Day 1–2 • Flight to Africa: Board your flight to
Africa. Spend the night in an international gateway city before
moving on to Kenya.
Join
Us for the Triton Summer Trip 
to Hemingway's AFRICA between
May 21--June 7, 2001 (13 overnights) in Kenya and Tanzania
The Undergraduate
Center of Triton College is offering an exciting travel/study opportunity:
A 16-day trip to AFRICA, including Nairobi
(Mt. Kenya and local villages its shadow); Samburu National Reserve, with
camel and/or Land Rover treks in the backcountry; Great Valley Rift ; Lake
Nakuru; Masai Mara Game Reserve; Mt. Kilimanjaro; Serengeti National Park;
Lake Manyara; Ngorogoro Crater, and many other attractions. Dr. Allen Salzman
(history, sociology, humanities) is the group leader. We will study the
colonial history of east Africa, including the writings of our own local
literary celebrity, Ernest Hemingway.
This trip represents
an unbeatable combination of very low cost and high value. The total
cost for students under 25 years old will be approx. $3874. If
you are 25 and older, the total cost is approx. $4179,
and will be due by .
The first $95 of this (a non-refundable registration fee) is due when you
send in your application, and will hold your seat. A limited number of
$200 Triton Undergraduate Center study/travel scholarships are available.
CLICK HERE for a detailed breakdown
of the costs of this trip.
The cost will include round-trip air fare from Chicago, departure fees, all in-country transportation (bus, camel and Land Rover), all hotels, lodges and tents; all three meals a day (except for days 2 & 11); the services of a full-time professional guide; game drives; a camel trek and a cultural exchange with Kenyan students. To qualify for the very low cost, participants must be Triton students, but the cost above includes in-district tuition for a 2 credit-hour college level (transferable) class "HUMANITIES 296: "Colonialism 2: AFRICA." Everyone who goes will register for this class (which will meet on the trip). You will therefore be "a registered Triton student," and thus eligible to go.
Here is our tentative itinerary:
Day 1–2 • Flight to Africa: Board your flight to
Africa. Spend the night in an international gateway city before
moving on to Kenya.
Day 3 • Nairobi – Mt. Kenya: Arrive in Nairobi and meet your professional full-time guide. Continuing your scenic trek north, traverse the side of snow-capped Mt. Kenya. Pass foothills dotted with African villages and shambas, then cross the equator and arrive at your lodge in Buffalo Springs.
Day 4 • Samburu Park:
Enjoy lunch and a swim, and watch the zebras and warthogs watching
you! Then set out on another game drive. The area boasts a wide variety
of animals rarely found anywhere else—the reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s
zebra, the oryx, impala and the long-necked gerenuk. Elephants are plentiful
here at Samburu; lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffalo, and ostriches can
also be seen. As many as one hundred species of birds can be spotted in
a single day.
Day 5–6 • Camel Expedition : Drive across the arid landscapes of the Laikipia plains, where you’ll pick up your camel! A thrilling trek begins as you cross this wild land and camp under the stars.
Day 7 • Rumuruti – Nakuru : Arrive in Rumuruti, a frontier trading post, and trade your camel in for a land cruiser! Drive south along the spectacular Solai Escarpment and the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru, an alkaline lake that serves as a bird sanctuary. Admire the thousands of pink flamingos in the lake, and look for hippos wallowing near the shore.
Day 8–10 • Masai Mara Game Reserve : Journey across the Mau Escarpment to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, located on the Tanzanian border. Because of the abundance of watering holes here, you’re sure to see dozens of different exotic species during your many game drives. You’ll also visit a local Masai tribal village, as well as a rural school for a cultural exchange with Kenyan students.
Day 11–16 • Tanzania Extension: Spend the night back in Nairobi, then travel to Arusha and visit Lake Manyara for another game drive (watch for leopards!) and an excursion into the Ngorongoro Crater. Return to Nairobi for departure.
Robert Palmer, an adult Triton student, has been on every one of our Undergraduate Center Study & Travel excursions since 1994. However, he brings special expertise to the African Expedition, because he went on an extended African safari in Kenya which basically is the same as the one we are planning. He has always been there to help, and he has offered to answer any general questions any of you might have about Kenyan travel. His phone is (708) 456-9002. Email: RPalmer870@aol.com
Click on the image to the left to see a photo of Mr. Palmer, spear in hand,
posing with Samburu warriors in Kenya a few years ago. To read his comments
on the upcoming trip, click on the running kitty. Click your back
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