Classic India. October 24 to November 6, a program of the stanford alumni association FEATURING THE PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR

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1 S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y Classic India FEATURING THE PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR October 24 to November 6, 2014 a program of the stanford alumni association

Early western explorers to India returned to their countries with tales of ceremonies in golden temples, women draped in brilliant silks, and forests teeming with wild tigers, majestic

On this classic journey, we visit the highlights of the Indian subcontinent, including the annual camel fair in Pushkar, a kaleidoscope of sights, sounds and people.

Yet for hardy travelers eager to learn about a multifaceted culture very different from our own, this can be the trip of a lifetime. Join us! BRETT S.

2 Early western explorers to India returned to their countries with tales of ceremonies in golden temples, women draped in brilliant silks, and forests teeming with wild tigers, majestic elephants and exotic birds. Stories of this varied and colorful land still capture our imagination today. On this classic journey, we visit the highlights of the Indian subcontinent, including the annual camel fair in Pushkar, a kaleidoscope of sights, sounds and people. Traveling in India, even in Stanford style, can be demanding. Yet for hardy travelers eager to learn about a multifaceted culture very different from our own, this can be the trip of a lifetime. Join us! BRETT S. THOMPSON, 83, DIRECTOR, STANFORD T RAVEL/STUDY Highlights BEHOLD the iconic and incomparable Taj Mahal, a white marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife, Queen Mumtaz Mahal. COVER: TAJ MAHAL WATCH for more than 300 species of birds and exotic animals at Keoladeo Ghana National Park near Bharatpur. VISIT the Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur and view its collection of 18th-century measuring instruments designed to track astronomical events. CITY PALACE, JAIPUR

Delhi N Pushkar Jaipur Bharatpur Agra I NDIA V INDIA Khajuraho Itinerary FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 & 25 DEPART U.S. / DELHI, INDIA Depart on independent, overnight flights to Delhi.

Tour the British colonial city of New Delhi, with visits to Rashtrapati Bhawan, now the residence of India s president; the India Gate memorial; Humayun s Tomb; and the Qutub Minar, a towering

THE OBEROI NEW DELHI (B,L,D) MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 DELHI This morning explore Old Delhi, the seat of power for Mughal India in the 12th century.

THE OBEROI NEW DELHI (B,L,D) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 DELHI / AGRA Journey overland to Agra, stopping en route at Sikandra, site of the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar.

OBEROI AMARVILAS (B,L,D) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 AGRA Revisit the Taj Mahal in the stillness of the early morning to see the sun s low rays play over the palace s lacy white walls.

Later, visit 16th-century Agra Fort, constructed by Emperor Akbar. This afternoon is free for independent activities.

3 Delhi N Pushkar Jaipur Bharatpur Agra I NDIA V INDIA Khajuraho Itinerary FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 & 25 DEPART U.S. / DELHI, INDIA Depart on independent, overnight flights to Delhi. Upon arrival on Saturday, transfer to our hotel. THE OBEROI NEW DELHI SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 DELHI Gather for a welcome orientation and introductory lecture this morning. Tour the British colonial city of New Delhi, with visits to Rashtrapati Bhawan, now the residence of India s president; the India Gate memorial; Humayun s Tomb; and the Qutub Minar, a towering 13th-century pillar. Enjoy a welcome reception and dinner this evening. THE OBEROI NEW DELHI (B,L,D) MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 DELHI This morning explore Old Delhi, the seat of power for Mughal India in the 12th century. Drive past the Red Fort and visit Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India. Then explore bustling Chandni Chowk market and Raj Ghat, where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. THE OBEROI NEW DELHI (B,L,D) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 DELHI / AGRA Journey overland to Agra, stopping en route at Sikandra, site of the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar. Upon arrival in Agra, check in to our hotel, then pay an unforgettable sunset visit to the Taj Mahal, one of India s most enduring symbols and one of the world s great architectural triumphs. OBEROI AMARVILAS (B,L,D) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 AGRA Revisit the Taj Mahal in the stillness of the early morning to see the sun s low rays play over the palace s lacy white walls. Built by Shah Jahan in the 17th century as a mausoleum for his queen, Mumtaz Mahal, this monument to love is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Later, visit 16th-century Agra Fort, constructed by Emperor Akbar. This afternoon is free for independent activities. OBEROI AMARVILAS (B,L,D) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 AGRA / BHARATPUR Our first stop today is Fatehpur Sikri, a perfectly preserved imperial capital that was captured and then mysteriously abandoned in Continue to our hotel in Bharatpur. After lunch enjoy a relaxing cycle rickshaw tour through Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Originally a private hunting preserve, the park is now one of the world s best birding stations and a wintering spot for more than 300 species of birds. THE BAGH (B,L,D) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 BHARATPUR This morning return to Keoladeo Ghana National Park for another opportunity for bird watching. Enjoy lunch after a cooking demonstration of traditional northern Indian cuisine. Later, drive to the pleasure palaces of Deeg, built by Banda Singh in the 1700s and renowned for their decorative fountains. This evening enjoy a performance of traditional north Indian dance by local students. THE BAGH (B,L,D) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 BHARATPUR / PUSHKAR Transfer overland from Bharatpur to the rose-pink city of Jaipur, where we pause for lunch before continuing to Pushkar in

EPAL aranasi AMBER FORT, JAIPUR the desert of Rajasthan. Many ashrams and temples surround the sacred lake of this major pilgrimage site. Upon arrival, settle in to our deluxe tents.

From this unique perspective enjoy views of the surrounding plain and observe fairgoers and their livestock awakening.

Camel races vie for our attention with musicians, magicians and lively bazaars.

4 EPAL aranasi AMBER FORT, JAIPUR the desert of Rajasthan. Many ashrams and temples surround the sacred lake of this major pilgrimage site. Upon arrival, settle in to our deluxe tents. THAR DELUXE TENTED CAMP (B,L,D) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 PUSHKAR Rise in the pre-dawn light for an optional tour of Pushkar Fairgrounds on camelback. From this unique perspective enjoy views of the surrounding plain and observe fairgoers and their livestock awakening. Spend the remainder of the day touring the fair, where desert tribesmen have traded camels, cattle and horses for centuries. Camel races vie for our attention with musicians, magicians and lively bazaars. THAR DELUXE TENTED CAMP (B,L,D) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3 PUSHKAR / JAIPUR After breakfast drive to Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. Lunch is followed by a tour of Jaipur s vast City Palace, which now houses a museum of rare manuscripts, paintings and an armory. Visit the 18th-century Jantar Mantar observatory and view its 90-foot-high sundial, one of 20 monumental measuring instruments. Also make a photo stop at the ornate Palace of the Winds. TRIDENT HOTEL (B,L,D) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 JAIPUR Visit the Amber Fort, perched on a high plateau overlooking a lake. Inside the fortifications, climb up and down various stairways and vaulted passageways through the palace and its numerous courtyards. In the afternoon walk through the old city of Jaipur to take in its lively flower and vegetable markets. Gather for a festive farewell reception and dinner this evening. TRIDENT HOTEL (B,L,D) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 JAIPUR / DELHI After breakfast drive to Delhi and check in to individual day rooms at our airport hotel. Late this evening transfer to the airport for return flights to the U.S. RADISSON BLU PLAZA DELHI DAYROOMS (B,L,D) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 U.S. Continue on international flights to the U.S., connecting in Europe or Asia, arriving home the same day. Optional Post-trip Extension Khajuraho and Varanasi NOVEMBER 6 TO 10 (4 ADDITIONAL DAYS) Continue our exploration of northern India with a spiritual journey to two places with great religious significance in Indian culture. Explore the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, which contains the largest grouping of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, several of which are famous for their erotic sculptures. Continue to Varanasi, the holiest of seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism and one of India s oldest. Attend a traditional ceremony on the banks of the Ganges, and observe as pilgrims gather to make offerings and cleanse themselves in the river s sacred waters. Details and pricing will be provided to confirmed participants.

Trip Information DATES: October 24 to November 6, 2014 (14 days) S IZE Limited to 38 participants COST* $8,995 per person, double occupancy $11,495 per person, single occupancy *Association

Plaza Delhi on 11/5 11 breakfasts, 11 lunches and 11 dinners Welcome and farewell cocktail receptions Bottled water on all excursions Gratuities to guides, drivers and porters for all group

Educational program with lecture series and pre-departure materials, including recommended reading list, a selected book, map and travel information Services of our professional tour manager to

5 Trip Information DATES: October 24 to November 6, 2014 (14 days) S IZE Limited to 38 participants COST* $8,995 per person, double occupancy $11,495 per person, single occupancy *Association nonmembers add $200 per person I N C LUD E D 9 nights of deluxe hotel accommodations, 2 nights of deluxe private tent accommodations in Pushkar, and use of individual dayrooms at the Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi on 11/5 11 breakfasts, 11 lunches and 11 dinners Welcome and farewell cocktail receptions Bottled water on all excursions Gratuities to guides, drivers and porters for all group activities All tours and excursions as described in the itinerary Transfers and baggage handling between the Delhi airport and our group hotels Minimal medical, accident and evacuation insurance Educational program with lecture series and pre-departure materials, including recommended reading list, a selected book, map and travel information Services of our professional tour manager to assist you throughout the program N OT I N C LUD E D International and U.S. domestic airfare Passport and visa fees Immunization costs Meals and beverages other than those specified as included Independent and private transfers Trip-cancellation/interruption and baggage insurance Excessbaggage charges Personal items such as internet access, telephone and fax calls, laundry and gratuities for nongroup services A IR A RRANGEMENTS International and U.S. domestic airfare is not included in the program cost. Round-trip, economy-class airfare on Lufthansa Airlines from San Francisco to Delhi is approximately $1,600 as of January 2014 and is subject to change without notice. WHAT TO E XPEC T We consider this to be a moderately strenuous program that is at times physically demanding and busy. Daily programs involve one to three miles of walking, often on uneven terrain. In several instances, such as temples and palaces, shoes must be removed before entering; stairs are plentiful and often do not have handrails. Travel in India can be timeconsuming and unpredictable. All of our travel between destinations is via motorcoach. Roads in India are often bumpy and unpaved, and several of our coach rides last from four to six hours. Participants must be physically fit, active and in good health. We welcome travelers 15 years of age and older on this program.

6 PALACE OF THE WINDS, JAIPUR Terms & Conditions Deposit & Final Payment A $1,000-per-person deposit is required to hold your space on this program. An additional $200-perperson deposit is required to hold space for the optional Khajuraho and Varanasi post-trip extension. Complete and return the attached reservation form or sign up online. Final payment is due 120 days prior to departure. As a condition of participation, all confirmed participants are required to sign a Release of Liability. Cancellations & Refunds Deposits and any payments are refundable, less a $500-per-person cancellation fee, until 120 days prior to departure. After that date, refunds can be made only if the program is sold out and your place(s) can be resold, in which case a $1,000-perperson cancellation fee will apply. We recommend trip-cancellation insurance; applications will be sent to you. Insurance Stanford Travel/Study provides all travelers who are U.S. or Canadian citizens with minimal medical, accident and evacuation coverage under our group-travel insurance policy. Our group policy is intended to provide minimal levels of protection while you are traveling on this program. We strongly recommend that you subscribe to optional baggage and trip-cancellation insurance. A brochure offering such insurance will be mailed with your confirmation about one week after we receive your deposit. The product offered in this brochure includes special benefits if you postmark your insurance payment within a specified window: 15 days of the date listed on the confirmation letter for the Waiver of Pre-existing Conditions and coverage for Financial Insolvency; 21 days for the Cancel for Any Reason benefit. Eligibility We encourage membership in the Alumni Association as the program cost for nonmembers is $200 more than the members price. Parents and their children under 21 may travel on one membership. For more information or to purchase a membership, visit alumni.stanford. edu/goto/membership or call (650) Responsibility The Stanford Alumni Association, Stanford University and our operators act only as agents for the passenger with respect to transportation and exercise every care possible in doing so. However, we can assume no liability for injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity in connection with the service of any automobile, motorcoach, launch or any other conveyance used in carrying out this program or for the acts or defaults of any company or person California Seller of Travel Program Registration # engaged in conveying the passenger or in carrying out the arrangements of the program. We cannot accept any responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in air or other services, sickness, weather, strike, war, quarantine, force majeure or other causes beyond our control. All such losses or expenses will have to be borne by the passenger as tour rates provide arrangements only for the time stated. We reserve the right to make such alterations to this published itinerary as may be deemed necessary. The right is reserved to cancel any program prior to departure in which case the entire payment will be refunded without further obligation on our part. The right is also reserved to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of the program. No refund will be made for an unused portion of any tour unless arrangements are made in sufficient time to avoid penalties. Baggage is carried at the owner s risk entirely. The airlines concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time passengers are not onboard their plane or conveyance. Neither the Alumni Association, Stanford University nor our operators accept liability for any carrier s cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a nonrefundable ticket connected with the tour. Program price is based on rates in effect in January 2014 and is subject to change without notice to reflect fluctuations in exchange rates, tariffs or fuel charges. TEL (650) FAX (650) TRAVELSTUDY@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG COPYRIGHT 2014 STANFORD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED ON RECYCLED, FSC-CERTIFIED PAPER IN THE U.S.

7 Faculty Leader The educational opportunity was like nothing I have ever experienced. CRAIG MOORE, NORTHERN IND I A SUITC A S E SEM I N A R, 2010 TIM DUANE, 82, MS 83, PHD 89, is a professor of environmental studies at UC-Santa Cruz and an attorney with more than three decades of professional experience in the fields of energy, land use and environmental policy. The first lecture he attended as a freshman at Stanford was by Gil Masters on climate change, and, by the following summer, he was working in the nascent solar energy industry to try to do something about it. He has been studying and working to resolve complex energy, environmental and resource management problems in the 35 years that have passed since that first lecture and is considered a leading expert on greening the grid and the regulatory challenges of renewable energy development. Professor Duane has advised the U.S. Agency for International Development and the governments of Japan, Indonesia and Pakistan on water and power systems planning and management. In 1989 he worked with the Water and Power Development Authority in Pakistan on the country s resource schemes. During our program, Professor Duane will lecture on the Indian subcontinent s environmental resources; comparisons and contrasts between the Mughal and British systems and how they shaped the Indian landscape; and the potential impacts of climate change on India s economy and international relations, with special focus on the desert, the camels and the herders who keep them. Professor of environmental studies, UC-Santa Cruz Previous teaching appointments at UC-Berkeley, University of San Diego, Seattle University and Vermont schools of law BA, human biology, MS and PhD, civil engineering, all from Stanford University; JD, UC-Berkeley S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y Reservation Form Classic India SIGN UP ONLINE! MR. / MRS. / MS. MISS / DR. / PROF. NAME AGE STANFORD CLASS MR. / MRS. / MS. MISS / DR. / PROF. NAME AGE STANFORD CLASS BED PREFERENCE: ADDRESS Twins Double Here is my deposit of $ ($1,000 CITY / STATE / ZIP per person) for space(s) plus $ ($200 per person) for the optional post-trip extension. PHONE CELL / WORK / HOME ADDRESS I/We have read the Terms and Conditions for the program and agree to them. Enclosed is my check (payable to Stanford Alumni Association) OR Charge my deposit to my: Visa MasterCard American Express CARD # SIGNATURE If this is a reservation for one person, please indicate: I wish to have single accommodations. OR I plan to share accommodations with: OR I d like to know about possible roommates. EXPIRATION DATE CARDHOLDER SIGNATURE DATE Mail completed form to address on mail panel or fax to (650) or place your deposit online at alumni.stanford.edu/trip?india2014. Submit your reservation only once to avoid multiple charges to your account

8 Stanford Travel/Study Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center 326 Galvez Street Stanford, CA (650) Classic India FEATURING THE PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR October 24 to November 6, 2014 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Stanford Alumni Association I had read a lot about India and it was a dream come true to actually be there! Stanford made this experience as stress-free as possible. ANNE D AUER, 60, NORTHERN INDIA SUITC A S E SEM I N AR, 2010 S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR

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