Burma Legends of the Golden Land and the Road to Mandalay Cruising the Irrawaddy River E S TABLISHED 1984 Featuring Historian John Williams

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DISTINCTIVE TRAVEL FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS Burma Legends of the Golden Land and the Road to Mandalay Cruising the Irrawaddy River E S TABLISHED 1984 featuring historian John Williams

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September 26 to October 8, 2017 The Shwedagon Pagoda dominates Yangon’s skyline with its exquisite gilded stupa and is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar. Itinerary 1 Depart the U.S. oin John Williams on this specially designed, J“people‑to‑people” opportunity and be among the 2 Cross the International Date Line first Americans to explore the exotic splendor of 3 Arrive Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma) Myanmar, better known as Burma, during this historic 4 Yangon time of transition. In this enchanting golden land re-emerging from isolation and thus largely untouched 5 Yangon by modernity, where gold‑sheathed pagodas shimmer in the tropical 6 Yangon/Fly to Heho/Pindaya/Inle Lake sun, cruise the legendary Irrawaddy River for five nights from Bagan 7 Inle Lake to Mandalay aboard the exclusively chartered, deluxe boutique river ship r.v. Kindat Pandaw. Spend three nights in Yangon (Rangoon), 8 Inle Lake/Heho/Fly to Bagan/ an architectural legacy of Britain’s former colony and one of Embark r.v. Kindat Pandaw Southeast Asia’s most exciting cities, and two nights in overwater 9 Bagan luxury accommodations on captivating Inle Lake. 10 Pakokku/Yandabo John Williams has taught East Asian history in the Colorado College History Department since 2004. He has a master’s in Asian 11 Sagaing/Amarapura studies from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Asian history from 12 Mingun/Mandalay the University of California-Berkeley. He is an historian of early 13 Mandalay/Disembark ship/Depart for the U.S. modern China with a focus on the political culture of the early 14 Arrive in the U.S. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). He has also published on popular culture, folk religion and Communist mobilization in 1920s’ China. Cruise itinerary is subject to change.

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