NOLS East Africa

Combine your hunger for travel with your commitment to learning about other cultures. On this course, you’ll join a group of motivated explorers to make your way through Tanzania’s remote savannah and forests. Challenge yourself physically on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. Immerse yourself in human history as you explore the valleys of Ngorongoro Crater and Olduvai Gorge.

This unique opportunity allows you to make a difference in the local community while experiencing the incredible beauty of Tanzania.

You’ll begin the semester learning the local language, Kiswahili, while backpacking through grasslands and being immersed in the cultures of the Maasai people by visiting their remote villages. All this, and much more is yours to experience on a Spring Semester course in East Africa.

Experience the magic, culture, and extremes of East Africa! On this month-long course, you will explore the wildness of Tanzania, see amazing animals, and attempt to climb to the tallest summit of Africa. Students start to learn basic Kiswahili, backpack through wild areas and remote villages, hike with Maasai warriors, and attempt to climb Kilimanjaro.

Study Kiswahili, hike with Maasai warriors, and develop your travel and leadership skills. Learn about local customs, participate in a homestay, and work on impactful, hands-on service projects. Go on safari, walk among zebras, giraffes, ostriches and wildebeests, and travel through the spectacular plains and forests of Tanzania. Come back forever changed.

Grow your cultural understanding and wilderness skills on this two-week expedition. For this course, you’ll join a motivated group of adults to learn about leadership and other cultures as you travel on foot through Tanzania’s rainforests, savannah, and remote villages. By the end of this course, you’ll leave with a new perspective on your place in the world and relationship to the people in it.