Dominican Republic Trip January 24-28, 2024

Registration Information

General Registration

Before signing up for this trip, please note that this cost is subject to change, depending on the cost of flights upon the date of purchase and the final number of participants committed to attending this trip. Please note that you may register for this trip without full payment, but full payment is due one week prior to your departure date.

$2,500.00

Trip Cost

Not Available

Trip Requirements

About this trip

Thank you for your participation in a Help One Now Impact Adventure Trip! The Help One Now ethos is to remain invisible in our communities and focus our efforts on resourcing key leaders instead. All Help One Now Trips are built to connect you to the communities we serve through the building of relationships with local leaders, experiencing the beauty and adventure each country holds, and participating in intentional guided times of rest and reflection. We want you to return home from these trips with a renewed heart, mind, and soul, as well as a vision and passion for how we can work together to do good around the world!

A few important things to note about this trip:

Airfare and all expenses on the ground (meals, lodging, transportation) are included in the trip price, but any other costs associated with your trip would be your responsibility (those costs may include spending money, or appointments at a travel clinic before your trip, for example). We do allow our trip participants to fundraise through their registration pages in order to make those trip costs more manageable!

Those traveling are required to carry a passport with an expiration date further than 6 months away from the date of travel. Should your passport have already expired, or should your passport expire within the 6 months after your intended trip dates, you can mail in your old passport to get it expedited and renewed. HERE is where you can find more information on how to renew your passport.

Due to the nature of our work, Help One Now requires special approval from the trip lead, and director of international operations to join the trip if you are under the age of 18. If approved, we will email out a form to get signed by parents or legal guardians, giving permission to travel out of country with the team.

In addition, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends various vaccinations for international travelers depending on your destination country. Please visit a medical professional or a travel clinic as soon as you know you are traveling abroad, as they may recommend particular vaccinations or medicine based on your destination, some vaccinations are not always immediately available, and some vaccinations need to be administered over the course of months. **Please ensure you are up to date on all routine vaccinations. These vaccinations include a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, polio vaccine, and a flu shot! Most of you are up to date on these anyway!**

The Dominican Republic does not currently have any required vaccinations; however, we recommend the Hepatitis A vaccination, a Typhoid treatment (pill or shot), and Malaria medication as well.

Some travelers choose to receive the Cholera, Hepatitis B, Rabies, and Yellow Fever vaccinations, but REST ASSURED: we know these lists may seem overwhelming, but all of these vaccinations are entirely optional and are merely precautions!

We’d love to encourage you to familiarize yourself with Help One Now’s philosophy regarding international mission. In preparation for your potential Learning Journey, please try to read Doing Good Is Simple by Help One Now’s founder Chris Marlow. Another great resource is When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert.

Tentative Trip Schedule

*Please note that this schedule is subject to change*

Wednesday 1/24

2:25pm Team arrives in Santo Domingo
Drive to La Vega
Meet local leader Rod Davis and his team, hear his story and vision for Family Empowerment
6:30pm Dinner and intro to trip meeting at guesthouse
Stay at TEARS Guesthouse

Thursday 1/25

8am Breakfast at the guesthouse
Morning reflection time
9am Tour TEARS schools and medical clinic, head into the community and see their clean water project
11:30am Lunch at a family's home
1pm Head back into the community and meet families in the Family Business Program
6pm Dinner at the guesthouse
Downtime with Rod and team at the guesthouse
Stay at TEARS Guesthouse

Friday 1/26

8am Breakfast at the guesthouse
Morning reflection time
Visit TEARS projects in the local Haitian community
See the church and Bible school, hear how they are serving that community
Lunch at the guesthouse
Visit Salto Jimenoa waterfall
Dinner at Alta Vista Lookout Restaurant
Downtime at the guesthouse
Stay at TEARS Guesthouse

Saturday 1/27

7am Breakfast at guesthouse
Morning reflection time
8am Head to Santo Domingo
10am Time to shop in La Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo's historic district
11:30am Lunch at Cafe El Conde, right next to the oldest Cathedral in the Americas
Head to hotel
3pm Free time at the beach
6:30pm Dinner and final debrief at the hotel
Stay at Casa Hemingway Hotel

Sunday 1/28