Voluns

Volunteers will work from Monday to Friday in the morning approximately between 8am -1pm, and will have free time the rest of the day to relax, go to the beach, join our cultural activities, explore the Denia, practice sports or have a walk at the natural park.

Occasionally volunteers are expected to work half days on Saturdays or Sundays, but normally weekends are free and volunteers have the chance to travel to other cities like Madrid, Barcelona or Granada.

Also, you could take a boat trip  to the Balear Islands. Our local staff are happy to give advice and help organize your trips!

Volunteers will live in a fully equipped shared appartment with other volunteers and students. Host family accommodation is also available.

During this program volunteers will experience different Spanish ecosystems and contribute in a practical way to the conservation of the Valencia Region environment.

The volunteering Area will be mainly in the Montgó Natural Park, the Marine Reserve of Cape San Antonio and the Pego Wetland. They are natural areas with a great diversity and of high ecological importance and have supported the tourism industry. In recent years the overflow of visitors has had a negative effect on the fragile marine ecosystem and coastline.

• The Marjal Pego-Oliva Nature Reserve

The Marjal is a protected wetland with an area of 1.253 hectares. Many plants are unique, this place stands out for being a zone of storage and birth of groundwater that regulates, in a natural way, the quality of the water.

• The Montgó Natural Park

The Natural Park of Montgó is very visited by hikers, has an area of 2.117 hectares and 753 meters of altitude and is between Dénia and Xabia. More than 650 species of flora and vegetation live in there. The vegetation of Montgó was one of the main reasons for the declaration of this protected area. It has an extensive floristic catalog and abundance of endemism. This natural park keeps a great botanical treasure!

• The Marine Reserve in the Cape of San Antonio

The Nature Reserve San Antonio Cape is a protected area of high ecological value that occupies 900 hectares. On its seabed you can find coral colonies, Scyaphila algae, Sandstone rhophytes, Posydonia meadows. There, you can go diving in caves and crevices such as the famous Cova Tallada, and observe a great diversity of marine species.

Your home will be at the city of Denia. It is spectacular and delicious gastronomy, a wide choice of beaches and coves to enjoy, natural parks, history and culture:

• 20 km of beach plus the entire coast of the Valencian Community adjacent to natural parks and a large marine reserve.
• Museums, historic and beautiful streets, neighborhoods and environments of interest. Essential! The Castle from the 11th Century and see the whole city from there.
• The beautiful fauna and flowers in the Montgó Natural Park and the Marine Reserve of Cape San Antonio.
• A perfect place to start diving, kitesurfing or windsurfing.
• And, a great connectivity with The Balearic Islands, maybe The Spanish Caribbean.

Share apartements. Volunteers will live in a fully equipped shared apartment with other volunteers and students.

Each apartment has three or four bedrooms, one or two bathrooms and have fully-equipped kitchen, a lounge with TV, a washing machine and an iron. The expenses of water, gas and electricity are included in a normal use.

Host family accommodation is also available. Living in Spain with a family is the best way to become familiar with the Spanish lifestyle, get to know local people and practice the language. Taking half board is the best way of feeling part of the family!

All extra information about the accommodation it will be in your Welcome pack 😉