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6 Night Costa Rica Sea Turtle Research Trip

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Spend 6 nights/7 days working with leatherbacks at a research station along Costa Rica’s northern Caribbean coast from May 18 - May 24, 2024

The work includes walking the nesting beach at night, helping to measure the turtles, collect the eggs and move them to hatcheries, and working with hatchlings (later in the season). Spend the downtime hanging out on the beach or in a hammock, helping clean the beach, or looking for wildlife like monkeys, sloths, butterflies, birds, and more.

The itinerary is as follows;

DAY 1 - ARRIVE TO COSTA RICA

Start your leatherback adventure by arriving to San Jose International Airport (SJO) anytime on the first scheduled day. Our guides pick you up from the airport and take you to Rosa del Paseo, a comfortable hotel in downtown San Jose. Get a good night’s sleep tonight, as the adventure starts early the next day. (Dinner the first is not included)

DAY 2 - LEATHERBACK RESEARCH

Today you will head out to the Caribbean coast to stay at a remote research station in the rainforest. First, wake up with a delicious Costa Rica breakfast buffet of eggs, gallo pinto (their famous breakfast rice and beans), fresh tropical fruit, delicious coffee, and more. After breakfast, board the private bus for a 4 hour ride to the Caribbean coast. You’ll pass through the country’s largest national park and then descend to the Caribbean lowlands.

The bus will drop your group at a small dock along the Tortuguero canals, where a boat will meet you to take you to the research station. The short boat ride passes through rainforest, so keep your eyes out for monkeys, sloths, toucans, and more along the way. Once you arrive, settle into your cabin and later, the researchers will give a presentation on sea turtles and the more than a decade of work that has gone into protecting this nesting beach. After dinner, you will head out for your first night of patrolling, accompanied by researchers who will guide you along the beach, spot the turtles, and help with the data collection. (B, L, D)

Please note: The station is fairly remote and isolated. The rooms are very basic and volunteers are expected to participate in cleaning up dishes after meals. The station has limited electricity, no hot water, and no internet. Bathrooms are basic and semi-private (shared between two rooms). Meals are simple and often include a meat like chicken or beef along with rice and beans, cabbage salad, and plantains. The station is in the rainforest, which can mean insects in the rooms (mosquito nets are provided).

DAYS 3 - 5: TURTLE RESEARCH

For the next three nights, you will spend four hours each night walking the nesting beach in search of the giant leatherbacks. Years of hard work protecting these turtles has resulted in increases in nests in the Caribbean and the leatherback was downlisted from critically endangered to vulnerable in 2013. But despite this success, their numbers are still declining and protecting their nesting beaches is vital to their long-term survival.

The first thing you notice when a leatherback is nesting is their giant tracks, which look like a monster truck has driven up the beach. Tasks involved in the research include measuring the turtles’ length and width (no small task with a giant turtle!), moving the eggs to a hatchery (where they are protected until hatching), and observing the condition of the turtles, looking for scars or injuries. From mid-May to June, you will have a chance to work with hatchlings, helping to do some basic research (measuring and weighing) and  releasing them to the water. Green turtles also occasionally nest late in the season.

During the day, there is plenty of downtime to catch up on sleep, read a book, or walk along the beach. We do not recommend swimming at this beach however, due to strong ocean currents that can be dangerous. Planned daytime activities include a boat ride on the rainforest canals to look for wildlife including birds, sloths, monkeys, & caiman and a beach cleanup activity (even remote beaches have trash wash ashore). (B, L, D)

DAY 6 - CENTRAL VALLEY

This morning after breakfast, you will catch the boat back to meet your bus. Along the way back to San Jose, you will visit Jardin Pierella, a unique butterfly farm, to learn about these fascinating insects and other wildlife. You will see hundreds of butterflies, poison dart frogs, giant walking sticks, and likely sloths and other wildlife. The wonderful family who runs this farm will prepare a delicious traditional lunch. After a final group dinner on the town, head to bed early to be awake in time to go to the airport for your flight the next day. Overnight at Rosa del Paseo. (B, L, D)

DAY 7 - DEPARTURE

Return home with a new appreciation for the hard work of conservation and to share your experiences or extend your stay and explore other parts of this beautiful country. You will be taken to the airport in plenty of time to catch your flight. (B)


Dates
Dates
  • Costa rica sea turtle research trip occurs from May 18, 2024 to May 24, 2024.


Additional Lot Details
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Details
  • Valid for 1 person.
  • Minimum recommended age is 8 years old, under 18 needs to be accompanied by an adult.
  • If the winner would like to bring one guest, they must pay $1,995.00 with a 20% off discount, which would be arranged with SEE Turtles directly.
  • Duration: 7 days, 6 nights.
  • The experience will take place May 18 - May 24, 2024. 
  • Meals provided are reflected in the itinerary with B for Breakfast, L for Lunch and D for Dinner.
  • Please note, dinner on the first night is not included. 
  • Event includes an overnight stay at Rosa del Paseo and Las Tortugas Research Station.
  • Room taxes are included.
  • Room type: Standard rooms; there are rooms with both individual beds and bunk beds.
  • Travel does not involve airfare.
  • Trip Cost Includes:
    • Accommodations, airport transfers as specified in the trip itinerary, excursions, entrance fees, local guides, most permits, and meals, unless otherwise indicated in the itinerary.
    • SEE Turtles reserves the right to make any changes in the itinerary or to substitute hotels, modes of transport, or guides, for those mentioned in the literature if circumstances require it.
  • Trip Cost Does Not Include:
    • The cost of international air to the tour starting point (unless otherwise indicated in the itinerary) airport taxes, passport and visa fees, immunizations, insurance of any kind, alcoholic beverages, laundry, tips, excess baggage, items of a personal nature, medical costs, costs of hospitalization, additional expenses arising from the delay or extension of a trip due to weather, political disputes, illness, failure of transportation, or other causes beyond our control.
  • Children on Trips:
    • Some SEE Turtles trips are suitable for children, depending on the child’s age and experience.
    • Anyone under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  • Unexpected Trip Costs:
    • We reserve the right to raise the trip fee if there are cost increases beyond our control. These cases are extremely rare and would only occur where unforeseen cost increases from suppliers would result in a financial loss for the organization.
    • In these cases, registered clients are given the option to transfer or cancel with no penalties.
  • Accommodations:
    • Land accommodations are based on double occupancy unless otherwise indicated in the trip description.
    • We can try to match single travelers of the same gender but some trips require a single supplement if single rooms are preferred or there is no match available.
  • Single Travelers:
    • If you are a single traveler wishing to share accommodations, we will try to match you with a roommate.
    • If no roommate becomes available, you may be required to pay the Single Supplement Fee listed in the trip description if applicable.
    • If you request a single, private room you must pay the Single Supplement Fee listed in the trip description regardless of sign-up date.
    • Please note that single accommodations are not always available.
  • Budget Airfare Caution:
    • We recommend against buying non-refundable airline tickets until your trip departure has been confirmed (usually a minimum of 90 days before departure).
    • Budget air tickets often carry restrictions and you risk penalties in the event of itinerary or date changes or trip cancellation.
    • Please await confirmation of the trip before purchasing non-refundable airfare.
  • Withdrawal:
    • SEE Turtles reserves the right to require any participant to withdraw from an expedition at any time if the expedition director deems their acts or conduct to be detrimental to or incompatible with the interest, harmony, comfort, or welfare of the expedition.
    • In such cases, no refunds will be given.
  • Medical Issues:
    • You must be in general good health to participate in our trips.
    • It is the passengers’ responsibility to judge the appropriateness of their physical capabilities to these travel activities.
    • Anyone with medical problems or restrictions must make them known to us well in advance of the trip and should have a personal supply of any special medications they may need.
    • The trip leader has the right to disqualify any member from the group at any time if considered medically necessary; no refund will be made under such circumstances.
    • SEE Turtles and its affiliates take no responsibility for special arrangements required by passengers physically unable to complete a trip and assume no liability regarding provision of medical care or medical evacuation.
  • Release Forms:
    • On some trips you may need to sign an additional release form by our local partners and/or tour operators.
  • Suppliers of Services:
    • SEE Turtles is performing a nonprofit service by informing potential participants of worthwhile expeditions. However, SEE Turtles is acting independently and has no business association as partner or joint venture with any boat owner, resort, hotel, carrier, SCUBA operation, or other services.
    • Any claims for inadequate performance or non-performance of services may be made against the supplier of those services but shall not be made against SEE Turtles.
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