Registration Fee

A non-refundable registration fee of USD 349 must accompany your application. We guarantee you placement in your first two choices and your first two countries and will refund your registration fee if are unable to provide you placement as indicated.

Combining Costa Rica Programs

In addition to taking a program separately, you can also combine programs. For example, you can combine volunteer abroad , internship overseas , or the wildlife programs, with the Survival Spanish Program, the Costa Rica Adventure Holiday, or the Study Spanish in Costa Rica. To do so, just contact us for a price quote or select the programs in your application and we will give you a quote.

The cost of our various programs, on top of the registration fee, is provided below.

Program/Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Volunteer	499	599	709	816	1073	1154	1236	1217	1524	1604	1684	1764
Internship	599	699	809	916	1173	1254	1336	1317	1624	1704	1784	1864
Wildlife Volunteer	539	639	859	999	1099	1209	1309	1419	1649	1819	1989	2159
Wildlife Internships	639	739	959	1099	1199	1309	1409	1519	1749	1919	2089	2259
Spanish Study Abroad	549	889	1119	1389	1719	1989	2249	2519	2849	3119	3389	3689
Adventure	949	1049	1159	1266	1523	1604	1686	1667	1974	2054	2134	2214
Survival Spanish	49

Notice:
Making Payment: For information about how to make a payment, please click here .
Combining Programs: You can combine any two or more of most programs provided in Costa Rica. Simply select the programs you want in the application and we will take care of it. You may also contact us for advice.
Combining with Adventure Programs: Adventure programs are offered alone or in combination with other programs. The Costa Rica Adventure program combines Costa Rica tours with regular (non-wildlife) volunteer (not internship) placement.

Participants may combine adventure with wildlife volunteer projects or internships with wildlife or other Costa Rica projects. Those interested in combining adventure with internship instead of volunteering will add USD 100.00 to the Adventure fees. Beyond the first two weeks, participants proceed to volunteer placement; anyone interested in combining adventure with wildlife project work should contact us.

What Fees and Costs Cover
Logistics: airport pickup, communication, program information, finding and organizing projects, Costa Rica office expense (utilities, salaries, maintenance, office rent), coordination, and donation to projects, first commute from offices to project, project supervision.
Food, Accommodation and Laundry: Accommodation with host family, 2-3 meals per day depending on project and including vegetarian meals with prior arrangement, free laundry.
Spanish Study Abroad Program: For participants, 3 hours of classes per day 5 days per week; teachers, free library services; free materials as specified, free snacks at school, breakfast and dinner, accommodation as above. Those signing up for this program can have free volunteer placement within San Jose City.

Survival Spanish: For participants, 3 hours of classes per day 4-5 days total; teachers, free library services; free materials as specified. Participants volunteer half of the day and study Spanish during the other half. No separate week is allocated to Survival Spanish. Wildlife volunteer who signed up will be located in San Jose during the first week, taking classes only and proceed to the wildlife project from the second week.
Costa Rica Adventure Tours: For participants, logistics as outlined above including transport, 3 meals per day during the tours, accommodation in standard hotels, gate fees to covered events and sites.
Insurance: Comprehensive Travel and Health Insurance.

Costs Not Covered
Travel: International travel; drop off at the airport; airport departure fee (USD 25); private in-country travel, visa fees; special diets (other than conventional vegetarian); transport to and from work daily (most projects are within walking distance of home).
Miscellaneous Expenses: personal expenses such as toiletries, leisure, gifts, bottled water, soft drinks and alcohol, and costs associated with private or optional travel/events.

The above lists of what is covered and what is not covered are not comprehensive, please refer to the terms of service for a more comprehensive outline and contact us if you have any questions.

Application Process
To contact us, click here . To submit an application, click here . To read more about how to apply to the International Volunteer Travel Study Abroad program, click here .