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Let Us Customize Your Next Educational, CME or Alumni Trip Safari Ventures works closely with our guests, regardless if the party is 2 or 200. We take a consultative approach and build the unique and value-priced itinerary that meets their needs and exceeds expectations. There are dozens of extra features and options that can be added to personalize any tour. Let us create your next educational experience in East or Southern Africa. Contact us today.This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Our Educational experience is constantly growing. Our client list includes: Harvard Business School, African Business Club, “South Africa Safari Trek” Destination: South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Safari) No. of Passengers per trip: 42 Description: The Africa Business Club at the Harvard Business School plans an annual trek to Africa. This year, Safari Ventures has had the privilege to organize a trip to South Africa. Typical itineraries includes Cape Town, day tours to the famous wine lands of South Africa, Robben Island and trek up Table Mountain, at least a 2-day safari and concludes with a 2-3 days stay in Johannesburg- the City of Gold” where they have a choice of visiting several cultural museums, experience a diamond mine tour, meet alumni for receptions and networking and do some last minute shopping. “I organized two 40-person group trips to South Africa and Tanzania through Safari Ventures while I was a student at Harvard Business School. The staff at Safari Ventures was very helpful, and made planning and running the trip easy. I was actually able to enjoy myself on both trips because their friendly ground staff had the details covered! The parks, hotels, and transport were first class, and Safari Ventures was able to handle our unique requests, from individual travel plans, to special activities. I would certainly recommend them, and I have sent other friends to them as well” Andy Murphy Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, African Business Club, “East Africa Safari Trek” Destination: Kenya and Tanzania No. of Passengers per trip: 40+ Description: Similar to the South Africa Safari Trek, this trek goes to East Africa where there is an opportunity to visit the world famous Serengeti Plains, Ngorongoro Crater (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the famous beaches of Zanzibar and Mombasa. It is typically conducted after the academic year and before first year students begin their internships and graduating students begin their full time jobs. Yale University School of Management, International Experience Destination: South Africa & Tanzania No. of Passengers: 40+ (including the Dean) Description: the first of its kind, the Yale University School of Management’s International Experience program traveled to South Africa and Tanzania. This academic trip included extensive interaction with members of the business sector, government officials,, NGO’s and non-profits understand how the two countries engaged themselves on the global market. The group also experienced a traditional safari in the renowned Pilanesburg game reserve. Safari Ventures played a major role in assisting the university in setting up meetings using our vast network of contacts including designing symposiums, panels and industry visits. Vassar College Presidents Office & Alumnae & Alumni of Vassar College (AAVC) Destination: Zambi No. of Passenger: 20 (including College President and donor Alums) This trip was primarily an opportunity for the president to interact with the attending Alumni. In Lusaka- the capital of Zambia- the group had an opportunity to meet with government officials and the private sector for a panel discussion on sustainable development in Zambia. The trip covered Victoria Falls, Lusaka and South Luangwa National Park- home of the walking safari. "I just want to thank you for a fabulous trip! You were particularly helpful with my pre and post- trip arrangements with alternative suggestions of local tours and optimal places to stay. The lodges were wonderfully varied to give us different experiences and habitats. It is nice to be sheparded occasionally through new airports and countries, although the challenge for a single gal helps keep the mind going too! ... Botswana made a terrific difference to the whole experience.... In sum, I loved it all." Cheers, Alice Sister Cities International Destination: South Africa No. of Passengers: 20 Safari Ventures has had the honor of being part of the Sister Cities community as their Preferred Tour Operator for their members. As a token of the partnership, Safari Ventures donates trips for the silent auction/ raffle draws as a way to raise money and awareness. Safari Ventures was the primary logistics company who organized the Sister Cities International 2008 Partnership & Peace Tour to South Africa that took place in November 2009. This tour focused on further strengthening the relationship between the U.S. and Africa. The group met with government leaders, local university administrators and visited several non-profit projects including an orphanage and school that they wish to support. Pace University, Lubin School of Business Destination: Tanzania No. of Passengers: 16 The focus of this trip was on studying social entrepreneurship, small/medium enterprises. Tanzania is an emerging market and there is a need to organize a formal economy. The group met with small vendors, cooperatives/ associations, micro-lending institutions, NGO’s and government and multi-lateral institutions such as the World Bank, USAID, UNDP. The trip also included an exciting 2 day safari in the Mikumi National Park (one of the Southern region sanctuaries) Global Leadership Adventures Destination: Tanzania No. of Passengers: 19 Description: as Preferred Tour Operators, Safari Ventures designed a comprehensive 10 day volun-tourism trip into Tanzania’s Masai-land. The trip is scheduled for January 2009 and will include 16 high school students and 3 chaperones including the director of GLA. The students will stay alongside a Masai family assisting them in daily activities but will so help paint a local school, teach English but also learn the Masai customs, traditions and their way of life. The trip will end with a true East African safari experience. “I was particularly impressed with the quality and professionalism at Safari Ventures. They handled all of our flights to Cape Town and ensured that our students were well taken care of. As the Executive Director I could then focus on our programming. Some of the parents later joined their kids and took them for a memorable safari, which Safari Ventures was able to handle smoothly. We plan to continue to work with them for our future GLA travel needs." Andrew Motiwalla, Executive Director Global Leadership Adventure Babson College, School of Business Destination: Tanzania No. of Passengers: 16 Similar to Pace University, the focus of this trip was on studying social entrepreneurship, small/medium enterprises and how poverty can be eliminated through business enterprise. As in many cases, Safari Ventures assisted in providing the access and liaison services between the various host country institutions. The group visted Selfina Micro-finance and 3 of their projects, Dar-Es-Salaam Stock Exchange, government planning ministries, a coffee farm, the University of Dar-Es-Salaam to mention a few. The trip ended with a 2 day safari intertwined with an entrepreneurship focus on a visit to a cheese factory managed and operated by the Masai community. “I come back from Tanzania enthusiastic about the country’s potential. Its long-lasting stability and recent economic performance bodes well for the future. On a personal note, not only am I now planning to take another group of students on a similar trip next year, but I am also exploring possibilities to write case studies and conduct research on Base-of-the-Pyramid initiatives, cross-sector partnerships, and social entrepreneurship in the fascinating Tanzanian context. Tanzania is definitely a country I will be going back to in the near future.” Dr. Miguel Rivera-Santos, Babson College American Association of the Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) Reunion Destination: South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg and Kruger National Park) No. of Passengers: 80 Description: Continuing Medical Credits (CME) combined with leisure for the participants as well as their families. Safari Ventures, in collaboration with AAPI and local South African medical facilities and medical practitioners, created an itinerary that included 2 hours/ day medical lectures, procedures and workshops focusing specifically on tropical medicine and health science development in Africa. Let us help you put together your next trip. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .