Tanzania
2024–25 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Congratulations on being selected to travel on the Tanzania: Understanding Sustainable Development and Education travel program! This program provides students the opportunity to learn about conservation, social justice, and regional approaches to land protection. Through these experiences, you will gain an increased understanding of environmental sustainability and educational approaches to effect lasting change.

 

Make sure to keep checking this page for Updates

General Program Information:

  • Program Dates: March 9th – 22nd, 2025 (** Please note that these dates a changed slightly from the application**)
  • Trip Leaders: Conrad Pitcher, Kate Parker, and Prudence Munkittrick
  • Updated Itinerary (COMING SOON), preliminary itineraries can be found on the Trip Page HERE
  • Program Notes:
    • Program Meeting Point: On March 9th, 2025, Students and Program leaders will meet at the airport hotel near the John F. Kennedy Airport. Since Program Leaders will be traveling from the Deerfield Academy campus students may choose to meet with Program Leaders on the Deerfield Academy Campus on March 9th and travel via bus to the hotel near the John F Kennedy International airport should that be easier.
    • Cell Phone Policy: This is an “unplugged” trip, so students will not have access to cell phones or the internet for the duration of their time in Tanzania. Faculty leaders do have cell phones and access to WiFi.
    • Other Important Information about the program: Students and faculty trip leaders will be housed in a rustic dormitory called the Guesthouse, with separate bunk rooms for faculty and for girls and boys. Most meals, consisting primarily of locally grown vegetables, beans, and rice, will be shared with the girls who live at Mainsprings. Other meals will be eaten at the open-air restaurant Papa’s, located on the south shore of Lake Victoria. Breakfast will be served continental style. On safari, students will stay in a safari lodge or furnished tent.

Documents & Forms:

 
Below we are providing a complete list of all of the forms you have previously receive through DocuSign for your reference and INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY.  

1. Deerfield Academy Forms:

2. In Country Provider Forms:

  •  Provider Forms and Information Coming Soon!

 

Health & Safety:

Please review the following Health and Safety information

1. CDC and State Department briefings on travel to destinations.

2. Travel Medicine Advisory Letter from Dr. Benson

3. Vaccination Information: 

  • No vaccinations are required for Tanzania but please review and consider all recommended vaccinations

4. Insurance Information:

  • Deerfield Academy provides students with International SOS Travel Insurance during the program.
    • CLICK HERE for general information about Internation SOS Travel Insurance, the service they offer and HERE for information on how to get in touch with them pre-travel.
    • Deerfield Academy also encourages Students and Parents to consider purchasing additional “cancel for any reason” insurance as available.

 

Visa Information:

Students and parents are directly responsible for the student’s immigration status and/or visa application process to comply with local laws for participation in this program. Deerfield Academy and the CSGC office are here to assist and can provide specific supplemental documentation as required for the application. 

According to the US Department of State, as of November 14th, 2024, visitors must obtain a one-year multiple entry visa for $100. This visa can be secured upon arrival at the airport in Tanzania and Deerfield Academy and our partners in Tanzania will help students with this process and will coordinate payment for the students.

Students who are not traveling with U.S. passport please research entry requirements based on your country of citizenship and for obtaining a visa, if necessary

 

 

PACKING LIST

For Tanzania

PACKING LIST

Please Review the Packing List in the Handbook Starting on Page 9
Click Here

Group Flight Information:

(subject to change until tickets are finalized)

OUTBOUND FLIGHT:

March 10th:

  • Depart John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on Kenya Airways KQ0003 at 1:45 PM; arriving in Nairobi (NBO) at 10:15AM on March 11th

March 11th:

  • Depart NBO at 12:50PM on Kenya Airways KQ0484; arriving at Dar es Salaam Airport (DAR) at 2:15 PM
  • Depart DAR at 9:00PM on Air Tanzania TC102; arriving at Mwanza (MWZ) at 10:30PM

RETURN FLIGHT:

March 21st:

  • Depart Mwanza Airport (MWZ) at 2:05PM on Air Tanzania TC101; arriving in Dar es Salaam Airport (DAR) at 4:05PM
  • Depart Dar es Salaam (DAR) on Kenya Airways KQ487 at 8:45 PM; arriving at Nairobi Airport (NBO) at 10:05PM
  • Depart Nairobi Airport (NBO) on Kenya Airways Flight KQ0002 at 11:35PM; arriving at John J Kennedy International Airport (JFK) at 7:35AM on March 22nd

Pre and Post Trip Plans and Travel:

 
 
Pre- trip Information: After classes end on Friday, March 7th, students can depart campus or stay in their dorms for the night of March 7th. The Deerfield Academy Campus will be closed March 8th. The Program begins on March 9th, 2025, when Students and Trip Leaders meet at an Airport Hotel near JFK international airport where they will stay for the night before heading to the airport on the morning of March 10th to depart for Tanzania.  
 
Students will have the option of meeting the Trip Leaders at DA and taking a bus to New York on Sunday afternoon or meet the group at the Airport Hotel on Sunday evening. (Specific meeting times and hotel information will be provided at a later date)
 
During the weekend prior to the start of the program on March 8th, some students will be engaged in post-season co-curricular tournaments, some students will return home or spend time with family, and others may spend the weekend with a friend. If you have any questions about that weekend, or if you are looking for support in finding an option for the night of March 8th, please reach out to us in the CSGC by January 15 to discuss.
 
 
Post -trip Plans:

Please note that this trip ends on March 22nd at the John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK), with an estimated time of arrival at 7:35AM. Families should plan to meet their students at the airport or arrange for them to be transported to nearby family or friends for the remainder of the March break.  As you see in the form, there are a few options: 

  • Your family or friend of the family can pick you up at the airport.
  • You can travel back to Deerfield on the shuttle and be picked up by your family or friend on campus.
  • You can fly to another city to meet your family or friend of the family.
  • You can fly to another international location, and deviate from the program at the airport in Dar es Salaam 

If you and your family decide on the final two options, it is important to start planning for this now and ensure that you have enough time between when we land in New York and when your next flight takes off or to get to the airport after all activities on the program have been completed. Things to consider are potential delays, customs and immigration, baggage claim, and possible terminal transfers. We recommend contacting the airlines directly to ensure appropriate layover times (taking into account the possibility of delays). If you have questions or require help with this process, please let us know.

 

Payment Information:

The remaining balance of the program fee will be billed to your student account on December 11, 2024, and due in full by January 1, 2025.   

Please contact the Finance Office at finance@deerfield.edu with any questions or the Center for Service and Global Citizenship via email csgc@deerfield.edu or phone: 413-774-1435.

This page contains enrollment information for students who have been selected for one of our 2025 trips. If you are interested in other Global Studies programs or future travel opportunities, please contact The Center for Service and Global Citizenship.