Tanzania Wilderness - Adult

Explore Tanzania’s landscape and culture

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. See some of the world’s richest wildlife havens in the Ngorongoro Crater. Challenge yourself physically as you wander Tanzania’s volcanic highlands. Spend time with the Maasai and  Bushmen  people learning about their culture, history, and the area’s ecology.

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In addition to this course’s cultural and outdoor opportunities, you’ll also focus on leadership. Challenging hiking days are opportunities to improve tolerance for adversity. Communication skills come into play as you and your group make decisions about your route or where to camp. Each day, you’ll fill a different leadership role and focus on developing your own leadership style. 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.

Photo by Clair Smith

Photo credit: Clair Smith

Photo by Robin Larson

Photo credit: Robin Larson

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Duration

14 days

Age

23+ yrs

Tuition

$6,030 to $6,210

Skill Options
Academic Credit

2 College Credits

  • 2 Environmental Studies

Equipment Deposit

$100

Start/End

Arusha, Tanzania

Fly In/Out

Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

Course Session Dates

Aug 28, 2025 - Sep 10, 2025

Arusha, TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF

$6,030 View Session

Aug 27, 2026 - Sep 9, 2026

Arusha, TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF

$6,210 View Session

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Financial aid & Scholarships

NOLS supports a variety of outside financial aid options:

  • AmeriCorps
  • 529 College Savings Plans
  • Veteran's Benefits (In Wyoming only)

If you are fluent in American Sign Language or Signed Exact English, you may be eligible to receive a full scholarship to your wilderness medicine course.