T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT PROGRAM RATE $10,995 T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT per person, double occupancy 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $2,175 www.metmuseum.org/travel T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, RATE INCLUDES PRSRT STD Ten nights hotel accommodations and two nights U.S. Postage Beguiling Burma, with her shimmering pagodas, proudly held traditions, and complex history, PAID upper deck cabins aboard R.V. Paukan 2007 BURLINGTON, VT is finally re-emerging as a travel destination—and rightly so. As Rudyard Kipling wrote over a century Buffet breakfast daily, ten lunches, and eleven dinners; PERMIT NO.601 T HE TREASURES OF BURMA ago, Burma is “quite unlike any land you know about.” beer / wine with welcome and farewell dinners Escorted sightseeing and entrance fees We invite you on a privileged journey to this mysterious country, long hidden from Western Airport / hotel / airport group transfers; porterage eyes. Joining us is David Bowles, who as a Museum educator not only trains staff in creating engaging for one bag per person visitor experiences, but leads many gallery talks himself. Mr. Bowles’ expertise in the sacred art of Asia Economy class group flights Bangkok / Yangon / will enhance our ability to appreciate the ancient monuments and timeless traditions of Burma. Bagan…Mandalay / Bangkok Taxes and service charges; gratuities to guides and drivers TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS NOT INCLUDED IN RATE Airfare between home city and A four-night stay at the majestic Strand Hotel in Yangon, built during the British colonial era
Bangkok; passport and visa fees; meals not specified; personal An optional hot-air balloon ride over the temple-studded landscape of Bagan, known as items and expenses; trip insurance; airport transfers for those not on group flights; excess baggage; any other items not specifically “the City of Pagodas” mentioned as included. An excursion to Mount Popa, a soaring volcanic peak crowned with gold stupas, monasteries, and shrines devoted to animist spirits, or nats
A visit to an atelier to learn about the time-honored art of making gold leaf
A private a cappella performance focused on Burmese musical traditions at the Gitameit THE TREASURES OF BURMA Music Center November 8 to 22, 2015 Yangon’s impressive pagodas, including Chaukhtatgyi, with its colossal reclining Buddha, and shimmering Shwedagon, immortalized by Somerset Maugham and Rudyard Kipling
A sampan cruise at sunset at U Bein Bridge in Amarapura
A two-night cruise to Mandalay aboard the elegant river vessel R.V. Paukan 2007
TRAVELING WITH YOU We hope you will join us for this exceptional opportunity to discover DAVID BOWLES oversees the this enigmatic land. strategic planning, program
implementation, and evaluation of all aspects of guided K-12 school tours at The Metropolitan Sincerely, Museum of Art, which serve approximately a quarter of a million visitors each year. In Nina McN. Diefenbach addition to leading regular gallery talks, he trains Vice President Museum volunteers and staff to lead engaging gallery for Institutional Advancement experiences that invite all types of visitors to discover great works of art from across the collection. Before joining the Met, David served as Manager of School Programs at the Rubin Museum of Art, a dynamic institution devoted to the art of Himalayan Asia, India, and neighboring regions. He earned his M.S. Ed in Museum Education from Bank Street College and a B.A. in Art History with Honours from McGill University.
Trajan Nat statue in Shwedagon November 8 to 22, 2015 www.metmuseum.org/travel T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT 1000 F IFTH A VENUE N EW Y ORK, N EW Y ORK 10028 T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT PROGRAM RATE $10,995 T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT per person, double occupancy 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $2,175 www.metmuseum.org/travel T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, RATE INCLUDES PRSRT STD Ten nights hotel accommodations and two nights U.S. Postage Beguiling Burma, with her shimmering pagodas, proudly held traditions, and complex history, PAID upper deck cabins aboard R.V. Paukan 2007 BURLINGTON, VT is finally re-emerging as a travel destination—and rightly so. As Rudyard Kipling wrote over a century Buffet breakfast daily, ten lunches, and eleven dinners; PERMIT NO.601 T HE TREASURES OF BURMA ago, Burma is “quite unlike any land you know about.” beer / wine with welcome and farewell dinners Escorted sightseeing and entrance fees We invite you on a privileged journey to this mysterious country, long hidden from Western Airport / hotel / airport group transfers; porterage eyes. Joining us is David Bowles, who as a Museum educator not only trains staff in creating engaging for one bag per person visitor experiences, but leads many gallery talks himself. Mr. Bowles’ expertise in the sacred art of Asia Economy class group flights Bangkok / Yangon / will enhance our ability to appreciate the ancient monuments and timeless traditions of Burma. Bagan…Mandalay / Bangkok Taxes and service charges; gratuities to guides and drivers TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS NOT INCLUDED IN RATE Airfare between home city and A four-night stay at the majestic Strand Hotel in Yangon, built during the British colonial era
Bangkok; passport and visa fees; meals not specified; personal An optional hot-air balloon ride over the temple-studded landscape of Bagan, known as items and expenses; trip insurance; airport transfers for those not on group flights; excess baggage; any other items not specifically “the City of Pagodas” mentioned as included. An excursion to Mount Popa, a soaring volcanic peak crowned with gold stupas, monasteries, and shrines devoted to animist spirits, or nats
A visit to an atelier to learn about the time-honored art of making gold leaf
A private a cappella performance focused on Burmese musical traditions at the Gitameit THE TREASURES OF BURMA Music Center November 8 to 22, 2015 Yangon’s impressive pagodas, including Chaukhtatgyi, with its colossal reclining Buddha, and shimmering Shwedagon, immortalized by Somerset Maugham and Rudyard Kipling
A sampan cruise at sunset at U Bein Bridge in Amarapura
A two-night cruise to Mandalay aboard the elegant river vessel R.V. Paukan 2007
TRAVELING WITH YOU We hope you will join us for this exceptional opportunity to discover DAVID BOWLES oversees the this enigmatic land. strategic planning, program
implementation, and evaluation of all aspects of guided K-12 school tours at The Metropolitan Sincerely, Museum of Art, which serve approximately a quarter of a million visitors each year. In Nina McN. Diefenbach addition to leading regular gallery talks, he trains Vice President Museum volunteers and staff to lead engaging gallery for Institutional Advancement experiences that invite all types of visitors to discover great works of art from across the collection. Before joining the Met, David served as Manager of School Programs at the Rubin Museum of Art, a dynamic institution devoted to the art of Himalayan Asia, India, and neighboring regions. He earned his M.S. Ed in Museum Education from Bank Street College and a B.A. in Art History with Honours from McGill University.
Trajan Nat statue in Shwedagon November 8 to 22, 2015 www.metmuseum.org/travel T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT 1000 F IFTH A VENUE N EW Y ORK, N EW Y ORK 10028 TERMS & CONDITIONS AIRFARE Academic Arrangements Abroad (AAA) will be pleased to assist with air travel arrangements for this program, including specially negotiated group airfare when BAGAN BAGAN TO MANDALAY CRUISE available, suggested group flights, or your own individual requests, for a processing fee of $40 per person. Complete details will be provided in your confirmation mailing. T HE TREASURES OF BURMA Sunday, November 15 Wednesday, November 18 PAYMENT SCHEDULE A deposit of $2,000 per person, payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative fees, is required with the reservation application. Final payment, by check only, must be You may wish to rise early today for an optional hot air Today visit Yandabo, known as the pottery village. received 120 days prior to departure. November 8 to 22, 2015 HEALTH All participants must be in good health. This program involves extensive balloon ride over the city. Then visit the Archaeological Observe various stages of production as terracotta pots walking over uneven surfaces and climbing stairs at monuments and other locations Museum, followed by nearby temple sites. After lunch, are made from riverbank clay. One person can make 30 to not handicapped accessible, and climbing in and out of various conveyances. Any ______ ______condition that may require assistance or special medical attention must be reported at observe artisans who create the lacquerware for which 50 pots per day, which are used for water or food storage. the time of your reservation. Bagan is famous. Later, a pony cart tour includes a stop PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs or, in some cases, videotapes of participants of Travel Return to the R.V Paukan and relax as the ship is moored With the Met trips may be used for educational and promotional purposes by The at the 13th-century temple of Tayok Pye. Dinner is at a at a nearby village, just a few miles from the Ava Bridge Metropolitan Museum of Art. INSURANCE TRIP CANCELLATION / EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION YANGON local restaurant. spanning the Irawaddy. / BAGGAGE / ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE IS STRONGLY Wednesday, November 11 Photo by Deborah Tarr RECOMMENDED. CANCELLATION PENALTIES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. AAA will send an insurance application upon receipt of deposit, although you may BAGAN MOUNT POPA, BURMA U Bein Bridge DISEMBARK R.V. PAUKAN 2007 select an alternative insurer of your choice. Following a morning lecture by David Bowles, visit Monday, November 16 MANDALAY, BURMA MANDALAY CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) and AAA. All prices quoted the colorful Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda, with its colossal Thursday, November 19 Friday, November 20 are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfares, and currency exchange rates in effect at the Attend a morning lecture before driving to Mount Popa, reclining Buddha. Continue to the ancient Sule Pagoda, time of brochure printing and are subject to change without notice. Deviations from known as Burma’s Mount Olympus. The dramatic tower- the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. housing a sacred strand of the Buddha’s hair. At Disembark near Mandalay, a showcase of 19th-century Attend a morning lecture prior to our visit to the important RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE The participation of the Met is limited to educational like volcanic plug houses a complex of monasteries and Kalaywa Monastery, witness a moving lunch ceremony Burmese art and architecture and capital of Burma from 12th-century Khmer bronze statues at the Mahamuni sponsorship of the program described in this brochure (The Program). AAA acts only pagodas that can be reached by climbing a winding as an agent for the participant with respect to transportation, accommodations, and all as 1,200 student monks and nuns gather for their 1860 to 1885, and arrive at the Mandalay Hill Resort. With Pagoda. Continue to the Mandalay Cultural Museum other services, relating to The Program. AAA, the Met and/or their agents assume no
Photo by Ma Poupoule staircase of 777 steps. We will also see the shrines responsibility or liability for any act, error, or omission, or for any injury, loss, accident, midday meal. See the Shwedagon Pagoda, the golden panoramic views of myriad pagodas and the distinctive and a workshop where 24-karat gold is transformed into devoted to the mythical nat spirits. Following lunch, delay, or irregularity which may be occasioned by reason of any defect in any aircraft, stupa overlooking the city from its hilltop location, Mount Popa architecture of the Royal Palace complex, the resort is thin sheets of gold leaf by traditional methods. Lunch ship, train, bus, or other carrier, or through neglect or default of any subcontractor return to Bagan. Dinner is under the stars against the and the afternoon are at leisure before this evening’s or other third party, which may be used wholly or in part in the performance of their awash in the glow of sunset. The place of prayers and a retreat from the bustle of the city. After lunch, visit duty to the participants of The Program. The passage ticket issued by the carrier is backdrop of ancient temple ruins. offerings, the pagoda is the spiritual heart of Yangon. YANGON BAGO, BURMA farewell dinner. the sole contract between the participant and the carrier. Nor will AAA or the Met Kuthodaw Pagoda, with Buddhist scriptures inscribed on and/or their agents be responsible for loss, injury, damages, or expenses to persons or Dinner is at a local restaurant. Friday, November 13 BAGAN EMBARK R.V. PAUKAN 2007 729 large marble tablets. See the nearby Shwenandaw property, due to illness, weather, strikes, local laws, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts MANDALAY BANGKOK NEW YORK of nature, or other such causes in connection with The Program or anything beyond Tuesday, November 17 Monastery, a grand example of local teak architecture their reasonable control. AAA is not responsible for transportation or other program YANGON A full-day excursion takes us outside of Yangon to Bago, Saturday, November 21 & Sunday, November 22 featuring intricate carvings of Buddhist myths. Stop to delays and changes, nor additional expenses or loss of time that may be incurred. Thursday, November 12 In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort or well-being of the
Photo by sydbad which according to legend, was founded in 573 A.D. by After a leisurely morning, embark the R.V. Paukan 2007. browse traditional craft markets before concluding at the Following a morning at leisure, transfer to the airport for participants, or for any reason whatsoever, to alter the itinerary at any time, without Shwedagon Pagoda two Mon princes. At the center of a trade network extending Settle in to your upper-deck cabin for a two-night cruise notice to the participants, such alterations will be made without penalty to AAA or Today’s visits include the lively Bogyoke Aung San meandering U Bein Bridge. Enjoy a private sampan cruise the flight to Bangkok. The ongoing flight to New York the Met. Additional expenses, if any, shall be borne by the participants. Baggage and across the Indian Ocean, the Mon kings of Bago (formerly along the Irawaddy River to Mandalay. Lunch is served Market, offering everything from straw baskets to silk at sunset before dinner at the hotel. departs later this evening, arriving in the U.S. the next day. personal effects are the sole responsibility of the participant at all times. The Met and NEW YORK Pegu) amassed great wealth. Today, overshadowed by on board before an afternoon tour of a typical river AAA reserve the right to accept or decline any person as a participant at any time, or to and rubies. After lunch, visit the National Museum, Yangon, Bago is a provincial market town although it does require any participant to withdraw from The Program at their own expense when such Sunday, November 8 village. Return to the ship for dinner as the sun sets over an action is determined by AAA or the Met to be in the best interest of the participant’s housing priceless artifacts including a 26-foot high, jewel retain many superb Buddhist monuments whose scale and the landscape of glowing pagodas. health and safety, or the general welfare of the other participants. encrusted Lion Throne which belonged to the last king T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT CANCELLATION POLICY AAA must strictly adhere to its cancellation policy Depart New York on an overnight flight to Bangkok. splendor evoke its golden age. Designed after Yangon’s to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of The Program, which may of Burma. Later enjoy a private a cappella performance include but are not limited to: advance payments to land operators; ship charters; Shwedagon Pagoda, the most venerable attraction in Bago The Treasures of Burma November 8 to 22, 2015 focused on Burmese musical traditions at the Gitameit communication expenses; development/promotional expenses, and the loss of time that BANGKOK, THAILAND is the gilded Shwemawdaw Pagoda (Golden Shrine), which RESERVATION APPLICATION might have permitted resale of reserved space. All cancellations must be made in writing Monday, November 9 Music Center. Dinner is at a local restaurant. stands taller than Shwedagon Pagoda. Dinner is in Yangon to the offices of AAA and are subject to a $350 non-refundable administrative fee. All To reserve a place, please return this form along with your deposit of FORM OF PAYMENT refunds are limited to amounts actually received by AAA and are the sole responsibility this evening. of AAA; the Met shall have no liability for refunds. At the time AAA receives written $2,000 per person (of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative Enclosed is my check (payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad) notification of cancellation, the following cancellation charges will apply: cancellations Arrive in Bangkok this evening and transfer to the fees) payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, 1040 Avenue of the Credit card (may be used for deposit only) YANGON BAGAN, BURMA received between 120 to 91 days prior to departure, 20 percent of the program cost Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel, where rooms are Americas, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018-3721. per person; cancellations received between 90 and 61 days prior to departure, 50 reserved for the night. Saturday, November 14 percent of the program cost per person; no refunds will be given for cancellations ______received within 60 days of departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or Name on Credit Card Names in Full as on Passports. Please Print. after the day of departure, or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason. Air BANGKOK YANGON, BURMA Early this morning, transfer to the airport for a short cancellation charges, if any, will be assessed in accordance with airline regulations. ______All group fare tickets must be issued no less than 30 days prior to departure. NOTE: Tuesday, November 10 flight to Bagan. Known as “the City of Pagodas,” Bagan Credit Card Number Neither AAA nor the Met shall be liable for any airline cancellation penalties incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable ticket. In the case of a cancellation due to is considered one of the richest archaeological sites in ______shortage of participants, AAA will attempt to notify all participants at least 45 days Asia. The next three days are devoted to seeing some Address ______Following a leisurely breakfast, depart on an early 3- or 4-Digit Security Code Expiration Date prior to departure. However, AAA reserves the right to cancel The Program prior afternoon flight to Yangon, Burma’s largest city, whose of the most impressive of the city’s 1,000 remaining to departure for any reason and, in such case, reimbursement of refundable costs of ______the trip by AAA shall constitute full settlement with the participant. In the unlikely City State Zip history dates back 2,500 years. Originally a fishing temples and monasteries built during the 10th and 11th I/We confirm that I/we have carefully read and agree to the Terms event that a dispute arises between a participant and AAA or the Met, the following village, it became a significant trading port in the 18th centuries. The order of our visits will depend on local & Conditions of this Program. I/We agree to full payment by check conditions will apply: (a) the dispute will be settled by binding arbitration administered ______by the American Arbitration Association in New York, NY; (b) the dispute will Telephone (Home) (Business) century. An orientation tour will introduce us to major conditions but in general will include morning visits to or wire transfer 120 days prior to departure. Each participant must be governed by New York Law; (c) the maximum amount of recovery to which a Ananda Temple, Htilominlo Temple, Sulamani Temple, sign below. participant shall be entitled under any and all circumstances will be the sum of all landmarks, including the City Hall and other impressive ______monies actually received from the participant by AAA. The participant agrees that Fax E-mail colonial-era buildings. Check in to your deluxe suite and Shwezegon Pagoda. Afternoon visits include local this is a fair and reasonable limitation on the damages, of any sort whatsoever, that a ______participant may suffer. Upon payment of the deposit to AAA, the participant agrees to Signature (Required) Date at the historic Strand Hotel, where personalized butler markets and artisan workshops. Dinner and overnight ACCOMMODATIONS be bound by the above terms and conditions. Photo by Daniel Photo by Joel Stratte-McClure Double Twin Single (at a supplement of $2,175, limited availability) service is included. Gather for dinner at the hotel, with are at the Bagan Lodge, where each room features a Copyright © 2015 Arrangements Abroad, Inc. CST 2059789-40 private veranda. Pottery in Yandabo I wish to share a room with ______welcome remarks by David Bowles. Young Buddhist monks Signature (Required) Date
T HE TREASURES OF BURMA N OVEMBER 8 TO 22, 2015 For additional information, please contact Academic Arrangements Abroad On the front cover: Seated Buddha with Double-Lotus Base, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2003.295a, (Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gifts, 2003. Telephone: 212-514-8921 or 800-221-1944 Fax: 212-344-7493 E-mail: [email protected] www.metmuseum.org/travel On the back cover: Bagan temples. Photo by Joel Stratte-McClure. TERMS & CONDITIONS AIRFARE Academic Arrangements Abroad (AAA) will be pleased to assist with air travel arrangements for this program, including specially negotiated group airfare when BAGAN BAGAN TO MANDALAY CRUISE available, suggested group flights, or your own individual requests, for a processing fee of $40 per person. Complete details will be provided in your confirmation mailing. T HE TREASURES OF BURMA Sunday, November 15 Wednesday, November 18 PAYMENT SCHEDULE A deposit of $2,000 per person, payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative fees, is required with the reservation application. Final payment, by check only, must be You may wish to rise early today for an optional hot air Today visit Yandabo, known as the pottery village. received 120 days prior to departure. November 8 to 22, 2015 HEALTH All participants must be in good health. This program involves extensive balloon ride over the city. Then visit the Archaeological Observe various stages of production as terracotta pots walking over uneven surfaces and climbing stairs at monuments and other locations Museum, followed by nearby temple sites. After lunch, are made from riverbank clay. One person can make 30 to not handicapped accessible, and climbing in and out of various conveyances. Any ______ ______condition that may require assistance or special medical attention must be reported at observe artisans who create the lacquerware for which 50 pots per day, which are used for water or food storage. the time of your reservation. Bagan is famous. Later, a pony cart tour includes a stop PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs or, in some cases, videotapes of participants of Travel Return to the R.V Paukan and relax as the ship is moored With the Met trips may be used for educational and promotional purposes by The at the 13th-century temple of Tayok Pye. Dinner is at a at a nearby village, just a few miles from the Ava Bridge Metropolitan Museum of Art. INSURANCE TRIP CANCELLATION / EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION YANGON local restaurant. spanning the Irawaddy. / BAGGAGE / ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE IS STRONGLY Wednesday, November 11 Photo by Deborah Tarr RECOMMENDED. CANCELLATION PENALTIES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. AAA will send an insurance application upon receipt of deposit, although you may BAGAN MOUNT POPA, BURMA U Bein Bridge DISEMBARK R.V. PAUKAN 2007 select an alternative insurer of your choice. Following a morning lecture by David Bowles, visit Monday, November 16 MANDALAY, BURMA MANDALAY CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) and AAA. All prices quoted the colorful Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda, with its colossal Thursday, November 19 Friday, November 20 are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfares, and currency exchange rates in effect at the Attend a morning lecture before driving to Mount Popa, reclining Buddha. Continue to the ancient Sule Pagoda, time of brochure printing and are subject to change without notice. Deviations from known as Burma’s Mount Olympus. The dramatic tower- the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. housing a sacred strand of the Buddha’s hair. At Disembark near Mandalay, a showcase of 19th-century Attend a morning lecture prior to our visit to the important RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE The participation of the Met is limited to educational like volcanic plug houses a complex of monasteries and Kalaywa Monastery, witness a moving lunch ceremony Burmese art and architecture and capital of Burma from 12th-century Khmer bronze statues at the Mahamuni sponsorship of the program described in this brochure (The Program). AAA acts only pagodas that can be reached by climbing a winding as an agent for the participant with respect to transportation, accommodations, and all as 1,200 student monks and nuns gather for their 1860 to 1885, and arrive at the Mandalay Hill Resort. With Pagoda. Continue to the Mandalay Cultural Museum other services, relating to The Program. AAA, the Met and/or their agents assume no
Photo by Ma Poupoule staircase of 777 steps. We will also see the shrines responsibility or liability for any act, error, or omission, or for any injury, loss, accident, midday meal. See the Shwedagon Pagoda, the golden panoramic views of myriad pagodas and the distinctive and a workshop where 24-karat gold is transformed into devoted to the mythical nat spirits. Following lunch, delay, or irregularity which may be occasioned by reason of any defect in any aircraft, stupa overlooking the city from its hilltop location, Mount Popa architecture of the Royal Palace complex, the resort is thin sheets of gold leaf by traditional methods. Lunch ship, train, bus, or other carrier, or through neglect or default of any subcontractor return to Bagan. Dinner is under the stars against the and the afternoon are at leisure before this evening’s or other third party, which may be used wholly or in part in the performance of their awash in the glow of sunset. The place of prayers and a retreat from the bustle of the city. After lunch, visit duty to the participants of The Program. The passage ticket issued by the carrier is backdrop of ancient temple ruins. offerings, the pagoda is the spiritual heart of Yangon. YANGON BAGO, BURMA farewell dinner. the sole contract between the participant and the carrier. Nor will AAA or the Met Kuthodaw Pagoda, with Buddhist scriptures inscribed on and/or their agents be responsible for loss, injury, damages, or expenses to persons or Dinner is at a local restaurant. Friday, November 13 BAGAN EMBARK R.V. PAUKAN 2007 729 large marble tablets. See the nearby Shwenandaw property, due to illness, weather, strikes, local laws, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts MANDALAY BANGKOK NEW YORK of nature, or other such causes in connection with The Program or anything beyond Tuesday, November 17 Monastery, a grand example of local teak architecture their reasonable control. AAA is not responsible for transportation or other program YANGON A full-day excursion takes us outside of Yangon to Bago, Saturday, November 21 & Sunday, November 22 featuring intricate carvings of Buddhist myths. Stop to delays and changes, nor additional expenses or loss of time that may be incurred. Thursday, November 12 In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort or well-being of the
Photo by sydbad which according to legend, was founded in 573 A.D. by After a leisurely morning, embark the R.V. Paukan 2007. browse traditional craft markets before concluding at the Following a morning at leisure, transfer to the airport for participants, or for any reason whatsoever, to alter the itinerary at any time, without Shwedagon Pagoda two Mon princes. At the center of a trade network extending Settle in to your upper-deck cabin for a two-night cruise notice to the participants, such alterations will be made without penalty to AAA or Today’s visits include the lively Bogyoke Aung San meandering U Bein Bridge. Enjoy a private sampan cruise the flight to Bangkok. The ongoing flight to New York the Met. Additional expenses, if any, shall be borne by the participants. Baggage and across the Indian Ocean, the Mon kings of Bago (formerly along the Irawaddy River to Mandalay. Lunch is served Market, offering everything from straw baskets to silk at sunset before dinner at the hotel. departs later this evening, arriving in the U.S. the next day. personal effects are the sole responsibility of the participant at all times. The Met and NEW YORK Pegu) amassed great wealth. Today, overshadowed by on board before an afternoon tour of a typical river AAA reserve the right to accept or decline any person as a participant at any time, or to and rubies. After lunch, visit the National Museum, Yangon, Bago is a provincial market town although it does require any participant to withdraw from The Program at their own expense when such Sunday, November 8 village. Return to the ship for dinner as the sun sets over an action is determined by AAA or the Met to be in the best interest of the participant’s housing priceless artifacts including a 26-foot high, jewel retain many superb Buddhist monuments whose scale and the landscape of glowing pagodas. health and safety, or the general welfare of the other participants. encrusted Lion Throne which belonged to the last king T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT CANCELLATION POLICY AAA must strictly adhere to its cancellation policy Depart New York on an overnight flight to Bangkok. splendor evoke its golden age. Designed after Yangon’s to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of The Program, which may of Burma. Later enjoy a private a cappella performance include but are not limited to: advance payments to land operators; ship charters; Shwedagon Pagoda, the most venerable attraction in Bago The Treasures of Burma November 8 to 22, 2015 focused on Burmese musical traditions at the Gitameit communication expenses; development/promotional expenses, and the loss of time that BANGKOK, THAILAND is the gilded Shwemawdaw Pagoda (Golden Shrine), which RESERVATION APPLICATION might have permitted resale of reserved space. All cancellations must be made in writing Monday, November 9 Music Center. Dinner is at a local restaurant. stands taller than Shwedagon Pagoda. Dinner is in Yangon to the offices of AAA and are subject to a $350 non-refundable administrative fee. All To reserve a place, please return this form along with your deposit of FORM OF PAYMENT refunds are limited to amounts actually received by AAA and are the sole responsibility this evening. of AAA; the Met shall have no liability for refunds. At the time AAA receives written $2,000 per person (of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative Enclosed is my check (payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad) notification of cancellation, the following cancellation charges will apply: cancellations Arrive in Bangkok this evening and transfer to the fees) payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, 1040 Avenue of the Credit card (may be used for deposit only) YANGON BAGAN, BURMA received between 120 to 91 days prior to departure, 20 percent of the program cost Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel, where rooms are Americas, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018-3721. per person; cancellations received between 90 and 61 days prior to departure, 50 reserved for the night. Saturday, November 14 percent of the program cost per person; no refunds will be given for cancellations ______received within 60 days of departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or Name on Credit Card Names in Full as on Passports. Please Print. after the day of departure, or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason. Air BANGKOK YANGON, BURMA Early this morning, transfer to the airport for a short cancellation charges, if any, will be assessed in accordance with airline regulations. ______All group fare tickets must be issued no less than 30 days prior to departure. NOTE: Tuesday, November 10 flight to Bagan. Known as “the City of Pagodas,” Bagan Credit Card Number Neither AAA nor the Met shall be liable for any airline cancellation penalties incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable ticket. In the case of a cancellation due to is considered one of the richest archaeological sites in ______shortage of participants, AAA will attempt to notify all participants at least 45 days Asia. The next three days are devoted to seeing some Address ______Following a leisurely breakfast, depart on an early 3- or 4-Digit Security Code Expiration Date prior to departure. However, AAA reserves the right to cancel The Program prior afternoon flight to Yangon, Burma’s largest city, whose of the most impressive of the city’s 1,000 remaining to departure for any reason and, in such case, reimbursement of refundable costs of ______the trip by AAA shall constitute full settlement with the participant. In the unlikely City State Zip history dates back 2,500 years. Originally a fishing temples and monasteries built during the 10th and 11th I/We confirm that I/we have carefully read and agree to the Terms event that a dispute arises between a participant and AAA or the Met, the following village, it became a significant trading port in the 18th centuries. The order of our visits will depend on local & Conditions of this Program. I/We agree to full payment by check conditions will apply: (a) the dispute will be settled by binding arbitration administered ______by the American Arbitration Association in New York, NY; (b) the dispute will Telephone (Home) (Business) century. An orientation tour will introduce us to major conditions but in general will include morning visits to or wire transfer 120 days prior to departure. Each participant must be governed by New York Law; (c) the maximum amount of recovery to which a Ananda Temple, Htilominlo Temple, Sulamani Temple, sign below. participant shall be entitled under any and all circumstances will be the sum of all landmarks, including the City Hall and other impressive ______monies actually received from the participant by AAA. The participant agrees that Fax E-mail colonial-era buildings. Check in to your deluxe suite and Shwezegon Pagoda. Afternoon visits include local this is a fair and reasonable limitation on the damages, of any sort whatsoever, that a ______participant may suffer. Upon payment of the deposit to AAA, the participant agrees to Signature (Required) Date at the historic Strand Hotel, where personalized butler markets and artisan workshops. Dinner and overnight ACCOMMODATIONS be bound by the above terms and conditions. Photo by Daniel Photo by Joel Stratte-McClure Double Twin Single (at a supplement of $2,175, limited availability) service is included. Gather for dinner at the hotel, with are at the Bagan Lodge, where each room features a Copyright © 2015 Arrangements Abroad, Inc. CST 2059789-40 private veranda. Pottery in Yandabo I wish to share a room with ______welcome remarks by David Bowles. Young Buddhist monks Signature (Required) Date
T HE TREASURES OF BURMA N OVEMBER 8 TO 22, 2015 For additional information, please contact Academic Arrangements Abroad On the front cover: Seated Buddha with Double-Lotus Base, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2003.295a, (Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gifts, 2003. Telephone: 212-514-8921 or 800-221-1944 Fax: 212-344-7493 E-mail: [email protected] www.metmuseum.org/travel On the back cover: Bagan temples. Photo by Joel Stratte-McClure. TERMS & CONDITIONS AIRFARE Academic Arrangements Abroad (AAA) will be pleased to assist with air travel arrangements for this program, including specially negotiated group airfare when BAGAN BAGAN TO MANDALAY CRUISE available, suggested group flights, or your own individual requests, for a processing fee of $40 per person. Complete details will be provided in your confirmation mailing. T HE TREASURES OF BURMA Sunday, November 15 Wednesday, November 18 PAYMENT SCHEDULE A deposit of $2,000 per person, payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative fees, is required with the reservation application. Final payment, by check only, must be You may wish to rise early today for an optional hot air Today visit Yandabo, known as the pottery village. received 120 days prior to departure. November 8 to 22, 2015 HEALTH All participants must be in good health. This program involves extensive balloon ride over the city. Then visit the Archaeological Observe various stages of production as terracotta pots walking over uneven surfaces and climbing stairs at monuments and other locations Museum, followed by nearby temple sites. After lunch, are made from riverbank clay. One person can make 30 to not handicapped accessible, and climbing in and out of various conveyances. Any ______ ______condition that may require assistance or special medical attention must be reported at observe artisans who create the lacquerware for which 50 pots per day, which are used for water or food storage. the time of your reservation. Bagan is famous. Later, a pony cart tour includes a stop PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs or, in some cases, videotapes of participants of Travel Return to the R.V Paukan and relax as the ship is moored With the Met trips may be used for educational and promotional purposes by The at the 13th-century temple of Tayok Pye. Dinner is at a at a nearby village, just a few miles from the Ava Bridge Metropolitan Museum of Art. INSURANCE TRIP CANCELLATION / EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION YANGON local restaurant. spanning the Irawaddy. / BAGGAGE / ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE IS STRONGLY Wednesday, November 11 Photo by Deborah Tarr RECOMMENDED. CANCELLATION PENALTIES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. AAA will send an insurance application upon receipt of deposit, although you may BAGAN MOUNT POPA, BURMA U Bein Bridge DISEMBARK R.V. PAUKAN 2007 select an alternative insurer of your choice. Following a morning lecture by David Bowles, visit Monday, November 16 MANDALAY, BURMA MANDALAY CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) and AAA. All prices quoted the colorful Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda, with its colossal Thursday, November 19 Friday, November 20 are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfares, and currency exchange rates in effect at the Attend a morning lecture before driving to Mount Popa, reclining Buddha. Continue to the ancient Sule Pagoda, time of brochure printing and are subject to change without notice. Deviations from known as Burma’s Mount Olympus. The dramatic tower- the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. housing a sacred strand of the Buddha’s hair. At Disembark near Mandalay, a showcase of 19th-century Attend a morning lecture prior to our visit to the important RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE The participation of the Met is limited to educational like volcanic plug houses a complex of monasteries and Kalaywa Monastery, witness a moving lunch ceremony Burmese art and architecture and capital of Burma from 12th-century Khmer bronze statues at the Mahamuni sponsorship of the program described in this brochure (The Program). AAA acts only pagodas that can be reached by climbing a winding as an agent for the participant with respect to transportation, accommodations, and all as 1,200 student monks and nuns gather for their 1860 to 1885, and arrive at the Mandalay Hill Resort. With Pagoda. Continue to the Mandalay Cultural Museum other services, relating to The Program. AAA, the Met and/or their agents assume no
Photo by Ma Poupoule staircase of 777 steps. We will also see the shrines responsibility or liability for any act, error, or omission, or for any injury, loss, accident, midday meal. See the Shwedagon Pagoda, the golden panoramic views of myriad pagodas and the distinctive and a workshop where 24-karat gold is transformed into devoted to the mythical nat spirits. Following lunch, delay, or irregularity which may be occasioned by reason of any defect in any aircraft, stupa overlooking the city from its hilltop location, Mount Popa architecture of the Royal Palace complex, the resort is thin sheets of gold leaf by traditional methods. Lunch ship, train, bus, or other carrier, or through neglect or default of any subcontractor return to Bagan. Dinner is under the stars against the and the afternoon are at leisure before this evening’s or other third party, which may be used wholly or in part in the performance of their awash in the glow of sunset. The place of prayers and a retreat from the bustle of the city. After lunch, visit duty to the participants of The Program. The passage ticket issued by the carrier is backdrop of ancient temple ruins. offerings, the pagoda is the spiritual heart of Yangon. YANGON BAGO, BURMA farewell dinner. the sole contract between the participant and the carrier. Nor will AAA or the Met Kuthodaw Pagoda, with Buddhist scriptures inscribed on and/or their agents be responsible for loss, injury, damages, or expenses to persons or Dinner is at a local restaurant. Friday, November 13 BAGAN EMBARK R.V. PAUKAN 2007 729 large marble tablets. See the nearby Shwenandaw property, due to illness, weather, strikes, local laws, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts MANDALAY BANGKOK NEW YORK of nature, or other such causes in connection with The Program or anything beyond Tuesday, November 17 Monastery, a grand example of local teak architecture their reasonable control. AAA is not responsible for transportation or other program YANGON A full-day excursion takes us outside of Yangon to Bago, Saturday, November 21 & Sunday, November 22 featuring intricate carvings of Buddhist myths. Stop to delays and changes, nor additional expenses or loss of time that may be incurred. Thursday, November 12 In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort or well-being of the
Photo by sydbad which according to legend, was founded in 573 A.D. by After a leisurely morning, embark the R.V. Paukan 2007. browse traditional craft markets before concluding at the Following a morning at leisure, transfer to the airport for participants, or for any reason whatsoever, to alter the itinerary at any time, without Shwedagon Pagoda two Mon princes. At the center of a trade network extending Settle in to your upper-deck cabin for a two-night cruise notice to the participants, such alterations will be made without penalty to AAA or Today’s visits include the lively Bogyoke Aung San meandering U Bein Bridge. Enjoy a private sampan cruise the flight to Bangkok. The ongoing flight to New York the Met. Additional expenses, if any, shall be borne by the participants. Baggage and across the Indian Ocean, the Mon kings of Bago (formerly along the Irawaddy River to Mandalay. Lunch is served Market, offering everything from straw baskets to silk at sunset before dinner at the hotel. departs later this evening, arriving in the U.S. the next day. personal effects are the sole responsibility of the participant at all times. The Met and NEW YORK Pegu) amassed great wealth. Today, overshadowed by on board before an afternoon tour of a typical river AAA reserve the right to accept or decline any person as a participant at any time, or to and rubies. After lunch, visit the National Museum, Yangon, Bago is a provincial market town although it does require any participant to withdraw from The Program at their own expense when such Sunday, November 8 village. Return to the ship for dinner as the sun sets over an action is determined by AAA or the Met to be in the best interest of the participant’s housing priceless artifacts including a 26-foot high, jewel retain many superb Buddhist monuments whose scale and the landscape of glowing pagodas. health and safety, or the general welfare of the other participants. encrusted Lion Throne which belonged to the last king T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT CANCELLATION POLICY AAA must strictly adhere to its cancellation policy Depart New York on an overnight flight to Bangkok. splendor evoke its golden age. Designed after Yangon’s to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of The Program, which may of Burma. Later enjoy a private a cappella performance include but are not limited to: advance payments to land operators; ship charters; Shwedagon Pagoda, the most venerable attraction in Bago The Treasures of Burma November 8 to 22, 2015 focused on Burmese musical traditions at the Gitameit communication expenses; development/promotional expenses, and the loss of time that BANGKOK, THAILAND is the gilded Shwemawdaw Pagoda (Golden Shrine), which RESERVATION APPLICATION might have permitted resale of reserved space. All cancellations must be made in writing Monday, November 9 Music Center. Dinner is at a local restaurant. stands taller than Shwedagon Pagoda. Dinner is in Yangon to the offices of AAA and are subject to a $350 non-refundable administrative fee. All To reserve a place, please return this form along with your deposit of FORM OF PAYMENT refunds are limited to amounts actually received by AAA and are the sole responsibility this evening. of AAA; the Met shall have no liability for refunds. At the time AAA receives written $2,000 per person (of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative Enclosed is my check (payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad) notification of cancellation, the following cancellation charges will apply: cancellations Arrive in Bangkok this evening and transfer to the fees) payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, 1040 Avenue of the Credit card (may be used for deposit only) YANGON BAGAN, BURMA received between 120 to 91 days prior to departure, 20 percent of the program cost Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel, where rooms are Americas, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018-3721. per person; cancellations received between 90 and 61 days prior to departure, 50 reserved for the night. Saturday, November 14 percent of the program cost per person; no refunds will be given for cancellations ______received within 60 days of departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or Name on Credit Card Names in Full as on Passports. Please Print. after the day of departure, or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason. Air BANGKOK YANGON, BURMA Early this morning, transfer to the airport for a short cancellation charges, if any, will be assessed in accordance with airline regulations. ______All group fare tickets must be issued no less than 30 days prior to departure. NOTE: Tuesday, November 10 flight to Bagan. Known as “the City of Pagodas,” Bagan Credit Card Number Neither AAA nor the Met shall be liable for any airline cancellation penalties incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable ticket. In the case of a cancellation due to is considered one of the richest archaeological sites in ______shortage of participants, AAA will attempt to notify all participants at least 45 days Asia. The next three days are devoted to seeing some Address ______Following a leisurely breakfast, depart on an early 3- or 4-Digit Security Code Expiration Date prior to departure. However, AAA reserves the right to cancel The Program prior afternoon flight to Yangon, Burma’s largest city, whose of the most impressive of the city’s 1,000 remaining to departure for any reason and, in such case, reimbursement of refundable costs of ______the trip by AAA shall constitute full settlement with the participant. In the unlikely City State Zip history dates back 2,500 years. Originally a fishing temples and monasteries built during the 10th and 11th I/We confirm that I/we have carefully read and agree to the Terms event that a dispute arises between a participant and AAA or the Met, the following village, it became a significant trading port in the 18th centuries. The order of our visits will depend on local & Conditions of this Program. I/We agree to full payment by check conditions will apply: (a) the dispute will be settled by binding arbitration administered ______by the American Arbitration Association in New York, NY; (b) the dispute will Telephone (Home) (Business) century. An orientation tour will introduce us to major conditions but in general will include morning visits to or wire transfer 120 days prior to departure. Each participant must be governed by New York Law; (c) the maximum amount of recovery to which a Ananda Temple, Htilominlo Temple, Sulamani Temple, sign below. participant shall be entitled under any and all circumstances will be the sum of all landmarks, including the City Hall and other impressive ______monies actually received from the participant by AAA. The participant agrees that Fax E-mail colonial-era buildings. Check in to your deluxe suite and Shwezegon Pagoda. Afternoon visits include local this is a fair and reasonable limitation on the damages, of any sort whatsoever, that a ______participant may suffer. Upon payment of the deposit to AAA, the participant agrees to Signature (Required) Date at the historic Strand Hotel, where personalized butler markets and artisan workshops. Dinner and overnight ACCOMMODATIONS be bound by the above terms and conditions. Photo by Daniel Photo by Joel Stratte-McClure Double Twin Single (at a supplement of $2,175, limited availability) service is included. Gather for dinner at the hotel, with are at the Bagan Lodge, where each room features a Copyright © 2015 Arrangements Abroad, Inc. CST 2059789-40 private veranda. Pottery in Yandabo I wish to share a room with ______welcome remarks by David Bowles. Young Buddhist monks Signature (Required) Date
T HE TREASURES OF BURMA N OVEMBER 8 TO 22, 2015 For additional information, please contact Academic Arrangements Abroad On the front cover: Seated Buddha with Double-Lotus Base, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2003.295a, (Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gifts, 2003. Telephone: 212-514-8921 or 800-221-1944 Fax: 212-344-7493 E-mail: [email protected] www.metmuseum.org/travel On the back cover: Bagan temples. Photo by Joel Stratte-McClure. T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT PROGRAM RATE $10,995 T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT per person, double occupancy 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $2,175 www.metmuseum.org/travel T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, RATE INCLUDES PRSRT STD Ten nights hotel accommodations and two nights U.S. Postage Beguiling Burma, with her shimmering pagodas, proudly held traditions, and complex history, PAID upper deck cabins aboard R.V. Paukan 2007 BURLINGTON, VT is finally re-emerging as a travel destination—and rightly so. As Rudyard Kipling wrote over a century Buffet breakfast daily, ten lunches, and eleven dinners; PERMIT NO.601 T HE TREASURES OF BURMA ago, Burma is “quite unlike any land you know about.” beer / wine with welcome and farewell dinners Escorted sightseeing and entrance fees We invite you on a privileged journey to this mysterious country, long hidden from Western Airport / hotel / airport group transfers; porterage eyes. Joining us is David Bowles, who as a Museum educator not only trains staff in creating engaging for one bag per person visitor experiences, but leads many gallery talks himself. Mr. Bowles’ expertise in the sacred art of Asia Economy class group flights Bangkok / Yangon / will enhance our ability to appreciate the ancient monuments and timeless traditions of Burma. Bagan…Mandalay / Bangkok Taxes and service charges; gratuities to guides and drivers TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS NOT INCLUDED IN RATE Airfare between home city and A four-night stay at the majestic Strand Hotel in Yangon, built during the British colonial era
Bangkok; passport and visa fees; meals not specified; personal An optional hot-air balloon ride over the temple-studded landscape of Bagan, known as items and expenses; trip insurance; airport transfers for those not on group flights; excess baggage; any other items not specifically “the City of Pagodas” mentioned as included. An excursion to Mount Popa, a soaring volcanic peak crowned with gold stupas, monasteries, and shrines devoted to animist spirits, or nats
A visit to an atelier to learn about the time-honored art of making gold leaf
A private a cappella performance focused on Burmese musical traditions at the Gitameit THE TREASURES OF BURMA Music Center November 8 to 22, 2015 Yangon’s impressive pagodas, including Chaukhtatgyi, with its colossal reclining Buddha, and shimmering Shwedagon, immortalized by Somerset Maugham and Rudyard Kipling
A sampan cruise at sunset at U Bein Bridge in Amarapura
A two-night cruise to Mandalay aboard the elegant river vessel R.V. Paukan 2007
TRAVELING WITH YOU We hope you will join us for this exceptional opportunity to discover DAVID BOWLES oversees the this enigmatic land. strategic planning, program
implementation, and evaluation of all aspects of guided K-12 school tours at The Metropolitan Sincerely, Museum of Art, which serve approximately a quarter of a million visitors each year. In Nina McN. Diefenbach addition to leading regular gallery talks, he trains Vice President Museum volunteers and staff to lead engaging gallery for Institutional Advancement experiences that invite all types of visitors to discover great works of art from across the collection. Before joining the Met, David served as Manager of School Programs at the Rubin Museum of Art, a dynamic institution devoted to the art of Himalayan Asia, India, and neighboring regions. He earned his M.S. Ed in Museum Education from Bank Street College and a B.A. in Art History with Honours from McGill University.
Trajan Nat statue in Shwedagon November 8 to 22, 2015
www.metmuseum.org/travel T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT 1000 F IFTH A VENUE N EW Y ORK, N EW Y ORK 10028 TERMS & CONDITIONS AIRFARE Academic Arrangements Abroad (AAA) will be pleased to assist with air travel arrangements for this program, including specially negotiated group airfare when BAGAN BAGAN TO MANDALAY CRUISE available, suggested group flights, or your own individual requests, for a processing fee of $40 per person. Complete details will be provided in your confirmation mailing. T HE TREASURES OF BURMA Sunday, November 15 Wednesday, November 18 PAYMENT SCHEDULE A deposit of $2,000 per person, payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative fees, is required with the reservation application. Final payment, by check only, must be You may wish to rise early today for an optional hot air Today visit Yandabo, known as the pottery village. received 120 days prior to departure. November 8 to 22, 2015 HEALTH All participants must be in good health. This program involves extensive balloon ride over the city. Then visit the Archaeological Observe various stages of production as terracotta pots walking over uneven surfaces and climbing stairs at monuments and other locations Museum, followed by nearby temple sites. After lunch, are made from riverbank clay. One person can make 30 to not handicapped accessible, and climbing in and out of various conveyances. Any ______ ______condition that may require assistance or special medical attention must be reported at observe artisans who create the lacquerware for which 50 pots per day, which are used for water or food storage. the time of your reservation. Bagan is famous. Later, a pony cart tour includes a stop PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs or, in some cases, videotapes of participants of Travel Return to the R.V Paukan and relax as the ship is moored With the Met trips may be used for educational and promotional purposes by The at the 13th-century temple of Tayok Pye. Dinner is at a at a nearby village, just a few miles from the Ava Bridge Metropolitan Museum of Art. INSURANCE TRIP CANCELLATION / EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION YANGON local restaurant. spanning the Irawaddy. / BAGGAGE / ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE IS STRONGLY Wednesday, November 11 Photo by Deborah Tarr RECOMMENDED. CANCELLATION PENALTIES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. AAA will send an insurance application upon receipt of deposit, although you may BAGAN MOUNT POPA, BURMA U Bein Bridge DISEMBARK R.V. PAUKAN 2007 select an alternative insurer of your choice. Following a morning lecture by David Bowles, visit Monday, November 16 MANDALAY, BURMA MANDALAY CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) and AAA. All prices quoted the colorful Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda, with its colossal Thursday, November 19 Friday, November 20 are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfares, and currency exchange rates in effect at the Attend a morning lecture before driving to Mount Popa, reclining Buddha. Continue to the ancient Sule Pagoda, time of brochure printing and are subject to change without notice. Deviations from known as Burma’s Mount Olympus. The dramatic tower- the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. housing a sacred strand of the Buddha’s hair. At Disembark near Mandalay, a showcase of 19th-century Attend a morning lecture prior to our visit to the important RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE The participation of the Met is limited to educational like volcanic plug houses a complex of monasteries and Kalaywa Monastery, witness a moving lunch ceremony Burmese art and architecture and capital of Burma from 12th-century Khmer bronze statues at the Mahamuni sponsorship of the program described in this brochure (The Program). AAA acts only pagodas that can be reached by climbing a winding as an agent for the participant with respect to transportation, accommodations, and all as 1,200 student monks and nuns gather for their 1860 to 1885, and arrive at the Mandalay Hill Resort. With Pagoda. Continue to the Mandalay Cultural Museum other services, relating to The Program. AAA, the Met and/or their agents assume no
Photo by Ma Poupoule staircase of 777 steps. We will also see the shrines responsibility or liability for any act, error, or omission, or for any injury, loss, accident, midday meal. See the Shwedagon Pagoda, the golden panoramic views of myriad pagodas and the distinctive and a workshop where 24-karat gold is transformed into devoted to the mythical nat spirits. Following lunch, delay, or irregularity which may be occasioned by reason of any defect in any aircraft, stupa overlooking the city from its hilltop location, Mount Popa architecture of the Royal Palace complex, the resort is thin sheets of gold leaf by traditional methods. Lunch ship, train, bus, or other carrier, or through neglect or default of any subcontractor return to Bagan. Dinner is under the stars against the and the afternoon are at leisure before this evening’s or other third party, which may be used wholly or in part in the performance of their awash in the glow of sunset. The place of prayers and a retreat from the bustle of the city. After lunch, visit duty to the participants of The Program. The passage ticket issued by the carrier is backdrop of ancient temple ruins. offerings, the pagoda is the spiritual heart of Yangon. YANGON BAGO, BURMA farewell dinner. the sole contract between the participant and the carrier. Nor will AAA or the Met Kuthodaw Pagoda, with Buddhist scriptures inscribed on and/or their agents be responsible for loss, injury, damages, or expenses to persons or Dinner is at a local restaurant. Friday, November 13 BAGAN EMBARK R.V. PAUKAN 2007 729 large marble tablets. See the nearby Shwenandaw property, due to illness, weather, strikes, local laws, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts MANDALAY BANGKOK NEW YORK of nature, or other such causes in connection with The Program or anything beyond Tuesday, November 17 Monastery, a grand example of local teak architecture their reasonable control. AAA is not responsible for transportation or other program YANGON A full-day excursion takes us outside of Yangon to Bago, Saturday, November 21 & Sunday, November 22 featuring intricate carvings of Buddhist myths. Stop to delays and changes, nor additional expenses or loss of time that may be incurred. Thursday, November 12 In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort or well-being of the
Photo by sydbad which according to legend, was founded in 573 A.D. by After a leisurely morning, embark the R.V. Paukan 2007. browse traditional craft markets before concluding at the Following a morning at leisure, transfer to the airport for participants, or for any reason whatsoever, to alter the itinerary at any time, without Shwedagon Pagoda two Mon princes. At the center of a trade network extending Settle in to your upper-deck cabin for a two-night cruise notice to the participants, such alterations will be made without penalty to AAA or Today’s visits include the lively Bogyoke Aung San meandering U Bein Bridge. Enjoy a private sampan cruise the flight to Bangkok. The ongoing flight to New York the Met. Additional expenses, if any, shall be borne by the participants. Baggage and across the Indian Ocean, the Mon kings of Bago (formerly along the Irawaddy River to Mandalay. Lunch is served Market, offering everything from straw baskets to silk at sunset before dinner at the hotel. departs later this evening, arriving in the U.S. the next day. personal effects are the sole responsibility of the participant at all times. The Met and NEW YORK Pegu) amassed great wealth. Today, overshadowed by on board before an afternoon tour of a typical river AAA reserve the right to accept or decline any person as a participant at any time, or to and rubies. After lunch, visit the National Museum, Yangon, Bago is a provincial market town although it does require any participant to withdraw from The Program at their own expense when such Sunday, November 8 village. Return to the ship for dinner as the sun sets over an action is determined by AAA or the Met to be in the best interest of the participant’s housing priceless artifacts including a 26-foot high, jewel retain many superb Buddhist monuments whose scale and the landscape of glowing pagodas. health and safety, or the general welfare of the other participants. encrusted Lion Throne which belonged to the last king T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT CANCELLATION POLICY AAA must strictly adhere to its cancellation policy Depart New York on an overnight flight to Bangkok. splendor evoke its golden age. Designed after Yangon’s to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of The Program, which may of Burma. Later enjoy a private a cappella performance include but are not limited to: advance payments to land operators; ship charters; Shwedagon Pagoda, the most venerable attraction in Bago The Treasures of Burma November 8 to 22, 2015 focused on Burmese musical traditions at the Gitameit communication expenses; development/promotional expenses, and the loss of time that BANGKOK, THAILAND is the gilded Shwemawdaw Pagoda (Golden Shrine), which RESERVATION APPLICATION might have permitted resale of reserved space. All cancellations must be made in writing Monday, November 9 Music Center. Dinner is at a local restaurant. stands taller than Shwedagon Pagoda. Dinner is in Yangon to the offices of AAA and are subject to a $350 non-refundable administrative fee. All To reserve a place, please return this form along with your deposit of FORM OF PAYMENT refunds are limited to amounts actually received by AAA and are the sole responsibility this evening. of AAA; the Met shall have no liability for refunds. At the time AAA receives written $2,000 per person (of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative Enclosed is my check (payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad) notification of cancellation, the following cancellation charges will apply: cancellations Arrive in Bangkok this evening and transfer to the fees) payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, 1040 Avenue of the Credit card (may be used for deposit only) YANGON BAGAN, BURMA received between 120 to 91 days prior to departure, 20 percent of the program cost Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel, where rooms are Americas, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018-3721. per person; cancellations received between 90 and 61 days prior to departure, 50 reserved for the night. Saturday, November 14 percent of the program cost per person; no refunds will be given for cancellations ______received within 60 days of departure. No refunds are given for cancellation on or Name on Credit Card Names in Full as on Passports. Please Print. after the day of departure, or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason. Air BANGKOK YANGON, BURMA Early this morning, transfer to the airport for a short cancellation charges, if any, will be assessed in accordance with airline regulations. ______All group fare tickets must be issued no less than 30 days prior to departure. NOTE: Tuesday, November 10 flight to Bagan. Known as “the City of Pagodas,” Bagan Credit Card Number Neither AAA nor the Met shall be liable for any airline cancellation penalties incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable ticket. In the case of a cancellation due to is considered one of the richest archaeological sites in ______shortage of participants, AAA will attempt to notify all participants at least 45 days Asia. The next three days are devoted to seeing some Address ______Following a leisurely breakfast, depart on an early 3- or 4-Digit Security Code Expiration Date prior to departure. However, AAA reserves the right to cancel The Program prior afternoon flight to Yangon, Burma’s largest city, whose of the most impressive of the city’s 1,000 remaining to departure for any reason and, in such case, reimbursement of refundable costs of ______the trip by AAA shall constitute full settlement with the participant. In the unlikely City State Zip history dates back 2,500 years. Originally a fishing temples and monasteries built during the 10th and 11th I/We confirm that I/we have carefully read and agree to the Terms event that a dispute arises between a participant and AAA or the Met, the following village, it became a significant trading port in the 18th centuries. The order of our visits will depend on local & Conditions of this Program. I/We agree to full payment by check conditions will apply: (a) the dispute will be settled by binding arbitration administered ______by the American Arbitration Association in New York, NY; (b) the dispute will Telephone (Home) (Business) century. An orientation tour will introduce us to major conditions but in general will include morning visits to or wire transfer 120 days prior to departure. Each participant must be governed by New York Law; (c) the maximum amount of recovery to which a Ananda Temple, Htilominlo Temple, Sulamani Temple, sign below. participant shall be entitled under any and all circumstances will be the sum of all landmarks, including the City Hall and other impressive ______monies actually received from the participant by AAA. The participant agrees that Fax E-mail colonial-era buildings. Check in to your deluxe suite and Shwezegon Pagoda. Afternoon visits include local this is a fair and reasonable limitation on the damages, of any sort whatsoever, that a ______participant may suffer. Upon payment of the deposit to AAA, the participant agrees to Signature (Required) Date at the historic Strand Hotel, where personalized butler markets and artisan workshops. Dinner and overnight ACCOMMODATIONS be bound by the above terms and conditions. Photo by Daniel Photo by Joel Stratte-McClure Double Twin Single (at a supplement of $2,175, limited availability) service is included. Gather for dinner at the hotel, with are at the Bagan Lodge, where each room features a Copyright © 2015 Arrangements Abroad, Inc. CST 2059789-40 private veranda. Pottery in Yandabo I wish to share a room with ______welcome remarks by David Bowles. Young Buddhist monks Signature (Required) Date
T HE TREASURES OF BURMA N OVEMBER 8 TO 22, 2015 For additional information, please contact Academic Arrangements Abroad On the front cover: Seated Buddha with Double-Lotus Base, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2003.295a, (Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gifts, 2003. Telephone: 212-514-8921 or 800-221-1944 Fax: 212-344-7493 E-mail: [email protected] www.metmuseum.org/travel On the back cover: Bagan temples. Photo by Joel Stratte-McClure. T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT PROGRAM RATE $10,995 T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT per person, double occupancy 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $2,175 www.metmuseum.org/travel T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, RATE INCLUDES PRSRT STD Ten nights hotel accommodations and two nights U.S. Postage Beguiling Burma, with her shimmering pagodas, proudly held traditions, and complex history, PAID upper deck cabins aboard R.V. Paukan 2007 BURLINGTON, VT is finally re-emerging as a travel destination—and rightly so. As Rudyard Kipling wrote over a century Buffet breakfast daily, ten lunches, and eleven dinners; PERMIT NO.601 T HE TREASURES OF BURMA ago, Burma is “quite unlike any land you know about.” beer / wine with welcome and farewell dinners Escorted sightseeing and entrance fees We invite you on a privileged journey to this mysterious country, long hidden from Western Airport / hotel / airport group transfers; porterage eyes. Joining us is David Bowles, who as a Museum educator not only trains staff in creating engaging for one bag per person visitor experiences, but leads many gallery talks himself. Mr. Bowles’ expertise in the sacred art of Asia Economy class group flights Bangkok / Yangon / will enhance our ability to appreciate the ancient monuments and timeless traditions of Burma. Bagan…Mandalay / Bangkok Taxes and service charges; gratuities to guides and drivers TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS NOT INCLUDED IN RATE Airfare between home city and A four-night stay at the majestic Strand Hotel in Yangon, built during the British colonial era
Bangkok; passport and visa fees; meals not specified; personal An optional hot-air balloon ride over the temple-studded landscape of Bagan, known as items and expenses; trip insurance; airport transfers for those not on group flights; excess baggage; any other items not specifically “the City of Pagodas” mentioned as included. An excursion to Mount Popa, a soaring volcanic peak crowned with gold stupas, monasteries, and shrines devoted to animist spirits, or nats
A visit to an atelier to learn about the time-honored art of making gold leaf
A private a cappella performance focused on Burmese musical traditions at the Gitameit THE TREASURES OF BURMA Music Center November 8 to 22, 2015 Yangon’s impressive pagodas, including Chaukhtatgyi, with its colossal reclining Buddha, and shimmering Shwedagon, immortalized by Somerset Maugham and Rudyard Kipling
A sampan cruise at sunset at U Bein Bridge in Amarapura
A two-night cruise to Mandalay aboard the elegant river vessel R.V. Paukan 2007
TRAVELING WITH YOU We hope you will join us for this exceptional opportunity to discover DAVID BOWLES oversees the this enigmatic land. strategic planning, program
implementation, and evaluation of all aspects of guided K-12 school tours at The Metropolitan Sincerely, Museum of Art, which serve approximately a quarter of a million visitors each year. In Nina McN. Diefenbach addition to leading regular gallery talks, he trains Vice President Museum volunteers and staff to lead engaging gallery for Institutional Advancement experiences that invite all types of visitors to discover great works of art from across the collection. Before joining the Met, David served as Manager of School Programs at the Rubin Museum of Art, a dynamic institution devoted to the art of Himalayan Asia, India, and neighboring regions. He earned his M.S. Ed in Museum Education from Bank Street College and a B.A. in Art History with Honours from McGill University.
Trajan Nat statue in Shwedagon November 8 to 22, 2015
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