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| SOUTH AFRICA: CONTRASTS IN MAJESTY |
| OCTOBER 22-NOVEMBER 5, 2015 |
| Featuring WALTER JETZAssociate Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
Join the Yale Alumni Association and members of the Philadelphia Zoo on a cultural and educational safari to awe-inspiring South Africa. The trip will feature Yale’s own dynamic and popular Professor Walter Jetz as the Yale faculty leader. Professor Jetz has worked extensively on documenting and understanding regional to global patterns of biodiversity in terrestrial vertebrates and plants, and he also helped advance methods to assess how future global change may affect the hotspots of diversity.
Fall in love with the charming city of Cape Town. Take a cable car to the top of Table Mountain and travel along stunning coastlines. Visit Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for nearly two decades. Venture off to Grootbos, a pristine botanical reserve boasting unforgettable landscapes. See 40-ton Southern Right Whales up close, just feet away from your boat. Savor the scents and flavors of Cape Malay-style cooking and Dutch-inspired wines and tour of the vineyards at Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek. Feel a surge of excitement as you search for the "Big Five" in South Africa’s premier wildlife reserve, Kruger National Park, in the private Sabi Sands property of Lion Sands. Relax in luxurious accommodations, enjoying international cuisine and warm South African hospitality.
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