Río Grande Abajo Homestay and Service

  • 8 Days
  • Service Learning Tour
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Depart

Santiago

1 1 Night

Río Grande Abajo Homestay

5 5 Nights

Cabarete

1 1 Night
Return
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What's Included

Our itineraries reflect 40 years of experience in crafting exceptional educational tours. That means we know exactly how to make the best of your time abroad—incredible destinations, immersive activities, centrally located hotels, and smart, well-traveled tour managers who ensure your educational goals are met. Here are some of the exceptional features of this tour.

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Round-Trip Flights

Leave the airlines to us.

3- or 4-Star Hotels

After a busy day, comfort is key.

Centrally Located Hotels

Save the commuting time, beat the morning crowds and keep right on exploring after dark when your hotel is in the heart of the city.

Three-Night Homestay

All Meals Included

Hearty breakfasts and delicious, authentic, cuisine at local restaurants for lunches and dinners—with meals times tailored to maximize your experience.

24-Hour Tour Manager

Part guide, part educator, part engineer, part mind-reader, part magician—ACIS Tour Managers are your travel partner.

Start Exploring

Never wait hours at the airport to share a transfer with other later groups.

Service Guarantee

We're so sure you're going to love your tour, we guarantee it!

Global Network

24/7 on the ground support whenever and wherever you need it.

All Local Transportation

Urban transportation is on us, allowing you to explore each destination with ease.

Exceptional Experiences

Our tours are designed to help you and your students be in the moment and experience everything the world has to offer.

Río Grande Abajo Community Project

Río Grande Abajo Community Project

Live with a local family in rural Rio Grande Abajo, a small community that relies on an agriculturally-based economy. Students will work on projects that are run in cooperation with the Peace Corps to fulfill community needs. One large project is building stoves. Other projects include work to enhance local, sustainable development such as composting and recycling. For groups that have the skills, larger construction projects are also available. Groups are encouraged to donate Spanish books and technical equipment to the community’s new library and computer lab.

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Live with a local family in rural Rio Grande Abajo, a small community that relies on an agriculturally-based economy. Students will work on projects that are run in cooperation with the Peace Corps to fulfill community needs. One large project is building stoves. Other projects include work to enhance local, sustainable development such as composting and recycling. For groups that have the skills, larger construction projects are also available. Groups are encouraged to donate Spanish books and technical equipment to the community’s new library and computer lab.

Leon Jimenez Cultural Center

Leon Jimenez Cultural Center

Waterfalls of Damajagua

Waterfalls of Damajagua

Yasica River Boat Trip and Bonfire Dinner

Yasica River Boat Trip and Bonfire Dinner

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Itinerary

This itinerary is the starting point for your tour, but it’s not set in stone. If there are days you would like to change, or specific places you’d like to go, we can work with you to create a personalized program that fits the needs of you and your students.

Day 1: Santiago

Depart from the USA and arrive in the Dominican Republic. Meet your tour manager at the airport in Santiago and transfer to your hotel before a welcome orientation and dinner. Tonight see the spectacularly illuminated Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración on a hilltop park in the center of the city.

Day 2: Río Grande Abajo Homestay

Today's activities begin with a guided tour of the Leon Jimenez Cultural Center, which offers the best of the nation's five national museums under one roof. After lunch journey to the Puerto Plata Province and arrive in Río Grande Abajo, where you'll meet your host family, tour your community and begin the homestay portion of the tour during which all meals will be taken with your host family.

Day 3: Río Grande Abajo Homestay

Spend today working on the Río Grande Abajo Community Project. The specific tasks will vary according to the current needs of this agriculturally-based community, but could include everything from building stoves to developing sustainable recycling and composting programs to helping with larger construction projects. After dinner, you'll participate in a local youth group activity.

Day 4: Río Grande Abajo Homestay

Today you'll continue working on your community service project. In the evening, you'll participate in another local youth group activity. The specific activities will vary by group, but the chance to connect and have fun with the local students is a constant!

Day 5: Río Grande Abajo Homestay

Today you'll continue working on your community service project. In the evening, you'll participate in another local youth group activity. The specific activities will vary by group, but the chance to connect and have fun with the local students is a constant!

Day 6: Río Grande Abajo Homestay

Today you'll continue working on your community service project. In the evening, you'll participate in another local youth group activity. The specific activities will vary by group, but the chance to connect and have fun with the local students is a constant!

Day 7: Cabarete

After breakfast with your host family, say farewell to your new friends in Río Grande Abajo and take a short drive to Damajagua. Prepare to get wet: You're about to swim, climb, and cascade down the Waterfalls of Damajagua, ending in the sparkling-clean, aqua-blue pools below! Then continue to Cabarete. Tonight cap off the tour in style as you sit back, relax and explore the shoreline during a leisurely boat ride down the Yasica River that concludes with a bonfire dinner on the beach.

Day 8: Departure

Depart for the USA.

Optional Extras

Ultimate-Plus Protection Plan

Most Enhanced health coverage, program interruption, baggage delay/loss and travel delay protection while on tour. Plus, enhanced medical/job loss cancellation refund policy

Rate $400

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Ultimate Protection Plan

Enhanced health coverage, program interruption, baggage delay/loss and travel delay protection while on tour. Plus, enhanced medical/job loss cancellation refund policy

Rate $280

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