Experience Tanzania: Religion, Society and Culture

This travel course will offer a first-hand opportunity to study Tanzanian society and culture. Traveling across northern Tanzania, you will have the opportunity to immerse in the abundantly diverse social, cultural, religious, and natural surroundings of Tanzania through:

• Formal discussions with Tanzanian college/university professors, students, and religious leaders
• Interaction with amazing local people
• Visits to contemporary sites that illustrate the great social, cultural, and religious abundance of Tanzania — including a Christian church, a Muslim mosque, a Buddhist temple, a Hindu (or Sikh) temple, as well as marketplaces, museums, and schools
• Participation in indigenous music and dance
• An amazing two-day/one-night game viewing trip covering the two most popular safari destinations in Tanzania: Tarangire — which is known for its congregating herds of elephants, buffalos, zebras, giraffes, lions, cheetahs, leopards, monkeys, Thompson’s gazelles, impalas, elands, Bohor Reedbucks, and various kinds of birds; and Ngorongoro Crater – the world’s largest intact caldera (often referred to as Eighth Wonder)
• Volunteer work at an orphanage center, and relaxing at the world’s most beautiful beaches on the Indian Ocean.

Students will visit the cities of Moshi and Arusha, as well as nearby villages located at the lush foothills of mighty Mount Kilimanjaro, then down to the bustling Indian Ocean coastal city of Dar es Salaam and over the Spice Island of Zanzibar — the birthplace of Freddie Mercury. Optional private activities in Zanzibar include a dolphin tour, Blue safari, snorkeling, and deep sea fishing. The trip concludes with an exhilarating BoomBoom Sunset Cruise, a lively party at sea!

This study tour promises to give you a unique cross-cultural and global experience that will challenge your senses and enhance your perspective on life. Take advantage of this unique life-changing trip to Tanzania!

This course fulfills the REL, GH, IDP, and CL requirements (for REL); and FAR, GH, ITL, and AI requirements (for MUS).

A group photo of students in Tanzania.

Students participating in traditional Tanzanian experiences.

Students have the opportunity to visit contemporary sites — including a Christian church, a Muslim mosque, and a Hindu temple.

Students enjoying a boat ride.

A group photo of students in Tanzania.

Mount Kilimanjaro.

Students hiking in the rainforest.

Safari trips allow students to see a wide variety of animals.

Elephants.

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