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VOLUNTEER
With Us

Come have a once in a lifetime experience helping us to care for over 70 parrots of different species. If you enjoy working with animals and are not afraid to get your hands dirty, then be part of an exciting experience and enjoy a comfortable stay at our volunteer house.

A Volunteer Making Breakfast | Parrot Rescue Center of Costa Rica

A DAY IN THE LIFE As A Volunteer

🦜 We start bright and early at 7am to get breakfast out to all the birds! After, we do some fruit cutting, which is given out at 10am. Once all the fruit is cut, you can go grab breakfast, take a nap or chill out or start on the weekly tasks.

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🦜 At 10am we give out the fruit (everyone’s favorite) and when we finish we finish cleaning enclosures (raking, scrubbing food stations, etc) or weekly tasks.

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🦜 Volunteers have a 2 hour lunch around noon.

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🦜 Once you’re back and the assigned enclosure for that day is done, we’ll work on a project together (we’ll try to do something fun / different)

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🦜At 5:15pm, we’ll start washing all the food dishes and closing up for the night!

THE VOLUNTEER House

We have a beautiful fully furnished, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom volunteer house. The house has a living room, kitchen, dining room, and porch and patio with outdoor seating and hammocks. The house can be shared by several volunteers but you will have your own private

bedroom if it is available.

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See our FAQs for details on pricing and payment terms.

The Volunteer House | Parrot Rescue Center of Costa Rica
Our Team of Volunteers | Parrot Rescue Center of Costa Rica

A Few Words
FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS

The Parrot Rescue Center is a remarkable organization. I volunteered for one week on the tail end of a vacation and found the experience to be completely worth it. The parrot care is top notch .... I was in the country for a couple months and it was the nicest stay I had.

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Beyond the house, the entire property itself is stunning and there is an abundance of wildlife to view and enjoy. I strongly recommend volunteering at the Parrot Rescue Center, I wish I could have spent more time there and hope to return someday.

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VOLUNTEER FAQs

  • 👷🏼Working Conditions
    Must be able to bend, squat, kneel, push, pull, and walk on uneven surfaces. All of the property’s walk pathways are gravel. Must be able to work outside in a variety of weather conditions (rain, wind and heat). We have umbrellas as well but ponchos are another good option. You will work in and outside the aviaries with free flying parrots. They are social animals and might land on you. They can nip or poop on you. There are mosquitoes, wasps / bees and other flying insects on the property; intensity of which can fluctuate throughout the year. It can be a busy and loud work environment. Noise associated with parrot squawking, chirping and flying.
  • 📍Location & How to Get Here
    The rescue center is located in Santa Teresa, Sabalito, Coto Brus, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Weather information can be found here. Ways to get here (least to most expensive, estimated costs are for one way tickets) : Option 1: Bus from San Jose to San Vito or Sabalito Duration: 6-7 hours Cost: $20 or 10 mil Colones Option 2: Private transportation (We can help book for you) Duration: 6 hours Cost: $300 Option 3: Plane Ticket from San Jose to Golfito. Then taxi or bus from Golfito to Sabalito. Duration: 45 min plane ride; 2 hours bus or taxi Cost: $160 plane ticket; bus or taxi costs can vary
  • 🌦️What's the Weather Like?
    Weather information can be found here.
  • 🌴What's In the Area?
    Within 10 minutes walking distance, there is a local Pulperia (convenience store) where you can purchase basic groceries and snacks. If you do require a trip into town or doing a private trip on your own or with friends, please let us know in advance so we can schedule work properly. We can provide phone numbers of local restaurants, a taxi driver and a home-delivery person.
  • 🧘🏼‍♀️Day Off
    Everyone has one day off a week. Please make sure you speak to a coordinator in advance so they can plan the daily work properly.
  • 🍔Meals
    Volunteers are responsible for making their own meals. We take in volunteers into town twice a week so you can stock up on groceries. There is also a small store 10 minutes walking distance from the rescue center where you can purchase basic foods.
  • Kitchen Amenities
    There is a complete kitchen with a stove, fridge, oven, microwave, dishes, etc so we require volunteers to cook for themselves and do their own dishes. We expect volunteers to keep the volunteer house clean and neat especially when sharing the house with other volunteers. We are happy to drive you to town at least once a week for grocery shopping. If you choose to walk to town, it is about an hour walk.
  • Hot Water
    Hot water is available in bathrooms.
  • Laundry
    Laundry can be done with the volunteer house washer machine and sink. Washing machines here are only used to get general dirt out. A person needs to rinse, scrub by hand and tend their clothes out to dry afterwards.
  • Sewer Septic System
    The sewer septic system does not support female items such as tampons, pads, packaged wipes or any heavy paper products. Flushing toilet paper is fine. Please discard heavy items in the proper trash bins.
  • Price
    $250.00 per week / $1,000.00 a month (per person)
  • Minimum Stay
    We have a minimum duration of 6 nights. Beyond that, we welcome you to stay with us as long as you'd like.
  • Payment Terms
    A non refundable 10% deposit must be made when booking your dates via PayPal.
Parrots Eating Lunch at the Parrot Rescue Center of Costa Rica

APPLY TO VOLUNTEER WITH US

What type of experience do you want?

Thanks for your interest in volunteering with PRC. Someone will be in touch shortly to discuss this further.

We will provide training, tips and more to try to make your stay with us an enjoyable learning experience.

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