Volunteer in Costa Rica with Maximo Nivel - Best Rated Projects

The workers on the construction site are very open and funny people and the days go by incredibly fast. You definitely get the feeling that you are making an impact and help the people. The staff from Maximo come and visit the project regularly and are very nice. You do lots of different tasks and have a lot of variety so it does not get boring.

Maximo Nivel provides optimum support to not only make the greatest impact possible in my community volunteer experience, but they also provide the best ways possible to experience the culture for both personal enjoyment and growth. I spent a week teaching English in an after-school program for underprivileged children. I believe I had an impact on the children, but they also had a tremendous impact on me. In between the volunteer work, I was able to take in the culture through a coffee plantation tour, a walking tour of San Jose and a Volcano tour, all of which were worth it!

From the moment I came out of the airport, till it was time to go home I felt very welcomed and secure! Maximo does a great job with the orientation and making sure you are comfortable and know that help is always available. Special mention to Ashleigh and Ashanti for being very welcoming and informative staff, as well as friendly! My host house felt like it was my own home, everyone was very welcoming, and the food was delicious! The accommodation overall was very clean and nice! Overall i had a great time here in costa rica and enjoyed my program at the school. The children were very fun and entertaining to work with!

great experience for learning different cultures and being able to meet a diverse set of people. There is a very good staff when it comes to questions. In the healthcare project, I was able to involved and take vitals of patients. It was nice to be a part of a project where I was able to see the same people everyday. It was difficult to find my way around the city at first but Uber is easy to use here. I recommend having a basic understanding of spanish before coming because you will need to find your way to your project from your homestay.

I had an amazing time doing the Spanish Immersion at Maximo Nivel. My teachers were amazing and the staff were very welcoming and helpful. There were lots of fun activities to do after class and it was very easy to meet and get to know other students.
I've been very impressed with how organized Maximo Nivel is, from airport pickups, to picking amazing host families, to organizing classes. My host family was incredible, I would love to stay with them again. I felt very safe at the San Jose campus even travelling alone as a young female.
Thanks for everything Maximo Nivel!

My experience abroad was an unforgettable one. I was able to stay with a local that took care of me and showed me their culture. It was amazing and interesting at the same time. I high recommend anyone planning to travel abroad to go without hesitation. It will be humbling but also an eye opening experience. You will meet many people while you are here and make life long friendships. You will also have an opportunity to help out the community and make an impact. No matter how big or small you are changing someones day for the better.

I did two weeks of turtle conservation in Ostional and it was great! You start off in San Jose, where they provide a host family for you. Here you get all the necessary information (including where you are going) and you get to meet the other volunteers. How to get to that location is well explained and they give you the exact cash so you don't have to worry. I lived in the dorms in the ranger station and it was so nice! Jairo, the rangers and Yami (the cook) are incredible friendly and helpful. The food was great and there are some places to get snacks/smoothies nearbye. It was very hot when I was there but the coordinators try to create the planning in a way that you can work before or after the peak hours, which was great. The fun part about this is that all the research that you do, goes to a national database so everything you do is valuable which I loved.

The overall experience was great and I really recommend it to others!

I am a single female that enjoys travel, and was very interested in getting back by doing some volunteering. Maximo Nivel made this all possible with their warm and caring team. They helped me understand the cultural nuances to navigate my way. I felt safe and in a community of people that cared about the same things. I would highly recommend this for anyone interested in giving back while traveling the world. I really enjoyed being immersed in a Spanish-speaking culture. Maximo offers many Spanish classes. Did you were able to take while you’re here. They help you with making donations to the group that I was working with. OK I was just only chI really enjoyed being immersed in a Spanish-speaking culture. Maximo offers many Spanish classes. You were able to take while you’re here. They helped with coordinating donations to the group that I was working with.