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0:00And here's what we're going to cover. Uh
0:02we're going to cover why we created this
0:05trip, why we chose Laserenas.
0:08Most of you might know Puntaana, Porto
0:11Plata. Those are really popular tourist
0:14attractions with a lot of resorts, but
0:17Lasenas is a very nice hidden gem that
0:21we really love. And we're going to
0:23explain what your vacation is going to
0:24look like. add-ons after the sevenday in
0:28Latinas Santo Domingo add-on for three
0:31days and then we're gonna have uh
0:33information on pricing. We're gonna have
0:36an opportunity to for you to ask any
0:38questions and answer those questions and
0:41also at the end you can see you can
0:43learn how you can get up to $200 savings
0:47and reward. So stay tuned at the end
0:50we'll explain that. So, in regards to
0:53the question and answers,
0:55there is a question and answers box. I
0:58think if you hit the three dots under
0:59more, you'll come up with the question
1:01and answers. If you think of a question,
1:04put it in the question and answer box.
1:06We're going to answer them at the end of
1:09the presentation. All right.
1:12So, we already talked about talked to a
1:15few of you and where you're from. I see
1:18a few others have joined. We got North
1:22Carolina. We got Maryland in the house.
1:24New Jersey. What's up? Philadelphia,
1:28Virginia,
1:29>> East Coast,
1:30>> East Coast.
1:32So, welcome everyone again and thank you
1:35so much for joining. Let's do an
1:37introduction of who we are. All right.
1:40So, I'll start. My name is Bosco Vides.
1:43I am Jessica Viz's husband. We're
1:46originally from Washington DC area. Uh,
1:50I grew up in a Spanish congregation.
1:52When I got married, I joined sign
1:54language and now we're back in Spanish
1:57here in Sto. Domingo. But we've lived in
2:00the country for 11 years now. And we've
2:03explored a lot uh of the country's
2:07coastal side and a little bit of the
2:10inland uh areas as well. So, uh we
2:15wanted to share that with you guys as
2:17well. and I'll let Jessica introduce
2:19herself.
2:20>> Hi guys, I'm Jessica. Um, yep, like you
2:23said, we have been married for 15 years.
2:25We've lived in the Dominican Republic
2:27for a little over 11 years now. Lived in
2:30the north, lived in the south. Now we
2:32live in the city. We've traveled all
2:33over. We started Clifton Cove. You may
2:37have seen that that name around. We
2:39started it as a blog during the pandemic
2:41because, you know, pandemic pandemic
2:42projects. So we started a blog about
2:45traveling to DR especially in the south
2:47and we wanted to provide resources for
2:49people like you or anyone who wanted to
2:52come and that kind of has blossomed into
2:54trip planning and travel planning and
2:56now you know we've partnered with
2:58Sharice to to do this with you. So
3:01that's me now Sharice.
3:06>> Oh you're muted Sharice
3:11>> talking to himself. Okay, so let's try
3:14again. So firstly, thank you all for
3:17joining us. I'm very glad that you're
3:18here. Uh for those who don't know me, my
3:21name is Sherice Gathers. I am the owner
3:23of Gathers Travel Agency. I'm originally
3:26from New Jersey. So hi to all my East
3:29Coast friends. Um I am an eighth grader
3:32and I've been serving in the Dominican
3:33Republic since 2009.
3:36And like Jess and Bos, I've lived in
3:39various parts of the island. I've lived
3:41in the Pontaana area so I'm very
3:43familiar with it. Um I've also lived in
3:46Bani and currently live in the capital
3:48which is Sto. Domingo. Uh living here
3:52has completely changed the way I see
3:54travel and I became a part of the
3:57culture and so that's one of the reasons
3:59why we wanted to build this opportunity
4:02for you guys. Um, we wanted to share
4:06what we've learned through the
4:08friendships that we've developed, the
4:11culture and the places that tourists
4:13don't get to see. Um, and so that's what
4:17made me fall in love with the country,
4:19just seeing, you know, interacting with
4:21the people and getting to know them and
4:23the culture, the food, the music, all of
4:25it. So, we want to share a little bit of
4:27that with you guys.
4:29Uh so
4:31segueing right into that why we created
4:34this trip. Of course when many people
4:36think about DR they think of Pakana they
4:38think of all-inclusives and of course as
4:41a certified travel agent of 16 years
4:44that's something that I plan all the
4:45time and those trips are amazing.
4:48However this experience is something
4:50completely different. It's personal.
4:53It's not something you're going to find
4:54in any brochures or on any other
4:57websites. It's something that we
4:59created. Um, as Jessica and Boscalo
5:02mentioned, as they've also lived on the
5:04island, they have experience in certain
5:07areas and we've all explored the places
5:10that we want to share with you guys. Um,
5:14this is different because you're going
5:16to get a chance to see the Dominican
5:20Republic not through the resort eyes,
5:23but through the food, the culture, the
5:25people instead of checking into a big
5:27resort with hundreds of people, buffets,
5:30and busy work, um, busy activities. It
5:33will be a private villa. It will be a
5:36small group. You'll enjoy authentic
5:39meals. You'll be taken care of by the
5:42three of us. will be there. Um, and
5:45that's just, you know, a little bit of
5:48it. But the real benefit of this trip in
5:51my opinion is having the opportunity to
5:55make new memor make amazing memories and
5:58make new friends. You know, to be able
6:00to sit by the beach and get to talk with
6:04other brothers and sisters. It's going
6:07to be an inclusive environment for you
6:09guys. So, your meals are taken care of.
6:12You will be able to have conversations
6:14over dinner or laughing by the pool.
6:17We're just getting to know one another
6:19in that atmosphere. We will have
6:21activities as well. And it's a great
6:24opportunity for you to meet new friends
6:26and you guys become like family, which
6:29of course we already are. So, um, why we
6:33chose the area last teras, a little bit
6:36about it. If you've never been, you
6:38don't know that area of the country, it
6:40is one of my favorite places. I believe
6:43Baslo and Jess would agree. Um, and one
6:46of the reasons is because unlike
6:48Hunakana, it does feel more authentic.
6:51Pontaana is very touristy. So, a lot of
6:53what is there is geared to, you know,
6:57touristy activities, whereas Loenas is a
7:00little bit um less traveled. So, the
7:04beaches are pristine. It's less crowded.
7:08It's got more of the true island feel
7:10and characters characteristics. Um,
7:13amazing local restaurants, friendly
7:15people. So, you won't feel like you're
7:18stuck inside a resort area. You'll
7:21actually be able to go out and truly
7:23experience what Dominican Republic feels
7:26like. Uh for me, my heart has always
7:29been in helping people to create
7:32unforgettable memories. And that's what
7:34this trip is about. We want you to come,
7:37whether it's with a friend, a spouse, by
7:39yourself, and leave with more than just
7:42pictures, but also have amazing stories,
7:45new friendships, and a deeper
7:47appreciation for this incredible island
7:49that we call home. And if that sounds
7:52like something you guys want to do, we
7:55really hope that you join us. We do have
7:57two dates available. So if you can't
7:59join us in December, there is March. Um
8:02and so we're going to Jess is going to
8:04talk a little bit more about what
8:06exactly will be the itinerary and the
8:08things that will be provided during this
8:10trip.
8:13>> Okay. So let's talk about
8:16yes, what is included. So, you've
8:19probably heard us or seen us advertise
8:21this as an all-inclusive style. I don't
8:23know how many of you guys have been to
8:24an all-inclusive resort.
8:27Can't really see all your hands, but
8:30probably some of you guys. Yeah, bunch a
8:32bunch of you guys. So, you kind of know
8:34what that entails. So, this is going to
8:36be all inclusive style in that um it's
8:39actually going to be more because it the
8:41price includes airport transportation.
8:44So, all you have to do is book your
8:45flight. um our team or our transport
8:48will meet you at the airport, provide
8:50transport in a private vehicle in a van
8:53to the villa. You will have your own
8:55private villa. Uh all of the meals are
8:58included. That means all breakfasts will
9:00be included and that includes Dominican
9:02cuisine too. And I think that's a a
9:03highlight because if you've stayed at
9:05resorts, maybe you've even stayed at
9:06resorts in Dominican Republic, we have
9:09too. And the food, they will say, you
9:11know, it's Dominican food, but it's
9:12honestly not that good. And I don't know
9:14why because, you know, there's
9:16Dominicans in the kitchen, but I think
9:17they're just cooking for the masses and
9:18it's just not as authentic. So, we're
9:21going to have authentic meals. Lunches
9:23will be provided. Um, things like
9:25barbecues, hamburgers, hot dogs, you
9:27know, lunch pool foods. We're going to
9:30include three dinners. So, that is one
9:32part of it. Three dinners we're going to
9:33have with local cuisine. We're going to
9:35have a chef come in. But then three
9:37dinners are going to be on your own. And
9:38that's great, too, because you can
9:39actually explore the town. We're going
9:41to have a dining guide and we have a
9:43couple favorite places that, you know,
9:45we would recommend to you guys. So, you
9:47can go out and have dinner on the beach
9:49and have fried fish and there's this one
9:51pizza place. I know it sounds funny, but
9:53it's pizza on the beach. It's so good. I
9:55don't know what makes pizza better when
9:57your feet is in the sand, but it's like
9:59really good pizza. So, things like that.
10:02Um, beverages will also be included,
10:03alcoholic and non-alcoholic, just like
10:05an all-inclusive would be. Uh we are
10:07going to have a guided excursion
10:09included in the price. Like Sher said,
10:11we'll have activities like we may do
10:13like a Latin dance night. Um we have a
10:16sip and paint plan, different things.
10:18And of course, these are optional. If
10:19you want to participate, you can. If you
10:20don't, you don't have to. And again,
10:22like Sheree said, we are going to be
10:24there with you. So you don't have to
10:25worry about, well, I don't speak Spanish
10:28or I need to get I need to go to the
10:30pharmacy and get something or you know,
10:32I want to go here. Like we can help you
10:34with that. So, that's you don't have to
10:35worry about that part of it either. And
10:37there are two dates, um, December and
10:39March.
10:41Let's take we'll talk about those dates
10:43in a little bit, but let's take a little
10:45tour of the villa
10:47that we have for you guys. So, here's a
10:50few pictures. Um, it's a five-
10:53bedroomedroom villa. Each bedroom comes
10:54with its own onsuite bathroom. So, it's
10:56basically like being in a hotel, like a
10:58small boutique hotel. You have your own
11:00room, you have your own bathroom. It's
11:01private. Then there's a pool to share
11:03with the group. There's a kitchen.
11:05There's living room spaces. Um, also if
11:08you want to press on that video, it may
11:09be a little choppy the video of sharing
11:13purposes, but we can also send it to you
11:14later. So, this is the villa, literally
11:17steps from the beach, like a little
11:19path, and it is the nicest beach. This
11:22is the pool area to enjoy. The house has
11:25four bedrooms inside. And then there's a
11:27little bungalow on the side that's kind
11:29of like a separate little casita, I
11:32guess, bungalow. And it's a queen bed
11:33with its own bathroom. So, there's that
11:35option.
11:37But there's nice dining area. We can
11:39dine outside for our meals. There's
11:42outdoor living, there's indoor living.
11:44We can have games ready for you guys.
11:47So, it's your choice. When you're here,
11:49you can either enjoy the villa, which is
11:51lovely, or you can go to the beach,
11:52which is right a pathway away. And it's
11:55a really nice beach because it's not too
11:56public. There are no private beaches in
11:58DR, but this beach is because of the way
12:02it's situated and it's hard to get
12:03access to for the general public. It is
12:05a really nice semi-private beach with
12:08really nice calm water, great to swim,
12:11great to relax, beautiful sunsets,
12:14beautiful sunsets.
12:17That is the villa. Let's talk about the
12:19excursions
12:21on the next slide.
12:24So, the excursion that's included in
12:26this trip is um a trip to a smaller
12:31island. Dominican Republic is an island,
12:33but there's another little island called
12:34Cay Lavant, also known as Bikardi Island
12:36because they shot a Bikardi rum
12:38commercial in the 70s and I guess it got
12:40really popular because of that. So,
12:41we're going to travel from our villa to
12:43the other side of the peninsula to a
12:45place called Sina and from there take a
12:47boat to this island. Now, in December,
12:50we're going to take before it gets to
12:51the island, it takes a little tour
12:52through a national park with these rock
12:55formations that kind of make you think
12:56you're in Southeast Asia. Like, it it's
12:58really cool. And you can kind of
12:59navigate through the caves and they take
13:02you on this little tour and talk about
13:03how the natives kind of lived in that
13:05area and see different carvings and
13:07things like that. And then it takes you
13:10to the island and includes lunch,
13:11Dominican lunch, and that is a little
13:13picture of the island. So, it's amazing.
13:16But in the March dates, that's something
13:18extra special because it includes a
13:20whale watching tour. We're going to see
13:22the next video.
13:26Again, it might be choppy, but so these
13:28humpback whales come from Canada every
13:31year. They come to this particular bay
13:34in Dominican Republic, and that's where
13:36they have their babies. So, every year
13:39between January and March is when they
13:42come without fail. and they have their
13:46babies. So, this this time of year is
13:47great to take a little boat tour before
13:49you do the island excursion and just do
13:51some whale watching the and they're
13:53babies, right? So, like at that time,
13:54March, they'll be young and playful and
13:56they may jump out of the water and do do
13:57fun things. So, it's it's really cool.
14:00It's really a unique experience, but
14:01that's only on the March date.
14:03So, if you guys are into whales,
14:05something to note.
14:07But there are other excursions.
14:10So these are all things that you this is
14:12why we like SA and the last area because
14:14there's a lot to do. Um so these are all
14:17optional excursions. We do know brothers
14:20and sisters that do tours so the prices
14:22are pretty reasonable. Um but these are
14:24the kind of things that you can do.
14:25Snorkeling, you can take a hike to this
14:27waterfall and swim in the waterfall
14:29pools. You can do ATV. We know a sister
14:32that does massage massages and she'll
14:34come to the house and do massages for
14:36you. She's amazing. Um, there's also a
14:41chocolate and coffee tour, so we can you
14:44can see how coffee and chocolate is
14:46made. And I I don't know if you noticed
14:48this picture on the top, but it's from
14:50one of our memorial videos. So, a lot of
14:52a lot of actual paradise scenes from our
14:55our videos were shot here in the
14:57Dominican Republic. So, there's this one
14:59famous beach that you can go to um by
15:03boat and see where that is, where they
15:05were walking. It's quite beautiful. It's
15:07probably one of the most beautiful
15:08beaches in the Dominican Republic. So,
15:10that would be a cool excursion to do.
15:12So, it's up to you. If you want a chill
15:15vacation and you just want to sit by
15:16your own beach and by the pool and enjoy
15:18the villa, that's great. If you want to
15:20do a different thing every single day,
15:22we can also help make that happen. So,
15:25it's really the kind of trip that you
15:26want and that it's flexible. You know,
15:28you're not on any itinerary. You can do
15:31what you want when you want to. we can
15:34just help facilitate you to get you in
15:36the right place safely from from point
15:38one a from point A to point B. So
15:42that is that.
15:45Uh now we're going to talk a little bit
15:46about the those are the seven days six
15:48night seven days trip we have planned.
15:51Now you have a choice of doing a
15:52three-day extension that's to Santa
15:54Domingo and that's where we have BEAFl
15:56and other things and Bos is going to
15:58talk a little bit about that part.
16:02So, just in case after seven days you
16:05just want to come back to a little bit
16:07of city life, we do have this 3-day
16:12Santo Domingo add-on. So, what does this
16:14include? Well, like we said, Bethl is in
16:17Sto. Domingo. So, you get to come and
16:20visit the nice small branch here in uh
16:24Sto. Domingo. It's a small family of
16:26about 80 80 to 90 Bethalites. A lot of
16:29commuters, but the landscaping and the
16:33property is really beautiful along with
16:36the new museum that was um just built
16:40maybe about three years ago. It's very
16:43nice. gives you a lot of history of
16:45Jehovah's Witnesses here in the country
16:48when they went through the persecution
16:49in the 1960s and how the ministry is
16:53thriving after all these years and even
16:55till now the growth is just incredible.
16:59Uh Dominican Republic has always been a
17:01country where a lot of need graders
17:02come. I'm sure a lot of you have already
17:05seen the broadcast for the month of the
17:07life of a needraater. Um so it was very
17:10beautiful to see that. Uh you'll also
17:13get to explore other places like for
17:15example this middle picture. There's a
17:16lot of uh culture and caves um
17:19throughout the whole island. But this
17:21one specifically is really nice. It's
17:23like tucked away. It's in the middle of
17:26the city, but you feel like you're in
17:28another country when you're in here. And
17:30very beautiful landscaping. Has these
17:32pools in the caves and you can spend the
17:35whole day there. Uh have lunch, swim in
17:38the pools, and just kind of relax. And
17:41then there's the colonial zone which is
17:43the oldest part of Sto. Domingo,
17:47supposedly the first city that was
17:49explored here in the island of Espanola,
17:51but there's more history uh with this
17:53city. So these are three days that you
17:57can add on to your 7-day trip in
18:00Asterenas in Sto. Domingo and get to see
18:03a lot of the culture, a lot more of the
18:05local Dominican vibe here in the city.
18:12So after that, um,
18:16let's talk about pricing now. Pricing,
18:18how to book, and how to save $200. So
18:21Shares is going to explain that to us.
18:29Okay, so as we mentioned, there are two
18:31dates. Um, our first date is December
18:34the 4th through the 10th. So, if you are
18:38looking to book that, we do still have
18:40some cabins. Some cabins, sorry, I was
18:43doing a cruise earlier. We have some
18:45rooms available. Um, they do start at
18:49$16.95 per person for double occupancy.
18:53That means two people are going to be in
18:54the room. If it's going to be single
18:57occupancy, the pricing is a little bit
18:59more because obviously it's easier to
19:03divide a price between two people.
19:06than just one. Um, sorry, my screen went
19:09away. Okay, there it is. So, for double
19:13occupancy, it starts at 16.95 and for
19:17single occupancy, it is 2445.
19:22Um, we do also have a queen suite
19:25available which is
19:27uh 23.45 for single occupancy and 16.95
19:32for double occupancy. So, that's the per
19:35person price, that makes sense. Um, the
19:38deposit due currently to hold your spot
19:41would be uh $200 due if you're booking
19:45today or this week. And then the 50%
19:48will be due by August the 15th. Final
19:52payment will be due by August the 31st.
19:55And then, of course, that's for the
19:57December October. Thank you. I did it
20:00again. October the 31st for those
20:04December dates.
20:07And then if you add on the Sto Domingo
20:10portion for December 10th to the 13th,
20:13the double occupancy is $6.95 and the
20:16single occupancy is $8.95. Don't worry
20:20if you're not getting all this
20:21information. We will make sure you get
20:22it in print as well.
20:25Um, for the March dates,
20:29the king suite is uh two
20:35$2,445
20:38for Did I say that right?
20:40>> Yes. For single occupancy and double
20:43occupancy is $18.95
20:46>> for the king. Right.
20:48>> It's just because the villa has a one
20:50queen, so it's a little bit discounted
20:52for the queen room.
20:53>> Oh, right.
20:55Um, and then the deposit for the March
20:59dates would be
21:02the $100 to hold your space. 50% will be
21:06due by October 15th of 2026. And then
21:10final payment will be due January 15th
21:14of 2027.
21:16Um, the add-on for Sto. So, Domingo
21:19double occupancy is $7.95 and single
21:22occupancy is $9.95. And of course, that
21:25will go along with the the pricing of
21:28the the rest of your package. Um, if
21:31you've looked at our website or when you
21:33go to look at it, you will notice that
21:35it does require you to have insurance.
21:38There is an insurance option available
21:40on the site and the cost of the
21:42insurance is 6% of the cost of your
21:45trip. So, whatever your total cost is,
21:48if it's one person or two people booking
21:50or you're adding the add-ons, then you
21:52can kind of estimate that will be the
21:55cost of that travel insurance package.
21:57But it does show you before you agree to
22:01to add it on. So, if you choose to do a
22:04different um insurance package, that's
22:07fine. We just need to have proof of said
22:09insurance.
22:11Now, how can you save a little money?
22:15Well, for those of you who have joined
22:17us tonight, we greatly appreciate it.
22:20Um, and so we are offering you a
22:23discount of $100 on your booking if you
22:27book in the next 24 hours. So, um, if
22:31you book tomorrow by this time, then you
22:33will have the opportunity to save an
22:37additional 100. Um, the will will be a
22:40discount code. It's very simple. It's
22:42the word Zoom and all caps.
22:45[clears throat] So, all you have to do
22:46when you log into the page and you go to
22:48make your booking is add the word Zoom
22:50where it asks for the discount code and
22:52$100 will be reduced from the cost of
22:55your trip.
23:03That's
23:04all for me. [laughter] Good for you. All
23:06right. Good. Oh, well, yeah. So the next
23:11um part is just question and answer. So
23:14I see you guys had some questions
23:15already that you put in the chat. Thanks
23:17for that.
23:18Oh.
23:21Um let's talk about these real quick. Um
23:23the question that you guys had in the
23:24chat is there going to be vegan
23:26vegetarian options. Um that's a good
23:28question. When everybody booked, if you
23:30book, um we were going to talk we were
23:32going to ask you about your eating
23:34preferences and styles. Um, and
23:37definitely if there was someone vegan or
23:38vegetarian, we would make accommodations
23:41for you for sure. I would have options.
23:43Uh, Dominican Republic is big on rice
23:45and beans, I'll tell you that. And they
23:47are delicious and plantains and a lot of
23:50other vegetables. So, uh, we could
23:53definitely make that work if that was
23:55your eating preference.
23:59Another question.
24:04So another question is will we be able
24:06to attend any meetings or go out in
24:09service? Uh that's a good question. So
24:12yes, there is a congregation that is in
24:15Lasenas. It's Spanish congregation and
24:20yes we know the friends there. We can
24:22ask them for their schedules uh for
24:25service and their meeting schedules and
24:28if it coincides with the times that
24:29we're there, you can definitely uh plan
24:32that. Uh we can get you in touch with
24:34the local friends so that you can go
24:36ahead and go out in service experience
24:38that that's also a very amazing
24:40experience to do service and go to the
24:43meetings. Uh and the Nancy also asked
24:47where do we stay during the Santa
24:48Domingo add-on? So we do have friends,
24:52Jehovah's Witnesses who have Airbnbs
24:54also in the vicinity of Bethl and right
24:58next to Bethl there is the assembly
24:59hall. So there are a lot of friends who
25:01have Airbnbs available. So we will
25:05depending on how many people add on the
25:08Santa Domingo trip, we will let you know
25:10and we'll send you pictures of the
25:12Airbnb that is available.
25:15>> Yeah. Um like I just to add on to what
25:18he said. So there are apartments. Yeah,
25:19right across the street from Bethl that
25:20we have connections with and they're
25:23very comfortable. We've in fact stayed
25:25there before. Air conditioning,
25:27bathrooms, hot water, all the all the
25:29things. So, um yeah, it'll be a
25:31comfortable stay, but we can also send
25:32more information on that too.
25:35>> I have a question.
25:37>> Yes.
25:38>> On the booking part, when it says Santa
25:40Domingo add-on experience double
25:42occupancy, I for my husband and I, I
25:45only select one or do I select two?
25:49Does my question make sense?
25:51>> Yes, you would select two.
25:54>> Okay, Gasha,
25:57>> that was it.
25:59>> No problem.
26:00>> Actually, since I've unmuted, I will
26:02answer the, uh, insurance question.
26:07>> So, um, is Alliance travel insurance
26:10okay or does it have to be your personal
26:11health insurance? Alliance is actually
26:14perfect and that is actually the type of
26:17insurance we're asking for. Your
26:19personal health insurance for most
26:22people will not cover you outside of the
26:24US. So, and it's not going to cover you,
26:28you know, for trip cancellation or for
26:31things of that nature. So, what we're
26:32actually looking for is for a travel
26:35insurance
26:37uh policy. So there is one listed on the
26:40website, but you can also use a third
26:43party if you choose to do so. That's
26:45fine.
26:48>> Right. I can do the the next one about
26:51the excursions and the activities. So
26:53Karina asked, "Are all the excursions
26:55activities mentioned included in the
26:57price or all those additional?" Mosul,
26:59can you go back to the slide that talked
27:01about the excursion that was included?
27:03So we have one big excursion that's
27:05included and that's pretty much the
27:06whole day. Um because we're going to
27:08travel to the other side of the
27:11peninsula and take a boat to the other
27:13island and lunch is included and it's a
27:16whole day event. The one before that the
27:19two months before that. Exactly. Um
27:22thanks. So that's included and in March
27:26it will include the whale watching
27:28because that's what's going to be in
27:29that area. But December, it's going to
27:31visit a national park and it's a bit of
27:33a more extensive boat boat trip and then
27:36it goes to the island. So that one's
27:37included. Now the optional ones
27:41on this slide, these are not included,
27:44but they're very reasonable. I will say
27:46that. For example,
27:48you know,
27:50the waterfall may be $60 or so to go
27:53there and that's includes lunch and
27:55transportation and all that stuff. I
27:57know the massage it's around $50 to $60
28:00for an hour massage. So, all of these
28:02things are pretty reasonable, but they
28:03are additional activities. Um, we talked
28:06about a couple activities that we were
28:08going to do, you know, in the villa and
28:10things like that. Yeah, that would be
28:11included. Those are just little fun
28:12activities in the house. But if you
28:14wanted to do additional excursions
28:15outside other than that day that we had
28:18planned, then yeah, that would be
28:19additional,
28:21but we can help you plan it.
28:25And is there an option to request an air
28:27mattress?
28:28Um,
28:31we have I can say that we have a twin
28:33air mattress. So, I mean, if anybody
28:36does want that because it's true all of
28:38the rooms in this particular villa only
28:39have one bed. Um, so I can see that
28:42being, you know, if you're traveling
28:44with not necessarily your partner, but a
28:46friend. Um, we do have a twin air
28:49mattress that we would be willing to,
28:52you know, share. So that could be an
28:54option.
28:58And are we having to pay an additional
29:00charge for boarding outside of the
29:02additional cost for Santa Domingo? So
29:04no, that price that you pay, the extra
29:06add-on that includes accommodations. So
29:09that includes three nights in those
29:11accommodations. It includes um I think a
29:14full list of what it includes is on the
29:16website, but it includes transportation.
29:18Um, of course taking you to Bethl,
29:21that's free, that's not cost, but then
29:23it also includes a fun lunch at this
29:25pool, the caves that Boslo was briefly
29:28mentioning in the gardens, and it invol
29:30includes a tour of Zona Colonial. It
29:32includes a lunch there. So, it's it's
29:35not completely inclusive, but it does
29:36include a lot of those extras. Um, and
29:39then of course, transportation back to
29:41the airport is included in that price.
29:47So, I think that covered the questions
29:48in the chat. Is it 18 and over? Yes,
29:53good point. Well, Sharice, well, you're
29:55on mute, but it is an adult only
29:58trip,
30:00correct?
30:0218 and over is a good age of adultness.
30:07Yes, we would we would like to do one
30:09for families in the future. Um because
30:12obviously families usually want to
30:14travel together. So, that's something
30:15that we're thinking about doing in the
30:16future and having a a familyfriendly
30:19villa and familyfriendly experiences
30:21with kids and all, but this one
30:22particularly is yes, over 18. Thanks for
30:24asking that.
30:28Does anybody else have a question for
30:31us?
30:36also all these slides uh and the
30:39information about the pricing. We can
30:41even send you this uh PowerPoint
30:44presentation to you if you'd like. You
30:46want to put your email address in the
30:47chat and we could send it to you. Just
30:49let us know that you want to see the
30:51presentation again. And any questions on
30:55pricing,
30:56uh you can request that as well.
31:00>> Yeah. So, if you need any of our
31:04information, um, we have our information
31:06here. You can scan this code for our
31:09website that also has all the details.
31:11That's how you would book as well for
31:13both dates. Uh, we also have our social
31:16media accounts um, set up with
31:19information. So, yep. If you have any
31:22more questions,
31:24>> I do.
31:24>> Which airport? Oh, Bri.
31:28>> Okay. So, say if we book the add-on, but
31:32then we find out later on that we can't
31:34do the add-on after we already paid for,
31:36like, are we able to just cancel that
31:39part or once it's paid for, there's no
31:40refunds or anything like that?
31:46>> Shice, you want to handle that one?
31:52So um basically it would be if it's
31:56canceled prior to the final payment date
32:00then yes you can have a partial refunds
32:04um depending on the time frame just so
32:06that way you know we have enough time to
32:09rebook that space. Um if it's after that
32:12final payment date then no that would
32:15not be refundable.
32:18If you have travel protection, then you
32:20may be able to get your money back that
32:22way, which is another reason why we ask
32:24people to purchase the travel
32:26protection.
32:28>> And you said the travel protection is
32:30linked when you book to
32:32>> Yeah. When you um go on the the link,
32:36you'll see at the bottom, it'll say, do
32:38you want to accept this travel
32:40protection? And it'll give you the
32:42options of which type. So, there's like
32:44cancel for any reason, cancel for work
32:46reasons, um you know, all those
32:49different things to add on or not. And
32:52then they'll tell you what the price of
32:54your package is, your insurance is
32:56before you accept it.
32:59>> Gotcha. Thank you.
33:00>> You're very welcome.
33:03Or Nancy, she says, "Which airport do we
33:05fly into?" Good question. Stomingo
33:07airport. It's SDQ is the airport code
33:10and it is usually the cheapest one that
33:13people fly into. Um from there
33:15transportation to Lasadenas it'll be
33:17about two hours, two and a half hours
33:19and then when we come back to Santa
33:21Domingo, you know, we'll be right there
33:23um to get you back to that same airport
33:25to fly home.
33:27>> Debbie, did you have a question?
33:29>> Yeah. Um, so I I think I'm understanding
33:32that it would be the week in the villa
33:35only and then if you want the extra
33:37days, but during that week in the villa,
33:40is it possible to take an excursion to
33:43Santa Domingo on like on your own or is
33:46that something you could
33:48arrange,
33:50you know, in addition to whatever
33:52excursions you have available?
33:55I think if you personally wanted to do
33:58that, uh we could we could arrange
34:00someone uh to take you like for the day.
34:04You mean or spend the night?
34:06>> No, just just like a day trip or
34:09something cuz otherwise it would just
34:10basically be the week at the beach,
34:13right? Except for the one day that
34:15you're doing the excursion to on the
34:17boat,
34:18>> right?
34:19>> Okay. But uh also remember that you also
34:23are close to a small town with
34:26restaurants, shops. It's not a secluded
34:29beach uh villa. So you you are close to
34:34uh you know shopping and restaurants and
34:38walking around town. But if you did want
34:40to do a day trip to Santa Domingo, we
34:43can arrange that as well. Um, obviously
34:46that would be an additional cost to
34:49getting the transportation,
34:50>> but it's doable.
34:52>> Okay.
34:52>> It's almost a threehour
34:56trip one way.
34:57>> Oh. Oh, okay. So, it'd be better like to
35:00stay one at least one night. Okay.
35:02>> Yeah.
35:03>> Okay. Thank you.
35:04>> Yeah. And if you wanted to do if you
35:06wanted to do that and you didn't want to
35:07do the additional add-on, you know that
35:09it would be good to do on your own like
35:11a day or two before after the trip and
35:14you know we could help facilitate or
35:16give you ideas. It wouldn't necessarily
35:18be part of the package but we could just
35:19kind of help you guide you like okay
35:20well you can stay here and do this. It
35:23could be an option if you wanted to do
35:24it that way.
35:25>> Thank you.
35:28>> As far as the beds in each room I think
35:30it's king size. It's king size and four
35:33bedrooms have king size and then there's
35:35one queen and the queen we're offering
35:38at a little bit of a discount. It's $100
35:40cheaper for the queen.
35:42>> Yes.
35:42>> Someone asked if we could show the
35:46slide with the prices again because they
35:49showed up late.
35:51>> So, is it possible to do that?
35:52>> I think it's on. Uh, can everyone see
35:54it?
35:55>> I don't I
35:58am I think um
36:00>> I see it.
36:01>> Okay. Yeah, I see.
36:02>> So there is the
36:04>> the pricing. This one is one how you can
36:07get the discount
36:09>> if you either book in the next 24 hours
36:14>> or if you uh
36:18Yeah, you book in the next 24 hours. Uh
36:22when drinks are provided, does that
36:24include water and sodas?
36:27Yes, water definitely. Uh sodas. Yeah.
36:31>> Yeah. And more there. It would include
36:33really I mean Yeah. Again, it's one of
36:35those things that when you book, we're
36:37going to ask your preferences. You know,
36:38do you like soda? Do you like tea? Do
36:40you like beer? Do you like wine? You
36:42know, what's your preference? So that we
36:43know what to provide. Um for sure if you
36:46have if you're some people are Coke
36:47fanatics, some people are Pepsi
36:49fanatics. Like if you like your Pepsi,
36:51we'll we'll find you some Pepsi.
36:53[laughter]
36:53But also Dominican Republic is very
36:55famous for juices. They have obviously
36:57we're in a tropical place. There's tons
36:58of fruit and their juice is really good
37:01here. So, you know, fresh juices,
37:04waters, um cocktails, pinina coladas,
37:07you know, coffee. Also, the coffee here
37:09is very good. So, all of the things it
37:11does include that.
37:17All right. Well, if you
37:20think of any more questions, um, feel
37:23free. another question, but one final
37:25thing. We did mention um the opportunity
37:28to get $200 off of your trip. So, we did
37:32talk about the $100. If you book within
37:34the next 24 hours, you use that discount
37:36code Zoom, you will get $100 off of your
37:39trip. The second way to earn um an
37:43additional $100 off of your trip, make
37:45sure that you follow both Clif & Cove
37:48and uh Gathers Travel on Instagram. We
37:52will be running a little contest this
37:55week. So, for all of those that uh tag a
37:58friend and refer them to us, you'll get
38:02um a chance and a raffle to win the
38:06additional $100 off of your trip.
38:09[snorts]
38:09>> I have a question.
38:11>> Absolutely. But if we're booking, like
38:13say if I book tonight,
38:15>> how am I going to get that extra $100
38:17off if already booked or
38:20>> Yeah, I can handle the bookkeeping thing
38:21on that. [laughter]
38:22>> Gotcha. Okay.
38:24Thank you.
38:25>> No problem.
38:30>> Hi. Um, I was wondering if you if you
38:35want to go but you're by yourself,
38:38>> um, do you kind of have a list of people
38:40who are also by themselves or you just
38:43leave it to the person to find their
38:44find a roommate?
38:47>> So, currently we don't have anyone going
38:51by themselves, but if you want to, so
38:54you have two options. You can book the
38:55single occupancy, you have three
38:57options. you can find someone that
38:59you're willing to go with. Um, we can
39:02put you on a wait list and if we have
39:04another person who wants to do single
39:06occupancy, we can make that arrangement
39:08possible. But again, please remember
39:11that the rooms do only have one bed. So,
39:13>> one bed unless you unless you like uh
39:17come and deer the air mattress.
39:20>> Exactly.
39:22>> Okay.
39:24>> And Debbie, do you have a question? Oh,
39:26yeah. I'm sorry. That was your question,
39:28right?
39:29>> No, no, that wasn't my question. Um,
39:32>> where where is the closest
39:33English-speaking congregation?
39:37>> That would be in Sosua,
39:41>> which is from Samana about two and a
39:45half hours drive.
39:47>> Thank you.
39:50>> Yeah, there are in Lasenos. It is a very
39:53international place. Um I think last
39:56time I asked one of the brothers in that
39:58carnation I think there was people from
39:59like 15 or more nationalities. So they
40:03are very international in Lasenas but
40:06the meetings are in Spanish.
40:07>> Yeah. They're either supporting uh
40:09Spanish or Creole
40:11>> or Haitian Creole, right? And there are
40:12some some deaf people in the town too,
40:14the brothers and sisters. There's some
40:16sign language.
40:18So
40:20um Annabak asked, "What time should we
40:22aim to arrive in Santa Domingo?" Uh that
40:24is a good question. Obviously, the
40:25earlier the better would be nice. Um,
40:27you know, we'll make arrangements
40:29regardless of what time you get there,
40:30but it would be it would be best to get
40:32there earlier in the day. Um, either
40:34morning or mid a early afternoon because
40:38then that sure
40:39>> say nothing later than 300 p.m. because
40:42it is a little bit of a of a drive and
40:45traffic in Sto. Domingo after that time
40:47is a bit
40:51difficult.
40:52>> [laughter]
40:52>> Well, not only that, but also the drive
40:55from Sto. Domingo to Laseras is a very
40:58beautiful ride.
41:00>> So, you want to get to do that drive
41:02during the day. There are some lookout
41:04points, too, where we can stop and take
41:06pictures.
41:07>> So, it would be a shame to miss it
41:09because of getting there at night time
41:11and and making that drive at night.
41:13>> Yeah.
41:16>> Yep.
41:19>> All right. Feel free to open your mics
41:21and ask any questions. We're going to
41:23leave it open just for a little bit.
41:25We're going to get these email addresses
41:27that came in the chat and make sure to
41:30email you the PowerPoint presentation.
41:34Um,
41:35>> we'll also give you our social media
41:36links to
41:37>> also give you social media links.
41:38>> Follow us on there for the referral code
41:40and or the referral way to get the
41:43raffle for an extra $100 off.
41:47Yeah. Thank you guys for being here with
41:49us tonight.
41:50>> Thank you. I hope this cleared up a lot
41:53of information.
41:55>> Don't go. Don't go. Cuz I'm trying to
41:57book right now and I don't see a part
41:59where you can put in
42:02>> that that um discount code.
42:06>> You're trying to find where to put the
42:07discount code.
42:09>> Yes.
42:10>> And then whenever I put in my address,
42:12it keeps saying invalid date. I'm like
42:15there what date?
42:17What? Um, what should you're looking
42:19for? December, Bri,
42:20>> March.
42:21>> For March. Give me one second.
42:24>> And also, I'm doing it from my phone and
42:26not a computer, and I don't know if
42:28that's an issue.
42:36>> Re, send me your number and I'll call
42:38you
42:41>> and walk through it. Okay.
42:43>> All right. I'll put it in the chat.
42:44>> All right. All right.
42:46Thank y'all.
42:49>> Any other questions?
42:52If not, I want to send a shout out to
42:54the Mystics.
42:56>> Hey, Brian.
42:58>> Also, we want to mention um this wasn't
43:00really part of our presentation, but if
43:02if you guys wanted to ever do something
43:04like this in the future for your if you
43:05had your own group, let's say you had
43:06your own group of 10 people and say, "Oh
43:08man, I want to go with my friends and
43:09family." Um that's something that we
43:11could definitely
43:13um do for you guys. you know, we can do
43:15a custom one of these trips just if you
43:17had a large enough group and with
43:20whatever dates that you were interested
43:22in. So, if if that's something that's
43:24you're thinking of future, you have a
43:25celebration coming up, an anniversary
43:26trip. Um, we did an anniversary trip
43:29like this personally in 10 years and it
43:31was so much fun. We had like our friends
43:33come and we had like a cook and it was a
43:36great experience because in all in a
43:37resort you can kind of get lost, you
43:39know, in all the shuffle and everyone
43:41spread out, but this is like a really
43:42nice time to to be together. So yeah, if
43:45you're ever interested in that down the
43:46road, just let us know.
43:49>> Thank you.
43:50>> We we do have a website. Let's um let me
43:52put
43:53>> the chat.
43:57>> Yeah. And if later you guys have more
43:59questions, feel free to reach out to us
44:01for more clarification. But we hope that
44:03this has helped uh answer a lot of
44:06questions, feel free again to reshare it
44:09with your friends. If you think of
44:10anybody that might be able to or will
44:14enjoy this kind of trip, uh please feel
44:17free to forward it to them as well.
44:19>> Yeah.
44:20>> Okay,
44:22Sanchez for you to book. St. W.

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