Costa Rica – The Sea Turtle Initiative

Highlights

• Volunteering with a sea turtle conservation organization
• Getting up close and personal with howler monkeys, toucans and reptiles
• Visiting a center that rescues and rehabilitates ocelots and pumas
• Hiking through lush rainforest with a naturalist guide
• Live steps from pristine Costa Rican beaches
• Boating through unspoiled rainforest to view crocodiles and tropical birds
• Flying through the treetops on a zip line adventure
• Tubing down a jungle river surrounded by beautiful vegetation

What's this trip about?

Our Purpose Spend several days in the heart of Costa Rica’s sea turtle conservation program, learning about the threats to their survival and what we can do both in Costa Rica and at home to help with their protection. We’ll witness sea turtles nesting in a natural environment and participate in an optional beach cleanup that reduces the amount of plastic in the ocean. Our presence at these unique locations ensures that living sea turtles are much more valuable to the local economy than turtle eggs sold into the Black Market. Costa Rica is a world leader when it comes to conservation, but sadly its turtle population has declined by 90% since 1980. Your trip will see you volunteering with conservationists to help ensure their survival, and visiting inspirational places and people that rescue animals and protect the rainforest.

What's excluded

• International airfare
• Alcoholic beverages
• Tips for Discover Corps Guide and driver
• Laundry services, room-service, or phone calls

Accommodation