Costa Rica Volunteer, Community Projects & Conservation Programmes

Volunteer in Costa Rica. Popular opportunities include helping to preserve sea turtles and helping street children in Costa Rica City. If you are an enthusiastic person with an interest in the environment, a desire to help a local community and the determination to improve your Spanish, volunteering in Costa Rica could be just what you're looking for. Voluntary work opportunities range from helping preserve wildlife to tropical forest conservation. Voluntary work in Costa Rica can be found at language schools where you can improve your Spanish and then teach in Costa Rica. After volunteering you could take a tour in Costa Rica.

Turtles are an increasingly endangered species and Costa...

Costa Rica Sea Turtle Conservation

Volunteer in Costa Rica : Find Volunteer Projects, Volunteer Opportunities & Voluntary Work in Costa Rica

Featured Projects

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International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ)

Costa Rica on the back of strong resources, a stable Government and increasing tourism is becoming one of the more affluent countries in Central America.

Childcare Work in Costa Rica from US$285

Real Gap

Turtles are an increasingly endangered species and Costa Rican communities need volunteers like you to assist them during the nesting-season and play a hands-on role in preserving these adorable creatures.

Costa Rica Sea Turtle Conservation

Real Gap

Explore Costa Rica’s most incredible sights and get first-hand experience of local life! Take in everything from the Arenal Volcano to the idyllic Bocas del Toro islands and get ready for a truly Costa Rica adventure!

Costa Rica Experience

International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ)

At the turtle project, volunteers assist a Costa Rican biologist with their work at the beach.

Turtle Conservation in Costa Rica from US$285

BUNAC

If you are an enthusiastic and flexible person with an interest in the environment, a desire to help a local community and the determination to improve your Spanish...

Volunteer Costa Rica

i-to-i

Soak up the beauty and sunshine of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, help to conserve rare species of turtle and gain a valuable insight into marine biology by taking part in this unique volunteer project.

Sea turtle conservation on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

i-to-i

Whether you’re an experienced builder or you just want to pitch in, work closely with Costa Rican families as you help them to build a home that will give them more shelter and really improve their quality of life.

Build homes for underprivileged families in Costa Rica

Oyster Worldwide

Volunteer in wild coastal areas of Costa Rica with a local charity, working
with adult and baby turtles striving to protect the species from extinction.

Gap Year Conservation: Save Turtles in Costa Rica, Central America

Featured Organisations

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Volunteer Abroad, Gap Year Travel & TEFL Courses: If you're looking for a unique travel experience abroad, look no further! i-to-i's programs are the perfect...

i-to-i

Projects Abroad is the leading global organiser of overseas voluntary work placements.

Projects Abroad

International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) provides safe, quality and extremely affordable volunteering programs abroad in developing countries all over the world.

International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ)

Real Gap Experience provides hundreds of gap year & adventure travel ideas in over 35 countries round the world - volunteer work, paid work, teach English,...

Real Gap

Volunteering Solutions provides affordable International Volunteer Abroad Programs in 16 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin / South America.

Volunteering Solutions

Concordia is a small not-for-profit charity promoting greater understanding, international peace & volunteer opportunities.

Concordia International Volunteers

Oyster Worldwide has a variety of opportunities in some very diverse destinations. If you want to totally understand a country different to your own whilst...

Oyster Worldwide

Protecting biological diversity, including migratory bird species, through the protection of habitat for the Great Green Macaw and the creation of local...

Rainforest Biodiversity Group

Costa Rica Volunteer, Community Projects & Conservation Programmes News

09/01/2012

Fundraise and Volunteer Abroad

Is 2012 the year you’ve decided to do something extraordinary? Perhaps you’ve vowed to take a gap year, but want to make it a little more meaningful than just sipping tropical cocktails on a Thai island? With so many countries and communities in need all over the world, volunteer travel (or “voluntourism”) is becoming increasingly more common as an option for travellers. And why not? See the world, help humankind…what’s not to like? But despite the trend being on the rise, it can sometimes be hard to know exactly where to start or how to get going on a meaningful mission.

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21/07/2011

Volunteer Adventure Trips in Costa Rica

Real Gap's Costa Rica experience allows you to explore some of the most exciting sights and sounds the country has to offer. Whether you are travelling to the Arenal Volcano or enjoying the beautiful beaches of Samara, you will have an unforgettable time.

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01/07/2011

Travel and Volunteer in Costa Rica

Take part in adventure travel programs and volunteer in Costa Rica! i-to-i can quite happily say that this little tardis of a country really is a slice of heavenly paradise. With tangled rainforests and fire spitting volcanoes (there are 121) fringed with endless stunning empty beaches (800 miles) between the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, it really lives up to its meaning of 'rich coast'.

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07/06/2011

Costa Rica Voluntary Work Projects

Volunteer in Costa Rica and work with a highly esteemed local charity, patrolling the beaches to help conserve the turtles and gathering important research for the charity’s strong campaigns.

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