Experience MexECO

Dates

Some of our projects run all year round and others only between specific months (see below). Within those months, volunteers are welcome to choose their own start and finish dates. Once the month(s) of travel have been decided, suggestions may be made by our staff as to a specific day, so as to coordinate the arrival of our volunteers.

The shortest stay we advertise is a period of one month, which allows time to learn the work involved and make a significant contribution towards your project. For those who have more time, two or three months are recommended. This way you really get a chance to settle into the work and take part in all the extra activities. Extra responsibilities come with time and if you are looking for work experience or academic research towards a degree or dissertation, then this is the option to take. For anyone who wishes to take part for less than a month, please contact us for more details.

Sea Turtle conservation:

June to February – nesting season for the olive ridley, black and leatherback turtles.

Community:

Teaching: Whole school year (please contact us to enquire about school holidays)

Fundraising with ‘Ayuda a los Niños’: December to February (preparations for and execution of fundraising events)

Learning Spanish:

If you are combining learning Spanish with one of our other projects, then please see above for the dates of those projects.

If you want to study Spanish without taking part in another project, then places are available all year round.

Academic Support:

If you are looking for academic support whilst on one of our projects, then please see above for the dates of those projects.

If you have an independent project, please contact us with the details so we can arrange the best time of year for your visit.

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Prices

UK prices are as follows (for current exchange rates click here):

	One Month	Two Months	Three Months	Every Extra Month (after three months)
Sea Turtle Conservation	£799	£1,499	£1,899	£399
Teaching and Community Projects	£899	£1,599	£1,999	£399
Dissertation & Academic research support	£999	£1,699	£2,099	£399

Or see our special Work & Play Programme for groups of people wishing to travel together.

Prices are based on current exchange rates at the time of booking of your project.

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Learning Spanish

Prices for learning Spanish differ depending on the location you choose, and the time of year in which you chose to join us. Please contact us for more details.

What's Included?

Conservation and Community Projects	Dissertation and Academic Research Support
Donation to Experience MexECO Project Fund	Donation to Experience MexECO Project Fund
All pre-departure information	All pre-departure information
Airport pick up (if arrival is into Puerto Vallarta or Manzanillo)	Airport pick up (if arrival is into Puerto Vallarta or Manzanillo)
Transfer to project location	Transfer to project location
Orientation and country briefing	Orientation and country briefing
Project training	Project training
Food*	Food*
Accommodation	Accommodation
Full 24/7 staff support	Full 24/7 staff support
	Extra pre-departure information including advice from field staff and local experts
	Assistance with data collection
	Focused dissertation advice and support throughout your placement

* (Experience MexECO provides all food for volunteers on both conservation and community projects, however, if you wish to be placed in private accommodation on a community project, rather than staying with a host family, then you are expected to cover the extra costs of your own food)

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What’s not included?

Flights/Travel costs to Mexico
Insurance (Here is a company we have used before (Travel insurance online )**
Medical costs
Cost of extra activities

** Experience MexECO accepts no responsibility for any problems encountered using this company.

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Payment

Payments may be made by:

Internet transfer.

Sending a cheque to our UK office.

Paypal secure online payments.*

Paying a cheque or cash into your local branch of our bank.

The appropriate details will be given on confirmation of your project and dates.

* Using Paypal carries a small surcharge of £15 that is passed to us by Paypal for the processing of your payment.

A 10% deposit (non-refundable) must be paid upon application, and the full amount must be paid no later than 2 months before your project start date.
Exceptions are made for late applicants, who will be sent a full invoice on acceptance onto the project.
Volunteers applying at least 6 months in advance have the option of paying in installments up to the project start date

Refunds

10% deposit is non-refundable.
Full refund (minus 10% deposit) will be issued if cancellation takes place at least 2 months before the project start date.
Experience MexECO is not obliged to issue a refund if cancellation takes place 2 months or less before the project start date.
No refunds will be issued for shortening project duration after the project start date.

Experience MexECO Project Fund

From each volunteer's fee a minimum of 6% is transferred into the Experience MexECO Project Fund. This money is donated directly to the project in question. The spending of this money is decided through consultation with the Mexican project leaders and our staff. The remainder of each volunteer's fee is used to cover subsistence costs and expenses.

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