Project Costs
The cost for 10 days is £575, 17 days is £765, 24 days is £965. This cost includes private (or shared with another volunteer), clean and simple room in a homestay, three meals a day, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks, equipment (for patrols), guide during the volunteering, backup and support. Airfare and transportation to the project, lodging in San Jose, travel/medical insurance and personal expenses are not included in the cost. It is mandatory for you to take out travel and medical insurance for the duration of the project.
You can join for 10 days up to 12 weeks on any of the dates below, starting on a Tuesday and finishing on a Friday. The dates below are for 10 days, but you can join for 17 days, 24 days, 31 days etc. As weekends are free time, we suggest arriving on a Tuesday and leaving on a Friday if you wanted to travel after the project is finished for example. Please email victoria.mcneil@workingabroad.com for any questions about dates and costs. Groups are also welcome.
Payment Terms
To secure your placement on the project, you will need to complete and submit the application form with your application payment of £195 (included in the total project costs listed above). If for some reason your application is not accepted, we will reimburse this payment fully. However for those who are accepted, you will be required to pay the remaining balance 1 month before arrival. Once we have confirmed your place, you will receive an information package on the programme background and scientific objectives, your role as a volunteer, the work you will do, suggested items to bring, how to travel there and information you need to provide, such as background/police check, medical letter etc. Upon arrival at the project, all volunteers are asked to sign a waiver/release of liability form.
Project Dates
Start | End | Availability |
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December 10th 2019 | December 20th 2019 | |
December 24th 2019 | January 3rd 2020 | |
January 7th 2020 | January 17th 2020 | |
January 21st 2020 | January 31st 2020 | |
February 4th 2020 | February 14th 2020 | |
February 18th 2020 | February 28th 2020 | |
March 3rd 2020 | March 13th 2020 | |
March 17th 2020 | March 20th 2020 | |
March 31st 2020 | April 10th 2020 | |
April 14th 2020 | April 17th 2020 | |
April 28th 2020 | May 8th 2020 | |
May 12th 2020 | May 22nd 2020 | |
May 26th 2020 | June 5th 2020 | |
June 9th 2020 | June 19th 2020 | |
June 23rd 2020 | July 3rd 2020 | |
July 7th 2020 | July 17th 2020 | |
July 21st 2020 | July 31st 2020 | |
August 4th 2020 | August 14th 2020 | |
August 18th 2020 | August 28th 2020 | |
September 1st 2020 | September 11th 2020 | |
September 15th 2020 | September 25th 2020 | |
September 29th 2020 | October 9th 2020 | |
October 13th 2020 | October 23rd 2020 | |
October 27th 2020 | November 6th 2020 | |
November 10th 2020 | November 20th 2020 | |
November 24th 2020 | December 4th 2020 | |
December 8th 2020 | December 18th 2020 | |
December 22nd 2020 | January 1st 2021 | |
January 5th 2021 | January 15th 2021 |