Volunteer Reviews

The reviews are written by our volunteers – and they express their honest opinions about the organization and their volunteer experience. Most of the reviews can be found on Abroad Reviews and GoAbroad. 

You can also contact the past volunteers, and ask them any questions you may have!

Ask us to get in touch with past volunteers and we will pass on their email addresses and contact details to you. That way you can find out first hand what it is like to volunteer with GLV in Costa Rica !

Youth Group Volunteering – Biological Research – March 2025

Youth Group Volunteering – Biological Research – March 2025

We had a lovely group of young teenagers and two group leaders from Canada volunteer on our biological research station project in March of 2025. Below you can read about their experiences 🙂  After a week of volunteering at Reserva Playa Tortuga, we asked the kids a...

Giorgia and Pablo – Biological Research – March 2025

Giorgia and Pablo – Biological Research – March 2025

Giorgia and Pablo are a sweet couple from Italy who came to volunteer with us on our biological research project in Ojochal in March of 2025. They filled out our review questionaire which you'll find below.Please let us know how we did at green life volunteers - did...

Chloé – Veterinary Intern – December 2024

Chloé – Veterinary Intern – December 2024

Chloé volunteered with us on the Veterinary Internship in Puerto Jimenez in December of 2025. This is her review. Veterinarian Dr. Fallas and ChloéMy experience as a volunteer at Osavet in Puerto Jimenez has been an incredible experience. From day one, I had the...

Rosa’s Review – Turtle Conservation – January 2025

Rosa’s Review – Turtle Conservation – January 2025

Rosa volunteered with us on the GLV Turtle Conservation Project in Ostional in January of 2025. This is her review. A five star experience with Green Life Volunteers!  I had an incredible time during my week in Costa Rica with the Green Life Volunteers turtle...

Axel – Wildlife Rescue Center – August 2024

Axel – Wildlife Rescue Center – August 2024

This review is from Axel's parents who helped set up his volunteering for the Wildlife Rescue Center in Alajuela in August 2024.We sent our 18 year old son to the Wildlife Sanctuary and Rescue center for a week stay. Once past the little home sickness, he had a blast...

Adilene  – Veterinary Intern – July 2024

Adilene – Veterinary Intern – July 2024

Adilene from the USA volunteered as a vet intern in July 2024 at our local vet clinic in Puerto Jimenez. Here is her review. I highly recommend this internship if you are looking for hands-on from the very first day, Doctor Ricardo is amazing and always willing to...

Paul’s Review – National Park Ranger – February 2024

Paul’s Review – National Park Ranger – February 2024

Paul volunteered with us on the National Park project in February of 2024. This is his review. I spent the first morning with a staff member building a steel bed frame so I would have a bed. They did outfit the bed very nicely for me with bed sheets and a proper...

Samuel and Emma’s Review – Turtle Conservation – November 2023

Samuel and Emma’s Review – Turtle Conservation – November 2023

Samuel and his girlfriend Emma volunteered with us on the Turtle Conservation project in Kuemar in November of 2023. This is their review. We had an amazing week volunteering with Kuemar - the turtle conservation organisation that we were paired with near Matapalo on...

Rozelijn’s Review – Turtle Conservation – January 2024

Rozelijn’s Review – Turtle Conservation – January 2024

Rozelijn volunteered with us on the Turtle Conservation project on the Osa Peninsula in January of 2024. This is her review. I volunteered for two weeks at the Mariposa camp in Carate for turtle conservation, and these were absolutely two of the most special weeks of...

Annelie’s Review – Turtle Conservation – January 2022

Annelie’s Review – Turtle Conservation – January 2022

Annelie volunteered with us on the Turtle Conservation project in January 2022. This is her review. I had a great time at the turtle rescue center in Camaronal! My biggest fear was that I wouldn't see any turtles, but on the first evening I was able to be there when...

Tessa’s Review – Wildlife Rescue Center – September 2021

Tessa’s Review – Wildlife Rescue Center – September 2021

Tessa volunteered with us in the Wildlife Rescue Center in September of 2021. She came with her friend, Lara, who’s review is posted separately. This is Tessa’s review. Volunteering at the wildlife sanctuary was truly an educational and amazing experience. The work...

Lara’s Review – Wildlife Rescue Center – September 2021

Lara’s Review – Wildlife Rescue Center – September 2021

Lara volunteered with us in the Wildlife Rescue Center in September of 2021. She came with her friend, Tessa, who's review is posted separately. This is Lara's review. My friend and I volunteered at the animal rescue center project coordinated by green life volunteers...

Inaiá’s Review – Turtle Conservation – September 2020

Inaiá’s Review – Turtle Conservation – September 2020

Inaiá volunteered with us on the Turtle Conservation project in September 2020. This is her review. I can say that volunteering at the turtle conservation project was one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life. I stayed 3 weeks in Nombre de Jesus and it went...

Bennet’s Review – Butterfly Farm – February 2020

Bennet’s Review – Butterfly Farm – February 2020

Bennet volunteered with us on the Butterfly Farm in February of 2020. This is his review. His parents also left us a review from their perspective, which we posted underneath Bennet's review. Right now, the Butterfly Farm unfortunately is no longer active. I chose GLV...

Pat’s Review – Bird Conversation Project – January 2020

Pat’s Review – Bird Conversation Project – January 2020

Pat volunteered with us on the Bird Conservation and Reforestation project in January and February of 2020. This is her review. Volunteering in Rancho Quemado for 4 weeks in January/February 2020 This small rural farming community is full of amazing treasures. It is...

Joe’s Review – National Park Project – March 2019

Joe’s Review – National Park Project – March 2019

Joe and his girlfriend Lila volunteered together in March 2019 on our National Park Project, in Piedras Blancas National Park. They spent two amazing weeks on the project, and send us this beautiful review: 'We had an amazing time at Piers Blancas National Park...

Annika – Veterinary Intern – May 2019

Annika – Veterinary Intern – May 2019

Annika from Switzerland (22 years old at the time) volunteered in May 2019 on the Veterinary Internship project in Puerto Jimenez. This is her review (which you can also view on GoAbroad): Annika at work at the Osavet clinic. Last May I travelled to Puerto Jimenez,...

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