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HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 2016 WORLDWIDE TRAVEL PROGRAM 2016

WATERWAYS OF THE TSARS TO ST. PETERSBURG ABOARD DREAM

WITH CAROL SAIVETZ Research associate at Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

June 15–25, 2016 WATERWAYS OF THE TSARS MOSCOW TO ST. PETERSBURG ABOARD VOLGA DREAM

June 15–25, 2016

Front cover: St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow (photo courtesy of Pål Nordseth); above: Chapel of Dmitry,

EXPERIENCE ’S TWO GREAT CULTURAL CAPITALS—THE FABLED CITY OF MOSCOW, POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST COUNTRY, AND ST. PETERSBURG, ’S “window on the West.” During four days in Moscow see its iconic sights and enjoy exclusive visits, including a backstage discussion with a dancer at the recently restored Bolshoi Theatre. Visit the newly opened Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, and tour the stations of the Moscow , known as “the people’s palaces.” Then embark the elegant Volga Dream to discover Uglich, with its five-domed of the Transfiguration, and , the oldest city on the Volga. In Goritsy, tour the Kirilov Belozersky Monastery, with its 13th-century Cathedral of the Assumption, and continue to the , a UNESCO World Heritage site with magnificent frescoes. Cross Lake Beloye, once known as the “tsar’s fishing grounds;” explore the magical architecture of Kizhy Island; and stop at the village of Mandrogi before disembarking in St. Petersburg. An optional postlude in St. Petersburg includes a visit to Catherine Palace, a White Nights Festival concert or performance at the Mariinsky Theatre, and a tour of the Hermitage.

TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL. HARVARD STUDY LEADER Carol Saivetz is a research associate at Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. She also teaches Russian foreign policy in the Security Studies Program at MIT. Her most recent publications analyze the newly resurgent Russia’s foreign policies—including energy policies and reactions to EU and NATO expansion.

HIGHLIGHTS Kizhy Island • Visits to Moscow’s landmarks, Lake Svir River Onega including the historic Bolshoi Lake Theatre and the , and Ladoga Mandrogi Black Volga — Baltic to the newly opened Garage Sea Lake Waterway Museum of Contemporary Art Beloye St. Petersburg Goritsy EST ONIA • Scenic six-night cruise of Russia’s waterways aboard Volga Dream, a RUSSIA luxurious vessel well known for excellent service and Lake Yaroslavl Rybinskoye delicious cuisine Volga Uglich River LATVIA Volga River • The Golden Ring cities including Uglich and Yaroslavl, Moscow — Volga Canal the oldest city on the Volga

BELARUS MOSCOW • UNESCO World Heritage sites including Ferapontov Monastery, with magnificent frescoes by one of Russia’s most renowned icon painters, and tiny Kizhy Island, with its fairy tale architecture

• Educational program with Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Maryan Ainsworth and other lecturers

Volga Dream

St. Petersburg

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Sunday, June 19 MOSCOW / VOLGA DREAM Enter the Kremlin before public hours for a visit to the Armory Museum, with its collection of tsarist thrones, ceremonial crowns, coaches, and gifts of state. Continue to the beautifully frescoed 15th-century Assumption and Annunciation Cathedrals. Lunch is at the colorful Artist Gallery, a restaurant in the Tsereteli Art Gallery. Travel north of the city to the river port and board Volga Dream. Gather for the captain’s welcome reception and dinner as you begin your cruise on this midsummer night.

Monday, June 20 UGLICH

The Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow Attend an onboard lecture during a leisurely morning of Wednesday, June 15 newly restored Bolshoi Theatre cruising. Arrive this afternoon Depart U.S. during a backstage tour and in Uglich, dating from the 10th Depart the U.S. on an overnight meet with a dancer from the flight to Moscow. prestigious company. This evening return to the historic Thursday, June 16 Bolshoi for a performance. MOSCOW Dinner is at leisure. Arrive in Moscow and transfer to the deluxe Four Seasons Saturday, June 18 in the historic city center. MOSCOW After lunch at leisure, enjoy Begin the day at the Old a walking tour of Tretyakov Gallery to view its with its landmark St. Basil’s extraordinary collection of Cathedral, Lenin’s Tomb, Russian art, ranging from and GUM department store 12th-century icons to 21st- facing the red brick towers century paintings. After lunch and golden cupolas of the continue to the New Tretyakov Kremlin. Gather this evening Picture Gallery, with works for a welcome reception and by artists including Malevich, dinner at the hotel. Kandinsky, and Chagall. Then visit the newly opened Garage Church of the Prophet, Yaroslavl Friday, June 17 Museum of Contemporary Art MOSCOW in Gorky Park, designed by century. A walking tour of Following a morning lecture, Rem Koolhaas. Alternatively, the city includes the Chapel tour the Pushkin Museum travel to the East District of of Dimitry, a 17th-century of Fine Arts, housing a the capital to see Kuskovo, architectural treasure built remarkable collection of one of the first great summer on the site where Ivan the French Impressionist and Old country estates of the Russian Terrible’s young son met his Master paintings as well as the nobility, or tour the beautiful death. Visit the five-domed famous Schliemann gold from stations of the vast Moscow Church of the Transfiguration, Troy. Following lunch at the Metro, known as“the people’s noted for its beautiful celebrated Café Pushkin on palaces.” The balance of the iconostasis, and enjoy a Tverskaya Street, discover the day is at leisure. concert of choral music.

FOR DETAILED ITINERARIES, VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL. Tuesday, June 21 OPTIONAL POSTLUDE YAROSLAVL ST. PETERSBURG The oldest city on the Volga June 25 — 28, 2016 River, Yaroslavl was unharmed At the peak of the White Nights during World War II, and season of the midnight sun, many religious buildings spend three days in vibrant dating from the 13th to 17th St. Petersburg, founded by centuries remain intact. In Peter the Great in 1703. Travel the Spassky Monastery, see to Peterhof, “the Versailles of the Transfiguration Cathedral, Russia,” to see the Cottage adorned with murals depicting Palace and the Bath House the apocalyptic visions of St. of the Tsars, and enter the John; then view the richly Hermitage. On an exclusive frescoed Church of Elijah the visit to Catherine Palace, view Prophet. Enjoy a stroll in the the exquisitely restored Amber lively market before lunch aboard Room and stroll in the formal Volga Dream. As you cruise this gardens. Attend a White Nights afternoon, a Festival concert or performance class will be o!ered. Church of the Transfiguration, at the Mariinsky Theatre, Kizhy Island and enjoy a canal cruise past Wednesday, June 22 the city’s magnificent pastel GORITSY Thursday, June 23 palaces. Choose to visit the This morning arrive in the KIZHY newly opened Fabergé Museum, peaceful village of Goritsy This morning attend lectures or wander the shaded avenues to tour the Kirilov Belozersky and learn to prepare blinis and of the Summer Garden. Monastery, with its frescoed pelmenis during a Russian Accommodations are at the 13th-century Cathedral of the cooking class. In the afternoon iconic Grand Hotel . explore the tiny, picturesque island of Kizhy, a UNESCO World Heritage site on Lake Onega. The open-air Museum of Architecture includes the Church of the Transfiguration, an onion-domed masterpiece built without a single metal nail and resembling something out of a Russian fairy tale.

Friday, June 24 SVIR RIVER CRUISE Be on deck as Volga Dream navigates the Svir River toward , Europe’s largest freshwater lake, past a shoreline dotted with graceful willows, alder trees, and pines. Step ashore for a brief visit to the Assumption. Continue to the vacation village of Mandrogi Peterhof Chapel, St. Petersburg (above) Ferapontov Monastery, a and enjoy an informal talk by and Fabergé eggs (below) UNESCO World Heritage site with your lecturer. This evening, magnificent frescoes painted the captain hosts a caviar in the 15th century by one of and blinis reception before Russia’s most renowned icon a farewell dinner. painters, Dionisy. Return to the ship for lunch. In the afternoon Saturday, June 25 Volga Dream crosses Lake ST. PETERSBURG / U.S. Beloye, or the White Lake, Disembark this morning in formerly known as the “tsar’s St. Petersburg and transfer fishing grounds,” and continues to the airport for the afternoon toward Lake Onega. flight home. VOLGA DREAM

CRUISE RATES SUN DECK Per person, double occupancy 411 409 407 405 403 LADOGA NEVA 101 to 108 BAR 412410 408 406 404 402 LOUNGE $5,995 Standard Cabin PROMENADE DECK 201 to 210 $6,995 323 321 319 317 315 313 311 309 307 305 303 301 Superior Cabin 325 300

LIBRARY 324 322 320 318 316 314 312 310 308 304306 302 301 to 315 & 326 317 to 324 $8,495 MAIN DECK Deluxe Cabin 207209 205 203 201 DINING 406 to 409, 411 & 412 ROOM $8,995 FOYER SALON Superior Stateroom 210 208 206 204 202 316 & 405 $9,995 CABIN DECK Junior Suite 101103105107

402 to 404 $10,995 Superior Junior Suite 108106 104102

300 $11,995 Owner’s Suite

SPECIAL OFFER FOR SINGLE TRAVELERS:

325, 326 & 410 $5,995 Standard Single Cabin

Volga Dream stateroom (left) and dining room (right)

TOUR COST INCLUSIONS Three nights hotel before departure, 50 percent; no refunds will be given for accommodations at the Four Seasons, Moscow; six nights cancellations received within 60 days of departure. No cabin accommodations aboard Volga Dream, including all refunds are given for cancellation on or after the day of port charges; buffet breakfast daily, three lunches, and departure, or for unused portions of the tour, for any reason. one dinner in Moscow; all meals during the cruise; wine HEALTH ADVISORY This is an active program that involves with welcome dinner on land and with all dinners on board; extensive walking. Any condition that may require assistance escorted sightseeing by motorcoach; entrance fees for visits; or special medical attention must be reported at the time of performance at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow; airport / your reservation. Please note: Volga Dream does not have an hotel / pier group transfers and porterage; customary elevator. shipboard gratuities; taxes; service charges; gratuities to CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject guides and drivers; $200,000 emergency medical assistance to change at the discretion of HAA Travels and the tour and evacuation insurance. operator. Deviations from the scheduled itinerary are at the TOUR COST EXCLUSIONS International airfare; passport expense of the individual. All prices quoted are based on and visa fees; meals not specified; alcoholic beverages other prevailing fuel prices, airfare, and currency exchange rates than wine at lunches and dinners on board and at welcome in effect at the time of brochure printing and are subject to dinner in Moscow; personal items and expenses; airport change. While the tour operator will do everything possible transfers for those not on group flights; excess baggage; to maintain the published trip price, it may be necessary to trip insurance; optional postlude in St. Petersburg; any other institute a surcharge. items not specifically mentioned as included. INSURANCE We highly recommend the purchase of trip OPTIONAL POSTLUDE ST. PETERSBURG $2,695 per cancellation insurance. An application for insurance will be person. Single supplement $545. Includes three nights provided by HAA Travels upon confirmation. at the Grand Hotel Europe; three lunches and one dinner; RESPONSIBILITY Certain other provisions apply regarding sightseeing as noted. limitations of liability and rights of HAA Travels and the tour RESERVATIONS, DEPOSITS & FINAL PAYMENT To reserve operator. The statement of responsibility is available at your space on this program, a $2,500 deposit is required per http://alumni.harvard.edu/travel/trips/russian-waterways - person. Please either call us at 800-422-1636 or 617-496-0806, 2016. If you are not able to access the Internet, please call or fill out and mail or fax the registration form. Reservations are HAA Travels at 800-422-1636 or 617-496-0806. acknowledged in order of receipt until the maximum enrollment DISCLAIMER Every reasonable effort has been made has been reached. Your final payment is due 120 days before to ensure the accuracy of information presented in this departure and must be made by check. publication. Neither HAA Travels nor the tour operator is CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS All cancellations must responsible for errors in or damages resulting from use of be made in writing to HAA Travels and are subject to a the information contained herein. Information contained $350 nonrefundable administrative fee. Cancellations in this brochure is subject to change. received between 120 and 91 days prior to departure will be QUESTIONS Please call HAA Travels at 800-422-1636 or charged a fee in the amount of 20 percent of the program 617-496-0806, email: [email protected]. cost per person; those received between 90 and 61 days CST 2059789-40 2015 & 2016 HAA TRIPS REGISTRATION FORM

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PETERSBURG WARREN ZAPOL SPAIN’S MEDITERRANEAN COAST: BARCELONA TO MALAGA ON SEA CLOUD ROME & TUSCANY: A FAMILY ADVENTURE OCT 28–NOV 4, 2015 AUG 8-16, 2016 including Uglich and and Yaroslavl, Uglich including landmarks, Moscow’s to Visits

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