Description
Room Details:
- Large hexagonal shared room furnished with 4 bunk beds, air conditioning, shared bathroom/shower facilities, and personal lockbox.
- Bunk beds each have 2 single occupancy spots (1 above and 1 below) and a privacy curtain (not shown in photo).
- Hostel is open to both male and female.
Price includes:
- Scheduled transportation between Santo Domingo International Airport (SDQ) & El Valle.
- All event activities.
- Transportation for all event activities.
- All provided meals during the experience
Accommodations and most meals during the event provided by:
Price does NOT include:
- Airfare
- Hotel in Santo Domingo (if needed)
- Food and snacks outside of event meal plan
- Souvenirs
- Tips (for local vendors)
Travel Details:
- ARRIVAL:
- Search for flights arriving to Santo Domingo International Airport (SDQ):
- May 3rd, 2025, in the morning or by 1:00 PM (to account for possible delays)
- Recommendation: If it is too difficult to do so, arrive on May 2nd, 2025 and stay at hotel near airport (suggestions for affordable options can be provided)
- A shuttle bus will pick up the whole group:
- May 3rd, 2025
- From the airport
- At 3:00 PM local time
- The drive to El Valle is approx 3 hours.
- There will be an opportunity to stop at a gas station / convenience store on the drive to El Valle:
- This is your last opportunity to purchase additional toiletries / snacks / etc before going into the jungle.
- Access to these items is very limited at event location.
- Search for flights arriving to Santo Domingo International Airport (SDQ):
- DEPARTURE:
- The shuttle bus will leave El Valle:
- May 11th, 2025 at 9:00 AM local time to depart for the airport.
- The drive to the airport is approx 3 hrs.
- Search for flights departing from Santo Domingo International Airport (SDQ):
- May 11th, 2025 in the late afternoon/evening (or next day).
- Account for expected shuttle bus arrival time to the airport by approx. 1:00 PM, immigration, etc.
- The shuttle bus will leave El Valle:
For any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at: info@shaneheins.com
Return Policy:
We understand circumstances can change, and the potential for a need to cancel attendance arises. Therefore we offer a full refund, minus the $500 usd deposit, up to 30 days from the event start. That is April 5th, 2025.
Because the event has been planned based on prior expectation though, and spots are much harder to fill at the last minute, any cancellation after April 5th, 2025, will result in no refund of any amount.
However, your $500 usd deposit will be credited, once only, to the next offering of The Advance.
In the case of a major life event such as critical illness, death of friends or family, etc, contact us, and the possibility of full credit applied to the next offering of The Advance will be considered on a case by case basis.
Deposit:
The price includes a non-refundable deposit of $500 usd to secure your spot and solidify your commitment to this experience. You will have the option to pay in full upon registration or the deposit to begin with, followed up with a monthly payment plan (total balance due by April 5th, 2025).
If paying after March 2025, the monthly payment plan option will no longer be available, with the total amount due upon registration.
Alcohol + Drugs Policy:
Due to the nature of The Advance and the importance of maintaining the integrity of the experience for all, there is a zero Alcohol & Drug policy.
It is an agreement not to use any such substances (or those listed in event description) with not only us as the organizers or your fellow attendees, but with yourself. To see this important step you are taking, in your journey, through.
If this agreement is broken, you will be asked to leave the event (including accommodations provided), and responsible for costs of transportation back to Santo Domingo (we would assist with arranging the booking if needed).
There will be no refund of any kind. There will be no credit of deposit to a future event. You will be welcome to register for a future event, based on prior approval. This is not a punishment. This is a commitment. To the advance you are striving to make in your life.
Step Towards Your Greatest Potential, Bathing in the Vitality of Nature.
Our environment plays an impactful role in our experience, and the journey you undertake with The Advance is no exception!
The Hostel, a hexagonal communal living space, nestled in the lush, beautiful jungles of Playa El Valle, Samana of the Dominican Republic will serve as your abode, your home during this time. Surrounded by the earth’s essential elements of air, water and earth, embraced by the energy of nature’s raw power and vitality, supported by people of sincere heart, this unique lodging offers our most affordable option. It also provides a more intimately shared experience, where closeness and mutual support reflect the “intertwining” quality of the surrounding jungle itself, creating opportunity to turn strangers into friends, and friends into family.
This 8-night, 8-day immersive experience will hit a meaningful reset button and reignition of spirit as you build on all you’ve done to get here so far, while taking purposeful steps to advance the journey you are on towards greater fulfillment and expression. These quality accommodations serve as your sanctuary while you do so.
We look forward to walking side by side with you through The Advance, each step taken unveiling that which is waiting to be discovered, connected to and galvanized into profound action. Steps that carry on beyond the special “container” this experience provides. That you may keep taking them throughout your life, supported by the lifelong bonds forged with those going through The Advance with you.
