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June 14 to 28, 2019 Southern Africa Family AdventureELEPHANTS, LIONS AND RHINOS, OH MY! Travel to Chobe National Park and Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve for spectacular safari-going in these diverse wildlife habitats, keeping an eye out for the “Big Five”: elephant, rhinoceros, lion, leopard and buffalo. |
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July 10 to 22, 2019 Kilimanjaro TrekSUMMIT THE ROOF OF AFRICA Grab this opportunity to embark on one of the world’s greatest adventures and one of the most satisfying accomplishments of one’s life: trekking to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak and one of the world’s “Seven Summits.” |
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July 24 to August 8, 2019 Southern Africa aboard Rovos RailFROM CAPE TOWN TO VICTORIA FALLS Relive bygone eras while staying at Cape Town’s Mount Nelson Hotel and riding the Edwardian-style Rovos Rail luxury train. |
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August 9 to 18, 2019 Gorillas and the Maasai MaraWILDLIFE VIEWING IN KENYA AND RWANDA Traveling with biological anthropologist Jamie Jones, come face to face with some of the planet’s most endangered wildlife. Savor three days of safari in the famed Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, and trek to view mountain gorillas and golden monkeys in Rwanda. |
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January 7 to 22, 2020 SudanKINGDOM OF NUBIAN PHARAOHS Journey with Stanford classics professor Grant Parker to ancient Nubia, set on the Nile. Meet present-day Nubians—descended from the founders of this once-great empire. |
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March 13 to 27, 2020 Kingdom of MoroccoFROM THE SAHARA TO THE SEA Discover the cultural, religious and geographical diversity of Morocco as we journey from Marrakech, where snake charmers and magicians still ply their ancient arts, to the seaside town of Essaouira, known for its fishermen’s blue boats, and then on to the colorful capital city of Rabat with its historic edifices. |
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April 5 to 18, 2020 TunisiaFROM CARTHAGE TO THE JASMINE REVOLUTION Visit a total of seven UNESCO World Heritage sites, covering the Phoenician, Roman and Islamic periods, accompanied by faculty leader Grant Parker, chair of Stanford’s department of classics and faculty affiliate of the university’s Center for African Studies. |
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June 12 to 30, 2020 EthiopiaLEGENDARY LAND OF CHURCHES AND MOUNTAINS Obelisks. Rock-hewn churches. Paleolithic sites. Discover these and more as we traverse Ethiopia with faculty leader Karl Eikenberry, MA ’94, a former ambassador to Afghanistan (2009–2011). |
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July 8 to 19, 2020 Tanzania SafariAFRICA'S "BIG FIVE" AND THE GREAT MIGRATION Join faculty leader Suki Hoagland on an epic adventure timed to observe the start of the massive annual wildebeest migration. And travel to Olduvai Gorge, the “cradle of mankind,” to meet with paleoanthropologists and learn about our roots from resident researchers. |
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July 25 to August 11, 2020 Southern Africa aboard Rovos RailFROM CAPE TOWN TO VICTORIA FALLS Travel in the lap of luxury while staying at Cape Town’s Mount Nelson Hotel and riding the Edwardian-style train, the Rovos Rail, with Professor Jeff Koseff, MS ’78, PhD ’83. |
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September 3 to 19, 2020 Tanzania Field SeminarEXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AT ITS BEST Attend a three-day workshop on the Stanford campus with Professor Bill Durham, ’71, and Dr. Susan Charnley, MA ’89, PhD ’94, before heading to Africa with them. |
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October 11 to 27, 2020 Madagascar to MauritiusEXPLORING PARADISE ABOARD THE CALEDONIAN SKY Together with biology professor Tony Barnosky, observe many species of lemurs up close in their natural habitat, including the red ruffed lemur and the aye-aye, and learn about Madagascar’s dogged conservation efforts to protect these incredible animals. |
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