Full Itinerary
Day 1: Fly to the Dominican Republic
Meet your Tour Director at the airport
Day 2: Santo Domingo • Jarabacoa
Take a guided tour of Santo Domingo
With your expert local guide you will see:
Catedral de Santa María la Menor
Ozama Fortress
Learn about agriculture and rural economic development in the Dominican Republic at a nonprofit research foundation
Travel to Jarabacoa
Visit an environmental school, where you will participate in activities like:
Composting
Reforestation
Greenhouse maintenance
Enjoy a BBQ dinner in Jarabacoa
Day 3: Jarabacoa • Santiago
Take a tour of a coffee plantation
Enjoy a whitewater rafting excursion
Travel to Santiago
Day 4: Santiago
Visit a banana farm, where you will:
Meet banana growers and agricultural experts
Learn about fair trade farming practices
Explore the entire production process, from harvest to export
Discover how weather conditions affect leaf decay during a field workshop
Day 5: Santiago
Visit an agricultural university, where you will:
Tour the labs and see where local students research
Participate in a food safety workshop
Explore the cultural side of Santiago through a street art tour or pottery workshop
Day 6: Santiago • Northern coast • San Francisco de Macorís
Take a guided tour of a national marine park where tropical plants and pristine beaches are abound
Enjoy a naturalist tour of the lagoon
Travel to San Francisco de Macorís
Day 7: San Francisco de Macorís
Take a cacao tour through an ecological reserve and participate in a soil analysis workshop
Day 8: San Francisco de Macorís • Santo Domingo
Visit a pineapple plantation, where you will:
Explore the pineapple production process
Learn how to measure the sugar content of pineapples
Travel to Santo Domingo
Day 9: Depart for home