Special thanks to the Trinidad Conservation Project for their ongoing support of SHI's work in Honduras' Santa Barbara District. The SHI-Honduras team welcomes the Trinidad Conservation Project back to Santa Barbara! During this exciting trip, we will travel to rural communities in the central highlands of Honduras to work side by side with families on sustainable farming and reforestation projects.
SHI families and our local staff are excited to welcome TCP volunteers back to their communities and share the progress that has been made in the past year. Homestays in the villages will be rustic, without indoor plumbing and electricity, but we know the group is up for the challenges and simplicity of rural living. In addition to homestays in the rural communities, we'll also visit the charming town of Trinidad and end the trip with a relaxing visit to beaches, rainforest or historic sites within Honduras (exact location to be determined).
This trip includes orientation with local staff, homestays and volunteer projects with SHI participant families as well as an R&R excursion. Get ready for service learning, meaningful exchanges and plenty of fun and adventure!
For people who would like to take intensive Spanish language classes before the trip, a smaller group will travel to Copan Ruinas for a week before the work trip begins. This group will stay with local families and study at the Ixbalanque Spanish Language School. Classes are one-on-one and go from Monday through Friday, with a relaxation break Wednesday. Participants can visit the Mayan ruins, enjoy the hot springs, or engage in myriad other activities.
TRAVEL COSTS
$1,500 per Adult
These costs include project materials and supplies, liability insurance, rustic dorm accommodations at the work site and double occupancy hotel accommodations when we visit tourist areas, meals, in-country transportation and guide / translation service. In addition, 20% of your program fee supports the local projects you'll be working on in the field. This total DOES NOT INCLUDE airfare, medicine, phone calls, souvenirs, or any additional costs not mentioned.
A deposit of $500 should be sent in with your registration form. The balance $1,000 is due to be paid 60 days prior to the trip departure date.
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DRAFT ITINERARY
Saturday, March 10: Arrival
- SHI Trip Leaders meets group at San Pedro Sula (SAP) airport
- flight arriving before 2pm
- Group travel to Trinidad in private minibus
- Check-in to hotel
- Dinner at Dona Lourdes’
- Introduction to field staff
Sunday, March 11: Orientation
- Breakfast at Dona Lourdes’
- Orientation, discussion of trip schedule and expectations
- Free time
- Lunch at Dona Lourdes’
- Spanish Crash Course/Local Terminology
- Depart for El Tule by 2pm
- Presentation of participant families
- Dinner
- Evening reflection
- Group will stay with host families (at least 2 volunteers per household)
Monday, March 12: Community Projects
- Breakfast in the community
- Morning service projects: Family gardens
- Lunch in the community
- Afternoon walking tour of El Tule and La Majada
- Dinner in the community
- Evening reflection
Tuesday, March 13: Community Projects
- Breakfast in the community
- Morning service projects: tree nurseries, erosion control and reforestation
- Lunch
- Afternoon visit with Dona Miriam
- Dinner in the community
- Evening reflection
Wednesday, March 14: Community Projects
- Breakfast in the community
- Morning service projects: wood-conserving stoves
- Lunch in the community
- School Program: Activity organized at community center or school
- Dinner in the community, evening cultural presentation
Thursday, March 15: Departing El Tule
- Breakfast in the community
- Morning termination of group work projects/workshops
- Lunch in the community
- Farewell ceremony, recognition of participants
- Group departs for Trinidad
- Check-in at hotel
- Optional visit to coffee coop
- Dinner and reflection at Dona Lourdes’
Friday, March 16: Depart for R&R
- Breakfast at Dona Lourdes’
- Group travels to R&R site (TBA)
- Dinner and reflection
- Group stays at Hotel
Saturday, March 17: R&R
- R&R Activities (TBA)
- Farewell dinner, final reflection session
- Evaluations
- Packing for next day’s flight
Sunday, March 18: Departure
- Morning departure for San Pedro Sula airport in microbus
- Arrive at SAP by 11am for 1pm flight
READY TO TRAVEL? 
"I just returned from a 10-day trip to Honduras with Sustainable Harvest International. That small organization with a relatively small staff ... is doing a fantastic job helping the rural areas of Honduras diversify crops and re-forest the denuded mountains of the country. [They] demonstrated a dedication and grasp of both the problems and possible solutions that I found worthy of Nobel prize recognition. The leadership of our Smaller World Tour by an employee of SHI was first-rate. We worked, we learned, we contributed. If there is truly a way to help the impoverished developing world, SHI holds the key."
Sustainable Harvest International
