Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Costa Rica

If you are not from Costa Rica and planning to visit to volunteer, work or study you will need the correct visa. To find out more information you need to contact the embassy in your home country before travelling.
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Help around a hostel in La Fortuna, Costa Rica
We have a hostel administrator, 2 receptionist, and 1 person who carries out cleaning tasks. Contamos con un administrador del hostel, 2 recepcionista, y 1 persona que realiza las labores de limpieza
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Join us in beach town of Puerto Viejo. Costa Rica
I need website building and email marketing, and automation. I am also looking for someone who can shoot and make videos. A drone would be a huge plus. Couples are welcome, even if one of them is not technologically inclined. -- Enjoy up to a ......
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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 April 3, 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 brother Zack, we work with our two amazing Costa Rican maids, ......
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Become part of our daily life and experience the Caribbean lifestyle in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
Hello We are a small, family-run hotel located in Puerto Viejo, Playa Chiquita, one of the most peaceful and beautiful areas of the Costa Rican Caribbean. Our place has four bungalows, a swimming pool, green areas, Wi-Fi, private parking, and a ......
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Join us at our beachfront hostel in Playa Cocles, Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
Hey guys! We are a hostel / cabinas in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica. We'd love to get some volunteers here for help with a few reception shifts / week and also possibly some art work, maintenance (mostly painting), gardening and carpenter ......
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Wildlife reserve and sustainable farm project in Naranjito, Costa Rica
URGENT ROLE -Looking for SoloMundo Volunteers We are a wildlife conservation/ rescue organization with 42 acres it's housed on.We are a "new generation of wildlife professionals" that took over the project nearly 3.5 years (this is a 26 year old ......
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Help co-create a digital detox and learn about sustainable living in Río Frío, Costa Rica
My name is Mary, and I’m here to welcome and connect volunteers to our beautiful finca in the jungle of Costa Rica, about one and a half hours away from Santa Teresa. We are creating a space for people who want to slow down, reconnect with nature, ......
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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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Easy going, animal loving travellers welcome to join us in Punta Banco, Costa Rica
I have a small farm in Costa Rica where in the past 2 years I have built my home, planted hundreds of fruit trees and flowering plants, and started rescuing animals and re-homing them when possible. We currently have 14 dogs, 3 cats, 9 pigs, 3 goats ......
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English speaker to join our homeschooling family in Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Hello! We are a family with 2 children (8&10) we would like to receive female do exchanges to help improve our languages. We live near several good beaches for snorkeling or surfing. Hola! Somos una familia con 2 niños (8&10) nos gustaría recibir ......
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Join us in our small beach surfer town in a national park in Playa Grande, Costa Rica
Our cultural trade program is a fun and popular experience to do a variety of things while also having peace and relaxation at the beach. We look for: -Reception -Community Service -Social Media/Photos/Website -Language Teacher/Tutor (French, ......
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Care for the horses at a barn in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Currently looking for : Someone starting mid February. I much prefer people who want to stay for a month or longer. ---- Full disclosure, I suck at responding to initial emails; there are just too many. Some to get lost in spam, but some people ......
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Help with petsitting while enjoying San Jose, Costa Rica
Hey there! This is Dal (or Dali) and have recently settled in San Jose, CR, as this is an amazing city in terms of diversity and inclusion 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ I recently moved to a flat in downtown SJ with the intention of building a safe space to host ......
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Help at an off-grid learning center while exploring wildlife in Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
Hello! I'm Allison, and my neighbors and I run an off-grid educational center, El Cerrito. People come to stay with us to learn both the concrete skills of building, planting, and troubleshooting off-grid systems, but also the lived philosophy of ......
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Live in the rainforest and join me at my treehouses in Cocles, Costa Rica
Current dates needed: Looking for a couple or a single that’s not about parties and can stay from April for 1 to 3 months this might be the place for you. If you are a couple that’s trust worthy and helping with room turnovers for guests and or ......
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Petcare and relaxation at a beautiful cabin with volcanic view in Quesada, Alajuela, Costa Rica
hi! i am meli a costa rican music producer and the guardian of this beautiful land. REQUIREMENTS: •age 28+ •must carry travel insurance Bigotes is 14 years old he's the black one with white hairs. & Vigo is 3 yrs old (the grey one) They are ......
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Join our team at our hostel in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Front desk, cleaning and-or yoga instructing. We are a family owned hostel in the beautiful mountain town of Monteverde, Costa Rica. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers. Our family is friendly and very generous. We love to welcome new ......
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Join homeschooling project for our boys in the beautiful Playa Grande, Costa Rica
April-July We are looking for someone to help us with our homeschooling project for our two sons. We are a family run 4 room boutique hotel/bnb in Playa Grande, where there are surfable waves every day of the year. It is a gorgeous, organic space ......
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Become part of creating an off-grid jungle and beach project in Burica, Costa Rica
Hi all you adventurers!! Many years ago I decided to learn how to surf. I googled longest lefthanded wave in the world and Pavones, Costa Rica and Puerto Malabrigo, Peru popped up on my screen. I decided Costa Rica because of the cheaper price. I ......
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Explore one of the most bio diverse places on the planet in Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
Our family moved to the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica three years ago. The area is a hidden gem and one of the most bio-diverse places on the planet, with an abundance of wildlife right outside your door. We live on the beach and have constructed a ......
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