Explorica Educational Travel

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 1 “Thank you once again for a once in a lifetime experience. I won’t ever forget it.” “I thank my group’s knowledgeable, quick- thinking, and exhilarating tour guide of Italy and Greece for all of the times she helped to make great and forever memorable… Thanks for making my 16-year-old smile last forever.” New Sights & Insights Lifelong Memories Unforgettable Adventures Learning with Your Friends

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 2  Lowest Prices & Best Value  Web-Based Office Streamlines Costs  High-Quality Tours Cost Less  Extensive Industry Experience  Most Experienced Management Team in the Business−150 Years  Highly Experienced Tour Directors  Over 20,000 Happy Travelers  Offices in Boston, Canada, France, England, France, Spain, Sweden & Italy  Affiliate Offices in Australia, Greece, Mexico, Costa Rica, New Zealand & Ireland  Superior Quality  Only Three Students to a Hotel Room  European-Style Full Breakfasts  High-Speed Trains, Ferries & Even Domestic Flights During Tour  Superior Use of Technology

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 3  Better Hotels  Tourist, Superior-Tourist & First-Class Hotels  Students in Single-Sex Triple Rooms  Private Bathrooms  Often Smaller & Older than Similar American Hotels (Sometimes No Elevators or TVs)  Clean, Safe & Comfortable  Better Food  European-Style Full Breakfast (Yogurt, Fruit, Cereal, Breads & More)  Dinners of Local Favorites Balanced with Familiar Fare  Often Pre-Set Menus & Smaller Portions than North American Restaurants  Smarter Transportation  Major Air Carriers (Air France, British Air, American, United, KLM, etc.), Not Charters  Buses Have Professional Drivers & Seatbelts  Public Transportation Within Cities  For Longer Journeys, High-Speed Ferries, Trains, and Even Planes Between Destinations

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 4 Explorica Online TourCenter My Explorica Command Central. Check your account balance, personal profile, tour options, and other essentials Message Center Be alerted of any special meetings held by your Group Leader before the tour. Dynamic Timeline A chronological checklist of your tour deadlines and other pre-trip tasks. Traveler Roster Find out who’s going on your tour with you. Tour Reservation Access all your specific tour information, such as flights and hotels, and meet your Tour Director online. Learn More Packing advice, practical travel hints, links to other useful sites, and more. Explorica Store Get travel alarm clocks, windbreakers, and all your other travel needs. About This Tour Your trip itinerary, helpful links, and other relevant information concerning your tour.

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 5  Constant Updates, Immediate Gratification  Tour Director Posts Updates & Photos  Friends & Family Back Home Can See Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Done

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 6  Tour Itinerary  Full Descriptions for All Activities Available Online  Optional Extensions & Excursions  Full Descriptions Available Online  Register Online or by Phone

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 7  Round-trip air transportation from departure gateway  Accommodation in triple rooms (except on night trains, cruises, and ferries) always with private bathrooms  Airport transfers & all transportation between cities  Local public transportation to all scheduled itinerary activities  Full European or buffet-style breakfast daily, as per program description  Dinner daily (unless otherwise noted)  Lunch on Greek cruises and in Costa Rica  All excursions, led by professional local guides per program description  City walks led by an Explorica Tour Director, per program description  Visits to select attractions & theater tickets, per program description  Full-time services of a professional Tour Director  All non-optional gratuities  24-hour emergency service

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 8  Passport & visa fees (non U.S. citizens must secure any necessary visas)  The $95 non-refundable Explorica Lifetime Membership Fee  Airport fees, taxes & airline fuel surcharges (all subject to change)  Beverages at dinner  Lunch, unless specified in the itinerary  Optional excursions & extensions  Explorica Comprehensive or Comprehensive PLUS Travel Protection  Local transportation to unscheduled activities  Tips to Tour Director, bus drivers, local guides & cruise staff  Weekend supplement of $35 if your departure or return flight falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday  High Season supplement of $95 for departures between December 15 and December 24

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 9 In Full  Entire balance upon registration  Payments by check or credit card Monthly Automated Payment Plan  $95 Membership Fee & any selected travel protection costs at registration  Balance divided into equal monthly payments until 65 days prior to departure  All payments billed automatically to your credit card 3-Step Manual Payment Plan  $95 Membership Fee upon registration  $450 down payment 30 days after enrollment is processed  Balance 95 days prior to departure  Payments by check or credit card

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 10  Explorica.com  Click “Join a Tour”  Enter TourCenter ID  Enrollment Confirmation  By Mail  By Fax  By Phone

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 11  Passport & Visas  Apply as Soon as Possible  Non-U.S. Citizens Must Secure Any Necessary Visas  Saving & Raising Money  Budget $ Spending Money per Day  Budget for Tips  $3 per Day for Tour Director  $1 per Day for Bus Driver  If applicable, $9 per Day on Greek Cruises for Staff  Consider Fundraising  All Questions to Your Group Leader

©2003 All Rights Reserved Explorica 12 Welcome& Bon Voyage!