Itinerary and Cost
The Itinerary
Monday, February 1 — Arrival in Santo Domingo
- Arrivals into Santo Domingo (SDQ) or alternatively, Punta Cana (PUJ) with a transfer to Santo Domingo
- Check in to the hotel in the Ciudad Colonial, the oldest European-founded city in the Americas
- Welcome dinner at hotel and trip orientation
Tuesday, February 2 — Meet the Team, Meet the Clients
- Morning with the ASPIRE team
- Visit a school
- Afternoon with a youth savings group — young people gaining financial confidence and building brighter futures
- Guided walking tour of the Colonial Zone
- Dinner at Buche Perico in the Colonial Zone
Wednesday, February 3 — Into the Barrios
- School visits
- Ride the Santo Domingo cable car for a view from above of some of the neighbourhoods we serve
- Rooftop dinner at Ristorante Angelo in Plaza España
Thursday, February 4 — Closing Reflections
- Travel out to Monte Plata for a morning visit to schools supported through EduFin
- Afternoon free time in the Colonia Zone
- Group reflection on the week
- Farewell dinner at Pat’e Palo in Plaza España
Friday, February 5 — Departures
- Breakfast at the hotel and scheduled transfers to Santo Domingo (SDQ) and Punta Cana (PUJ)
Cost: $1500/person
- Airport pick-up and drop-off in Santo Domingo, and all in-country ground transportation
- Transfers to and from Punta Cana can be arranged through OIC but must be paid directly to the transportation company in cash at the time of travel
- All meals throughout the trip
- All programme visits, activities and translation
Participants book and pay for their own international flights. OIC holds the hotel block; participants settle their room account on location.