Course includes a two week field trip to the North Island of New Zealand.

When?            Course is offered TR evenings 5:40-6:55 p.m. during the Spring Semester.  The trip is March 11-26, 2005.

How Much?    Beyond tuition for the course, cost of the trip is $2460.  Includes airfare, transportation in New Zealand, lodging and costs of activities.

How do I sign up?  The due date is past, and the course is full, but for future reference: 
The International Studies Program Office sponsors several international studies courses per year.  Click here for more information.

Check out the photos below for a glimpse of the locations we will visit!
 

Auckland Volcanic Field The best views are from the water
Auckland is full of cinder cones	Rangitoto is a shield volcano 600 years old!

We'll spend the first two days in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.
 
 
 
 

Tongariro National Park Three very different volcanoes in one explosive area. We’ll hike through, ride quad bikes around, and fly over this beautiful national park.
	Mt. Ngauruhoe	Mt. Ruapehu
	On the slopes	of Mt. Tongariro

We'll spend lots of time in the volcanically active Taupo Volcanic Zone, including four days at Tongariro National Park.
 
 
 
 

White Island Adventure...         Steaming crater lake and old sulfur mines

We'll take a boat ride out to an active volcanic island; hard hats and gas masks are provided by the tour operator!
 
 
 
 

Cathedral Cove     Paddle a kayak to see thick pyroclastic deposits.....                    .....and enjoy some time on the beach.

Near the end of the trip, we'll take a sea kayak tour to see ignimbrites at scenic Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel peninsula.
 

Activities Include:

• Ferry ride to Rangitoto, a basaltic shield volcano with lava tubes.
• Scenic flight over the three major volcanoes of Tongariro National Park.
• Quad bike tour of Tongariro with a Maori guide.
• An eight hour tramp through the Tongariro Crossing, called "the best one day walk in the world."
• Visits to geothermal areas.
• Boat ride to and guided tour of White Island Volcano.
• Sea kayak tour of Cathedral Cove.

How do I sign up? (NOTE: COURSE IS CLOSED)

• Obtain an application from the International Studies Program Office (B-143, x4798) or from Dr. Karen Bartels (S-142, x6052).
• Return completed application along with $150 deposit by December 15, 2004.
• If your application is approved, you will be authorized to register for the course.
• You will register for the course during late registration, January 3-6, 2005.
• Half of the balance of the trip ($1155) will be due in January, and the rest ($1155) will be due in February.

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 Last updated December 16, 2004.