• Life On Land

Work in a National Park & Clean Beaches

location
8 - 24 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+
rating  Fantastic 4.5  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Very high response rate

Highlights

  • Learn more about the unique biodiversity in Costa Rica and clean up the ocean
  • Working in one of the most beautiful Marine National Parks in Costa Rica
  • Gain Spanish by living in a volunteer house, run by a Costa Rican family and your colleagues at the park
  • Learn about Costa Rica and the wonderful culture
  • Enjoy the country and the wonderful beaches around

Especially good for

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+

About the program

Make the ocean plastic-free and help preserve beautiful national parks in Costa Rica, educate visitors and protect wildlife.

On this program, you will help in one of the greatest Marine National Park in Costa Rica. The park is home to endangered species such as monkeys, sloths, aras, sea turtles, and many types of birds and reptiles. The park is the starting point of many activities like hiking, dolphin tours, and ...

About the program

On this program, you will help in one of the greatest Marine National Park in Costa Rica. The park is home to endangered species such as monkeys, sloths, aras, sea turtles, and many types of birds and reptiles. The park is the starting point of many activities like hiking, dolphin tours, and horseback riding. As well a lot of tourists (international and local) coming every year to enjoy the beautiful beach and wale trail.
During your volunteering, you will help to clean up the beach and public areas of the park, inform visitors and help in small projects, if requested by the ministry.

As the park is open 6-days a week, please stay flexible with your working days. The park will plan you 5-days a week 4-6 hours a day. During your volunteering, you will stay in one of our amazing volunteer houses just some minutes' walk from the main entrance. Like this, you will get to know other volunteers from around the world and can spend your free time with them.

Typical day

Usually, volunteers work 5-days a week. Working days are chosen by the park in coordination with the volunteer before arriving.
Working hours between 4-6 hours a day.
Tasks:

  • Cleaning beaches and public areas of the beach
  • Protecting and taking care of the local wildlife
  • Helping with the operations at the ...

Typical day

Usually, volunteers work 5-days a week. Working days are chosen by the park in coordination with the volunteer before arriving.
Working hours between 4-6 hours a day.
Tasks:

  • Cleaning beaches and public areas of the beach
  • Protecting and taking care of the local wildlife
  • Helping with the operations at the national parks by educating visitors on the local wildlife and environmental protection 

Free-time activities

During your free time you can go to the beach. You can enjoy activities like hiking, climbing, trekking, horseback riding, relaxing on the beach, etc. Costa Rica does have great surf spots. Water sport activities are a lot around the project.
Close to the beach people sell souvenirs, other cities ...

Free-time activities

During your free time you can go to the beach. You can enjoy activities like hiking, climbing, trekking, horseback riding, relaxing on the beach, etc. Costa Rica does have great surf spots. Water sport activities are a lot around the project.
Close to the beach people sell souvenirs, other cities like Manuel Antonio or Dominical is close. As well you can do tours to waterfalls, which are close to your stay. One is in town, the other close to Dominical. We can recommend doing the tour on your own, as it is easy to get there.

Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (intermediate level) or Spanish (basic level)

Criminal Background Check

required

Required Documents

copy of the passport and medical insurance during your stay

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

Spanish basic, we do offer language school online or in Costa Rica before your stay.

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 08:00 - 16:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Jamso Trainee

  • Airport Pick Up
  • Local support
  • 24/7 Emergency Number
  • Accommodation in a volunteer house
  • 2 meals a day

Airport Pickup at Juan Santamaria International Airport

Our team will pick you up at San Jose Airport. One of our team members will pick you up and bring you to the bus station in San Jose. On the bus, you will go direct to Uvita. Please take some cash for the bus with you. The bus costs US$10-15. The bus will take about 3,5 to 4 hours. We can organize a pick up between 6-11 am.



Accommodation

You will be in a volunteer house. Rooms are very well equipped and you will have a dorm room (double or 3-bed room), single rooms are available on request and with an extra fee. You will share the bathroom with other volunteers. Our travelers recommend the accommodation to 100%. The accommodation is about 10-15 minutes by bicycle from the project.

Food & Beverages

Typical breakfast and lunch OR dinner are included, as well during the weekend.

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in San Jose. We assist you to find cheap flights to Costa Rica. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Costa Rica provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Costa Rica you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Costa Rica. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

Arrival day: Sunday or as agreed before arriving
Start date: Monday

Please note, if your flight to San Jose is arriving after 2 pm we need to add a day close to the airport before arriving.
Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

8 weeks (min. stay) 1,555€
9 weeks 1,731€
24 weeks (max. stay) 4,545€
Average fees 192€/week

Program fees

192€ per week 8 - 24 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

8 - 24 weeks

Deposit

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.

Final Payment

Your final payment will be agreed with Jamso Trainee during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your organization

Jamso Trainee

Fantastic 4.5 rating (75 reviews)

Agency - founded in 2012

Verified by Volunteer World

  Very high response rate

Coordinated by

Angela

Spoken languages: French, English, Spanish, German

About the project

Jamso Trainee do help students finding volunteering projects and internships around the world.

Meet your organization

Jamso Trainee has been placing volunteers around the world for over six years. We're passionate about making a difference in developing communities. Cause we are a smaller agency we stay always in a good communication to our volunteers and to the communites. For us it is important to find the right programm for your stay abroad. Don´t travel just like a tourst!

History: 

Jamso Trainee startet in December 2012 helping in communities in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is since now the county with the most interns, volunteers and travelers. 

Since 2013 Jamso Trainee started working with partners in Ecuador, Peru, South Afrika.

2015 we begin working with our partner Bali and Thailand.

Visiting projects and getting more relationshsips with local charities is a goal of each year. Jamso Trainee don´t increase too fast, because for us it is very important to hold long contacts and stay in a good communication with volunteers and projects.

75 reviews · rating4.5

Eryk Jajkowicz rating5

2024 at English Tutor at the beach

Meine Zeit als Volunteer in Costa Rica war eine großartige Erfahrung. Ich konnte die Sprache und Kultur intensiv kennenlernen und viele neue Eindrücke sammeln. Besonders die Arbeit mit den Kindern beim Englischunterricht war bereichernd. Dabei habe ich nicht nur ihre Englischkenntnisse verbessert, ...
Drew Natoli rating5

2024 at English Tutor at the beach

During my time in Uvita, I had the chance to meet regularly with 8 local children whose ages ranged from 6 through 12. I used different teaching strategies to best suit each child, keeping them interested and eager to learn. I would have liked, prior to my arrival, to have been more prepped on what ...
Veronica Sala rating4.8

2024 at English Tutor at the beach

The project I applied for involved supporting a teacher in a school in Costa Rica I really enjoyed the time spent in the school and in Costa Rica in general. I had to work more or less 4h per day, so I had enough time to explore and travel. I used to work at the school in the morning and during ...
Sebastien D'HERVEZ rating4.4

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Lukas Dschanesaschwili rating4.2

2024 at Teach English Skills to local student at the beach

Meine zwei Freunde und ich meldeten uns für das Projekt "Teach English Skills to local students at the beach" an und stellten drei Monate vor Arbeitsbeginn fest, dass eine Bewerbung für dieses Projekt nicht möglich war. Stattdessen wurden wir automatisch für ein anderes Projekt in einer anderen ...
Jannick Geide rating4

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*english below* Ich bin alleine gereist und hatte eine sehr gut Zeit auf Kreta und im Shelter. Die ersten Stunden im Shelter waren zwar noch etwas überfordernd, man kommt aber dann doch recht schnell rein. Anfangs sind die Hunde noch recht skeptisch aber auch das legt sich sehr schnell. Auch wenn ...

Location

Americas > Central America > Costa Rica > Uvita

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