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- Accommodations
- Meals
- Excursions & Activities
- Get to Know Your Destination
- Study Abroad Advisory of Student Risk
- Student Experience
Accommodations
You will stay in a homestays located in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, a residential neighborhood called Vanguard Estates. This area is usually not visited by most tourists as it is where most “non-white” Capetonians live. The neighborhood is considered middle class and most families are racially mixed. There are usually two students per homestay, each student with their own room.
UC Davis reserves the right to change the accommodation location. Should this be necessary, we will arrange alternative lodging. Please note that elevators, air conditioners and other modern conveniences may not be available in all locations.
Meals
Two meals a day plus a snack provided for lunch.
Excursions & Activities
Short excursions and day trips are included during orientation week.
Orientation Week Sample Schedule:
- Welcome barbecue (Braai)
- Orientation Tour Cape Town- Township- District 6 Museum
- Community Service Project
- Site visit to local hospitals and meet and greet with preceptors
- Tour of Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held prisoner
- Visit to Table Mountain
- Peninsula Tour
- Optional additional cost tour: Garden Route
Get to Know Your Destination
Since the fall of Apartheid, South Africa has taken great strides to bridge the wide economic and social gap that was left with Apartheid. Infrastructure, education, healthcare services and economic opportunities have grown. The majority black population had limited or non-existent healthcare until the 1990s and today South Africa’s healthcare system provides free or low cost care to most of its population. Yet, besides these great strides, South Africa was one of the hardest hit countries by one of the worst pandemics in recent history, overburdening a fledgling system that was just starting to provide basic services to the majority of the population who had little to no access to them. In the wake of the Apartheid, poverty, continuing inequality, misconceptions about HIV/AIDS, and other factors, influence South Africa’s healthcare system today.
- Lonely Planet – Cape Town
- What to Do in Cape Town, South Africa: 36 Hours Travel Video (New York Times)
Study Abroad Advisory of Student Risk
Participation in this UC Davis Study Abroad program requires travel to and extended living in a foreign location(s) abroad. UC Davis Study Abroad endeavors to reduce and mitigate risk wherever possible. However, the environments and risks associated with living in these locations are substantially different than those found during a regular course of study at UC Davis. All participants must download and review the following information prior to departure. Any questions should be directed to the Program Coordinator.
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