Heather West
Published: January 24, 2006
Imagine having the chance to get away from everything. See some of the most unbelievable and vibrant landscapes that most people only dream about. Observe as zebras, elephants, and buffalo drink from the Uaso Nyiro River. Watch the sunset and the stars blaze over an African savanna.
Imagine having the opportunity of a lifetime.
In May 2007 students will have the opportunity to go on a classical African Safari.
Dr. Carol Horigan, from the Visual Arts Department at Pensacola Junior College, has planned this exciting adventure and will be attending the journey with the students.
Horigan is no stranger to traveling the world. “I love interacting with people from other countries. It’s like they aren’t foreigners anymore, they’re human beings.”
Dr. Horigan has been many places around the world, including the Yucatan where she took students and they built a library and received a letter or appreciation from the Mexican government.
On this trip, students will be attending several different and incredibly beautiful areas of Kenya such as Lake Nakuru, the Samburu Reserve, and Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve, Maasai Mara.
Joseph Kimani, professional naturalist, will be accompanying the students while in Kenya. The cost is $3,395 per person. This price will include air far, American breakfast in Kenya and specified meals, water bottles, entry to parks, and much more.
There is also a class that you will take while in Kenya, that will count as college credit.
The trip will be May 5-14 with an optional extension to Tsavo & Amboseli National Parks May 13-19. This extension will cost and extra $1,195.
The students will board their flight in Atlanta and in Nairobi. Once in Nairobi, the students will be escorted by Joseph Kimani to their accommodations at Nairobi Safari Park Hotel, which was a British Officer’s retreat fifty years ago.
For more information on this trip contact Susan Leveille at The Northwest Florida Zoo at (850) 698-5715 or Dr. Carol Horigan at PJC at (850) 484-2556. You can also get more information at https://itech.pjc. edu/chorigan/kenya/