Ecuador Cloud Forest Conservation Volunteering for Families

Project Costs

The cost for a 5-day Cloud Forest Conservation family volunteer experience is £390 per adult and £200 per child under 12.

This covers all programme costs, including all food (3 meals a day), lodging in the guest house, all training and guiding by project managers, as well as Spanish lessons, horseback riding and other activities included in the itinerary.

Your airfare to Ecuador, travel/medical insurance and personal expenses are not included in this price. It is mandatory for you to take out travel and medical insurance for the duration of the project. Airport pick up and transfer to a hotel/central Quito, as well as travel from Quito to the Reserve are not included in the above price, however, this can be arranged for you if you wish, or you can make the arrangements independently. Please contact us for more details on

Payment Terms & How to Apply

To book your 5 day experience at our Cloud Forest Conservation family volunteer programme, one adult will need to fill out the application form on behalf of the whole family under APPLY NOW – please provide full names and DOBs for the other family members in the motivation letter section.  You will be directed to our Cloud Forest Conservation programme application form – so please select your family dates (Please indicate your preferred 5-day dates in the motivation letter section) and proceed.

The payment is split into a downpayment which secures your family booking and the balance payment which is due 1 month before arrival.  We are also happy to arrange payment plans if need be – please enquire.

Downpayment to secure your family booking:
The downpayment to book your family depends on adult/child numbers –  please email here victoria.mcneil@workingabroad.com and we can confirm downpayment for different family configurations and send you the secure payment link to secure your family booking.

If for some reason, your family application is not accepted/or if we are fully booked, we would reimburse your application payment fully. Once your family place is confirmed on the programme, you will receive further detailed information and suggested items to bring, info on the programme, how to get there and so on.

Project Dates

The dates below are a guideline, but your family is free to join the 5 day programme on any start date, though ideally starting on a Monday to finish on a Friday, although this is not set in stone.  Please email us with any questions regarding dates, availability etc., as we are flexible with start/end dates if you wanted to arrive outside the listed dates.  For questions, please email: Victoria.McNeil@workingabroad.com

The reserve is closed on December 24th, 25th, 31st, and January 1st. If you’re at the reserve over the holidays, we can advise on trips to other Ecuadorian locations.