International Visitor Program
Conservation isn't something you watch. It's something you do.
Deep immersion · One week or more
Don't come to watch. Come to work.
It's not nature tourism or passive volunteering. It's a week or more living the sanctuary's rhythm: morning rounds with the keepers, monitoring in remote sectors, restoration work, workshops with biologists. Those who come leave with an understanding no tour can compress: what it really means to care for a critical ecosystem from the inside.
Purpose
To give professionals, researchers, graduate students, and purposeful travelers from anywhere in the world the chance to join the real work of a conservation project in the Colombian Caribbean. The foundation isn't looking for observers — it's looking for collaborators.
How to participate
The program is residential: visitors stay in sanctuary infrastructure and take part in daily operations for the full period. Planning is built around:
- available time (minimum 5 days, ideally 2 weeks or more)
- your background or prior experience
- your goals (learning, content creation, research, active rest)
The team builds a personalized plan in blocks of activities, alternating rotation through sanctuary stations with specific missions based on your interests.
What you do, what you learn
Five practices, one immersion
Hikes through the tropical dry forest
Guided walks through remote sections of the sanctuary with biologists and caretakers. You learn the safety protocols and the rules for coexisting with local wildlife.
Native tree planting
Planted in restoration sectors with a monitoring plan. What you plant during your visit is mapped and becomes part of the long-term record.
Wildlife monitoring with the team
Join the technical team on long observation, recording, and analysis sessions. Learn the protocols behind long-term monitoring.
Care of parrots in rehabilitation
Work in the kitchen and aviaries: diets, feeding, clinical observation. You leave with an understanding of the full pre-release rehabilitation cycle.
Enrichment design and construction
Your time lets you go beyond a single activity: you can design new elements, evaluate results, leave lasting improvements to the enrichment program.
Conservation is what you do when no one is watching.
Logistics
Stays of 5 days to several weeks. Accommodation in the sanctuary's infrastructure (cabins + common areas), three daily meals included, permanent support from the team. The working language is Spanish; the team handles English with international visitors and bilingual groups are welcome. Suggested contribution based on duration — we coordinate by WhatsApp.
Contribution
International visitors bring resources, outside perspective, and a global network. Each stay funds fieldwork and lets the foundation extend its reach beyond Colombia. In return, the foundation offers something very few places can: real, unfiltered access to a serious conservation project.
Planning a visit?
Write to us on WhatsApp with your dates, interests, and available time. We'll design the experience together.