Location
  • Costa Rica
    • Monteverde
    • Atenas
Length
1 to 34 weeks

Program Details

Language
Spanish
Age Min.
14
Age Max
70
Timeframe
Short Term Spring Break Summer Winter Year Round
Housing
Apartment Guesthouse Host Family Hotel
Groups
Small Group (1-15) Medium Group (16-30) Large Group (31+)
Travel Type
Budget Family Older Travelers Solo Women

Pricing

Starting Price
680
Price Details
Our services include transportation, accommodation and 3 meals.
we also include optional vacation packages.
Currently, volunteer housing is in two separate buildings. The first building is a typical Costa Rica country style house with one room including three bunk beds, a fan, storage space, and windows. The house is typically reserved for long-term volunteers (4 weeks or more). The second building is a modified shipping container with three rooms. Each room of the container includes two bunk beds, a fan, and storage space for personal items.
The meals are typical dishes of Costa Rica. Almost every meal includes rice, beans, or salad. Juice or coffee is offered for every meal.
What's Included
Accommodation Airport Transfers Equipment Meals SIM cards Transportation Wifi
What's Not Included
Airfare Domestic Airfare Travel Insurance Visa
Sep 25, 2019
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About Program

The Wildlife Volunteer who comes to Get Local Costa Rica, joins our Wildlife Rescue Team to help carry out a daily Rescue Center routine. This includes feeding the monkeys, jaguars, tapirs, macaws and many more. Participate in the process of animal rescue and rehabilitation. In addition, they perform maintenance work in enclosures and environmental enrichment initiatives for animals. The tasks are focused on providing welfare to the animals and allow volunteers to learn how to handle and care wild animals correctly.

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Program Highlights

  • Animal feeding
  • Participate in efforts to rehabilitate and release animals
  • Maintenance of animal enclosures and property
  • Agricultural production (for volunteers and animals)
  • Constructing organic structures for the animals

Program Impact

Each wildlife volunteer has a huge impact on the lives of the animals. Because, with your help  We can guarantee quality of life to the animals through activities of environmental enrichment, proper feeding, surveillance and general care. Together, we can improve the lives of animals in captivity and focus our attention on our rehabilitation and release efforts.
Get Local is a wildlife volunteering opportunity where you can help and learn about how to conserve amazing creatures and their importance to the ecosystem.

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