Baltic Odyssey: Scotland, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, Russia

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PRESENTED BY ZEGRAHM EXPEDITIONS

Aboard the Island Sky

June 29 July 13, 2010

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Were thrilled to return to northern Europe on our Baltic Odysseyan exploration ofthe port cities, towns, and islands whose histories were written along the shores of thislegendary sea.

Nine countries embrace the BalticDenmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia,Sweden, Finland, and Russiamany of their borders, long subject to the shifting tides

of political occupation, are now safely anchored within the European Union. Aboard theintimate and spacious 100-passenger Island Skywe explore eight historic ports whose palpableenergy is dedicated both to the revival and restoration of their heritage, as well as to a myriadentrepreneurial ventures that, at long last, open wide the doors to a bright future.

For centuries the region was fought over and won by Vikings, Slavs, and Teutons who soughtdominance over this thousand-mile-long strategic trade route. Between the 12th and 17thcenturies, the German-based Hanseatic League established and maintained a trade monopolyin the Baltic and throughout northern Europe ensuring the safe passage of goods for every

member country. Among the more than 100 alliance participants were major port cities andtowns that evolved into magnificent architectural and cultural centers.

Today, as we explore the Old Towns of Gdansk, Riga, and Tallinn, that Hanseatic heydayis revealed in the splendid rows of merchant houses; along the charming cobblestone streetslined with venerable shops; and in the medieval marketplace squares crowned by spiredcathedrals, courts, and palaces. Once these citizens reveled in the first flavors of pepper thathailed from Java, cured their ailments with exotic Chinese herbs, and toasted one another

with exquisite glass goblets from Venice.

During our walking tour of Swedens magnificent World Heritage Site of Visby, we learnthat the city remained fiercely independent of the Hanseatic merchants, having long beforeestablished itself as the major regional trade port. In 1525, a portion of the city was burnedto the ground by the fleet of Lbeck (now in Germany). e ruins have been left standing, atestament to the pride and resilience that remains in Visbys epithet, city of roses and ruins.

In addition to our urban explorations we discover the natural beauty of the island of Sylt,wander through shady parks and manicured botanical gardens, view dazzling collectionsof amber, and drive through the charming villages of Bornholm Island. Our adventure

concludes with an exploration of magnificent St. Petersburg, from the bustling NevskyProspect to the grand cathedral in St. Isaac Square and a special tour of the incomparablecollections of art housed in the Hermitage in the Winter Palace.

Join our historians and naturalists as we voyage to the wondrous lands and World Heritagelandmarks that encircle the Baltic Sea.

Warm regards,

Jon NicholsonPresident

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St. Petersburg

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Riga

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ESTONIA

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GERMANY

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BALTIC ODYSSEYAboard Island SkyJune 29 July 13, 2010 | 15 Tour Days

June 29 & 30 USA / Edinburgh, Scotland

July 1 Edinburgh / Leith /EmbarkIsland Sky

July 2 At Sea

July 3 Sylt Island, Germany

July 4 Kiel Canal Transit

July 5 Ronne, Bornholm Island,Denmark

July 6 Gdansk, Poland

July 7 Klaipeda, Lithuania

July 8 Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden

July 9 Riga, Latvia

July 10 Tallinn, Estonia

July 11 & 12 St. Petersburg, Russia

July 13 Helsinki, Finland

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Tuesday & Wednesday, June 29 & 30, 2010USA / Edinburgh, ScotlandDepart on your independent overnight ightto Edinburgh. Upon arrival, transer indepen-dently to our hotel. We gather the evening o

the 30th or a welcome dinner and brieng.

Thursday, July 1

Edinburgh / Leith / EmbarkIsland SkyAter breakast a city tour highlights sightsalong Edinburghs most amous avenue, theRoyal Mile, including Holyrood Palace, oncethe home o Mary Queen o Scots, and today,the Queens ocial residence in Scotland,

and stunning St. Giles Cathedral. At the topend o the street sits Edinburgh Castle and itsmagnicent gardens. We tour the castle andenjoy lunch beore transerring to the port oLeith to embark the Island Sky.

Friday, July 2

At SeaAs we transit the North Sea today we take

advantage o our shipboard time on thisaction-lled voyage to learn more aboutthe dynamic countries rimming the BalticSea. Our team o lecturers prepares usor the exciting cultural and historicalencounters ahead.

Saturday, July 3Sylt Island, Germany

Te beautiul, windswept, 24-mile-longisland o Sylt (pronounced zoolt) is thenorthernmost point o Germany and part o

the ecologically ragile Frisian archipelagowhich stretches between Denmark and TeNetherlands. Te inviting sandy beachesthe longest in Germanyare known or theirwandering dunes, and the vast tidal ats on

the eastern edge o the island are eeding andresting grounds or migratory birds and areprotected within a national park. Unique tothe region is the architecture o the housesound in island villages, their thick reed roosslope all the way down to the ground andblend with the surrounding vegetation. Sincethe mid-19th century, European visitors havebeen coming to Sylt or its pure, iodine-rich

air and therapeutic baths. Ater lunch onshore go or an optional bicycle tour romthe village o Kampen, or enjoy ree time toexplore Westerland, the charming capitalo Sylt.

Sunday, July 4Kiel Canal TransitEarly this morning we begin our transit othe historic 61-mile-long Kiel Canal and sailrom the North Sea into the Baltic. KaiserWilhelm I set the rst oundation stone inplace on June 3, 1887. Nine thousand workersspent the next eight years constructing thecanal rom Brunsbuttel to Holtenau, whereKaiser Wilhelm II laid the nal stone on June21, 1895. Te canal was internationalized by

the reaty o Versailles. oday the Kiel Canalis one o the busiest man-made waterwaysin the world.

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Monday, July 5Ronne, Bornholm Island, DenmarkAter breakast we step ashore on sereneBornholm Island, endowed with sugar-whitesand beaches, dramatic clifs, thick orests, and

heather-clad hills. Its picturesque port, Ronne,is paved with cobblestones and lined withsmall shops and cas. Included in our islandexplorations are the ruins o HammershusCastle, Scandinavias largest medieval ortress;the unique, round 12th-century churches,Osterlars and Nylars; the charming hal-timbered shing hamlet o Gudhjem; andDenmarks third-largest orest, Almindingen.

Te island has a long-standing artistic tradi-tion, and we visit studios renowned or theirglass blowing and pottery.

Tuesday, July 6Gdansk, PolandAter breakast we set out or a ull-day touro this city whose history spans nearly 1,000years. Te Solidarity Monument, in ront o

the Gdansk shipyard, is our rst stop alongthe rail o Solidarity which commemoratesthe dramatic events o December 1970 whenworkers rioted against the Communist regime.At the shipyard we view the exhibition, Roadsto Freedom, a ascinating audio-visual portrayalo those important, world-changing events.

We enjoy a walking tour through lively

Old own with its magnicent collection oGothic, Renaissance, and Baroque build-ings and monuments. We pass through the

Golden Gate, a grand ornamental arch;walk down Long Street lined with buildingssporting elaborate acades and ornate gables;and the 15th-century Palace o Artus, whereNeptunes Fountain commemorates Gdansks

Hanseatic past. We also visit medieval St.Marys Church, the worlds largest brickchurch with 30 brilliantly decorated chapels.Ater lunch there is time at leisure orurther exploration.

Wednesday, July 7Klaipeda, LithuaniaKlaipeda has been an important port since

its ounding by the eutonic Order in the13th century. Our exploration begins witha drive to the amber center o Palanga,stopping along the way to stroll throughthe Botanical Park with its 500 varieties otrees and bushes. We then visit the AmberMuseum, housed in a 19th-century neo-Renaissance-style mansion, whose 15 roomso exhibits4,500 pieces o amberreveal

the secrets o this Baltic Gold. Learn aboutthe origins o amber, where it is ound, howit is processed, and how it came to possess itsinternational value.

Aterward we drive to the Old own or awalking tour. Its centerpiece is beautiulTeatre Square and rom it, narrow streetsmeander between theachwerk, hal-timbered

buildings, and the houses and shops oamber cratsmen. Later return to the portby motorcoach or stay in the Old own

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and return to the ship on your own in theearly aternoon.

Thursday, July 8Visby, Gotland Island, SwedenTis morning we arrive at Gotland Island,Sweden, the largest island in the Baltic. Itssplendid city o Visby, a World Heritage Site,is amous or its intact medieval architecture,especially the 44 guard towers built aspart o the city walls in the 11th and 12thcenturies. We drive to Almedalen, a greenoasis in the center o bustling Visby, thenwalk down the Strandgatan, past lovely

medieval granaries and the citys oldestbuilding, the Powder ower. We visit theBotanical Garden, known or its exotic plantcollection, birds, and stunning roses andmagnolias, and reboard our coach or the rideup to a splendid panoramic viewpoint o thecity and its spires. From ancient DalmansGate we continue our tour on oot back intotown along charming cobblestone streets,

to visit the impressive St. Marys Cathedraland the Gotland Museum with its excellentmedieval collections.

Friday, July 9Riga, LatviaOur day in Latvia showcases the richhistorical and cultural landmarks o this800-year-old Hanseatic river port that gained

its independence in 1991. Separated by theDaugava Riverthe embarkation point orViking travelers heading eastthe modern

city is a major industrial and nancial center,while Old Riga is an architectural showcaseo towers and spires, 17th-century guildmerchant houses, churches, and a castle,all interlaced with picturesque cobblestone

streets. Our walking tour takes us to multiplelandmarks, including the Blackheads House,one o the oldest buildings in Riga; St. PetersChurch, a superb Gothic masterpiece; the15th-century Tree Brothers merchanthouses; and St. Jacob and St. John churches.We also visit Rigas most prominent land-mark, the 13th-century Dome Cathedral,whose organ concerts are legendary. We

end our walk at the castle, the residence oLatvias president.

We continue our exploration by motorcoach,driving past lovely parks along the City Canallined with the stunning Art Nouveau archi-tecture built in 1899 during the German /Scandinavian movement knows as Jugendstil.We view Bastion Hill, commemorating those

who died in 1991 during an anti-Sovietrebellion; the University o Latvia; and theFreedom Monument, dedicated to the nationsstruggle or reedom.

Saturday, July 10Tallinn, Estoniaoday we set out or old town allinn, avisual east o soaring spires, towers, and

turretsthe legacies o its ounders andrulers: the Danes, Swedes, Germans, andRussians. Country-wide pride has brought

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about a renaissance in restoration and recon-struction since 1991 and allinn proudlyproclaims itsel the nest preserved city inthe Baltic. During a walking tour o upperOld own we visit Palace Square, bordered

by the pink baroque oompea Castle whichnow houses the Estonian Parliament, andthe magnicent cupola-crowned AlexanderNevsky Cathedral. We also visit the oldestchurch in Estonia, the Gothic 13th-centuryDome Church. From a nearby viewpoint, thecolorul city spreads out below us.

In the lower Old own we visit the own Hall

Square, once a medieval marketplace; one othe oldest pharmacies in Europe, ounded in1422; and stroll along St. Catherines Passagein the Latin Quarter, amous or its artisanworkshops. Ater lunch at a local restaurant,we visit Kadriorg Park and Palace, built byPeter the Great as a summer residence. Wealso visit Song Festival Grounds, whose rootsreach back nearly 140 years; the 16th-century

St.Bridgets Convent; and the stunningRussalka Monument, commemorating an1893 shipwreck and now a traditional part othe local wedding ceremony where newly-weds come to lay down their owers. In thelate aternoon we drive back to our ship alonga lovely coastal route.

Sunday & Monday, July 11 & 12

St. Petersburg, RussiaWe arrive in splendid St. Petersburg inthe early aternoon and enjoy two days o

exploration. Founded by Peter the Greatin 1703, St. Petersburg remains a beautiulBaltic seaport, spreading along the NevaRiver Delta and laced by 19 canals crossed by320 bridges. Highlights o our visit include

St. Isaac Square with its grand cathedraland Baroque palaces; the Winter Palacehouses Catherine the Greats incomparableHermitage Museum. A special tour show-cases this jewel o the city and its extensivegalleries o Italian and Spanish art, as well asImpressionist and modern art collectionsamong the worlds nest. Its crowning glory,the Gold Room, houses a dazzling array o

jewelry by Russian, European, and Asiancratsman, as well as the amous Scythianand Greek gold.

During our time here, we also drive acrossthe Neva River to the burial place o the tsars,Peter and Paul Cathedral, its 18th-centurydomes dominating the skyline. We visit thespectacular Church o Resurrection, and

drive along Russias most amous street, theNevsky Prospect, lined with magnicentpalaces, churches, and theaters.

Tuesday, July 13Helsinki, FinlandAter breakast disembark and transerto the airport or your independentight homeward.

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Built in 1992 and recently renovated, the Island Skyis a spacious, yet intimate, expeditionvessel. Te ship carries 100 passengers in well-appointed outside cabins with ocean views. Eachcabin eatures two twin beds that can be recongured into one queen, a sitting area, en suitebathroom, large wardrobes, vanity table, and excellent storage. A small rerigerator, television,personal sae, hair dryer, assorted toiletries, and individually controlled air-conditioning andheating are provided in every cabin. Public spaces include a large lounge, bar with piano,library stocked with ction and reerence books along with a selection o games, and anelegant single sitting dining room. Outside decks eature a bar, spa pool, and an at sun deck

where meals are served in clement weather. Bridge visits on the Island Skyallow or the chanceto see her expert ocers and crew at work. Ships Registry: Bahamas

Prior to Baltic Odyssey, rom Plymouth to EdinburghJune 17 July 1, 2010

A perect complement to the historic cities and towns o the Baltic, our Wild & Ancient Britain

voyage reveals the legacies o the Vikings, Celts, and Anglo-Saxons through the remains ostunning Neolithic monuments and stone abbeys, while Arthurian legends come to lie in theheather-cloaked hillsides capped with silhouettes o castle ruins. Ofshore, along the dramaticwindswept promontories and in the rocky islets that punctuate the coastline, the largest seabirdcolonies in Europe present us with an unparalleled visual and auditory experience. Along theway well meet the hospitable residents o these abled lands, and enjoy a pint in the local pubor cup o tea in a cozy hamlet.

Among the many scenic highlights o this journey are excursions to Giants Causeway and

Lerwick in the Shetland Islands. By Zodiac well explore the Saltee, Stafa, and FlannanIslands to witness the millions o resident gannets, murres, and puns, and well exploreFingals Cave, whose delightul ormations inspired Mendelssohn to write an overture. Weride the longest narrow gauge steam line in Britain on the picturesque Isle o Man, strollthrough the magnicent gardens o resco Abbey, and savor the local scenes in a variety opicture-perect villages. We also visit superb archaeological sites such as Iron Age ruins inthe Shetlands, the mysterious Standing Stones o Stenness in the Orkneys, Iona Abbey in theHebrides, and the beehive-shaped cleits, or storage cells, on St. Kilda.

Join us or this remarkable opportunity to explore two ascinating regions o northern Europeduring the longest days o the year. Please contact us or more inormation.

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TERMS & CONDITIONS1. Reservations: 25% o the expedition are, along with acompleted and signed Reservation Form, will reserve a placeor you on this Zegrahm Holdings LLC, d/b/a ZegrahmExpeditions (ZE), program. Te balance o the expedition are isdue 120 days prior to departure. Air are is also due at thi s time.All prices are quoted in U.S. dollars and must be paid in U.S.

dollars. Credit ca rds accepted or deposit only.

2. Cancellation and Reund Policy: Notication o cancella-tion must be received in writing by ZE. At the time we receiveyour written cancellation, the ollowing penalties wi ll apply:

120daysormorepriortodeparture:$500 per person

60through119dayspriortodeparture:50% o expedition are

1through59dayspriortodeparture:100% o expedition are

Some air are may be nonreundable. Once an expedition hasdeparted, there will be no reunds rom ZE or any unusedportions o the trip. Te above policy also applies to all exten-sions and independent travel arrangements made in conjunctionwith this program.

3. rip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance: We stronglyadvise that all travelers purchase trip cancellation and interrup-tion insurance as protection against an emergency that may orceyou to cancel or leave an expedition while it is in progress. Abrochure describing coverage will be sent to you upon receipt oyour reservation.

4. Share Policy: Accommodations on all ZE programs are

based on double occupancy. I you are traveling a lone and wishto share accommodations, a roommate will be assigned to youwhenever possible. When pairing roommates, we will alwayspair participants o the same sex. All shared accommodations arenonsmoking. I it is not possible to pair you with a roommate,you may be asked to pay a single supplement or the land portiono the program.

5. Medical Inormation: Participation in a ZE programrequires that you be in generally good health. It is essentia lthat persons with any medical problems and related dietaryrestrictions make them known to us well beore departure. Wecan counsel you on whether the expedition you have selected isappropriate or you.

Te tour leader has the right to disquali y any participant at anytime during the tour i he or she eels the participant is physicallyincapable and/or i a participants continued participation willjeopardize either the individual involved or the group. Tere willbe no reund given under these circumstances.

6. Luggage Restrictions: Luggage size and weight limitationsor both checked and carry-on luggage, imposed by the airlinesor as an operational requirement due to type o aircrat, wi llapply or ights to/rom/within this program. Specications willbe provided with pre-departure materials.

7. Fuel Cost Increases and Currency Fluctuation: In order to

keep rates as low as possible, we do not build into the trip are an

allowance to cover possible increases rom uel costs or currencyuctuations. Tereore, as uel-cost increases may occurand currencies do fuctuate around the world, it may benecessary or us to initiate a rate surcharge at any time beoredeparture i there are exceptional cost increases beyond ourcontrol.

8. Itinerary Changes & rip Delay: Itineraries are based oninormation available at the time o printing and are subjectto change. ZE reserves the right to change a programs dates,

staf, itineraries, or accommodations as conditions warrant. I atrip must be delayed or the itinerary changed due to bad weather,road conditions, transportation delays, government intervention,airline schedules, sickness, or other contingency or which ZE orits agents cannot make provision, the cost o delays or changesis not included.

9. Itinerary Cancellation: ZE reserves the right to cancel anitinerary beore departure or any reason whatsoever, includingtoo ew participants or logistical problems such as strikes,wars, acts o God, or any other circumstances that may makeoperation o the trip inadvisable. All trip payments received willbe promptly reunded, and this reund will be the limit o ZEs

liability. ZE is not responsible or any expenses incurred by tripmembers in preparing or the trip, including nonreundable orpenalty-carrying airline tickets, special clothing, visa or passportees, or other trip-related expenses.

10. Participation: ZE reserves the right to decline to accept anyindividual as a trip member or any reason whatsoever.

11. Limitations o Liability: Tis section denes ZEs respon-sibility with respect to all o our trips, including extensions andindependent arrangements. Please read it careully.

ZE, its Owners, Agents, and Employees give notice thatthey act only as the agent or the owners, contractors, andsuppliers providing means o transportation and/or all other

related travel services and assume no responsibility howsoevercaused or injury, loss, or damage to person or property inconnection with any service resulting directly rom: actso God, detention, annoyance, delays, expenses arising romquarantine, strikes, thets, pilerage, orce majeure, ailure oany means o conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled, civildisturbances, terrorism, government restrictions or regulations,and discrepancies or changes in transit or hotel services overwhich it has no control. Reasonable changes in the itinerary maybe made where deemed advisable or the comort and well-beingo the passengers.

As described in item 7 above, all prices are subject to change.

As described in item 9 above, in the event that an expeditionmust be cancelled, ZE is not responsible or any personalexpenses incurred by trip members in preparing or the program.

Certain ship owners require use o preprinted ticket orms thatlimit the ship owners and operators liability. When such t icketsare used, you are generally bound by the terms o these ticketswith respect to your legal relationship to the owner and operatorso the ship, their agent (ZE), and the ships crew.

On advancement o deposit to ZE, the depositor acknowledgesthat he/she has read and understands the above recited terms andconditions, and agrees to be bound by them.

Caliornia Sel ler o ravel Program Registrat ion # 2031043-40

For most activities, a relatively moderate level o exertion is required. You must be able to walkdistances o one to three miles, sometimes over rough and uneven suraces, such as cobblestones,and climb stone steps that at times may not have handrails. Excursions are timed to depart whentemperatures will be most pleasant. During this time o year, temperatures will range rom theupper 60sF during the day to the upper 40sF and low 50sF at night and we will enjoy longhours o daylight. We will mail you a complete list o recommended clothing, essentials to bring,

and a suggested reading list approximately ve months prior to departure. Participants will mostenjoy the remarkable opportunities this expedition ofers i they travel with a spirit o adventure.

Note: We estimate you will be without your passport or one month while we work on procuringyour Russian visa. Visa kits will be mailed ve months prior to departure.

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EXPEDITION LEADERS

Especially chosen or this voyage, our team o expert leaders and lecturers serves to bring acomprehensive educational component to your adventure through lectures, guided excursions,and daily recaps.

Lia Oprea (Expedition Leader) Lias love o travel has led her to travel widely around theglobe and, quite naturally, to a career in adventure travel, a trade she has plied or more thana dozen years. During this time she has worked in several capacities, including cruise directorand expedition leader. Lia has traveled throughout much o the world with signicant timespent in the Mediterranean, Central America, Eastern Europe, and Indian Ocean. While notin the eld, Lia is Zegrahm & Eco Expeditions director o eld stang.

Colleen Batey (Archaeological Institute o America lecturer) Colleens childhood passionor archaeology led her to Durham University where she received her doctorate. Her researchinterests ocus on the settlement and burial o Scandinavian settlers and she has excavated

extensively on Viking and Late Norse sites in Northern Scotland, Orkney, and ShetlandIslands, and more recently in Iceland. Since 2002 Colleen has been a lecturer in archae-ology at the University o Glasgow and until 2008 was the nds research manager or theArchaeological Institute o Iceland.

Paul Harris Paul was born in England and graduated rom Aberdeen University in politicsand international relations. He wrote his rst book while he was still at university and hasnow published more than 40 books, including several books o his photographs, which reecthis extensive travels. He became a journalist by accident in June 1991 when his aircrat was

destroyed in a bombing attack on Ljubljana airport in Slovenia. For ten years he reported romsome o the most conicted places in the world. He now lives in Malta, where he writes andphotographs and works as a political risk analyst.

Ian R. Stone Ian attended the Universities o Manchester, London, and Cambridge andhas degrees in geology, history, and mathematics. He traveled the world, teaching in variousregions such as the Indian Ocean and Arica and later at the University o Kent at Canterburywhere he researched the history o the polar regions and the Crimean War. He has been a guestlecturer on a large number o expedition cruises, having traveled very widely in both the Arctic

and the Antarctic, and in the Black and Baltic Seas.

Olga Stone Olga rst decided to become a pianist at the age o ve and ollowed this ambi-tion throughout her education in Simeropol in Crimea, Ukraine, which is her home town.She graduated with distinction in piano rom the Crimean Musical College and rom OdessaConservatoire. She has perormed in London and Manchester and several times in the Isle oMan, as well as on board a large number o cruise ships, especially in the Black Sea and in theBaltic. She has also traveled widely in both polar regions.

Jim Wilson Jim hails rom the city o Cobh, County Cork, Ireland and is a highly respectedornithologist and ecologist with more than 30 years o birding experience in Ireland, Europe,Arica, and the Antarctic. He is a ull-time reelance wildlie lmmaker, broadcaster, and theauthor o three bookstwo on Irish birds and one on Irish whales and dolphins. Jim is heavilyinvolved in wildlie conservation in Ireland and was national chairman o Birdwatch Ireland,Irelands equivalent o the Audubon Society.

Ron Wixman Proessor Ron Wixman, a specialist in world cultural geography, is wellversed in both the ancient and modern societies o the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe,Japan, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. For 20 years, he spent the summers

living in the Balkans and has traveled extensively throughout Asia and Europe. At home inOregon, Ron is not only a well known proessor at the University o Oregon, but he is alsoa regular commentator on radio and television as an expert on religion, culture, geopolitics,and ethnicity.

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RESERVATION FORM

BALTIC ODYSSEY June 29 July 13, 2010

Name #1(as it appears on passport)

(preerred name)

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Address

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Phone (Home) (Ofce)

E-mail Fax

Cabin Category: o 1 o 2 o 3 o 4 o 5 o 6

Accommodations: o win o Share (roommate to be assigned) o Single

I am/We are: o Nonsmokers o Smokers

Deposit Inormation:

o Enclosed is a deposit check or $ (25% per person o the program are)

o Charge 25% deposit per person to:

o VISA oMasterCard o American Express

Card Number Expires

Authorized Cardholder Signature DateNote: Credit cards accepted or deposit only.

I/We have read and understand the enclosed erms & Conditions or this program, and

agree to abide by them.Signature Date

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Please complete and return this Reservation Form with your deposit o 25% per person o the program are to:

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ax:(206)285-5037e-mail:[email protected] site: www.zeco.com

Reservation requests can also be made online at www.zeco.com.

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* Category 5 & 6 have balconies.

Limited singles available at the quoted single rate above. Additional singles may be available at 1.7 timesthe share rate.

Included: Accommodations in our hotels and on board Island Skyas outlined in the itinerary; allonboard meals; all group meals on land; group transfers; services of the expedition staff, includinglectures, briefings, slide/film shows; all group activities and excursions; landing and port fees;

all gratuities.Not Included: All air transportation; excess baggage charges; airport arrival and departure taxes;transfers for independent arrivals and departures; passport and/or visa fees; travel insurance;items of a personal nature such as laundry, bar charges, alcoholic beverages, e-mail/Internet/fax/telephone charges.

Air Fare: A tentative flight schedule is available upon request. Zegrahm Expeditions will contact youapproximately 180 days prior to the departure of this program to finalize your flight plans. As of May2009, the approximate economy air fare as listed in the itinerary is $1,150 for New York / London /Edinburgh Helsinki / London / New York. Additional fares from other cities will be quoted as needed.

All rates are per person, quoted in U.S. dollars, and must be paid in U.S. dollars. Rates and itinerariesare subject to change.

Combination Voyage: You will receive $500 in savings if you continue your travels and combine thisvoyage with our Wild & Ancient Britain voyage. Please contact our offi ce for more information or toreceive a brochure.

RATES

DECK PLANISLAND SKY

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Category 1 $9,980

Category 2 $10,880

Category 3 $11,780

Category 4 $12,280

Category 5* $13,180

Category 6* $14,180

Single/Cat 2 $16,380

Single/Cat 3 $17,680


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