Airport and Arrival Information
We will keep tabs on the arrival time of the flight number that you have provided us, but it is your responsibility to notify our volunteer coordinator, of any changes to your flight itinerary, as soon as possible. Contact Luisanna at [email protected] or call/whatsapp +1-809-868-2719
In the POP airport:
Make sure to have $10USD cash on you when you arrive in the Dominican Republic for an airport tax (this is if you are coming from the United States, other countries may vary to $25). Sometimes this tax will be included in your flight purchase.
As you come out of customs there will be staff to help you with your bags. It is always your choice to use this service, though you do need to tip if you use a baggage man. We would recommend $50RD/$2USD as a fair amount.
See Changing Money for currency information.
When you step outside the airport you will be facing east, and to the right will be a row of taxistas holding up names. Keep your eyes open for The DREAM Project sign and YOUR NAME. If more than one volunteer is arriving within 2 hours of one another the taxista will wait for the other volunteer/s as well and you will all travel to Cabarete together. Cabarete is about 35 minutes from the Puerto Plata airport. The taxista will take you straight to your housing--you do NOT need to pay or tip the taxista, The DREAM Project has already taken care of it! :)
In the POP airport:
Make sure to have $10USD cash on you when you arrive in the Dominican Republic for an airport tax (this is if you are coming from the United States, other countries may vary to $25). Sometimes this tax will be included in your flight purchase.
As you come out of customs there will be staff to help you with your bags. It is always your choice to use this service, though you do need to tip if you use a baggage man. We would recommend $50RD/$2USD as a fair amount.
See Changing Money for currency information.
When you step outside the airport you will be facing east, and to the right will be a row of taxistas holding up names. Keep your eyes open for The DREAM Project sign and YOUR NAME. If more than one volunteer is arriving within 2 hours of one another the taxista will wait for the other volunteer/s as well and you will all travel to Cabarete together. Cabarete is about 35 minutes from the Puerto Plata airport. The taxista will take you straight to your housing--you do NOT need to pay or tip the taxista, The DREAM Project has already taken care of it! :)