Volunteer Costa Rica Highlights

  • Spend up to 3 months volunteering where help is needed most
  • Live with a host family and work alongside local people
  • The chance to make a real difference and gain amazing skills

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Volunteer Costa Rica offers volunteer placements in community projects, with teaching English in Costa Rica and other volunteer opportunities around the country, giving you the chance to experience this beautiful country and much more.

What volunteer work in Cambodia can I do?

We're looking for volunteers who will contribute to projects in communities where help is most needed.

At a one-to-one UK orientation interview we'll discuss your skills, experience and of course, preferences to ensure that you're assigned to the right project for you.

Volunteers are needed in a variety of project areas from teaching English in Costa Rica, community development and many more. Click on the links below to find a project you’re interested in.

How long can I go for?

Our Volunteer Costa Rica placements last for either 2 or 3 months.

You’ll have the chance to travel at weekends but to make the most of this exotic country/ Central America why not leave some time at the end of your programme to explore further afield?

Costa Rican water fall

Where will I be working?

Our Costa Rican projects are based in local communities all over the country in coastal, mountainous and city locations.

Who will I be working with?

We place volunteers in Costa Rica on existing projects, working alongside local people.

Our volunteer in Costa Rica programme is essentially designed to provide independent experiences which promote integration with the local people. You may also be working alongside another international volunteer.

Where will I be living?

As part of our ‘Local Approach’, we believe that living with a host family is the best way for volunteers to become fully immersed into the local culture.

It’s also the perfect way to improve your Spanish. You’ll be placed with a local family near to your project. As our projects are based all over the country, there are opportunities to live in rural villages or towns in the mountainous or coastal regions.

Your host will welcome you into their family and help you to settle into the local area. You might be living with another volunteer. Enjoying home-cooked food, sharing stories and life experiences will give you a unique and memorable experience and will provide you with a great opportunity to improve your Spanish.

When is the next volunteer Costa Rica arrival date?

The next available arrival date for volunteer work in Costa Rica is August 19th 2010.

To view all other available arrival and closing dates please visit our flights page.

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Country Facts

Capital: San José
Population: 4 Million
Currency: Costa Rican Colón
Language: Spanish

...I Wish I'd Brought

  • A bigger memory card
  • Sun block
  • More books

Read/Watch

To Read:

The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas Theroux
Costa Rica: A Traveller’s Literary Companion ed. Ras
Costa Rica Spanish Phrasebook
Lonely Planet

...To do in Costa Rica

  • Trek up a volcano
  • Go white water rafting
  • Fly through the rainforest canopy on a zip wire
  • Testimonials

    "I finished my volunteering towards the end of April and I can't tell you how rewarding it was, daily smiles from the children and their welcoming and warm nature made every day a pleasure! No matter how hot and sticky
    it was!"
    Ros, Volunteer Costa Rica

    Next Arrival Date

    August 19th 2010
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