Join the Notre Dame Family in East Africa: June 2 through June 13, 2012
Experience the beauty of East Africa, in the company of Notre Dame friends and family. We will travel in comfort, exploring Uganda and Kenya, seeing the difference Notre Dame's Ford Program is making, in close collaboration with local communities.
Learn about the history, politics and religions of East Africa. What are the options for sustainable growth and development? How is business conducted and what are the pros and cons of economic aid? What developments are possible in health care, sanitation, education and agriculture and what lessons have we learned? What is the current role of Notre Dame and how can it play a more substantial role in the future?
Our Notre Dame trip is being run through the University's Ford Family Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity. Learn about The Ford Family Program
Please check out the Video and Images links on the left, to see and hear more about what you will experience with our team in East Africa.
Father Robert Dowd, C.S.C., Joe ('68 & '98) and Maggie Kernan, Joe ('71) and Deborah Loughrey and Rob ('77 & '79) and Lindy ('77 & '80) Reilly, warmly invite you to join them in East Africa in June 2012.
Click the "Hosts" button on the upper left, to learn more about our hosts and their relationship with Notre Dame and East Africa.
This first class adventure will show you the wonders of Uganda and Kenya, with an optional tour onward to Tanzania. (Optional trip, June 13 - 17, ending in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania).
We will stay in first class hotels, enjoy fine cuisine and appreciate the wonders of East Africa, all while enjoying great Irish fellowship.
In Uganda, we will experience
- Kampala, the nation's thriving capital
- Uganda Martyrs University (UMU), a key Notre Dame partner and a top school whose campus is situated along the equator
- Nnindye, a rural community where ND and UMU are partnering with the residents in grassroots development efforts
- Jinja, the source of the Nile, where Gandhi's ashes were scattered
In Kenya, we will experience
- Nairobi, the country's energetic capital and home to the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and the Holy Cross Parish in Dandora
- Masai Mara, where we enjoy our own eco-camp for a three-day/two-night safari with Father Bob saying Mass on the Mara
Your fully-inclusive trip includes meals, high-end hotels, tours, flights and transport within Africa, guides, educational content and a lifetime of memories. Not included are flights to/from Africa, visas and health insurance.
PRICING - $6,495 per person sharing, $995 single supplement
Extend your "Irish Safari" by continuing on to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, June 13 - 17. Click for details.
