SANTA ELENA CLOUD FOREST

Name: SANTA ELENA CLOUD FOREST
Start: 2022-01-13
End: 2022-12-15
Location: Santa Elena, Costa Rica

Code: ca583ef5-d41b-11e9-8db8-0242ac110041 Copied

Costa Rica Construction Environment Construction Environment +1 Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, located in Monteverde, is a project that combines conservation, ecotourism and education. This project is an example of a protected area that is administered by a small community which directly benefits from it. Thanks to the help of national and international volunteers, people from the community, and students, the Reserve has developed a good infrastructure of trails, a visitors’ center, a store and a small restaurant. Many volunteers with technical and professional experience also help with environmental education and sustainable-development projects. -- Possible tasks for the volunteer: - Most work is done along with the crew of the Reserve on: • To maintain and to create trails • to repair infrastructure • To help with the reforestation project of the local high school • To assist at the main office in town with reservations and translations

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers stay in a host family of the community, in in Santa Elena.

📍 About the location

Santa Elena of Monteverde (Puntarenas Province).

⚠️ Requirements

Be in good physical conditions • To work on hard duties such as maintaining of trails • Willing to work on one side in the natures and to get wet and dirty and on the other side to work in the office • Be able to work in a foreign country and adapt to a different culture • To have the maturity to work following the internal rules in a responsible way

Mosquito repellent • Sun block • Rain coat • Umbrella • Closed shoes (hiking shoes) • Extra shoes (tennis shoes, flip flops) • Work clothes (that you don´t mind getting dirty) • All in a backpack instead or suitcase.

ℹ️ Additional information

Extra fees to pay on arrival based on a 1 week stay (camp fee 87.5 $ + adm. cost 150$ for ACI Costa Rica). 87.5 $ for each extra week. Open all year, arrival date is free.

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📅 Available sessions

ACI/SECF-2020

13/01/2022 → 15/12/2022

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

238.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Provincia de Puntarenas, Santa Elena, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Costa Rica Colon (CRC / ₡)

Exchange rate

1 CRC = 0.001986 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

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