Dates & Time
We welcome volunteers during the entire nesting season every year:
From March, 1st to September, 30th
Volunteers must commit to assisting with the project for a minimum of 5 nights. The registration fee for volunteers is $50 + $6.50 (13% tax) = $56.50 USD and it must be paid to ASTOP upon arrival. Each additional night in the village as a volunteer is $10 + $1.30 (13% tax) = $11.30 USD per night. This does not include your accommodation. Accommodation in Homestays is $35 + $4.55 (13% tax) = $39.55 USD per night to cover your lodging and meals while in the village.
Visitors who do not stay for a minimum of 5 nights are classified as tourists and they are not permitted to assist with the patrols. Tourists must hire a private guide and pay the beach entrance fee and guide (approximately $35 + $4.55 (13% tax) = $39.55 USD/night).
We also offer a long-term volunteer program (2 months or more) for people willing to assist our coordinator or support scientific research.
(If you’re interested, please contact us through the Contact Us Page)
Financial Contribution
ASTOP is a non-profit organisation. To this end, all fees are used to finance our project and the economic development of our community: funds ensure we can afford to pay our local guides, complete some renovation work, support our host families and a biologist.
– Registration fee: $50 + $6.50 (13% tax) = $56.50 USD
– ASTOP contribution fee: $10 + $1.30 (13% tax) = $11.30 USD/person/night
– Accommodation costs: see details below
Accommodation options:
Volunteers’ House “Casona”: $45 + $5.85 (13% tax) = $50.85 USD/person/night (3 meals included) or $25 + $3.25 (13% tax) = $28.25 USD/person/night (w/o meals); 1 month package $350 + $45.50 (13% tax) = $395.50 USD/person
- This dormatory type building has four mixed dorms with four beds in each and is only a few steps away from the beach.
Equipment: running water, electricity, WIFI, locked bedrooms, fans, mosquito nets, washing machine, hammocks, kitchen with fridge, gas stove, coffee machine, and shared bathroom.
Host Family: $35 + $4.55 (13% tax) = $39.55 USD/person/night (3 meals, accommodation, and laundry)
- This is the best option if you want to immerse yourself totally in the local culture. You will live at the Caribbean pace and share your meals & your everyday life with your host family.
- Please know that the money you’ll spend during your stay will be invested in the local & sustainable development of the community: indeed, money paid for accommodation with a host family is a significant source of income and will allow them to improve their living conditions. For example, families often invest the money earned by completing renovations in their home.
Hotel/Cabinas: $20 + $2.60 (13% tax) = $22.60 USD/person/night (w/o meals, and w/o laundry) (el precio no incluso la cuota de contribución de las patrullas de 10$ + 1.30$ (13% IVA) = 11.30$ por patrulla)
- There are two high-quality hotels in the village with a breakfast option. For the other meals, the village has four sodas where you’ll be able to have lunch or dinner.
Please have a look at our “F.A.Q.” Page to know what to bring before applying.