Heifer Study Tours: Travel to a Better World

Heifer Study Tours are small, specialized expeditions through spectacular geography and unique ecosystems to visit remote villages and isolated peoples. But a Heifer Study Tour goes beyond sightseeing. It is a journey into the daily lives of extraordinary people. As you visit with the farmers and families who are working with Heifer to improve their lives and protect the earth, you learn more than you could have imagined.

A Heifer Study Tour takes you beyond your ideas about poverty, and shows you what the human spirit is capable of overcoming.

2009 & 2010 Heifer Study Tours

Africa

Senegal and Ghana
Trip Dates: March 8-20, 2010
Begins in Dakar, Senegal and ends in Accra, Ghana
$2,500 + air; 10-12 people - PRICE REDUCED!
Deposit & Application due January 8, 2010                                                                                                    Tour Leader: Sarah Donaghy, Program Officer for Global Education

If you are interested in this Study Tour please completely fill out the Senegal/Ghana Application and Pre-tour Questionnaire, and return both documents along with the deposit to the Study Tours office so we can process your application. You may also want to read the Itinerary and Overview to get a better understanding of what the tour will involve.

For air and travel guidance, please read our Senegal/Ghana Travel Information document. Please read our FAQ section for more details about Study Tours.

Zambia and Malawi
Trip Dates: May 16-29, 2010
Begins in Lusaka, Zambia and ends in Lilongwe, Malawi
$3,000 + air; 10-12 people
Deposit & Application due March 12, 2010                                                                                                                                                            Tour Leader: Sara Drew, Study Tours Program Coordinator

If you are interested in this Study Tour please completely fill out the Zambia/Malawi Application and Pre-tour Questionnaire, and return both documents along with the deposit to the Study Tours office so we can process your application. You may also want to read the Itinerary and Overview to get a better understanding of what the tour will involve.

For air and travel guidance, please read our Zambia/Malawi Travel Information document. Please read our FAQ section for more details about Study Tours.

Rwanda
Tentative Trip Dates: July 2010

Asia/South Pacific

Viet Nam - WAIT LISTED
Trip Dates: December 28, 2009 - January 7, 2010
Begins and ends in Ho Chi Minh
$2,400 + air; 12 people
Deposit & Application due October 28, 2009                                                                                                 Tour Leader: Sarah Tourville, Program Curriculum Coordinator

If you are interested in this Study Tour please completely fill out the Viet Nam Application and Pre-tour Questionnaire, and return both documents along with the deposit to the Study Tours office so we can process your application. You may also want to read the Itinerary and Overview to get a better understanding of what the tour will involve.

For air and travel guidance, please read our Viet Nam Travel Information document. Please read our FAQ section for more details about Study Tours.

Thailand - WAIT LISTED
Trip Dates: January 10 -18, 2010
Begins and ends in Chiang Mai
$1,800 + air; 12 people
Deposit & Application due November 13, 2009                                                                                                                                                      Tour Leader: Tim Newman, Director of Program Curriculum

If you are interested in this Study Tour please completely fill out the Thailand Application and Pre-tour Questionnaire, and return both documents along with the deposit to the Study Tours office so we can process your application. You may also want to read the Itinerary and Overview to get a better understanding of what the tour will involve.

For air and travel guidance, please read our Thailand Travel Information document. Please read our FAQ section for more details about Study Tours.

Philippines
Trip Dates: February 14-26, 2010
Begins and ends in Metro Manila
$2,400 + air; 10-12 people - PRICE REDUCED!
Deposit & Application due December 18, 2009                                                                                                                                                        Tour Leader: Todd Montgomery, Education Supervisor for Heifer's Overlook Farm

If you are interested in this Study Tour please completely fill out the Philippines Application and Pre-tour Questionnaire, and return both documents along with the deposit to the Study Tours office so we can process your application. You may also want to read the Itinerary and Overview to get a better understanding of what the tour will involve.

For air and travel guidance, please read our Philippines Travel Information document. Please read our FAQ section for more details about Study Tours.

Vietnam and Cambodia
Tentative Trip Dates: December 2010

 Central/Eastern Europe

Romania and Moldova
Tentative Trip Dates: September 2010

The Americas

Guatemala
Trip Dates: November 2-13, 2009
Begins and ends in Guatemala City
$2,100 + air; 12-14 people
Deposit & Application due October 2, 2009 - DEADLINE EXTENDED!                                                           Tour Leader: Katherine Lu, Director of Study Tours

If you are interested in this Study Tour please completely fill out the Guatemala Application and Pre-tour Questionnaire, and return both documents along with the deposit to the Study Tours office so we can process your application. You may also want to read the Itinerary and Guatemala Overview to get a better understanding of what the tour will involve.

For air and travel guidance, please read our Guatemala Travel Information document. Please read our FAQ section for more details about Study Tours.

Peru
Tentative Trip Dates: September 2010

Guatemala
Tentative Trip Dates: November 2010

Honduras
Trip Dates: November 20-27, 2010
Begins in Tegucigalpa and ends in San Pedro Sula

Trip Length and Cost Estimates

Africa
10/16 days - $3,000 - 4,000

Asia/South Pacific
10/16 days - $2,000 - $3,500

Central/Eastern Europe
10/16 days - $3,000 - $3,500

The Americas
North America: 5/10 days - $1,000 - $1,500
Latin or South America: 10/14 days - $2,000 to $3,000

Prices include accommodations, meals, in-country transportation, project visits, tour leaders and guides, workshops, sightseeing, a Heifer rolling backpack and journal, name tag and SOS emergency evacuation insurance.

Our trips are LAND ONLY to allow you the options of airlines and best fares as well as the opportunity for pre/post trips on an independent basis. Our tours do not include domestic or international air transportation to and from the country destination(s). However, all transportation within the country(s) for the duration of the trip is included. Once accepted, participants will need to make their own flight arrangements.

We recognize that travel is not without risk, and we take the safety of our participants very seriously. If deemed advisable, we reserve the right to cancel or interrupt a trip at any time.

Trip itineraries are subject to change at any time, even after a trip commences.

For more information about a specific trip, please contact studytours@heifer.org.