Volunteers can do a lot during the project. You’ll monitor turtles laying eggs and relocate eggs to safer nesting area. You’ll also clean the environment where turtle hatch and release baby turtles from hatchery. You’ll also be involved in a small research where you’ll maintain a database which will contain turtle statistics.

Other work includes rebuilding turtle tanks, repairing visitors houses, developing tourist souvenirs and conducting tours around the project.

There are no specific skills or qualifications you’ll require to volunteer in the project. You’ll however have to be in a good condition as work can be physically tiring. You’ll also have feel passionately about conserving turtles. If you’re open minded and flexible during the project, you’ll enjoy your stay and achieve more.

Rustic Volunteer and Travel manages room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live with the host family and you will be provided with a separate, clean and modest room as well as local meals three times a day. Staying with a host family will provide you with a wonderful opportunity for you to learn about the culture and lifestyle of Sri Lankan people. Volunteer will also have an access to our office in Sri Lanka and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 2-4 week interval as a part of the program. Details covering living accommodations provided prior to arrival.

Turtle Conservation projects are available in Kosgoda (Five of the seven species of sea turtle nest here, rebuilding after Tsunami), with shops, banks & internet cafes nearby. Sri Lanka is a strategic naval link between West Asia and South East Asia, and has been a center of Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times. Famous for the production and export of tea, coffee, rubber and coconuts, Sri Lanka boasts natural beauty, tropical forests, beaches and landscapes, as well as its rich cultural heritage, making it a world famous tourist destination. Volunteers can organize different possible excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place the volunteer can use during weekends. For example: Buddhist festivals, parks, wildlife sanctuaries, bazaars, markets, beaches, lagoons, restaurants, temples, museums, palaces, hotels, and many more.