Description

Botswana is home to one of Africa's last great wilderness areas, the Kalahari Desert, the "Bushmen," and the lush marshes, rivers, and islands that make up the Okavango Delta.

Orientation

Spend five days at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve learning about Botswana's culture, participating in Setswana language classes, taking game drives, visiting the wild animal infirmary, and exploring the markets and cultural sites of the capital, Gaborone.

Homestay

Experience life in rural Botswana during your three-week village stay. As you walk the dusty red roads of your host community, you get to know local shopkeepers, play with the village children, and participate in social events.

Sample activities:
Assist at local schools; visit diamond mines and a local wildlife reserve; play in a community soccer game; learn about HIV/AIDS education; meet traditional healers.

Sample host communities:
Otse, Mmankgodi

Community Service

Work with villagers, builders, and local leaders on important development projects designed to improve living conditions in your host community.

Sample projects:
Paint and renovate the village school; build community vegetable gardens; engage in small-scale construction projects at an area clinic.

Eco-Travel AND Camping Safari

Explore diverse ecosystems as you travel with your group across the magnificent Kalahari and into the Okavango Delta, teeming with wildebeest, elephants, zebras, hippos, lions, baboons, and countless other species. Camp in the wilds of the Chobe National Park. Paddle a mokoro, a traditional dugout canoe, with local guides to learn more about the plants and animals of this inland waterway. An evening around the campfire is the perfect ending to your journey through Botswana.

Travel Types

• Camping
• Eco Tours
• Hiking
• Homestay
• Language Immersion
• Volunteering

Type of Programs

• Adventure Travel
• Community Service / Volunteerism
• Cultural Exploration
• Language Immersion

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD7,600

Program Fees Include:

International airfare included

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 15

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Physical Exam/Health Records

Typically The Application Process Time is

2-4 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Experiment in International Living's Mission Statement

The Experiment in International Living's mission is to create meaningful, dynamic experiences for students eager to challenge themselves and engage their sense of global citizenry. Our goal is to help young people peel back the superficial differences that exist in their backgrounds and find authentic commonalities among other program participants and the people of their host countries.

Year Founded

1932