GUIDES: Leon Chartrand, PhD (Lead); Frank Ebersole (Assist)
ACTIVITIES: NOTE: In order to preserve the uniqueness of this experience and to protect rhinos, elephants, cheetah and other animals from our giving away their locations to poachers and tourists, specific details will only be given to the finalized roster and will not be listed here.
At Woltemade Farms (4 nights): nightly soccer matches, sun-downers, campfire meals, wildlife trekking, medicinal plants walk, game drives, sustainable farming methods, semi-precious stone mine, swimming, Sunset wildlife watch at the water hole.
Guest Lodge near Tsumeb (1 night), wildife safari, Sundowner.
Guest Camp near Outjo (1 night), wildlife safari, Sundowner
Etosha National Park (1 full day): all-day wildlife safari to see elephants, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, oryx, kudu, impala, springbok, wildebeest, hyena, jackal.
Camp near Damaraland (2 nights): elephant trekking, Damara Living Museum, SunDowner
Erongo Region Bushcamp (2 nights): San Bushman Rock Art and animal trekking, Sundowner, San Bushmen Living Museum.
Undisclosed Wildlife Sanctuary and Orphanage (3 nights): lion-feedings, safaris to see hippo, elephant, giraffe, hosts of antelope, lion pride, SunDowners, visits to the Rhino Orphanage and to the local school.
FACULTY: Leon Chartrand, PhD; Kelly Swope, PhD
COURSES: 6 Total CORE Credits
PHIL 200 (Swope), 3 Credits, CORE PHIL 200, Humanities Elective, Free Elective
THEO 332 (Chartrand), 3 Credits, CORE THEO 200, ERS, Env Sci/Studies, Peace Studies, Humanities Elective, Free Elective
PROGRAM FEE: $4,390 includes roundtrip international airfare, all lodging, ground transportation, vehicle safaris, elephant/wildlife trekking, ATV rentals, boat safaris, San Bushmen and Damara Living Museums/Village visits, Rock Art tours, Lion-feeding, Rhino Orphanage, meals, snacks, beverages.
TUITION: $535/Credit Hour, 6 Total Credits (separate from Program Fee)
DEPOSIT: $400 Nonrefundable deposit secures student’s spot. Deposit deducted from Program Fee.
LIMIT: Maximum 14 Students
VALUE: Attempting this program on one’s own would cost ~$13,500/person. For THIS expedition, a student’s total cost is $4,390 (Program Fee) + $3,210 (6 Credits Tuition) = $7,600 total. For questions on payment plans, contact Xavier University’s Office of the Bursar. For questions on grants and scholarships, contact Xavier University’s Office of Financial Aid.