recommend construction as a program to join, it was an amazing experience and I would definitely do it again!

This was my second time traveling to Costa Rica with Maximo Nivel, and I could not have asked for a better experience! All of the staff have been extremely friendly and supportive throughout my time here, as well as the managers at my project site. During my time, I was able to plan lessons and fun activities for both children and adult basic classes. While Maximo has guidelines for the curriculum, it was my responsibility to create the lesson plans and what students would learn each week. While it was challenging, it definitely allowed me to grow both personally and professionally. I would highly recommend it for someone looking for a challenging and personally rewarding experience but also wanting a strong support system.

I had a great experience working at Cafe La Bella Tica. Ersi is a great cook, and the work we did every day with Oldemar felt important and impactful. Overall I would definitely recommend this program to anyone interested in coffee and community service, as long as they speak a little spanish. . I had a lot of opportunities to practice spanish as well, in addition to exploring the area and playing soccer with a local team.

I was a volunteer at a coffee farm in monteverde through the organizations IVHQ and then Maximo Nivel. This is a great way to experience the farm life of a Costa Rica while also getting to be a tourist in a wonderful part of Costa Rica. The accommodations are wonderful and provide an excellent all around experience. I would highly recommend this trip as a way to serve the community and experience Costa Rica for a smaller cost.

The overall experience was pretty incredible because Monteverde is beautiful and there is so much to do up there. Also because you are with a smaller group it makes a very close environment so travelling on your own works very well. If you want to get your hands slightly dirty in a completely immersive volunteer environment this is the project for you. One thing is that you need to be prepared to travel to get to the coffee farm and so bring travel sickness pills

The Ostional Turtle Conservation project was a fulfilling experience that reached all my expectations and more. I had a great time, met incredible people, made some good friendships and learned a lot about turtles. Yami is an amazing cook and person, Jairo a great leader; funny and energetic. For sure this was a life changing experience that strengthen old skills and give me new skills that will be useful for my future.