GUIDES: Leon Chartrand, PhD (Lead)
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 Etosha (1 night), wildlife safari to see cheetah, rhino, brown hyena, spotted hyena, lion, leopard and caracal, 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 Kamanjab (2 nights): elephant trekking, ATV sundowner and elephant drive, hike to see rock engravings, visit to Himba Village.
NyaeNyae Conservancy, Kalhari Elephants, Pangolin Conservancy, NyaeNyae 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; Charlie Barrett, PhD
COURSES: 6Total CORE Credits
PHIL 200 (Barrett), 3 Credits, CORE PHIL Perspectives, Free Elective
THEO 332 (Chartrand), 3 Credits, CORE THEO 200, ERS, Env Sci/Studies, Peace Studies, Humanities Elective, Free Elective
PROGRAM FEE: $4,375 includes roundtrip international airfare, all lodging, ground transportation, vehicle safaris, elephant/wildlife trekking, ATV rentals, Himba and Damara Living Museums/Village visits, Rock Art tours, Lion-feeding, Rhino Orphanage, meals, snacks, beverages.
TUITION: $3,342 ($557/Credit Hour) for 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 ~$13,750/person. For THIS expedition, a student’s total cost is $4,375 (Program Fee) + $3,342 (6 Credits Tuition) = $7,717 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.
