At a glance
- 📍 Location
- Puerto Villamil, Isabela Island, Ecuador
- 🏢 Organization
- IVHQ
- 🏷️ Category
- Animals
- 💰 Cost
- From $1,430
- ⏳ Duration
- 2–12 weeks
- 🔞 Minimum age
- 18+
Care for endangered Galápagos giant tortoises at a breeding centre on Isabela Island, the largest in the archipelago. Volunteers feed and monitor tortoises at different growth stages, raise conservation awareness with tourists, and assist rangers with habitat maintenance in the Galápagos National Park. Fee includes homestay accommodation with a local family, three meals a day, return ferry from Santa Cruz to Isabela Island, Galápagos National Park transient visa, half-day orientation, and 24/7 emergency support.
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