Land Program Rate: $6,995 (per person based on double occupancy) Single Supplement: $995 Included: All accommodation, hotel taxes • Meals per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner) • Arrival/departure transfers for passengers arriving/ departing on scheduled start/end days • Internal airfare from Merv to Ashgabat and Ashgabat to Baku • All overland transportation per itinerary by private vehicles • Special cultural events and extensive sightseeing, including entrance fees • English-speaking guides and Tour Manager throughout the itinerary • Baggage handling at the hotels and airports where available; gratuities to local guides, drivers, Tour Manager and restaurant staff during included meals • Visa support • Comprehensive pre-departure packet Not Included: International airfare to Tashkent/from Baku. Our tour operator MIR Corporation can assist with reservations • Travel insurance • Meals not specified as included in the itinerary • Personal items such as telephone calls, laundry, excess baggage fees, visa fees Air Arrangements: Program rates do not include international airfare to Tashkent/from Baku. Because of the global nature of our members and patrons, there is no group flight for this program. Information on a recommended flight itinerary will be sent by our tour operator upon confirmation. What to Expect: This trip is moderately active due to the substantial distances covered and the extensive walking and stair climbing required. The tour is not wheelchair accessible. To reap the full rewards of this adventure, travelers must be able to walk at least two miles a day (with or without the assistance of a cane) Club of California The Commonwealth 194210 Box P.O. CA 94119 San Francisco, over uneven terrain while keeping up with the group, and stand for extended periods of time during walking tours and museum visits. Border crossings may require walking up to a mile on foot while handling your own bags without assistance. Availability of western toilets on the trip is unreliable, and squat toilets are prevalent at museums and many of the restaurants. Certain pain relievers such as Tramadol and Hydrocodone (among others), which are somewhat common in the U.S., are prohibited in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, even for personal use with a foreign prescription. Travelers are advised to bring alternative medications, and carry only CVC an amount suitable for personal use in original pharmacy-labeled packaging. Flexibility and the willingness to th th accept local standards of amenities and services are essential to the enjoyment of this program. Discover Reservations and Payments: Please mail the completed registration form with check (payable to MIR Date of bir Date of bir Country Email Corporation-CA Trust) or credit card information to The Commonwealth Club. Balance of payment for all land and air costs is due by August 11, 2017, 60 days prior to departure. Payment of the balance is due by check or bank transfer only. Balance of payment for all land and Cancellations and Refunds: All cancellations must be made in writing to MIR Corporation and the following cancellation charges will apply: Cancellations received 61 or more days before departure, forfeit American Express the $500 per person non-refundable deposit; those received 31 days to 60 days before departure, forfeit Exp date Exp Zip 50% of land tour cost per person; those received 30 days or less before departure, no refund. Refunds cannot be made to passengers who do not complete the full tour for any reason at all. Commonwealth Club Travel and our tour operator MIR Corporation reserve the right, without penalty, to withdraw the tour announced (i.e., cancel a tour). MIR Corporation reserves the right to decline to accept any person Mastercard as a participant in a tour, or to require any participant to withdraw from a tour at any time at his/her own expense, when such action is determined by tour staff to be in the best interest of the health, safety, or Visa general welfare of the tour group or of the individual participant, and subject only to the requirement that not guaranteed) are (shares Smoker the recoverable cost of unused services and accommodations be refunded, if any. (Work/Cell) Note: Neither Commonwealth Club Travel nor MIR Corporation accepts liability for any airline cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable ticket in connection with this tour. It is recommended that you not purchase international flights until instructed by MIR Corporation. State/Province Single Travelers: We make every effort to match single travelers who request a roommate. However, Non-smoker Economy class Economy shared accommodations cannot be guaranteed and a single supplement rate will apply. Insurance: A TravelGuard medical/evacuation and trip cancellation/interruption insurance policy for U.S. Journey from Tashkent to Baku residents only is available for purchase. Inquire at MIR. Responsibility: A detailed statement of limitations and exclusions of liability of Commonwealth Club Tashkent • Samarkand • Bukhara • Merv • Travel and MIR Corporation for loss of property, injury, illness or death will be provided to passengers upon enrollment and is available to prospective travelers upon request. A signed release of liability/assumption of Ashgabat • Baku risk agreement is required for trip participation. Business class The Commonwealth Club of California, P.O. Box 194210, San Francisco, CA 94119 Box The Commonwealth Club of California, P.O. Enclosed check, payable to MIR Corporation-CA Trust Trust to MIR Corporation-CA payable Enclosed check, MIR Corporation: CST #2082306-40. WST #601-099-932. at the single supplement rate ($995). available wherever a single room alone and prefer I am traveling accommodations with ______________________________________________________________ I will share with a to share like I would air costs is due by August 11, 2017, 60 days prior to departure. Payment of the balance is due by check or bank transfer only. only. Payment of the balance is due by check or bank transfer 2017, 60 days prior to departure. August 11, air costs is due by Reservations will be processed in order of receipt, subject to availability. Space is limited. deposit of $ _________ ($500 per person) to hold ______ place(s). The enclosed non-refundable mailing address) from (if different Address Billing ___________________________________________________________________________________________ of cardholder Signature ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Please mail the completed registration form with check (payable to MIR Corporation-CA Trust) or credit card information Please mail the completed registration form with check (payable to MIR Corporation-CA to number card Credit ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Full name #1 (as listed in passport) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Full name #2 (as listed in passport) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ please) (no PO boxes Mailing address ___________________________________________________________________________________________ (Home) City ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone Please note preferences: For more information, contact The Commonwealth Club at (415) 597-6720 or [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________________________________ International airfare is not included in the tour price. Information on the recommended flight itinerary on the recommended by our tour Information will be sent is not included in the tour price. International airfare operator upon confirmation. Tashkent/ home city _________________ and my air itinerary estimate between Please send me a recommended and fare Baku in: October 10-24, 2017 ©2017 MIR Corporation, all rights reserved. Photos: MIR Corporation The Commonwealth Club 415-597-6720 [email protected] Day by Day Itinerary Program Highlights • Enjoy a privately guided tour of Tashkent’s Museum of Oct 10 Depart USA Oct 17-20 Merv, Turkmenistan • Ashgabat Depart USA on flights bound for Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (In flight) Crossing the border into Turkmenistan, explore the remains of the five ancient Applied Arts, housed in the former mansion of a wealthy cities of Merv, and admire Ashgabat’s gleaming marble monuments. Venture outside czarist diplomat. Oct 11-12 Tashkent, Uzbekistan the city to visit a horse-breeding farm devoted to the renowned Akhal-Teke horse, • In Tashkent, visit the private art studio of a sixth-generation Start with an introductory lecture, followed by a tour of modern Tashkent, including the arguably the oldest cultured breed of horse in the world. Visit the UNESCO Uzbek ceramicist whose family has been making pottery Shahid Memorial Complex, honoring the people killed during Stalin’s purges in 1938. In World Heritage Site of the ancient Parthian Kingdom of Nisa, led by a professional since the 1790s. the old part of Tashkent, view the Uthman Koran, considered by Sunni Muslims to be local archaeologist. Stop at Kipchak Mosque, a huge $100-million-dollar mosque the oldest Koran in the world. Visit the private art studio of a sixth-generation Uzbek big enough to hold 10,000 people; its 164-foot golden dome had to be lowered in • Converse with your hostess at a convivial meal in the home ceramicist,