a program of the stanford a lumni assoc iat ion

East Africa Safari I&IIGorillas and the Great MigrationJune 25 to Ju l y 7, 2011

June 30 to Ju l y 12, 2011

S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y

You will never forget the time you saw

gorillas in the wild. With only an estimated 740

endangered mountain gorillas remaining in the

remote, misty forests of Rwanda, few people will

ever have this rare and extraordinary experience.

It is not like seeing magnificent apes in a zoo –

tracking these elusive creatures requires great

patience – but it will be worth the effort when

you are sitting within a few feet of these majestic

animals in their natural habitat. Since these

observations are best done in small groups,

we’ve created two safaris so that our excursions

in Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans are

limited to just 15 travelers each. Grab this

opportunity!

BRE T T S. THOMPSON, ’83, D IRECTOR, STANFORD TR AVEL /STUDY

HighlightsL E A R N about the study, conservation and protection of mountain gorillas in the wild during a special visit to the Mountain Gorilla Veteri-nary Project in Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans.

M A R V E L at Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge, where Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the remains of Homo habilis, one of the earliest species of the human genus.

C O N V E R S E with the chief of a Maasai village and observe this fascin-ating culture with its age-old traditions up close.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 25 & 26U.S. / ARUSHA, TANZANIADepart the U.S. on overnight flights to Tanzania. Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport on Sunday transfer to our hotel near Arusha. SERENA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE

MONDAY, JUNE 27ARUSHA / KIGALI, RWANDA / PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANSReturn to the airport for our flight to Rwanda. In Kigali, tour the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center and have lunch at the Hotel des Mille Collines, featured in the movie Hotel Rwanda. Drive to Parc National des Volcans this afternoon. VIRUNGA LODGE (B,L,D)

TUESDAY, JUNE 28PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANSEarly this morning, meet at the ranger station for a full briefing about the gorillas. Drive to the trailhead, from where our guides take us through the bush to track the gorillas on the slopes of the Virunga Mountains. Sit in the forest among the

gorillas, listen to them grumble to each other and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male silverback. Enjoy a local Rwandan dance performance before dinner. VIRUNGA LODGE (B,L,D)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANSSpend the morning tracking endangered golden monkeys through bamboo forests or hik-ing to Dian Fossey’s Memorial, the original site of the Karisoke Research Center. Or, venture back into the jungle for a sec-ond day of gorilla tracking. In the afternoon, enjoy an exclu-sive visit to the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP). For nearly 20 years, veterinarians have provided the mountain gorillas with lifesaving care for human-caused illnesses and injuries. With teams of experi-enced personnel, MGVP veteri-narians track and observe goril-las, treating them in their natural habitat. VIRUNGA LODGE (B,L,D)

THURSDAY, JUNE 30PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS / KIGALIThis morning, learn about edu-cation in Rwanda and interact with children at a local school. After a leisurely lunch, drive to Kigali for our final night in Rwan-da. KIGALI SERENA HOTEL (B,L,D)

FRIDAY, JULY 1KIGALI / ARUSHA, TANZANIAAfter breakfast, transfer to the Kigali International Airport for our flight to Tanzania. Upon arrival transfer to our hotel near Arusha, where we meet up with travelers from Safari II. SERENA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE (B,D)

SATURDAY, JULY 2ARUSHA / SERENGETI NATIONAL PARKReturn to the airport for our flight to the Serengeti. Take in views of wildlife en route to our safari lodge. During lunch at the lodge, enjoy a talk by a local wildlife researcher. This afternoon, embark on our first safari drive in the Serengeti and look for the “big five”: lion, leopard, cape buffalo, elephant and rhinoceros. SERENGETI SERENA SAFARI LODGE (B,L,D)

SUNDAY, JULY 3SERENGETI NATIONAL PARKEnjoy an early-morning safari drive. Alternatively, choose an optional hot air balloon safari to view the vast Serengeti plain from above, followed by an “Out of Africa” champagne breakfast under the shade of an acacia tree. On an afternoon safari drive in the Serengeti, view the bounti-ful wildlife of this area. SERENGETI SERENA SAFARI LODGE (B,L,D)

Safari IItinerary

SERENGETINATIONAL PARK

NGORONGOROCONSERVATION

AREA

PARC NATIONALDES VOLCANS

LAKE MANYARANATIONAL PARK

KilimanjaroAirport

Kigali

Arusha

RWANDA

KENYA

UGANDA

BURUNDI

TANZANIA

Lake Victoria

Olduva

i G

orge

Ngorongoro Crater

MONDAY, JULY 4SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK / OLDUVAI GORGE / MAASAI VILLAGE / NGORONGORO CRATEREmbark on a safari drive en route to the Olduvai Gorge, where Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the remains of Homo habilis, or “Handy Man,” regarded as one of the early steps on the ladder of human evolution. Continue to the Ngorongoro Crater, visiting a local Maasai village en route. The Maasai are a pastoral semi-nomadic tribe living in Tanzania and Kenya, recognizable by their brightly colored clothing and beautifully beaded jewelry. Arrive at our safari lodge, perched on the rim of the crater, for dinner with views into the caldera far below. Tonight, meet a local Maasai elder and learn about traditional beading techniques from one of his wives. NGORONGORO SERENA SAFARI LODGE (B,L,D)

TUESDAY, JULY 5NGORONGORO CRATER / LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARKEarly in the morning, descend into the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater for a safari drive. Some 2,000 feet

below the rim, the bottom of the crater is dotted with watering holes sheltering almost 30,000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the inner slopes of the volcano. At any given time, we may see elephant, rhino, zebra, cheetah, lion, hyena, hippo, wildebeest and many more of Africa’s spectacular animals. This afternoon travel to Lake Manyara National Park. Celebrate our journey with a farewell reception and dinner at our lodge. LAKE MANYARA SERENA SAFARI LODGE (B,L,D)

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, JULY 6 & 7LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK / ARUSHA / U.S.After breakfast, enjoy a safari drive in Lake Manyara National Park, known for its tree-climbing lions, elephants, hippos, giraffes and smaller animals. In the late afternoon, transfer to the Kilimanjaro International Airport for homeward flights, arriving back in the U.S. the following day. (7/6: B,L)

Safari I IItineraryJUNE 30 & JULY 1 U.S. / ARUSHA, TANZANIA

JULY 2 ARUSHA / SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

JULY 3 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

JULY 4 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK / OLDUVAI GORGE / MAASAI VILLAGE / NGORONGORO CRATER

JULY 5 NGORONGORO CRATER / LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

JULY 6 LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK / ARUSHA / KIGALI, RWANDA

JULY 7 KIGALI / PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS

JULY 8 & 9 PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS

JULY 10 PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS / KIGALI

JULY 11 & 12 KIGALI / ARUSHA, TANZANIA / U.S.

This second departure mirrors Safari I in reverse. Both groups travel together during our four days visiting Serengeti and Lake Manyara National Parks, the Olduvai Gorge and the Ngorongoro Crater. To print the detailed day-by-day itinerary for the second departure, go to www.stanfordalumni.org/trip?safari2011.

SERENGETINATIONAL PARK

NGORONGOROCONSERVATION

AREA

PARC NATIONALDES VOLCANS

LAKE MANYARANATIONAL PARK

KilimanjaroAirport

Kigali

Arusha

RWANDA

KENYA

UGANDA

BURUNDI

TANZANIA

Lake Victoria

Olduva

i G

orge

Ngorongoro Crater

D A T E SJune 25 to July 7, 2011 (13 days) June 30 to July 12, 2011 (13 days)

S I Z EEach Safari is limited to 15 participants.

C O S T *$12,395 per person, double occupancy$15,845 per person, single occupancy*Association nonmembers add $200 per person

W H A T T O E X P E C TTanzanian safaris, tours and activities are adven-turous, but not particularly physically demand-ing, experiences. Travelers should be capable of walking over uneven terrain for several miles and traveling in four-wheel drive vehicles on dusty and unpaved roads for up to six hours at a time. Travelers who wish to participate in gorilla track-ing in Rwanda must be fit and in excellent health, able to walk for three to five miles at a time, up and down hills and on uneven terrain. Gorilla tracking in thick forest at elevations up to 10,000 feet requires patience and can be strenuous, demanding and wet. This said, there is a tremendous thrill one experiences encountering the gorillas in their native habitat. Our accommodations are luxurious 4- and 5-star safari lodges and hotels. Participants must be prepared to travel in areas with very limited access to good medical care and facili-ties and must be able to cope with unexpected scheduling changes. We welcome travelers 15 years of age and older on this program.

I N C L U D E D10 nights of deluxe accommodations Safari I: 10 breakfasts, 9 lunches and 9 dinners Safari II: 10 breakfasts, 10 lunches and 8 dinners Welcome and farewell cocktail receptions Bottled water at meals and on excursions

Gratuities to guides, drivers and hotel staff for all group activities All tours and excursions as described in the itinerary On-tour flights: Kilimanjaro/Kigali/Kilimanjaro and Arusha/Serengeti Transfers and baggage handling when arriving and departing on designated arrival and departure dates Minimal medical, accident and evacuation insurance Edu-cational program with lecture series and pre-departure materials, including recommended reading list, a selected book, map and travel information Services of our professional tour manager to assist you throughout the program

N O T I N C L U D E DInternational flights and airport departure taxes (approx. $1,800–2,500 for round-trip, economy-class airfare from the U.S. to Kilimanjaro,

Tanzania) Optional hot air balloon safari and champagne breakfast in the Serengeti (approximately $550)

Meals and beverages other than those specified as included Independent

and private transfers Passport and visa fees Immunization costs Trip-cancellation/interruption and baggage insurance Excess-baggage charges Personal

items such as email, telephone and fax calls, laundry and gratuities for

nongroup services

Information

Deposit & Final PaymentA $1,000 deposit is required to hold space for East Africa Safari I or II. Final payment is due 120 days prior to departure.

Cancellations & RefundsDeposits and any payments are fully refundable, less a $500-per-person cancellation fee, until 120 days prior to departure. After that date, refunds can be made only if the program is sold out and your place(s) can be resold, in which case a $1,000-per-person cancellation fee will apply. We recommend trip-cancellation insurance; applications will be sent to you.

InsuranceStanford Travel/Study provides all travelers who are U.S. or Canadian citizens with minimal medical, accident and evacuation coverage under our group-travel insurance policy. Our group policy is intended to provide minimal levels of protection while you are traveling on this program. We strongly recom-mend that you subscribe to optional baggage and trip-cancellation insurance. A brochure offering such insurance will be mailed with your confirmation about one week after we receive your deposit. The product offered in this brochure includes a special Waiver of Pre-Existing Conditions and coverage for Financial Insolvency and Terrorist Acts if you postmark your insurance payment within 15 days of the date listed on the confirmation letter.

EligibilityWe encourage membership in the Alumni Association as the program cost for nonmembers is $200 more than the members’ price. Stanford alumni may become Annual ($75) or Life ($495) Members. Stanford parents, faculty, staff, interns, residents and fellows may become Installment Members ($90 down, $115/year for four years) or Life Members ($495). Nonalumni may become Life Affiliates (one-time fee, $650). Parents and their children under 21 may travel on one membership. For more information or to purchase a membership, visit www.stanfordalumni.org/member-ship or call (650) 725-0692.

ResponsibilityThe Stanford Alumni Association, Stanford University and our operators act only as agents for the passenger with respect to transportation and exercise every care possible in doing so. However, we can assume no liability for injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity in connection with the service of any automobile, motorcoach, launch or any other conveyance used in carrying out this program or for the acts or defaults of any company or person engaged in conveying the passenger or in carrying out the arrangements of the program. We cannot accept any responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in air or other services, sickness, weather, strike,

war, quarantine, force majeure or other causes beyond our control. All such losses or expenses will have to be borne by the passenger as tour rates provide arrangements only for the time stated. We reserve the right to make such alterations to this published itinerary as may be deemed necessary. The right is reserved to cancel any program prior to departure in which case the entire payment will be refunded without further obligation on our part. The right is also reserved to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of the program. No refund will be made for an unused portion of any tour unless arrangements are made in sufficient time to avoid penalties. Baggage is carried at the owner’s risk entirely. The airlines concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time that passengers are not onboard their plane or conveyance. Neither the Alumni Association, Stanford University nor our operators accept liability for any carrier’s cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a nonrefundable ticket in connection with the tour. Program price is based on rates in effect in May 2010 and is subject to change without notice to reflect fluctuations in exchange rates, tariffs or fuel charges. As a condition of participation, all confirmed participants are required to sign a Release of Liability.

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JAMIE JONES first became interested in primatology as a child watching the National Geographic specials on Jane Goodall and Birute Galdikas’ work with the great apes. At Stanford Dr. Jones has done research on chimpanzee demography and has studied a virus closely related to HIV-1 that infects chimpanzees. He also spent a year doing field work on orangutan ecology in Borneo. Having led our East Africa Safari in 2009, Dr. Jones is thrilled to be returning to East Africa with Stanford travelers. “I‘ve spent a great deal of time watching primates,” he says, “and I can say that there is something special and particularly intimate about seeing gorillas in the wild.” An associate professor of anthropology and fellow of the Woods Institute for the Environment, he has been at Stanford since 2003. Dr. Jones’ lectures during our programs will include an overview of comparative ape ecology and social systems, human evolution, and the epidemiology and evolutionary biology of HIV.

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“I appreciated the way Dr. Jones got us thinking about cultural issues.”C A R O LY N H A U G E N , ’ 6 1 , M A ’ 6 2 , E A S T A F R I C A S A F A R I , 2 0 0 9

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East Africa Safari I&IIGorillas and the Great MigrationJune 25 to Ju l y 7, 2011June 30 to Ju l y 12, 2011