WOMEN S LEADERSHIP BOARD TRAVEL/STUDY VIETNAM & CHINA MARCH 8 24, 2013 SPONSORED BY THE HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL AND THE HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION These programs can be taken separately or as a complete journey. The Women s Leadership Board of the Harvard Kennedy School invites you on a very special travel study trip to Vietnam and China. In addition to some traditional sightseeing, the trip is largely composed of daily discussions, presentations, and experiences with women leaders in the fields of government, business, education, media, and the arts. Also, joining you for the China portion of the program will be Tony Saich, faculty chair of the China Public Policy Program at the Kennedy School, whose insights on socio-economic developments in China will contribute toward your understanding of the relationships between these neighboring nations. Even for those well-travelled in the region, this program will address topics and reveal aspects of Indian society that are new and fascinating and yet overlooked on conventional tours. STUDY LEADER: TONY SAICH is the director of the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation; the Daewoo Professor of International Affairs; and faculty chair of Asia Programs and the China Public Policy Program. From 1994 to July 1999, he was the Chief Representative of the China Office at the Ford Foundation in Beijing. Prior to this, he was the director of the Sinological Institute, Leiden University, the Netherlands. His teaching and research focus on the interplay between state and society in Asia and the respective roles they play in determining policy-making and framing socio-economic development. He has written several books on development in China including China: Politics and Government (1981); China s Science Policy in the 80s (1989); Revolutionary Discourse in Mao s China (1994 with David E. Apter); and The Rise to Power of the Chinese Communist Party (1996). He received his BA (Hons) from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, his MSc (Econ) from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, and his PhD from Leiden University. He studied in China on a British Council reciprocal scholarship from 1976-77 and has visited China almost every year since. From 1988-90, he was a visiting research fellow at the Fairbank Center, Harvard University, and in the academic year 1992-93, he was a visiting professor at UCLA. He has taught at universities in England, Holland, and the US. GROUP SIZE: minimum of 15 up to 25 guests THESE TRIPS CAN BE TAKEN SEPARATELY OR AS A COMPLETE JOURNEY. Vietnam Program: $6,195 DOUBLE / $1,795 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT --- China Program: $9,295 DOUBLE / $2,495 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT COMPLETE JOURNEY: $16,115 DOUBLE / $4,290 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT (includes airfare between Vietnam and China)
SCHEDULE BY DAY B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner, R=Reception FRIDAY, MARCH 15 HANOI VIETNAM: MARCH 8-13 FRIDAY, MARCH 8 DEPART FROM US TO, VIETNAM SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Arrive in Saigon and transfer to the Park Hyatt Hotel. Welcome dinner at the hotel. Overnight at Park Hyatt Hotel. SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Full day of meetings and visit to the Harvard Kennedy School s Fulbright Economics Teaching Program, a center of public policy research and training located within the University of Economics at Ho Chi Minh City. MONDAY, MARCH 11 TUESDAY, MARCH 12 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 / HANOI Morning sightseeing in Saigon before traveling to Hanoi in the afternoon. Afternoon walking tour. Overnight at Metropole Hotel. (B,L,D) THURSDAY, MARCH 14 HANOI Overnight at Metropole Hotel. (B,L,D) SATURDAY, MARCH 16 RETURN TO US OR FLY TO HONG KONG Following breakfast, transfer to the airport for your return flight to the US or continue on Vietnam Airlines to Beijing, arriving mid-afternoon. (B) CHINA: MARCH 16 24 SATURDAY, MARCH 16 RETURN TO US OR FLY TO BEIJING Morning flight to Hong Kong. Meetings in the afternoon. Welcome dinner this evening. Overnight at the Island Shangri-la Hotel (B,L,D) SUNDAY, MARCH 17 HONG KONG Full day of meetings with business and government leaders. Visit a NGO focused on women s and children s concerns. Dinner this evening to be hosted by Pearl Lam in her gallery. Overnight at the Island Shangri-la Hotel (B,L,D) MONDAY, MARCH 18 HONG KONG Overnight at Island Shangri-la Hotel. (B,L,D) TUESDAY, MARCH 19 HONG KONG / GUILIN Early morning departure for Shenzhen for a flight to Guilin. Private boat cruise with lunch on the Li River to Yangshuo a town surrounded by karst peaks and bordered by the river. Return to Guilin by bus for dinner with a guest speaker and an after dinner walk along the 1000-year old Zhengyang Walking Arcade. Overnight at the Shangri-la Hotel. (B,L,D) Overnight at Metropole Hotel. (B,L,D)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 GUILIN Depart this morning for a full day visit to Hezhou, a scenic 90-minute drive from Guilin. Enjoy lunch and an afternoon visiting a local healthcare company. Dinner this evening is in Hezhou with local leaders before returning to Guilin. Overnight at the Shangri-la Hotel. (B,L,D) GENERAL INFORMATION GROUP SIZE: MINIMUM OF 15 UP TO 25 GUESTS PRICING: THESE TRIPS CAN BE TAKEN SEPARATELY OR AS A COMPLETE JOURNEY. Vietnam Program: $6,195 DOUBLE / $1,795 SINGLE SUPP China Program: $9,295 DOUBLE / $2,495 SINGLE SUPP THURSDAY, MARCH 21 GUILIN / BEIJING Depart Guilin on a morning flight for Beijing. Upon arrival, transfer to the Kerry Hotel. Enjoy dinner at Grill 79 Restaurant located on the 79 th floor of the China World Tower 3, the tallest building in Beijing. FRIDAY, MARCH 22 BEIJING Enjoy a lunch of organic Buddhist vegetarian food today at the Pure Lotus Restaurant. After lunch visit the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. Peking duck dinner at Quanjude Restaurant with time to stroll through the Wangfujing District afterwards before returning to the hotel. SATURDAY, MARCH 23 BEIJING Today visit Sun Village, in a north central suburb of the city, a private charity organization founded by a former prison guard, Ms. Shuqin Zhang, 18 years ago to care for the children of prisoners. She has cared for over 5,000 children with no government funding and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 2005. After lunch visit a special art gallery and the famous artist Mr. Minglou Zhang who specializes in painting Dunhuang inspired wall paintings. Farewell dinner this evening. SUNDAY, MARCH 24 RETURN TO US Following breakfast, transfer to the airport for your return flights. (B) COMPLETE JOURNEY: $16,115 DOUBLE / $4,290 SINGLE SUPP (includes airfare between Vietnam and China) VIETNAM PROGRAM COST INCLUSIONS: Four nights accommodation at the Park Hyatt, Saigon based on doubleoccupancy; three nights accommodation at the Metropole Hotel; meals as listed in the program at nice restaurants with water, wine (2 glasses per meal), beer, and soft drinks included; private transfer from airport to hotel for each person arriving in Saigon; flight from Saigon to Hanoi in economy class; use of an air-conditioned bus each day (with bottled water on board); entrance fees; services of a professional tour escort and local guide; gratuities; bottled water on the bus; $50,000 emergency medical evacuation insurance CHINA PROGRAM COST INCLUSIONS: Lectures led by Harvard study leader; three nights accommodation at the Shangri-La Hong Kong Island; two nights accommodation at the Shangri-la Guilin Hotel; three nights accommodation at the Kerry Hotel; meals as listed in the program at nice restaurants with water, wine (2 glasses per meal), beer and soft drinks included; use of an air-conditioned bus each day (with bottled water on board); flight from Shenzen to Guilin in economy class; flight from Guilin to Beijing in economy class; private boat in Guilin (60 seater); services of a professional tour escort and local guide(s) gratuities; $50,000 emergency medical evacuation insurance PROGRAM COST EXCLUSIONS: International airfare between the U.S. and the start and ending cities; air taxes or fuel surcharges; flight from Hanoi to Hong Kong on March 16 (unless participating in both programs as a complete journey); arrival and departure transfers if not arriving on the designated group flight; pre- or post-tour services; independent travel arrangements, visa or passport fees; visa fees; medical and trip cancellation / interruption insurance*; evacuation costs; food or beverages not included in group meals; items of a personal nature such as laundry, alcohol, telephone expense; excess baggage fees; photo/video expenses inside museums (where allowed); other items not expressly listed as included; anything not listed.
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