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STANFORD TRAVEL/STUDY Expedition papua , the and vanuatu

March 23 to April 8, 2013

a program of the stanford alumni association

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Vast stretches of the Pacifc are dotted with some of the most idyllic islands on . For millennia the islands of Melanesia have entranced visitors, from the earliest navigators to the settlers who eventually populated them and in whose path we’ll follow as we sail from to Vanuatu aboard the intimate expedition ship, Clipper Odyssey. We’re thrilled to return to this corner of the Pacifc on a voyage that covers a diversity of landscapes—from dazzling rings of coral atolls, where nothing stands higher than a palm tree, to towering lush volcanic islands. Professor Paul Ehrlich and a world-renowned team of naturalists will introduce us to cultural and historic treasures and amazing wildlife as we journey through this tropical paradise.

Brett S. Thompson, ’83, Director, Stanford Travel/Study

Highlights

WITNESS lively sing-sing EXPERIENCE WWII WALK through villages SNORKEL or dive dances and marvel at the history in the Solomon Islands, on remote islands and among colorful coral and bizarre and colorful costumes visiting battle sites and U.S. observe traditional ways of man-made reefs, sharing of villagers in Papua New military installations where life unfolding in Vanuatu. the waters with thousands Guinea. many wrecks still lie above of exotic tropical fish. and below the .

Stanford Faculty Leader paul ehrlich is a professor of biology and the Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford. An internationally prominent ecologist and conservationist, he is the recipient of numerous national and international scientific awards. In 1990 he received the Crafoord Prize in Population Biology and the Conservation of Biological Diversity from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (an explicit substitute for the Nobel Prize), as well as a much-coveted MacArthur Fellowship, which recognizes the work of particularly creative individuals.

Joined the Stanford faculty in 1959 “Paul made the Co-founder of Stanford’s Human Biology Program trip fascinating and its Center for Conservation Biology for me, not only Member, National Academy of Sciences intellectually BS, University of Pennsylvania but with his MS and PhD, University of Kansas sense of humor, worldwide travel Expedition Leaders experience and Since 1990, Stanford Travel/Study has partnered with Zegrahm Expeditions to combine some research, which of the world’s most remote and remarkable destinations with expedition leaders and naturalists informed each who are experts in their fields and passionate about the natural wonders we encounter. Joining lecture.” this expedition are Michael Moore, expedition leader; Peter Harrison, MBE, author of the definitive Seabirds: An identification Guide; Shirley Metz, the first woman to ski overland to Ann Clark, ’62 the South Pole; and cultural anthropologist, Shirley Campbell, author of The Art of Kula. Expedition, 2010

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SIGN UP Reservation Form ONLINE! Melanesia Expedition I/We have read the Terms and Conditions for the program and agree to them. March 23 to April 8, 2013 Signature ______If this is a reservation for one person, please indicate: I wish to have single accommodations. OR I plan to share accommodations with ______OR I’d like to know about possible roommates. MR. / MRS. / MS. MISS / DR. / PROF. Category Preference: NAME AGE STANFORD CLASS 1st choice: ______Twin Beds Queen Bed MR. / MRS. / MS. MISS / DR. / PROF. 2nd choice: ______Twin Beds Queen Bed NAME AGE STANFORD CLASS Here is my deposit of $______($1,000 per person) for ______space(s), plus $______($200 per person) for the Optional Pre-voyage Extension. ADDRESS Enclosed is my check (make payable to Stanford Alumni Association) OR Charge my deposit to my: Visa MasterCard American Express CITY / STATE / ZIP

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AUTHORIZED CARDHOLDER SIGNATURE DATE CELL PHONE Mail completed form to address on mail panel or fax to (650) 725-8675 or place your deposit online at alumni.stanford.edu/trip?melanesia2013. Please submit your reservation only once to avoid multiple charges to your account. EMAIL ADDRESS 8556 M PAPUA NEW GUINEA E L A TROBRIAND N ISLANDS SOLOMON E ISLANDS S I and Narutu Bodaluna A Port Moresby Gizo Honiara Dobu Santa Utupua Kennedy Ana SANTA CRUZ LAUGHLAN ISLANDS ISLANDS Nembao D’ENTRECASTEAUX Village Tikopia ISLANDS South Pacific Espiritu Santo Luganville VANUATU Pentecost Ocean Linbul Port Vila Village from Brisbane Ambrym to Brisbane vanuatu

afternoon at one of the numerous for the exquisite quality of their Island and watch for white-bellied Itinerary small islands that dot the ebony wood carvings, often cuckoo-shrikes, red-knobbed southern coast of Papua New decorated with mother-of-pearl imperial pigeons, moustached Guinea for an introductory snorkel shell inlays. Explore nearby treeswifts and eclectus parrots; Saturday & Sunday, or a dive above colorful reefs. Narutu Island, pausing to snorkel divers have the opportunity to March 23 & 24 Clipper Odyssey (B,L,D) Depart the U.S. amid kaleidoscopic coral reefs investigate WWII shipwrecks in Depart on independent overnight populated by parrotfish, neon the island’s crystal-clear waters. Thursday, March 28 damsels and other brilliantly hued In the afternoon our ship cruises flights to Australia, crossing the Dobu and international date line en route. Fergusson Islands, marine species. Our naturalists in the historic wake of John F. D’Entrecasteaux lead a hike around the island, Kennedy’s PT-109 boat, ripped Monday, March 25 Islands including a walk through the lush in half by a Japanese destroyer Brisbane, Australia / Explore the distinctive Dobu and forest where we may spot flying in the Blackett Strait during the Port Moresby, Fergusson Islands, capped by foxes (fruit bats), sulphur-crested war. Kennedy and his crew swam Papua New Guinea active volcanoes, and snorkel or Arrive in Brisbane and connect cockatoos or helmeted friarbirds. ashore to the island later named dive in the surrounding marine- Clipper Odyssey (B,L,D) in his honor. Snorkel or dive amid with an independent flight to Port rich waters. Visit a tranquil Moresby. Upon arrival, transfer coral reefs that lie off its sandy seaside fishing village where Saturday, March 30 to our hotel for an afternoon at beaches. Clipper Odyssey (B,L,D) women and children still wear Laughlan Islands leisure. This evening gather with traditional dress, and travel Traditional canoe building is Monday, April 1 fellow travelers for a welcome to a hot spring and mud pool a specialty of the Laughlan Honiara / Iron Bottom cocktail party and dinner at our surrounded by lush vegetation. islanders. In this very remote Sound, Guadalcanal hotel. Airways Hotel (D) Clipper Odyssey (B,L,D) corner of eastern Papua New During WWII, when the British Guinea see hand-crafted established the military base Tuesday, March 26 Friday, March 29 seagoing canoes in various of Honiara, the town and the Port Moresby / Kitava and Narutu Mataniko River were the front for Embark Clipper stages of construction. The Islands, Trobriand many months during the Battle Odyssey Islands residents of Bodaluna perform Visit the National Museum and This morning visit with the traditional dances as they of Guadalcanal. Enjoy a morning Art Gallery with its exceptional Trobriand islanders of Kitava and welcome our group. Afterwards, tour of Honiara and its environs, collections of primitive arts, watch energetic, time-honored stroll through their village of visiting war memorials, the open- including Sepik River carvings, dances that celebrate fishing palm-thatched houses. Enjoy air war museum at Henderson Malagan masks and Trobriand and the seasonal yam harvest. an afternoon snorkel off a Field and a local woodcarving Islands fishing vessels. Board Learn about the history of the pristine sandbar or an adven- academy. Later cruise the waters our ship in the afternoon. Kula Ring, a circular pattern of turous dive at the outer reef. of Iron Bottom Sound, site of intense WWII naval battles and Clipper Odyssey (B,L,D) ceremonial trade relationships Clipper Odyssey (B,L,D) that binds together the islands so named for the large numbers Wednesday, March 27 of Milne Bay and eastern Papua Sunday, March 31 of Japanese and American ships At sea / New Guinea in a long-established Gizo and Kennedy and aircraft that sank beneath expedition stop Islands, Solomon these placid . Clipper network of friendship. These Islands Make an expedition stop this Odyssey (B,L,D) islanders are also renowned Hike up a hillside on Gizo vanuatu trobriand islands porcelain crab

Tuesday, April 2 dances by the young men of the Saturday, April 6 Santa Ana Island village. A hike to the crater lake at Ambrym Island / Pentecost Island Village warriors greet us with the Tikopia’s center may reveal fairy Palm-leaf-clad dancers perform blowing of conch-shell trumpets terns, cardinal honeyeaters and with elegantly carved headdresses as the residents welcome us with yellow-bibbed lories. Stroll along to welcome us as we arrive on songs and elaborately costumed a beach or snorkel on the edge Ambrym Island. Walk around dances unique to their island. of the reef where up to 60 species Linbul Village and see traditional Join our naturalist for a guided of fish may be seen. Clipper slit-gong drums, some carved walk across the island. Bird Odyssey (B,L,D) sightings may include the cardinal from enormous breadfruit tree trunks. Later, visit Pentecost honeyeater, Brahminy kite and Friday, April 5 Solomon sea eagle. Clipper Luganville, Island, famous as the birthplace of Odyssey (B,L,D) Espiritu Santo Island bungee jumping. An exhilarating Explore the many areas of Lugan- spectacle awaits us as men jump Wednesday, April 3 ville and its environs where WWII from tall towers, with vines tied Utupua Island history unfolded. Inspect relics of to their feet, in a ritual believed to A lagoon formed by a barrier reef this large American base—view ensure a good yam harvest. Enjoy Optional Pre-voyage encircles the rarely visited island Quonset huts and downed bomb- a farewell cocktail reception and of Utupua where Zodiacs take us ers, or elect to visit Nekat Village dinner aboard ship this evening. Extension down a fjord-like channel. Learn to participate in a traditional Clipper Odyssey (B,L,D) March 17 to 25 about the mangrove ecosystem ceremony. Divers can opt to set Papua New Guinea that is a beehive of biological out on an unforgettable dive Sunday, April 7 From spectacular lowland rain activity. Follow a local dugout over the USS President Coolidge, Port Vila / Disembark / forests on the coastal plains to canoe along a narrow waterway which sank in 1942; a tapestry of Brisbane, Australia Disembark our ship this morning 15,000-foot-high peaks, Papua to view the prolific vegetable corals encrusts the wreck offering for a tour of Port Vila, the capital New Guinea is rightly called “the gardens grown by Nembao a haven for fishes. Birders and of Vanuatu, ending at the airport land of the unexpected.” The lush villagers. Clipper Odyssey (B,L,D) hikers can instead set off on an for an independent flight to green canopy of its tropical rain excursion inland to search for Brisbane. Gather for dinner at our forest in the highlands is home to Thursday, April 4 some 50 species of birds, includ- 38 plant species of the ornately hotel tonight. Novotel Brisbane Tikopia Island, ing the very rare mountain starling Santa Cruz Islands Airport Hotel (B,L,D) plumaged birds of paradise and Tikopia is legendary—a remote and thicket warbler. Conditions over 2,700 species of orchids. tropical paradise where traditional permitting, snorkel at Million Dollar Monday, April 8 Visit the Sepik , considered customs remain intact. This Poly- Point, where the Allies jettisoned Brisbane / U.S. to be one of the best sources nesian-settled island lies in Mela- large quantities of surplus war Transfer to the airport this of primitive art in the world, and nesia, yet its people are descen- materiel into the sea. Fish and morning for independent flights discover fascinating cultural dants of Tongan and Wallis Island other marine life, including baby back to the U.S. (B) traditions in villages along the settlers. Schoolchildren clad in chevron barracuda, have made Karawari River. A detailed itinerary harmonize songs of their homes among the wreckage. and pricing will be sent with trip welcome, followed by exuberant Clipper Odyssey (B,L,D) confirmation.

victoria crowned pigeon Clipper Odyssey Program Cost* The Clipper Odyssey is a comfortable 110-passenger vessel, ideally suited Rates per person, based on double occupancy for expedition cruising. She carries a fleet of Zodiacs, which allows us to land anywhere nature or curiosity dictates, and a glass-bottom boat, which gives Category 1 A Deck $11,480 us a topside look at the undersea world. All cabins have an ocean view, safe, minibar, individually controlled heat/air conditioner, in-room music system and sitting area with sofa. Passengers can track the progress of their voyage Category 2 Main Deck $12,580 on the Global Positioning System broadcast in each cabin. Beds can be configured for twin or queen-size sleeping arrangements. All cabins have an en suite bathroom with shower. The Clipper Odyssey maintains a gourmet Category 3 Main Deck $13,380 kitchen, providing American and international specialties. Facilities onboard include a dining room, lounge and small library, as well as a gym, outdoor pool, massage room and gift shop. An elevator services all passenger cabin Category 4 Lido Deck $14,580 decks. The Clipper Odyssey has an infirmary staffed by a registered physician and a sophisticated telecommunications system permitting internet access and telephone and fax communication with any location around the world. Category 5 Bridge Deck $15,880

Category 6 Bridge Deck $17,280 Deck Suite Bridge Deck $20,380

Plan Rates per person, based on single occupancy **

Category 2 Main Deck $15,780

Category 3 Main Deck $16,780

Category 4 Lido Deck $18,280

Registry: Bahamas | Length: 335 ft. | Draft: 14 ft. | Beam: 51 ft.

* Association nonmembers add $200 per person. **  Single accommodations are limited at this rate. Additional singles may be available at 1.6 times the share rate.

A DECK MAIN DECK LIDO DECK BRIDGE DECK Information Terms & Conditions Dates March 23 to April 8, 2013 (17 days) Deposit & Final Payment Responsibility A $1,000-per-person deposit is The Stanford Alumni Association, Size required to hold space for this Stanford University and our Limited to a total of 110 participants, including travelers from program. An additional $200-per- operators act only as agents person deposit is required to hold for the passenger with respect Stanford and Zegrahm Expeditions space for the optional pre-voyage to transportation and ship extension. Complete and return arrangements and exercise every Included the attached reservation form or care possible in doing so. However, sign up online. Final payment is we can assume no liability for 2 nights of hotel accommodations 12-night cruise aboard the due 120 days prior to departure. injury, damage, loss, accident, Clipper Odyssey 14 breakfasts, 13 lunches and 14 dinners As a condition of participation, all delay or irregularity in connection Welcome and farewell cocktail receptions Bottled water confirmed participants are required with the service of any automobile, on excursions Gratuities to porters, guides, drivers and ship to sign a Release of Liability. motorcoach, launch or any other conveyance used in carrying out crew for all group activities All tours and shore excursions as Cancellations & Refunds this program or for the acts or described in the itinerary Transfers and baggage handling on Deposits and any payments are defaults of any company or program arrival and departure days Port fees and embarkation fully refundable, less a $500-per- person engaged in conveying the person cancellation fee, until 120 passenger or in carrying out the taxes Minimal medical, accident and evacuation insurance days prior to departure. After that arrangements of the program. We Educational program with lecture series and pre-departure date, refunds can be made only if cannot accept any responsibility for materials, including recommended reading list, a selected book, the program is sold out and your losses or additional expenses due map and travel information Services of our professional tour place(s) can be resold, in which to delay or changes in air or other case a $1,000-per-person services, sickness, weather, strike, manager to assist you throughout the program cancellation fee will apply. We war, quarantine, force majeure or recommend trip-cancellation other causes beyond our control. Not Included insurance; applications will be All such losses or expenses will All air transportation Passport and visa fees Immunization sent to you. have to be borne by the passenger as tour rates provide arrangements costs Meals and beverages other than those specified as Insurance only for the time stated. We reserve included Independent and private transfers Trip-cancellation/ Stanford Travel/Study provides the right to make such alterations interruption and baggage insurance Excess-baggage charges all travelers who are U.S. or to this published itinerary as may Canadian citizens with minimal be deemed necessary. The right Personal items such as internet access, telephone and fax calls, medical, accident and evacuation is reserved to cancel any program laundry, bar charges and gratuities for nongroup services coverage under our group-travel prior to departure in which case insurance policy. Our group policy the entire payment will be refunded Air Arrangements is intended to provide minimal levels without further obligation on our of protection while you are traveling part. The right is also reserved to International and U.S. domestic airfare is not included in the on this program. We strongly decline to accept or retain any program cost. Economy-class airfare on Qantas Airlines from recommend that you subscribe to person as a member of the San Francisco to Port Moresby via Brisbane with return from Port optional baggage and trip-cancella- program. No refund will be made Vila via Brisbane is approximately $2,825 as of April 2012 and is tion insurance. A brochure offering for an unused portion of any tour such insurance will be mailed with unless arrangements are made in subject to change without notice. Information on recommended your confirmation about one week sufficient time to avoid penalties. flight itineraries will be sent by Zegrahm Expeditions. after we receive your deposit. 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While the confirmation letter. event during the time that passen- we will do everything possible to maintain our prices, if the fuel gers are not onboard their plane or rates increase significantly, it may be necessary to institute a fuel Eligibility conveyance. Neither the Alumni surcharge. We encourage membership in Association, Stanford University the Alumni Association as the nor our operators accept liability for program cost for nonmembers any carrier’s cancellation penalty WHAT TO EXPECT is $200 more than the members’ incurred by the purchase of a Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-80s (°F), and humidity price. Parents and their children nonrefundable ticket in connection can be between 70 and 90%. Afternoon rain showers are possible. under 21 may travel on one with the tour. Program price is membership. For more information based on rates in effect in April Most activities involve a relatively moderate level of exertion. 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Stanford Travel/Study Nonprofit Org. Melanesia Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center U.S. Postage 326 Galvez Street P A I D Expedition Stanford, CA 94305-6105 Stanford Alumni (650) 725-1093 Association papua new guinea, the solomon islands and vanuatu

March 23 to April 8, 2013

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“The whole trip was amazingly well-organized. The level of professionalism of the staff was outstanding!” David Egger, ’58, melanesia expedition, 2008

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