Turtle Tour through Costa Rica and Panama

  Costa Rica

• San Jose: 
San Jose
• North Western Region: 
Alajuela
• Eastern Lowlands: 
Gandoca,  Puerto Viejo

  Panama

Panama City

Dates: multiple dates

Description: Are these the cutest animals in the sea?

Central America remains one of the last undiscovered gems of world travel so expect to see travellers flock to its shores over the next few years. This is a great chance to beat the hordes and at the same time enjoy the company of two of the seas cutest residents; the leatherback turtle and the manatee. You'll start in pulsating San Jose, a town so vibrant even its name sounds like a song, before heading off to Gandoca to lend a hand on the world renowned turtle conservation project. When you've finished there you'll travel to Panama to visit the manatees and compare which country's Caribbean coast is the best, before dashing back to Costa Rica for a rousing end of trip celebration.

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Highlights: What were the highlights of your trip that you couldn't wait to tell your friends about?

"1) Seeing turtles and hatchlings; 2) The Tour leader, Nicki Wheeler, was excellent. Made us feel at ease, sorted everything out but gave us enough independence to make decisions, gave us enough choices of things to do with our days off, was an excellent laugh and an all round wonderful person with a real passion for turtles and conservation of 2 wonderful countries; 3) Helping people who had nothing, yet were some of the most friendliest, kind hearted, warm and happiest people I think I have ever met!; 4) Our awesome homestay family in Gandoca- brilliant people and brilliant food!" (Katy Oakden)

Cost in US$: USD 1,790.00 for 3 weeks

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

i-to-i Meaningful Travel's Mission Statement: Founded in 1994, i-to-i is an award-winning organization providing unique opportunities for you to travel, work and live abroad. Thousands of travelers aged 18 to 80 have joined our volunteer vacations and over 50,000 have learned to Teach English as a Foreign Language through our tailor-made TEFL courses. With over 400 projects on 4 continents, you can join the worldwide i-to-i volunteer community on an extended adventure in areas such as teaching, community development, sports coaching, conservation, building or internships in tourism, marketing, journalism, or health.

Year Founded: 1994