Humanitarian service trip to Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico, and the surrounding community. Open to families and individuals.
Humanitarian Service Trip - Valle de Guadalupe
We will be staying in Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico. About 40 minutes NE of Ensenada in a quiet valley.
We will spend the days doing service projects in the community. We will most likely be serving at a homeless shelter and a home for deaf men. They are in great need of service projects.
The increased cost is to partially cover the additional housing expense.
Trip Itinerary - subject to small changes
We will meet at a specified place in San Diego, CA at 1 pm Pacific time.
This orientation will give us a chance to get to know each other, orient you to crossing the border and providing the address of where we are staying.
The drive is then about 1 hour and 40 minutes to the valley (Valle de Guadalupe). Crossing the border takes only about 10-20 minutes.
Once we get to the housing, we will have dinner, play games, and do a walk-around tour. We will also review the week.
Breakfast and discuss / assign projects.
Work on projects until lunch time.
Go into town for lunch at one of the Taquerias.
After lunch, continue with projects or community visits.
Dinner.
Work on projects, visits in the community, or play games until ~9 pm.
Breakfast at nice restaurant (cost is covered) and then assign projects.
Work on projects until lunch time.
Go into town for lunch at one of the Taquerias.
After lunch, continue with projects or community visits.
Dinner.
Work on projects, make visits in the community, or play games until ~9 pm.
Breakfast and then discuss / assign projects.
Work on projects until lunch time.
Go into town for lunch at one of the Taquerias.
After lunch, continue with projects or community visits.
Dinner – Fiesta / Pinata / Dancing with local community.
Prep for morning departure.
Pack up and clean.
Breakfast and pack a sack lunch for the temple.
Travel to the Tijuana temple – leave no later than 8 am.
Baptisms @ 10 am.
Sack lunch at the temple – they have a cafeteria area.
Depart for Home
Cost Includes
- Housing - money goes to the community facility
- Most meals (At facility, nice restaurant for breakfast, catered fiesta tacos)
- Supplies for Projects
- T-shirts
- Great memories
Cost Excludes
- Transportation costs to and from the trip
- Mexican vehicle insurance (~$75-$150)
- Passports
- 2-3 meals in town (about $5-$8 per person, per meal)
- Additional food, like ice cream
- Souvenirs
Frequently Asked Questions
Although there are always dangers going to another country, we will be serving in a generally safe area.
For more information about travel restrictions for US citizens, you can read the travel advisories from the US government.
There is currently a travel advisory in Baja California, Mexico but that is for Mexicali, 3 hours east of where we will be located. There is no travel advisory for the area where we will be staying. However, we will still exercise caution and stay together.
You must have a cell phone plan that works in Mexico for your cell phone to work. We ask that at least one person in the vehicle have a working cell phone to navigate and to communicate. You can also buy a SIM card in Mexico.
Trip takes place in the Guadalupe Valley (town of Ejido El Porvenir) - about 1 hr 40 mins SE of San Diego
