Culture and Service in the Dominican Republic

Take a guided tour of Santo Domingo

With your expert local guide you will see:

• Catedral de Santa María la Menor
• Ozama Fortress

Travel to your service project location

• Learn about your specific service work during your project orientation
• Take a tour of the local community you’ll be serving

Enjoy a BBQ dinner in Jarabacoa

Strong partnerships are the foundation of EF Service Learning tours. We work closely with area nonprofits and community members to ensure that your contributions are sustainable, timely, and relevant.  

Here’s a glimpse at what your service learning day might look like: 

• Assist in greenhouses with planting, harvesting, and watering 
• Collect and transport compost 
• Plant and pot trees at a tree nursery 

Enjoy the thrill of whitewater rafting

Participate in a pottery workshop

Visit the Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes 

Take a guided tour of Santiago

Visit a local farm

Here’s a glimpse at what your service learning day might look like: 

• Paint buildings to maintain local infrastructure 
• Maintain community spaces by gardening and sorting donations  
• Support local youth development through after-school activities and lessons 

Enjoy time to explore the beach on your own   

Wrap up your service project and say goodbye to the community you have been working with 

Take a guided tour of a national marine park

Enjoy a nature tour of the Dudu lagoon

Travel to Santiago