Start exploring Sea turtle summer programs

Dates:

6 sessions between Jun 8–Aug 10, 2027 (8 days options)

Length:

8 days

Cost:

$2,895

Location:

Camaronal Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–12 in search filters)

Format:

Group Housing

Several departures, each with its own route.

Dates:

Jul 1–8, 2027

Length:

8 days

Cost:

$3,099

Location:

Costa Rica (Camaronal Wildlife Refuge & Puerto Carrillo, Nicoya Peninsula)

Grades:

Completing grades 9-11

Format:

Residential

8-day sea turtle conservation program on Costa Rica's Pacific coast with 20 service hours at Camaronal Wildlife Refuge - night nesting patrols, hatchery work, and hatchling releases - plus surf lessons and ziplining.

Dates:

5 sessions between Jun 12–Aug 7, 2027 (9 days options)

Length:

9 days

Cost:

$3,599

Location:

Costa Rica

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–11 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Sea turtle conservation-focused theme within the same Beachside program.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 16–Aug 5, 2027 (9 days options)

Length:

9 days

Cost:

$3,495

Location:

Kefalonia Island & Athens

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–12 in search filters)

Format:

Group Housing

~20 hours of hands-on loggerhead sea turtle conservation fieldwork in partnership with Wildlife Sense (a Mediterranean Action Plan-recognized research organization): dawn nesting-beach surveys, harbor turtle monitoring, seagrass habitat snorkel mapping, and beach cleanups. Since 2018, Rustic Pathways students have helped protect 340+ loggerhead nests. Includes a full-day boat tour and a Cave of Melissani visit. Max 20 students; domestic Athens-Kefalonia flight included in tuition.

Dates:

Jul 15–24, 2027

Length:

10 days

Cost:

$4,045–$4,495

Location:

Greece

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Sea turtle conservation service program in Greece.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 29–Jul 24, 2027 (12 days options)

Length:

12 days

Cost:

$5,999

Location:

Greece

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 8–11 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Several departures, each with its own route.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 9–Jul 13, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,475–$4,975

Location:

Panama

Ages:

15-19 per program site (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Two-week staff-supported introductory program on Panama's Pacific coast; sea turtle conservation and coastal stewardship, no Spanish required.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 18–Jul 18, 2027 (14 days options)

Length:

14 days

Cost:

$5,780

Location:

Costa Rica

Grades:

Completing grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Credit:

Yes

Hands-on sea turtle hatchling data collection; 2 natural science college credits available. No experience required.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 4–Aug 14, 2027 (2 weeks (14 days) options)

Length:

2 weeks (14 days)

Cost:

$3,370

Location:

Balapitiya, Sri Lanka

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

2-week fully supervised Projects Abroad high school program — Sea Turtle Conservation in Sri Lanka — based in Balapitiya, Sri Lanka, with structured project work, social events, and sightseeing, staying in a guesthouse.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 31, 2027 (2 weeks (14 days) options)

Length:

2 weeks (14 days)

Cost:

$3,895

Location:

Barra del Colorado and Camaquiri, Costa Rica

Ages:

14-18 per program site (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

2-week fully supervised Projects Abroad high school program — Sea Turtle, Monkey & Wildlife Conservation in Costa Rica — based in Barra del Colorado and Camaquiri, Costa Rica, with structured project work, social events, and sightseeing, staying in a lodge.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 23–Aug 10, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$5,425–$6,675

Location:

Costa Rica

Ages:

15-19 per program site (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Three-week host-family homestay program on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast focused on sea turtle conservation and farming-community life.