Terms and conditions and other pertinent information will be emailed to you after booking.

The minimum number of people required for this VolunTour is 15. If fewer than 15 people book this VolunTour, it will be cancelled. You will be notified if your trip is going to be cancelled.

Persons traveling should not have any serious health issues.

Members booking this VolunTour are required to purchase insurance from the vendor of their choice. Proof of insurance must be received 4 weeks prior to travel. Please click here for more information.

This VolunTour is run in collaboration with and sponsored by Serve the World Today LLC and Hug It Forward. Participation on this VolunTour is subject to your acceptance of Serve the World’s terms and conditions. Please click here for more information.

Hug It Forward is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that supports and empowers communities in Guatemala by building bottle schools with trash-stuffed plastic soda bottles. Visit Hug It Forward for more information.

If you are booking a bottle school VolunTour, you might also like to fundraise for Hug It Forward bottle schools. Fundraising for bottle schools is optional—it is not a requirement of participating in a bottle school trip.

Fundraising online is quick and easy when you use this link. If you choose to fundraise, we suggest a $250 fundraising goal, but some people choose to do more or less than this. It’s really up to you.

When accompanied by a legal guardian, children as young as 8 years old are permitted to come on the bottle school trip. If you would like to bring children on a bottle school trip and they are age 10 or younger, please contact adam@hugitforward.org to discuss further considerations. Accompanied minors are always welcome and will be charged the adult rate.

Single, double, triple and quadruple rooms are available at both hotels. Sharing a room may be necessary, but roommate requests are accepted. Families can also request to room together.

Food allergies of all types can be accommodated on the bottle school trip.

If you are traveling internationally to join this trip, please ensure that your passport is current and any required visa is obtained and valid. Many countries require passports and/or visas to be valid for a minimum of six months after the end date of this trip. It is your responsibility to obtain any required visas and other documentation prior to traveling. If you are unable to obtain a visa, the Cancellation Policy for this VolunTour will apply.

Airfare not included.

This VolunTour will be hosted and led by Hollie Hart.

This trip will close by January 26, 2016.

Cancellation Policy: If you cancel more than 4 weeks before departure, you will receive a 50 percent refund. If you cancel less than 4 weeks before departure, you will not receive a refund.

Disclaimer: If Hug It Forward determines that it is unsafe to go on this trip, for whatever reason, no refund will be offered, as all deposits in Guatemala would have already been paid. However, you will be given a credit and priority booking for another trip within 1 year. You will be responsible for any flight change fees if a VolunTour is postponed for safety reasons.

Additional Disclaimer: If, due to rain or other extreme conditions, it is impossible to work on a bottle school site, the trip will still go ahead as scheduled and you will instead visit a community where a bottle school has already been built. Once there, you will interact with children and the community. For full Terms & Conditions, please click here for more information.

Additional Disclaimer: The minimum number of people required for this VolunTour to travel is 15. If fewer than 15 people book this VolunTour, it will be cancelled. You will be notified if your trip is going to be cancelled.