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The Team
Thando Mtshali
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Cluster: D’18
Home: Durban, South
Africa
Wild Animal: White
Tiger
Divya Raj
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Cluster: D’18
Home: Ohio, United
States
Wild Animal: Giraffe
Marwa Khan
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Cluster: B’18
Home: Berlin,
Germany
Wild Animal: Panther
Fun Facts
South Africa has 11
official languages
Home to the largest bird,
largest fish, tallest animal,
and largest and fastest
land mammal
Kruger National Park is
one of Africa’s largest
game reserves
The only country to have
2 Nobel Prize winners
with a home on the same
street
South Africa has the
world’s longest wine
route, Route 62
South Africa has
largest gold reefs,
platinum and diamond
deposits on Earth
Sample Itinerary
Dates Location Highlights
2-5th Jan Cape Town • Table Mountain
• Robben Island
• Wine Farms
Company Visits
6-8th Jan Kruger
National Park
• African Dance Party
• Spot the Big 5
• Rhino Conservation
8-10th Jan Johannesburg • Apartheid Museum
• SoWeTo Township Tour
• Mandela House
• Alumni Event
Company Visits
Sample Company Visits
Finance
Start-up
Hospitality
GovernmentHealth
Commodities
Non-profitsMedia
Academia
Budget
Total estimate: $ 2,400-2,600
What does this include?
Accommodation (double occupancy) with breakfast
Ground transportation
Domestic flights (Cape Town Kruger Johannesburg)
Cultural visits including safari in Kruger National Park
7 lunches and dinners
What is not included?
International airfare (approx. $1,000 - $1,500)
Alcoholic beverages
Other personal expenses
Chazen Logistics
General logistics
30 full-time Business School students (including organizers)
only
No significant others
Students are required to attend the entire study tour
All company visits are mandatory
Students with holds are unable to participate
DO NOT ASK TO SHADOW THIS STUDY TOUR
Chazen Logistics
Bidding Info
1 Round of Bidding ONLY: Sept 19, 9am to Sept 26, 4pm
Results will be released Sept 27 at 12pm noon
Successful bidders will have 48 hours to pay a non-refundable
deposit* in order to secure their spot
Unsuccessful bidders will be placed on a waitlist (based on bid
amount - highest to lowest). If a students gets a spot on the tour, he
will be charged this bid amount.
Students who have no bid points or who do not wish to bid can sign
up for the “zero bid-point” waitlist which (opens September 19 at
9am; first-come, first-serve)
No swapping allowed
* Note: withdrawal policy
(https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/chazen/students/study_tours/participating)