Get involved in Costa Rica to help regenerate the rainforest. Go as an ecovolunteer. All biodiversity regeneration missions here.
Protecting the rainforest
Created in 2002, this private, non-profit reserve protects over 220 hectares of high-altitude tropical rainforest. Since its foundation, the site has replanted over 50,000 native trees, while ensuring the preservation of the primary forest adjacent to Chirripó National Park.
The ecovolunteer's action
Depending on your profile and the duration of your assignment, you can take part in various activities:
- Reforestation: planting native trees, maintaining reforested areas, monitoring natural regeneration
- Maintenance & infrastructure: trail maintenance, buildings, composting, waste management
- Education: guided tours, events for groups and schools, local awareness-raising activities
- Scientific research: collecting data on fauna, flora and biodiversity (for internships of 12 weeks or more)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7am to 1pm (weekends off)
Every week, two team meetings are held to allocate tasks according to each person's interests, skills and needs.
- Year-round (dry season recommended: January to March)
- Minimum 2 weeks
| Length of stay | Rate / night (USD) |
| Less than 4 weeks | 30,80 $ |
| From 4 to 12 weeks | 26,40 $ |
| 12 weeks and more | 22,00 $ |
Included in price
- Framing
- Housing
Not included in price
- Airline tickets
- Food (budget of $8 to $10/day for a vegetarian diet (shopping organized every Wednesday)
- Travel insurance
- Volunteer assignment: from 2 weeks
- Research internship: from 12 weeks
- Good physical condition required: frequent hiking, steep terrain
- Community environment: dormitories, shared kitchen, hot showers, Wi-Fi
- Isolated site, 2.5 km walk from the village of San Gerardo
- International atmosphere, multilingual support (English essential, Spanish useful)
- Maximum capacity: 16 people simultaneously
- Sunday arrival
- Access: bus from San José to San Isidro, then transfer by car to San Gerardo (organized by the reserve).
- Every Wednesday, volunteers draw up their shopping list (local grocery store + supermarket) and the team makes the purchases.
- San Bernardo village 30 min walk, with bus access to San Isidro
- Total immersion in high-altitude rainforest
- A mission balanced between concrete action, learning and sharing
- A personalized approach based on profiles and skills
- A close-knit community in an exceptional natural setting
- An ideal opportunity for students of biology, the environment or natural sciences
In your free time, you can go hiking, observe birds and mammals, discover the lush flora or simply enjoy the peace and quiet of nature. The region is renowned for its mountainous landscapes and mythical peaks, such as Cerro Chirripó, the country's highest peak.
About the partner association
Cloudbridge Nature Reserve is a non-profit organization that has been working for over 20 years to restore and preserve Costa Rica's cloud forests. Its mission is based on participatory science, local involvement and the intergenerational transmission of ecological knowledge. Every year, it welcomes volunteers and trainees from all over the world in a strong human and scientific dynamic.
