T H E E S S E N C E O F ITINERARY Delve into Eastern Europe’s past, present and future during a discovery of the intriguing cities of Berlin, Sachsenhausen, Wittenberg, Leipzig, Weimar and Eisenach. This quintessential post-conference trip showcases theseMonday, cities in October their true 7 glory: classical architecture, extensive and overwhelmingDepart USA history, medieval squares and castles,Depart on an overnight light to and ancient art and artifacts. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania to start Join this five-night, six-day post-conference our African adventure! tour curated by Mayo Clinic alumna Ruth Johnson, M.D. (MED '78, P '79, PATH '82, I '84), and Philip Quanbeck, D.Th. of Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN. Tuesday, October 8 Arusha Arrive late in the evening into Arusha, Tanzania and overnight in the heart of the city. (Arusha Hotel) Day 1: Sunday, June 24, 2018 - BERLIN Day 4: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - WEIMAR YourWednesday, post-conference October tour begins 9 with a tour of Berlin Today’s visitNgorongoro includes the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Weimar, known as the birthplace of Weimar includingEnjoy breakfast at the hotel during a welcome brieing by our s Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Wall, the afari guides. Afterwards, our safari guides Reichstag, and the Holocaust memorial. You’ll begin Classicism, a humanistic cultural movement. Your vis- withwill drive us in 4WD vehicles (6 people per vehicle) and take u a visit to historic Checkpoint Charlie, the former it includes s along the escarpment of the Great Rift Weimar’s Castle seated on the bank of the borderValley past Lake Manyara. We arrive at our lodge in time for lu crossing in the heart of Berlin. Next, you pass Ilm River andnch. The Exploreans Ngorongoro is a new, dating back over 500 years. You will also the Eastsmall boutique lodge that was bu Side Gallery, a stretch of the Berlinilt close to the rim of the Ngo wall painted visit the Goetherongoro Crater, where 2,000 ft. walls House, the baroque home to Johann by internationalsurround a crater loor covering artists and spanning almostjust over one hundred square m one mile. Wolfgang voniles. Goethe for almost 50 years. Your last stop for the day will Bauhaus, a German art school Next,(Exploreans you’ll visit the Ngorongoro Berlin Wall Memorial,Lodge: B,L,D) a preserved section of the wall that commemorate those who operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts suffered communism. After enjoying a group lunch at a andNgorongoro the fine arts. Crater Bauhaus was famous for its localThursday, restaurant, October you will visit 10 the seatNgorongoro of German approachTanzania’s to Ngorongoro design. Crater, which is a large, ParliamentTake an early morning descent to the Ngorongoro Crater loor an and one of Berlin’s most historical land- Meals:unbroken, B un‐d have a picnic breakfast looded volcanic caldera, offers some of the Overnight: Leonardo Hotel Weimar marks,followed by a morning of unsurpa the Reichstag. You will finish yourssed game viewing. Herds of zeb day of touring best wildlife viewingra and can be seen grazing in Africa. Its combination of abundant with a visit to the German Holocaust Memorial animals and awesome scenery will impress even a memorializingalongside the endangered black rhino while sleeping laze the over six million Jewish victims. Dayseasoned 5: Thursday, safariin the sun. Skirting the crater’s ridge, the traveler. June 28, The 2018 completely intact rim of the Meals:Masai herd their cattle and goats over the pastures, cohabiting L WARTBURG/ERFURTcrater rises with the wildlife as they have for centuries. 1,800 ft. above the 12‐mile wide loor. Overnight:Return to the lodge early in the afternoon for lunch with some Leonardo Hotel Berlin Mitte Today’s tourfree time to enjoy the f includes Wartburg Castle,acilities and relax. the first Ger- (Exploreans Ngorongoro Lodge: B,L,D) man castle to be designated an UNESCO World Herit- Day 2: Monday, June 25, 2018 age site. Described as an exemplary hilltop castle of SACHSENHAUSEN/WITTENBERG the feudal period in central Europe, Wartburg Castle Today,Friday, your Octoberday begins 11 with a visitSerengeti to Sachsenhausen presents an impressive overview of 1,000 years of memorial,This morning, we make our way to a Nazi concentration camp primarily the National Park wi used for German history.th a brief stop at Olduvai Gorge to visit Wartburg Castle was also the home politicalthe site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s archaeological work. A picn prisoners from 1936 to the end of the Third of the ever-reveredic lunch on the Serengeti plains allows us to Saint Elisabeth, and a refuge place for the exiled Martin Luther who translated the New Reichsoak up all the sights and soun in May 1945. This afternoon, youds. Our game viewing continues a will visit the s we drive towards the western section town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg, a university town along Testament into German here. Enjoy a free afternoon in the River(Grumeti) of the vast sanctuary Elbe with close ties to Martinwhere, historically, the game v Luther. Enjoy a Erfurt beforeiewing has been the best in October. Arrive joining the group for a farewell dinner as city at the Serengeti Soroi Lodge lattour in the footsteps of Martin Luthere in the afternoon where the sp including the your tour enda and other heavenly amenities await us af- draws near. intriguingter a full day of thrilling game sightings. locations of his birthplace and death house in Meals: B, D Eisleben,(Serengeti his home Soroi for Lodge:many years B,L,D) in Wittenberg. Lunch Overnight: Mercure Erfurt Altstadt will be included before heading to Leipzig this after- noon. Day 6: Friday, June 29, 2018 Meals: B, L ERFURT/FRANKFURT Overnight: Leonardo Hotel & Residenz Leipzig This morning is at your leisure before heading to the airport for your return flight home. Day 3: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - LEIPZIG Meals: B Today’s tour includes a full-day in Leipzig, a trade city from the time of the Holy Roman Empire. Situated at the intersection of two important medieval trade routes, Leipzig was once a major center of learning and culture Wartburg Castle in Eisenach is the most visited in Europe. This morning, you will embark on a leisurely Luther site in the world, attracting 350,000 visi- walking tour at the University of Leipzig, one of Eu- tors every year. Its mighty walls provided refuge rope’s oldest. You’ll pass by the market, Major Hall and for Martin Luther for almost a year after he was St. ThomasThe word Church, Serengeti the comes final restingfrom the place Masai of word Johann stringet, which literally means “an extended area.” The park covers ostracized and excommunicated by Rome follow- Sebastian Bach. This afternoon’s visit includes St. Nich- ing the Diet of Worms (1521). It was here that he 5,000 sq. miles of grassland broken up by rock outcroppings olas Church, the gathering place of the peaceful politi- started translating the New Testament into Ger- cal protestsand stands (Monday of acacia Demonstrations) trees. This type ofagainst landscape the gov- makes it an man, laying the foundations for a standardized ernmentexcellent of the place German to observe Democratic animal Republicmigrations. from During 1989- the German language. The Luther Room – where Lu- 1991.migration, Next, you’ll the experiencewildebeest arethe theRunde irst Ecketo move Memorial and are ther lived and worked during his time at the castle Museum.followed Literally by the translated . Lions, as thehyenas ‘Round and Corner,’scavenger birds are – has for centuries been a destination for count- Rundeclose Ecke behind was and once feast an onoffice the ofyoung, the East old, sickGerman and weary.se- Moreless pilgrims from around the world. cret police, the Stasi. Tonight, gather for discussion fromthan the 3day’s million visits animals and a move group south dinner and at then a local north again in restaurant.search of water in this constant cycle every year. Meals: B, D Overnight: Leonardo Hotel & Residenz Leipzig B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner

Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13 Serengeti Huge herds of wildebeest, and gazelle roam the vast savannah grasslands of the Serengeti National Park and together with the adjoining Masai Mara in , it forms the inest wildlife ecosystem in the world. Here, enjoy two full days of game viewing with lots of time to search for wildlife. The annual migration is the greatest wildlife show on Earth with several million wildebeest and zebra trekking north to the Masai Mara while lions, cheetahs and the rare hunting dog follow close behind. (Serengeti Soroi Lodge: B,L,D)

Monday, October 14 Masai Mara After breakfast, embark on a spectacular drive over the Serengeti plains and take in some game viewing as we proceed to the border crossing point between Tanzania and Kenya. Our Kenyan guide will meet us at the border and take us to a secret location for a sumptuous picnic lunch before continuing on a game drive to our tented camp located in the Mara Triangle where the BBC TV documentary series was ilmed. It’s simply the best segment of the Masai Mara with the Talek River often witnessing some magniicent wildebeest crossings. (Mara Intrepids Tented Camp: B,L,D)

Masai Mara Situated in southwest Kenya and known by locals as The Mara (meaning “spotted” in the Masai language), this area is Africa’s greatest wildlife reserve and, without a doubt, the most famous safari destination. It stretches 580 sq. miles and is over 5,000 ft. above sea level. The terrain is primarily grassland and riverine forest with clumps of the distinctive acacia trees. Its ecosystem holds one of the highest densitiesWITTENBERG in the world. Two million Tuesday,, October zebras 15 & and Wednesday, gazelles migrate October here 16 Masai Mara Enjoy two days of game viewing inannually and there are over 95 the Masai Mara with its vast species of mammals herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other plains species. Their numbeand 570 recorded species of birds.rs swell during the annual mig ration from the Serengeti. Lions, and cheetahs are never far behind the herds while and herds are also spectacular. For one of Did you know each animal our dinners, prepare for a feast under the stars with an elaborate display of traditional Masai tribal danc-grouping has its own name? ing. (Mara Intrepids Tented Camp: B,L,D) Pride of Lions Gang of Buffalo Thursday, October 17 Depart Nairobi Tower of Giraffes Cap off our incredible safari experience with a inal dawn game drive Bloat of Hippos followed by a special breakfast among the hippos on the banks of the river. Afterwards, transfer to the Ma-Crash of Rhinos Herd of ra airstrip to board our light aircraft light to Nairobi. Upon arrival, there’s an opporCoalitiontunity to shop for local of Cheetahs handicrafts or enjoy a leisurely lunch. We continue to the Rothschild Giraffe Centre to meet and even feed Leap of Leopards these graceful creatures. A stop will also be made at the Kazuri Beads workshop where beautiful and intri-Dazzle of Zebras cate beadwork jewelry is made by a local community project. Before the late evening light home, we’ll Cackle of Hyenas have a farewell to Africa dinner at The Carnivore restaurant, one of the most famous establishments in the Troop of Monkeys city featuring a variety of exotic meats such as ostrich, crocodile, camel and, of course, the more tame op-Kettle of Vultures tions such as beef, chicken and pork. Non-carnivores will also delight in the vegetariaFloatn options. After din- of Crocodiles ner, depart on an overnight light to arrive home on Friday, October 18. (B,D) Sounder of Warthogs Convocation of Eagles Drove of Hares

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