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Dominican Republic Trip January 24-28, 2024
Jan 24, 2024 - Jan 28, 2024
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Dominican Republic Trip January 24-28, 2024

Dominican Republic Trip January 24-28, 2024

Dominican Republic
Jan 24, 2024 - Jan 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

  • 8am Breakfast at hotel
  • Final morning reflection time
  • 9am Free time at the beach
  • 12pm Head to the airport
  • Lunch at the airport
  • 3:50pm Team departs Santo Domingo for home

Trip Location

Who's going

Bette Stamper and 6 others are participating in this trip.

Bette Stamper Tammy Prewitt rebecca syfert Jennifer Ladage Irene Liu William Emery Elise Martin

Tell us why you like this trip

Field Partner

Help One Now 3M
Help One Now
Raleigh, NC, US
Help One Now empowers families in developing countries through high-capacity local lead...

Bailey Marlow
Bailey Marlow
Trip Organizer