Introduction
This 5 day tour is designed for those who may be interested in experiencing an in-depth visit to El Hogar that is not a mission trip and will not include any project work. The Rev. Rich Kunz, the Executive Director of El Hogar Projects, will host this tour. The tour will include time at all three of our centers, as well as time visiting the neighborhoods that our boys come from, as well as other locations around Tegucigalpa. You will spend time with El Hogar boys of all ages, and will have ample time to learn more about El Hogar directly from Rich and other El Hogar staff. The purpose of this tour is to offer an exclusive opportunity for a more intimate and focused experience of El Hogar as a whole, and to allow those with an interest in this project to deepen their knowledge. We hope the tour is a moving and enlightening experience of this ministry, and it stimulates reflection, love, spiritual growth, and potentially action, on the part of the participants.

Dates of Tour
We are targeting October 18-22, 2005 for the dates of this tour, but depending on the schedules and constraints of those expressing interest, there may be some flexibility in the early stages of the tour planning and preparation. Once dates are settled however, there can be no changes.

Flights
The tour members are responsible for purchasing their own plane ticket to Tegucigalpa. Flights to Tegucigalpa leave the US from either Miami or Houston, and most flights arrive in Tegucigalpa in the early to mid afternoon. We will aim to coordinate flights so arrivals of tour members are close in time.

Cost of the Tour
The cost per person for the tour is $800.00 US. This fee needs to be paid to El Hogar Ministries by September 1, 2006.

What is included?

Lodging
The cost of the tour includes all lodging, food and travel expenses in Honduras. Tour members will stay at the Hotel Maya, one of the best hotels in Tegucigalpa. El Hogar will handle all reservations and payments for rooms. If you have specific room requests, such as double or single, or non-smoking, we will make every effort to honor those requests. All tips are included in the cost of the tour.

Meals
Breakfast will be a buffet provided by the Hotel Maya, and includes a wide range of local and American foods.

Lunch will be eaten either at a local restaurant or at one of the El Hogar centers. When at El Hogar, lunch will be the same meal prepared for the boys.

Most dinners will be eaten at a local restaurant, with some eaten with the boys at El Hogar. When at El Hogar, tour members will eat the same meal prepared for the boys. When dining out, meals include one drink. Subsequent drinks are the responsibility of the tour member.

If a tour member has any dietary restrictions, we will make note of that that do everything we can to accommodate those needs. Tips for all meals are included in the cost of the tour.

Transportation in Honduras
The tour members will be met at the airport upon arrival and driven by van to the Hotel Maya. All excursions to El Hogar, its three centers, and all tour excursions to other locations in and around Tegucigalpa will be provided by El Hogar. It is expected that all members of the tour will travel together, as a group. If any member wishes to stay behind for any excursion or activity, they are free to do so, but they will need to arrange their own transportation if needed. Tour members will be returned to the airport for departure.

Activities include:

Sample Itinerary
(subject to modification based on desires of group or events going on at El Hogar)

Tuesday October 18
Arrive in the afternoon, and check into the hotel. Depending on arrival time, snacks or lunch will be provided. In the late afternoon, have a tour of El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza. The boys will be having free time and then preparing for dinner. Go out to dinner and then back to the hotel to relax for the evening.

Wednesday October 19
Breakfast at the hotel. Spend the morning at the Technical Institute in Amarateca. Have lunch with the boys at Amarateca. In the afternoon go on home visits. Back to hotel to rest and wash, then dinner out. After dinner, relax and rest at the hotel. Rich can plan to spend time with the group if desired this evening, to answer more questions or to process the events of the day.

Thursday October 20
Breakfast at the hotel. Travel to the Agricultural School and Farm for the morning. Eat lunch with the boys. Travel back to the hotel in the afternoon and rest. Have dinner with the boys at El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza and spend some evening time with them. Claudia de Castro can be available to talk with the tour group in the evening. Back to the hotel for sleep.

Friday October 21
Breakfast at the hotel. Travel to Santa Lucia for the morning, to sightsee, shop and enjoy a different part of Honduras. Eat lunch in Santa Lucia. In the afternoon travel back to El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza and either go on another home visit, or have a good-by event with the boys at El Hogar. Dinner can be either at a restaurant or with the boys at El Hogar. Evening spent back at the hotel.

Saturday October 22
Breakfast at the hotel followed by either morning goodbye event with the boys at El Hogar or travel to airport for departure, depending on times of flights.





Please contact El Hogar at elhogar@3crowns.org if you are interested in signing up for the October Tour.




Top of page