Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Costa Rica

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Ceremonial cacao processing in family home in a beautiful home in Ojochal, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
I have started a business making ceremonial cacao and chocolate and it’s a lot of work. I have a 16 month old daughter which makes chocolate making challenging. We are conscious and holistic people. It is important for us that anyone who comes to ......
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Join our travellers lodge on my peaceful farm in Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
Workaway note: Please contact this host in Spanish and english. Hello my name is Elias and I work as a tour guide for Corcovado National Park, I'm 37 years old. My family of 4 brothers have a project for providing information and tours in ......
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Live and help on an ecological and solar-powered farm near Monteverde, Costa Rica
We are an organic place where you can live with a zero carbon footprint — a place created to care for nature, animals, and plants. Nestled deep in the tropical Costa Rican cloud rainforest, our off-grid farm is on the road to becoming ......
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Learn about gardening whilst surrounded by nature in Кепос, Costa Rica
Hola from Costa Rica! 👋🙂🌴 My name is Nick. A love of nature, a healthy lifestyle, and good relationships with good people—that's how I live in Manuel Antonio. The property includes my small house and a larger house where tourists and travelers stay. ......
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Create a food forest in Nicoya, Costa Rica
We’re a lively older Canadian couple who swapped snow for sunshine and are now living our best life in Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula. We’re hands-on, love getting our fingers in the dirt (and our toes in the pool!), and believe life’s better with ......
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Join us in our small beach surfer town in a national park in Playa Grande, Costa Rica
POSITIONS OPEN: -We have a short term start immediately position open - Jan 9 2026. -Reception w/ bonus for language (French or German) tutoring experience or a general interest in teaching your native language, bonus for experience with children. ......
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Join us as a surf camp volunteer in Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Our Surf Camp is located in the jungles of Tamarindo, Costa Rica, and a short ride to Playa Tamarindo beach -- We provide a unique opportunity to experience the authentic Costa Rican way of life -- Through daily surfing, camping, yoga, remote beach ......
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Help with some digital projects and discover local traditions in Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica
Greetings from Costa Rica. We are looking for a graphic designer/photographer. We are looking for someone with short video skills to help us create a presentation for my upcoming medicinal plant workshop. Here in Costa Rica. The assignment would ......
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Starting a life off grid in the mountains between Punta Uva and the Panama border in Costa Rica
Dear workawayers. Thank you for looking in! We're looking for help with general garden work, starting a permaculture food garden, basic building projects (which are mostly fun) and occasional housekeeping. Stays of three weeks or more will be ......
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Farmstay and community engagement in San Salvador de Baru, Costa Rica
WHO AM I? My name is Sam and I live in a magical little place on the side of a mountain in the South Pacific side of Costa Rica with Jesus, 7 cats, my two kids (half the time), and one dog. The property is secluded, private, quiet.... several acres ......
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Help and experience village farm life in Sarchi Alajuela, Costa Rica
21 YEARS HOSTING EXPERIENCE .WE HAVE CREATED A DETAILED PROFILE SO PLEASE BE CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU. welcome to our home and a paradise we have found We love to travel and enjoy discovering new places and the history ......
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Go natural in nature helping our guests in Dos Brazos de Rio Tigre, Costa Rica
Our hostel is located in the rainforest on a 60 hectare property with 16 kilometers of trails, all Situated right beside the famous Corcovado National Park. A perfect opportunity for outdoor nature lovers! Our specialty is the extensive, self-guided ......
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A yoga retreat in paradise where you can make a difference in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Being a volunteer gives you an opportunity to come and experience our community in a very unique way. You become an intrinsic part of our community and our unique way of life. We are opening our doors for you to become a part of our community. Our ......
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Volunteer in the jungle right next to Corcovado Park, Costa Rica
Hello, We are still looking for a volunteer for Now -to 6 February 2026. It is important that you speak some Spanish in order to communicate with Channy, my husband and our guide. You will be working closely with him, assisting with translation ......
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Join our farm near the beach in Pavones, Costa Rica
Hi I’m Frank, I was born in Alabama and went to college in Wilmington, North Carolina. I’m an avid surfer, whitewater kayaker and snowboarder. Another passion of mine is permaculture. I’m in charge of a cattle and horse farm that includes a large ......
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Join our family and with some fresh ideas for our eco-hostel in Quepos, Costa Rica
Now confirming 1 volunteer starting February 20, 2026. A second volunteer will be needed starting March 15, 2026 Hello, Workawayers! Come live life to the fullest in Costa Rica and join our American/Costa Rican Family. I am Esteban, and with my ......
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Peaceful oasis not far from the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica
🌿 Welcome to our little green corner of Costa Rica Nestled in the rolling green hills behind the Karen Mogensen Nature Reserve, our small rural village is a peaceful haven where life still flows at a gentle, authentic pace . This is real Costa ......
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Join us co-creating at our organic farm with focus on yoga and mindfulness in Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica
UPDATE PLEASE READ FIRST: Our next opportunity will be helping out here during the whole month of February. Around 4 - 5 weeks of volunteering! We are looking for someone who can stay preferably 5 weeks with us at the farm between 1st of Feb and ......
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Wake up from the screams of monkeys and learn about tropical living in the Forest of San Ramon de Rio Blanco, Costa Rica
Hi, my name is Isabella and I live with my son in a rural Costarica Village in the jungle, near the beautiful natural reserve Dona Karen by Asepaleco, wild place with monkeys, armadillos, iguanas, many birds... you can hike, swim in the rivers and ......
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Help on my nature retreat in Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
We are beachfront, with a surf spot right in front in a remote, off-grid location under the world's most biodiverse rainforest. We also have a native wellness center with a sweat lodge, cold plunge, etc. This sounds amazing, but it's also raw since ......
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