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Sailor Alain Delord Rescue
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2013 calendar out now
For 2013 we have a range of forty 5 to 20 night itineraries, capturing the very best regional destinations including perennially popular voyages such as Australia's own Kimberley coast (which feature an inclusive and exclusive Bungle Bungle sightseeing flight), some one-off expeditions that include a return to the Solomon islands, the rarely visited Forgotten and Spice Islands of the Indonesian archipelago and Orion's first voyage to Borneo.
Experiences range from climbing active volcanoes in Melanesia to viewing pre-history rock art in the Kimberley of North West Australia or an introduction to the ancient cultures of Papua New Guinea, a photographers paradise. Walk in the footsteps of polar explorers at the historic Antarctic base camps of Mawson, Scott and Shackleton and encounter extensive wild life in its natural habitat - crocodiles in the Kimberley, dragons in Komodo, rare birdlife and penguin rookeries in the sub Antarctic islands and endangered species of primate in Borneo. Or, perhaps, the food, wine and exclusive golf courses of New Zealand or snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef will be the attraction.
Orion’s Russian Far East. Vodka, volcanoes and brown bears.
Limited opportunity remains for modern day adventurers to join like-minded travellers on an Orion Expedition Cruises Russian Far East voyage to the land of ice and fire. 
Explore places as yet untouched by tourism from the comfort and security of the expedition cruise ship, Orion II, your base camp for the voyage. Evocative names such as the Zhupanova River, Skaly Lavushky, Yankitcha and Petropavlovsk set the scene. Places that, until recently, remained off-limits to the West today still see a mere trickle of adventurous tourists.
Extraordinary experiences will etch your mind forever: entering the Wagnerianlike Valley of the Geysers, 200 steaming thermal vents from hell, in a Russian military-style helicopter, or, while exploring an abandoned Soviet air base, complete with half tracks and anti aircraft guns, stumbling across a chillingly familiar Iron Curtain image, Lenin, painted on a stone wall. Perhaps photographing the prolific wildlife in bird colonies and seal rookeries scattered along the remote coastline, watching a brown bear hunting for salmon or the drama of sighting a pod of orcas, will be the highlight.
