A career break in Costa Rica is a particularly exciting choice if you’re passionate about nature and wildlife. Nearly thirty percent of Costa Rica is protected territory and there’s a huge and diverse range of unique flora and fauna to be discovered on a career break in Costa Rica. A career break in Costa Rica is also a great opportunity to simply relax and have some fun. By taking a career break in Costa Rica you’ll be visiting a country that’s generally considered to be the safest in Latin America, as well as home to some of its friendliest people.
Costa Rica career break
The best way to fully immerse yourself in local life on a Costa Rica career break is by learning some Spanish and doing some Costa Rica career break projects– and all of our Costa Rica voluntary work career break projects include comprehensive Spanish tuition. We have several Costa Rica career break programmes to choose from – providing the opportunity to either work with endangered wildlife or disadvantaged children on your career break.
Give orphaned and injured sloths the TLC they need. You’ll help out at a centre dedicated to the protection of these endangered creatures, feeding them and helping them return to the wild.
The perfect combination of sport and conservation. Help look after turtle eggs and the baby turtles - not difficult when they’re so sweet! Then learn to surf or improve your technique at a nearby beach.
You’ll be invaluable to the over-worked leaders of one of two adoption/foster centres. By helping out at these homes you will be providing these abused, neglected and orphan children the chance to smile again by giving them the care and attention they deserve, while you’ll also get a rare insight into Costa Rican life.
Learn Spanish with students from across the world. Classes are small and friendly and the teachers are qualified native speakers. Cultural activities and home-stays mean plenty of chances to practise.
Get up close to jaguars, parrots and other wildlife. The creatures have been held captive, but will hopefully be returned to the wild. Help nurse them back to health and educate the public about the centre’s work.
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Gap Year for Grown Ups provides Career Break Voluntary Projects and Culture & Language programmes throughout South America and Central America. They have the best available Community voluntary projects as well as a number of Conservation Volunteer Projects to choose from. Combine these voluntary work placements abroad with learning Spanish in South America.
For useful volunteer travel advice to South America from Gap Year For Grown Ups, use the following links:
