Weekly pre-departure meetings will begin the week of March 24th. Students will be assigned background readings and will receive basic instruction in Kiswahili, the national language of Tanzania. The culmination of the course will be the 3 week study tour to Tanzania. Travel dates will be approximately May 19th – June 9th, depending upon airfares. The program fee of $4900 is subject to slight change due to fluctuation in exchange rates and/or airfare. This fee will include airfare, accommodation, internal transportation and tours including entrance fees, meals, and group insurance. The fee does not cover the cost of immunizations, a tourist visa, and personal spending money. The good news is that since it is part of Spring semester these 3 credits can be "banded" with your other credits. That means as long as you're not planning to take more than 19 credits, you won't pay any extra for tuition.
I'm still working on details of the 2014 itinerary, but I'm listing below some of the highlights from 2013. Please forgive the links to TripAdvisor.com but a lot of places in Tanzania do not have "official" websites!
2013 Highlights
Dar es Salaam
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| MSUM students at House of Culture, Dar es Salaam |
- Makumbusho Village Museum
- National Museum/House of Culture
- University of Dar Es Salaam (Sometimes they have problems with their website)
- Bongoyo Island Nature Reserve
Zanzibar
- Stone Town
- Jozani Forest Reserve, home of the Red Colobus monkeys
- Kizimbani Spice Farm
- Chaza Cooperative Society
- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam
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| Red Colobus Monkey! |
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| Lunch at the Spice farm, Zanzibar |
The Northern Circuit
- Ngorongoro Crater
MSUM students at Olduvai Gorge - Olduvai Gorge
- Laetoli Footprint Museum
- Seregeti National Park
- Lake Manyara National Park
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Wildebeest, Ngorongoro Crater
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