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Want new inspiration & excitement? Come, join “Morocco” on a Casbah Dance Experience:
Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival & Intriguing Istanbul
June 18 to July 4, 2006 only $3,295.00 (land only: $2,095.00)

TOUR INCLUDES:
AIR FLIGHTS: JFK/ISTANBUL/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include any flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES & AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
4 STAR HOTEL in ISTANBUL & 5 STAR MENA HOUSE in CAIRO (double occupancy)
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE (all classes extra)
DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS/ ALL DINNERS IN ISTANBUL – 3 with DANCE SHOWS
OPENING GALA DINNER SHOW in CAIRO
DERVISH SHOW/ FESTIVAL DANCE SHOWS AS LISTED/ COSTUMERS/ DANCING
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/STATE & LOCAL TAXES
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YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
Morocco ALWAYS delivers all she promises & MORE

HAVE IT ALL!!! JUNE 18 – JULY 4, 2006

June 18/DAY 1: Meet “MOROCCO” at JFK airport for check-in & orientation, then onto our Egyptair jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap. Wake up in Cairo, change planes for our flight to ISTANBUL

June 19/DAY 2: ISTANBUL!! Passport control & get your bags. We meet our Istanbul agency rep & transfer to our lovely center city hotel, near the heart of Taksim district. Unpack & wash up a bit, then dinner at the hotel. Afterwards, you can walk around Taksim, right near our hotel. Early to bed, because we start in earnest tomorrow morning!

June 20/DAY 3: Buffet breakfast in the hotel & onto our private bus for a great FULL DAY TOUR of Istanbul, including TOPKAPI PALACE, SANTA SOPHIA & THE UNDERGROUND CISTERN. Lunch on our own (great cafeterias very near). Back to the hotel & dress up, our bus is waiting to take us to the ORIENT HOUSE night club for dinner & show, with Turkish-style ORIENTAL & FOLK DANCE.

June 21/DAY 4: Buffet breakfast, then our bus will take us to the COVERED MARKET: Morocco will take you straight to the costumer! The rest of the day to enrich the Turkish economy, then back to the hotel on your own. Early evening departure to the GAR GAZINOSU night club for dinner & show with FOLK & ORIENTAL DANCE.

June 22/DAY 5: Buffet breakfast, morning & lunch on your own. Don’t stray too far, because we’re going to the MILITARY MUSEUM, with its fabulous JANISSARY BAND CONCERT early in the afternoon. To the hotel to change clothes & off to KERVANSARAY night club for dinner & show with FOLK & ORIENTAL DANCE.

June 23/DAY 6: Buffet breakfast, day at leisure to go back to the Covered Market if you wish, or just wander around Istanbul. In the evening we have DINNER & a FASIL BAND so we can get up & boogie!!!

June 24/DAY 7: Buffet breakfast, morning & early lunch on your own. 12 noon off to the airport & our flight to CAIRO! Have $15 in cash for your visa, change some additional money, meet our Cairo agency rep for Passport Control, get our bags, go through Customs & onto our bus to the five-star MENA HOUSE HOTEL, in GIZA, right at the PYRAMIDS!

June 25/DAY 8: Buffet breakfast & onto our private bus for an all day CITY TOUR: the Sphinx, Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din & Mohamed Ali Mosque. Lunch at world famous Felfela Garden Restaurant (pay for your own lunch).

June 26/DAY 9: Buffet breakfast, then bus to KHAN EL KHALILI & marvelous Mahmoud’s “AL WIKALAH”, a hidden 4-story building filled to the rafters with beaded & sequinned dance goodies: everything from whole costumes to scarves, shoes, canes, parts & pieces. Shop till you drop! It’s up to us to balance the Egyptian National Budget!

Early eve we are going to a fabulous DERVISH SHOW under the stars at the magnificent CITADEL.

Meet in Morocco’s room afterwards to give her your class selection sheets/ pay for your classes in US $ cash.

June 27/DAY 10: Buffet breakfast. Your day is at leisure while Morocco registers & pays for the classes you selected at Raqia Hassan’s AHLAN wa SAHLAN FESTIVAL! (Cost of individual classes not included, since it totally depends on your own individual choices!!!)

Evening: GALA OPENING SHOW & DINNER included!!, starring Cairo’s current favorite ORIENTAL DANCERS!

June 28/DAY 11 – July 3/ DAY 16: Buffet breakfast, then whichever SEMINAR CLASSES you paid for & shopping you choose to do on the premises (several Cairo dancewear merchants will be in the Mena House hotel, vending at the seminar.)

Lunches & dinners on your own: there are several restaurants in the hotel & a great pool that also has a cafe. Plenty of nearby restaurants too.

EVERY EVENING during the Festival: a DANCE SHOW by the seminar participants, (Speak to Rocky about participating & what she strongly advises …). There is a limited food & drink menu available in the dance room …

On JULY 3, the last Festival eve, there’s the optional GALA FINALE & Dinner with ORIENTAL DANCE Galore! MORE of Cairo’s favorite dancers!!!. (In prior years, the Closing Galas have cost $60 each)

July 4/DAY 17: Buffet breakfast. Transfer to airport for our flight home. BON VOYAGE.

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TOUR INCLUDES:
AIR FLIGHTS: JFK/ISTANBUL/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include any air flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES & AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
4 STAR HOTEL in ISTANBUL & 5 STAR MENA HOUSE in CAIRO (double occupancy)
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE & OPENIN GALA DINNER SHOW!!!
DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS & ALL DINNERS IN ISTANBUL
DANCE SHOWS as LISTED/ DERVISH SHOW/ COSTUMERS/ FESTIVAL DANCE EVES
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/State & local TAXES
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
VISA FEES/ FESTIVAL DANCE CLASSES/ CLOSING GALA/ LUNCHES/ PERSONAL EXPENSES/ TIPS TO GUIDES, etc.
YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
MOROCCO ALWAYS DELIVERS ALL SHE PROMISES & MORE

TOUR CONDITIONS:

DEPOSIT: $500 deposit per person required to hold your reservation. Full payment due 45 days before departure.

CANCELLATION: Up to 45 days before departure, full refund minus $150 service charge, 30-45 days, $500 held unless a substitute passenger found or valid medical certification that passenger is too ill to travel, in which case only a $300 cancellation fee applies. 20-30 days, 80% cancellation fee applies, less than 20 days, NO REFUNDS. No refund will be considered for unused portion of tour or hotel accommodations.

SINGLE RESERVATIONS: Price on front cover is per person, double occupancy of hotel rooms. Single reservations, i.e. single occupancy of a hotel room, require an additional charge of $500.00. We will supply roommates, by request, when possible.

DOCUMENTS: Each person is responsible for having with him/her a valid US passport, issued within the last 10 years, that is good until at least 3 months after the end of the tour.

LUGGAGE: Each passenger limited by airline rules to 2 check-in bags,not to exceed 30k or 66Lbs. & 1 carry-on piece + laptop or shoulder bag.

REFUNDS: No refund will be considered for unused portion of tour or hotel accommodations.

INSURANCE: We take no responsibility for lost luggage & recommend that you take out baggage, health & trip cancellation insurance.

CAVEAT: Due to the unique nature of this tour & the many cultural differences to be encountered & respected, Morocco (C.V.Dinicu) reserves the right to accept or reject anyone wishing to take part. There will be no discrimination based on sex, race, religion or national origin. If at any point during the tour, she feels anyone’s conduct is detrimental to the group as a whole, s/he will be asked to leave & will not be entitled to any refund for services not yet received.

Morocco Does It Again!

Mark your calendar now:

August 5-11, 2006 in New York

For New Inspiration and Excitement!

a Casbah Dance Experience

at Morocco’s marvelous BIG Studio in the heart of New York City

6 West 20th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues) – 2nd floor

Summer Weeklong Workshop!!

Don’t miss this opportunity to study with master teachers

Sign up NOW!

Last Weeklong sold out over 2 months in advance … don’t miss out!

only $395

$100 deposit (non-refundable)

Technique & Choreography

Limited Places – Reserve Early!!!

5 hours daily

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

in climate-controlled studio

Scheduled:

usable routines: Oriental & folkloric –

3 by Morocco

& 1 by Karima Nadira

AND

*4* very special Guests:

Persian Dance by Medea Mahdavi (Iran)

Wonderful Wings by Ayshe

Duncan Dance Elements by Lynn Armentrout

Delsarte Technique by Joe Williams

Plus:

Opening Concert

Saturday eve August 5, 2006

8:00pm (doors open 7:30pm)

by Morocco & Casbah Dance Experience

Bring your friends: their tickets are only $20 in advance,

$25 at the door (if space is available!)

Bring a costume – you will dance in
a major NY Club!

Seminar Music Cassettes and Choreography Sheets for Morocco’s & Karima Nadira’s dances are Included

***Certificate of Seminar Completion*** included!

Cheap, Safe Hotels Within Walking Distance

Want new inspiration & excitement? Come, join “Morocco” on a Casbah Dance Experience:

Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival & Captivating Cairo

June 24 to July 7, 2007 only $3,095.00 (land only: $1,845.00) optional Cruise July 4-9 only $700!!!

BASIC TOUR INCLUDES:
AIR FLIGHTS: JFK/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include any flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES & AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
5 STAR MENA HOUSE & 3 STAR VICTORIA in CAIRO (double occupancy)
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE (all classes extra)
DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS/ *4* DINNER/ DANCE SHOWS
including the OPENING & CLOSING GALA DINNER SHOWS in CAIRO
DERVISH SHOW/ FESTIVAL DANCE SHOWS AS LISTED/ COSTUMERS/ DANCING
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/STATE & LOCAL TAXES

DOES NOT INCLUDE:
VISA FEE/ FESTIVAL DANCE CLASS FEES/ LUNCHES/ DINNERS NOT LISTED AS INCLUDED/ PERSONAL EXPENSES/ TIPS to GUIDES, etc.
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YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
Morocco ALWAYS delivers all she promises & MORE

COME CAPTURE CAIRO!!! JUNE 24 – JULY 7 or 9, 2007

June 24/DAY 1: Meet “MOROCCO” at JFK airport for check-in & orientation, then onto our Egyptair jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap.

June 25/DAY 2: CAIRO!!! Have $15 in cash for your visa, change some additional money, meet our Cairo agency rep for Passport Control, get our bags, go through Customs & onto our bus to the five-star MENA HOUSE HOTEL, in GIZA, right at the PYRAMIDS!

Unpack & explore the lovely hotel grounds – gaze at the pyramids from afar – you’ll see them thisclose tomorrow!

Dinner on your own, then meet in Morocco’s room at 9 pm to give her your class selection sheets/ pay for your classes in US $ cash. Early to bed – we start in earnest tomorrow morning!

June 26/DAY 3: Buffet breakfast & onto our private bus for an all day CITY TOUR: the Sphinx, Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din & Mohamed Ali Mosque.

Lunch at world famous Felfela Garden Restaurant (pay for your own lunch), while Morocco registers & pays for the classes you selected at Raqia Hassan’s AHLAN wa SAHLAN FESTIVAL! (Cost of individual classes not included, since it totally depends on your own individual choices!!!)

June 27/DAY 4: Buffet breakfast, then bus to KHAN EL KHALILI & marvelous Mahmoud’s “AL WIKALAH”, a hidden 4-story building filled to the rafters with beaded & sequinned dance goodies: everything from whole costumes to scarves, shoes, canes, parts & pieces. Shop till you drop! It’s up to us to balance the Egyptian National Budget!

Evening: GALA OPENING SHOW/DINNER included!, starring Cairo’s current favorite ORIENTAL DANCERS!

June 28/DAY 5 – July 3/ DAY 10: Buffet breakfast, then whichever SEMINAR CLASSES you paid for & shopping you choose to do on the premises (several Cairo dancewear merchants will be vending at the seminar.)

Lunches & dinners on your own: there are several restaurants in the hotel & a great pool that also has a cafe. Plenty of nearby restaurants too.

EVERY EVENING during the Festival: a DANCE SHOW by the seminar participants, (Speak to Rocky about participating & what she strongly advises …). There is a limited food & drink menu available in the dance room …

On JULY 3, the last Festival eve, there’s the included GALA FINALE DINNER with ORIENTAL DANCERS galore! MORE of Cairo’s favorite dancers!!!

July 4/DAY 11: Buffet breakfast. Transfer to the downtown Cairo VICTORIA HOTEL our home for the rest of our stay – not fancy but VERY friendly & conveniently located. Check in & unpack, but don’t loiter – because we have an

Afternoon tour to the amazing CAIRO MUSEUM, then

Early eve we are going to a fabulous DERVISH SHOW at the magnificent KHAN in KHAN EL KHALILI.

July 5/DAY 12: Buffet breakfast, then onto our bus to KHAN EL KHALILI & a second visit to marvelous Mahmoud’s “AL WIKALAH”. Shop till you drop! It’s up to us to balance the Egyptian National Budget!

Early eve we are going to a wonderful DINNER CRUISE/ DANCE SHOW on the enchanting NILE PHAROAH.

July 6/DAY 13: Buffet breakfast, then day at leisure.

Evening we are going to another fabulous DINNER & DANCE SHOW.

July 7/DAY 14: Early morning transfer to the Cairo airport for our Egyptair flight back to JFK.

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OPTIONAL CRUISE PACKAGE- July 4-9 2007 add $700.00 (single:$850.00) INCLUDES:

Air: CAIRO/ASWAN & LUXOR/CAIRO + all transfers
5 STAR CRUISE SHIP (4 days/3 nights: all meals) & 5 STAR LUXOR HOTEL (1 night+breakfast)
ENTRANCE FEES & TRANSFERS to all INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
Aswan Dam, Philae, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Luxor&Karnak Temples, Valley of Kings, Hatshepsut’s Tomb
English-speaking, licensed guides on all tours & air conditioned motorcoaches
CAIRO: 3 STAR VICTORIA HOTEL – 1 night + breakfast (double occupancy)
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/State & local TAXES
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YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
MOROCCO ALWAYS DELIVERS ALL SHE PROMISES & MORE

MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE

Proudly Present an Unparalleled Opportunity

YOU LOVED RAQIA HASSAN’S SEMINAR – HERE’S THE PERFECT FOLLOW-UP: 

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED
INSTRUCTORS & PERFORMERS

***ATEF & MAGDA***

in a 2-day SEMINAR: 11am – 4pm
Saturday, February 23 & Sunday, February 24, 2008:
(1 hour lunch: 1-2pm)

Sat: Nubian Choreography & Oriental Technique,
Sun: Haggalah Choreography & Milaya Leff Technique

ATEF & MAGDA are master teachers with over 30 years experience teaching all types of Egyptian folkloric and Oriental dance. Based in Cairo, this wonderful husband and wife team is known and loved internationally for the quality and range of their instruction and choreography. They’ve revitalized and improved the Reda Troupe, which languished for 10 years after Mr Reda’s forced retirement & when I saw a performance at the Balloon Theater this December, I could truthfully say that it was better than ever!!!

Both performed continually with the Reda Troupe from 1975-95, Magda taking over Farida Fahmy’s most complex, acclaimed solos & they are extremely popular teachers at Raqia Hassan’s Ahlan wa Sahlan &Winter Intensive seminars, longtime directors of the American University of Cairo’s Egyptian Folkloric Troupe & have presented Egyptian theater folk dance at 45 international folk dance festivals allover the world including Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, Italy and the USA.You know my standards and I can’t say enough about them in 1 flyer.

For an interview with ATEF, go to: http://www.gildedserpent.com/art31/Debatef.htm
For an interview with MAGDA, go to: http://www.gildedserpent.com/art35/debmagdaintrv.htm

MOROCCO & the CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE

Proudly Present an Unparalleled Opportunity

YOU LOVED RAQIA HASSAN’S SEMINAR – HERE’S THE PERFECT FOLLOW-UP: INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INSTRUCTORS & PERFORMERS

ATEF & MAGDA

in a 2-day SEMINAR: 11am – 4pm
Saturday, February 23 & Sunday, February 24, 2008:
(1 hour lunch: 1-2pm)

Sat: Nubian Choreography & Oriental Technique,
Sun: Haggalah Choreography & Milaya Leff Technique

ATEF & MAGDA are master teachers with over 30 years experience teaching all types of Egyptian folkloric and Oriental dance. Based in Cairo, this wonderful husband and wife team is known and loved internationally for the quality and range of their instruction and choreography. They’ve revitalized and improved the Reda Troupe, which languished for 10 years after Mr Reda’s forced retirement & when I saw a performance at the Balloon Theater this December, I could truthfully say that it was better than ever!!!

Both performed continually with the Reda Troupe from 1975-95, Magda taking over Farida Fahmy’s most complex, acclaimed solos & they are extremely popular teachers at Raqia Hassan’s Ahlan wa Sahlan & Winter Intensive seminars, longtime directors of the American University of Cairo’s Egyptian Folkloric Troupe & have presented Egyptian theater folk dance at 45 international folk dance festivals all over the world including Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, Italy and the USA.You know my standards and I can’t say enough about them in 1 flyer.

For an interview with ATEF, go to: http://www.gildedserpent.com/art31/Debatef.htm
For an interview with MAGDA, go to: http://www.gildedserpent.com/art35/debmagdaintrv.htm

DON’T MISS OUT ON A FABULOUS AND FUN SEMINAR in MOROCCO’s beautiful STUDIO
and a CONCERT in her CASBAH THEATER!!!

Have it ALL II!!! – Egypt & Turkey
Want new inspiration & excitement? Come, join “Morocco” on a Casbah Dance Experience:
Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival & Intriguing Istanbul
June 24 to July 8, 2008 only $3,495.00 (land only: $2,245.00) + optional Nile Cruise (add $900.00)

BASIC TOUR INCLUDES:

AIR FLIGHTS: JFK/ISTANBUL/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include any flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES & AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
4 STAR HOTEL in ISTANBUL & 5 STAR MENA HOUSE in CAIRO (double occupancy)
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE (all classes extra)
DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS/ 3 DINNERS with DANCE SHOWS IN ISTANBUL
OPENING GALA DINNER SHOW in CAIRO
DERVISH SHOW/ FESTIVAL DANCE SHOWS AS LISTED/ COSTUMERS/ DANCING
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/STATE & LOCAL TAXES
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YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
Morocco ALWAYS delivers all she promises & MORE

HAVE IT ALL II!!!
JUNE 24- JULY 8 (basic tour) or JULY 13, (with optional cruise) 2008

June 24/DAY 1: Meet “MOROCCO” at JFK airport for check-in & orientation, then onto our Egyptair jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap. Wake up in Cairo!!!

June 25/DAY 2: CAIRO! Have $15 in cash for your visa, change some additional money, meet our Cairo agency rep for Passport Control, get our bags, go through Customs & onto our bus to the five-star MERIDIEN HOTEL, in GIZA, right at the PYRAMIDS!

Unpack & explore the lovely hotel grounds – gaze at the pyramids – you’ll see them thisclose tomorrow!

Dinner on your own, then meet in Morocco’s room at 9 pm to give her your class selection sheets & pay for your classes in US $ cash. Early to bed – we start in earnest tomorrow morning!

June 26/DAY 3: Buffet breakfast & onto our bus for an all day CITY TOUR: the Sphinx, Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din & Mohamed Ali Mosque. Lunch at world famous Felfela Garden Restaurant (pay for your own), while Morocco registers & pays for the classes you selected at Raqia Hassan’s AHLAN wa SAHLAN FESTIVAL! (Cost of individual classes not included, since it totally depends on your own individual choices!!!)

June 27/DAY 4: Buffet breakfast, then bus to KHAN EL KHALILI & marvelous Mahmoud’s “AL WIKALAH”, a hidden 4-story building filled to the rafters with beaded, sequinned dance goodies: everything from whole costumes to scarves, shoes, canes, parts & pieces. Shop till you drop! It’s up to us to balance the Egyptian National Budget.

Evening: GALA OPENING SHOW/DINNER included!, starring Cairo’s current favorite ORIENTAL DANCERS!

June 28/DAY 5 – July 3/ DAY 10: Buffet breakfast, then the SEMINAR CLASSES you paid for or shopping on the premises (several Cairo dancewear merchants vend at the seminar, which is held at the MENA HOUSE down the street.) Lunches & dinners on your own: there are several restaurants in both hotels & great pools that also have cafes. Plenty of nearby restaurants too.

June 29/EVE 6 – Early eve we are going to a fabulous DERVISH SHOW at the magnificent KHAN in KHAN EL KHALILI.

EVERY OTHER EVE during the Festival: a DANCE SHOW by the seminar participants, (Speak to Rocky about participating & what she strongly advises …). There is a limited food & drink menu available in the dance room …

On JULY 3, the last AHLAN wa SAHLAN Festival eve, there’s the optional GALA FINALE DINNER with ORIENTAL DANCERS galore! MORE of Cairo’s favorite dancers!!! Rocky will collect from those interested.

July 4/DAY 11: Buffet breakfast. Transfer to Cairo Airport – take just carry-ons: your big bags will wait for you in the Victoria, till we get back. Arrive in ISTANBUL, pay $20 for your visa then meet our Turkish guide & onto our bus to the 4-star LAMARTINE HOTEL. Unpack, freshen up & check out TAKSIM SQUARE.

Early evening: dress up, our bus will take us to the ORIENT HOUSE night club for dinner & show, with Turkish-style ORIENTAL & FOLK DANCE.

July 5/DAY 12: Buffet breakfast in the hotel & onto our private bus for a great FULL DAY TOUR of Istanbul, including TOPKAPI PALACE, SANTA SOPHIA & THE UNDERGROUND CISTERN. Lunch on our own (great cafeterias very near). Back to the hotel & change clothes & off to KERVANSARAY night club for dinner & show with FOLK & ORIENTAL DANCE.

July 6/DAY 13: Buffet breakfast, then our bus will take us to the COVERED MARKET: Morocco will take you straight to the costumer! The rest of the day to enrich the Turkish economy, get back to the hotel on your own. Early evening departure to the GAR GAZINOSU night club for dinner & show with FOLK & ORIENTAL DANCE.

July 7/DAY 14: Buffet breakfast, morning & early lunch on your own. Noon: to the airport & our flight to CAIRO! Meet our Cairo agency rep get our bags, go through Customs & onto our bus to the 3-star, comfy & friendly VICTORIA HOTEL, in downtown Cairo. Optional Egyptian dinner with Rocky in Alfi Bey, a famous local restaurant near the hotel.

July 8/DAY 15: Early morning transfer to the Cairo airport for your Egyptair flight back to JFK. Bon Voyage!!!

Those on the cruise will be flying to ASWAN to board their 5-star CRUISE SHIP!

July 13/DAY 20: For the Cruise takers: early morning transfer to the Cairo airport for your Egyptair flight back to JFK. Bon Voyage!!!

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OPTIONAL CRUISE PACKAGE- July 8-13, 2008 add $900.00 (single:$1,050.00)
INCLUDES: Air: CAIRO/ASWAN & LUXOR/CAIRO + all transfers
5 STAR CRUISE SHIP (4 days/4 nights: all meals)
ENTRANCE FEES & TRANSFERS to all INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
Aswan Dam, Philae, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Luxor & Karnak Temples, Tombs
English-speaking, licensed guides on all tours & air conditioned motorcoaches
CAIRO: 3 STAR VICTORIA HOTEL – 1 night + breakfast (double occupancy)
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/State & local TAXES
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BASIC TOUR INCLUDES:
AIR FLIGHTS: JFK/ISTANBUL/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include any air flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES & AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
4 STAR HOTEL in ISTANBUL & 5 STAR MENA HOUSE in CAIRO (double occupancy)
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE & OPENIN GALA DINNER SHOW!!!
DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS & ALL DINNERS IN ISTANBUL
DANCE SHOWS as LISTED/ DERVISH SHOW/ COSTUMERS/ FESTIVAL DANCE EVES
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES/State & local TAXES
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
VISA FEES/ FESTIVAL DANCE CLASSES/ CLOSING GALA/ LUNCHES/ PERSONAL EXPENSES/ TIPS TO GUIDES, etc.

YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER:
MOROCCO ALWAYS DELIVERS ALL SHE PROMISES & MORE

TOUR CONDITIONS:

DEPOSIT: $500 deposit per person required to hold your reservation. Full payment due 50 days before departure.

CANCELLATION: Up to 45 days before departure, full refund minus $150 service charge, 30-45 days, $500 held unless a substitute passenger found or valid medical certification that passenger is too ill to travel, in which case only a $300 cancellation fee applies. 20-30 days, 80% cancellation fee applies, less than 20 days, NO REFUNDS. No refund will be considered for unused portion of tour or hotel accommodations

SINGLE RESERVATIONS: Price on front cover is per person, double occupancy of hotel rooms. Single reservations, i.e. single occupancy of a hotel room, require an additional charge of $450.00 ($600.00 with optional cruise. We will supply roommates, by request, when possible.

DOCUMENTS: Each person is responsible for having with him/her a valid US passport, issued within the last 10 years, that is good until at least 6 months after the end of the tour.

LUGGAGE: Each passenger limited by airline rules to 2 check-in bags,not to exceed 22k or 50Lbs. & 1 carry-on piece + laptop or shoulder bag.

REFUNDS: No refund will be considered for unused portion of tour or hotel accommodations.

INSURANCE: We take no responsibility for lost luggage & recommend that you take out baggage, health & trip cancellation insurance.

CAVEAT: Due to the unique nature of this tour & the many cultural differences to be encountered & respected, Morocco (C.V.Dinicu) reserves the right to accept or reject anyone wishing to take part. There will be no discrimination based on sex, race, religion or national origin. If at any point during the tour, she feels anyone’s conduct is detrimental to the group as a whole, s/he will be asked to leave & will not be entitled to any refund for services not yet received.

Want new inspiration & excitement? Come, join “Morocco” on a Casbah Dance Experience:
Captivating Cairo & Incomparable Istanbul
June 24 to July 4 or 14, 2009 pricing below (land only: take off $1,200.00)
Cairo June 24-July 4: $3,100.00 Istanbul July 3-13: $3,200.00 Both: June 24-July 14 $5,100.00

HAVE IT ALL III – *JUST* CAIRO, *JUST* ISTANBUL or BOTH!!!!

GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER: MOROCCO WAS THE VERY FIRST TO PLAN & ORGANIZE DANCE TOURS FOR DEVOTEES OF MIDEASTERN DANCE.

YOU DESERVE THE BEST & SHE ALWAYS DELIVERS ALL SHE PROMISES & MORE

I: CAPTIVATING CAIRO *ONLY*: JUNE 24-JULY 4, 2009 $3,100.00 – 11 days, 10 nights

June 24/DAY 1: Meet “ROCKY” at JFK airport. Check-in & orientation, then onto our Egyptair jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap.

June 25/DAY 2: CAIRO!!! Have $15 in cash for your visa, change some money, meet our Cairo agency rep. get our bags, go through Customs & get on our bus to our 5-star MENA HOUSE hotel, right AT the Pyramids!. Unpack & explore the area.

Dinner on your own, then meet in Morocco’s room at 9 pm to give her your class selection sheets & pay for your classes in US $ cash. Early to bed – we start in earnest tomorrow morning!

June 26/DAY 3: Buffet breakfast & onto our bus for an all day CITY TOUR: the Sphinx, Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din & Mohamed Ali Mosque Lunch at world famous Felfela Garden Restaurant (pay for your own).while Morocco registers & pays for the classes you selected at Raqia Hassan’s AHLAN wa SAHLAN FESTIVAL! (Cost of individual classes not included, since it totally depends on your own individual choices!!!)

June 27/DAY 4: Buffet breakfast, then bus to KHAN EL KHALILI & marvelous Mahmoud’s “AL WIKALAH”, a hidden 4-story building filled to the rafters with beaded, sequinned dance goodies: everything from whole costumes to scarves, shoes, canes, parts & pieces. Shop till you drop! It’s up to us to balance the 2009 Egyptian National Budget.

Evening: GALA OPENING SHOW/DINNER included!, starring Cairo’s current favorite ORIENTAL DANCERS!

June 28/DAY 5 – July 4/ DAY 11: Buffet breakfast, then the SEMINAR CLASSES that you paid for or shopping on the premises (several Cairo dancewear merchants vend at the seminar.) Lunches & dinners on your own: there are restaurants in the hotel & a great pool that also has a cafe. Plenty of nearby restaurants too.

July 1/EVE 8: Early eve we are going to a fabulous DERVISH SHOW at the magnificent KHAN THEATER in KHAN EL KHALILI.

EVERY other evening during the Festival: a DANCE SHOW by the seminar participants, (Speak to Rocky about participating & what she advises …). There is a limited food & drink menu available in the dance room …

JULY 3/EVE 10: The last AHLAN wa SAHLAN Festival eve, there’s the optional FINALE GALA DINNER with ORIENTAL DANCERS galore! MORE of Cairo’s favorite dancers!!! Rocky will collect from those interested.

July 4/DAY 11: Breakfast. Early a.m. transfer to Cairo airport for your Egyptair flight back to JFK.

CAPTIVATING CAIRO TOUR INCLUDES:
AIR: JFK/CAIRO/JFK (Land only package does NOT include *any* flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES / AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES /
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
5-STAR HOTEL in CAIRO with DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS
AHLAN WA SAHLAN REGISTRATION FEE (all dance classes extra)_
OPENING GALA DINNER SHOW / DERVISH SHOW/ FESTIVAL DANCE EVES AS LISTED/ VISIT TO COSTUMER/ HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES / STATE & LOCAL TAXES

DOES NOT INCLUDE: VISA FEES/ FESTIVAL DANCE CLASS FEES/ LUNCHES & DINNERS NOT LISTED AS INCLUDED/ PERSONAL EXPENSES/ TIPS to GUIDES, etc.

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II: INCOMPARABLE ISTANBUL *ONLY* JULY 3-13, 2009 $3,200.00
DANCE CLASSES & MOST MEALS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE!!! 11 days, 10 nights

July 3/Fri: For those only doing the Tantalizing Turkey portion, check-in for your flight at the airport, fly to Istanbul. Be at the airport at least 3 hours before departure time!

July 4/Sat: Arrive in Istanbul. Have $20 in cash ready for your visa. Get your luggage then you’ll be picked up and transported to our hotel. Unpack. Dinner in our Hotel Erboy www.erboyhotel.com/en/.Evening at leisure to change money and see the area.

July 5/Sun: Breakfast in hotel, guided tour of the amazing Aya Sofia and Cisterns. Lunch and afternoon on your own. Dinner in our Hotel. An orientation meeting with a fun and informative talk on Turkey and Turkish customs after dinner.

July 6/Mon: Breakfast in hotel, change money, guided tour of the amazing Grand Bazaar. Founded in 1453, it has over 4000 shops, restaurants, factories, banks and mosques. Lunch. Shop to your hearts content, then dinner in our hotel. Afterwards, we will loosen up with a party in the Turkish bath (“Hammam Sefasi”) with fruit refreshments, nargile (water pipe), live music and open dancing (optional massage too!).

July 7/Tues: Breakfast in hotel. A.M.: 1 1/2 hour dance class. Lunch in hotel. Two dance classes (1 1/2 hours each) in the afternoon. Master dance teachers include Sema Yildiz, Hale Sultan, Reyhan Tuzsuz, Tayyar Akdeniz and Egyptian master MOROCCO!

Eve: Oriental and Folk Dance show with dinner in a typical Turkish Cabaret known as a “Gasino”.

July 8/Wed: Breakfast in hotel. A.M.: 1 1/2 hour dance class. Lunch in hotel. Two dance classes in the afternoon.

Eve: Night out on the town to listen to some local music and practice our new dance moves!

July 9/Thurs: Breakfast in hotel. A.M.: 1 1/2 hour dance class. Lunch in hotel. Two dance classes in the afternoon. Dinner in hotel.

Eve: Boat tour – Istanbul by night! Cruise between two continents serenaded by our own live band! Lots of dancing and breathtaking views.

July 10/Fri: Breakfast in hotel, 1 1/2 hour dance classes in the morning Lunch in hotel. Two dance classes in the afternoon.

Eve: Dinner in KUMKAPI – the bustling seaport – serenaded by live Romany musicians.

July 11/Sat: Breakfast in hotel. A.M.: 1 1/2 hour dance class. Lunch in hotel. Two dance classes in the afternoon.

Dinner on your own, evening free to explore Istanbul – we will have lots of suggestions!

July 12/Sun: Breakfast in hotel, day free to make last minute purchases, or explore, lunch and dinner are on your own. Our hotel is in walking distance of Topkapi Palace, Aya Sofia and the Underground Cistern – all sights not to be missed!

Eve: our Goodbye Party and Teacher Show with live music – students are welcome to perform, lots of open dancing!

July 13/Mon: Breakfast in hotel, transportation from hotel to airport, beginning of optional tours.

All meals are included in your package deal (except *1*lunch a& *2* dinners during your free time).

Note: Day and evening activities are subject to change due to weather and other unforseen circumstances that will require flexibility in the schedule. For example, if it rains, the boat tour may have to take place on another night. We cannot tell you which days each dance instructor will teach because it is possible that a plane may be delayed, or an instructor may feel ill. We can, however, tell you when each class will be offered.

All music classes will be arranged on an individual basis by appointment with our instructors. Daily class schedule and itinerary will be posted in the lobby of the hotel every day. Our friendly staff has plenty of helpful suggestions and advice and we are happy to answer any questions you may have during our time together!

INCOMPARABLE ISTANBUL TOUR INCLUDES:
AIR: JFK/ISTANBUL/JFK (Land only package does NOT include *any* flights)
ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDES / AIR CONDITIONED MOTORCOACHES /
ENTRANCE FEES to INCLUDED HISTORICAL SITES
3-STAR HOTEL with DAILY BUFFET BREAKFASTS, MOST LUNCHES & DINNERS
ALL DANCE CLASSES AS LISTED!!!
DANCE & MUSIC EVES AS LISTED/ VISIT TO COSTUMER/
HOTEL SERVICE CHARGES / STATE & LOCAL TAXES

DOES NOT INCLUDE: VISA FEES/ 1 LUNCH & 2 DINNERS NOT LISTED AS INCLUDED/ PERSONAL EXPENSES/ TIPS to GUIDES, etc.

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III: HAVE IT ALL III – BOTH CAIRO *&* ISTANBUL – June 24 to July 14, 2009 $5,100.00
Leave JFK June 24 / arrive Cairo June 25
leave Cairo July 4/ arrive Istanbul July 4
leave Istanbul July 13/ arrive Cairo July 13
leave Cairo July 14 / arrive JFK July 14
21 days, 20 nights

HAVE IT ALL III TOUR INCLUDES:
Airfares: JFK/CAIRO/ISTANBUL/CAIRO/JFK (Land only tour does NOT include *any* flights)
Hotels: Cairo/ Giza – Mena House (5 star) & Istanbul (3 star: www.erboyhotel.com/en/), double occupancy.
Single supplement available.
Meals: Cairo: All buffet breakfasts & Opening Gala dinner show included
Istanbul: Meals included except for two lunches and three dinners during your free time!
Tours: those listed in Itinerary included
Dance shows: Cairo: Opening Gala & Dervish show at Khan
Istanbul: 5 eves include live music some with dancers or WE dance, Hamam
Dance classes: Cairo: pick & pay for your individual choices at Ahlan wa Sahlan
Istanbul: 5 days of classes, 4 1/2 hours a day, INCLUDED in price

Put both itineraries back-to-back & you have it!!! except for:

July 4/DAY 11: Buffet breakfast & off to the airport & our flight to ISTANBUL. Get your visa ($20) and go through Passport Control. Meet our agency rep & onto our bus to the 3-star, comfy & friendly ERBOY HOTEL. Check in, unpack & explore.
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July 13/DAY 20: Buffet breakfast, morning & early lunch on your own. 12 noon off to the airport & our flight to CAIRO! Meet our Cairo agency rep for Passport Control, n.b.:additional $15 visa fee upon re-entering Cairo for the last night. Get our bags, go through Customs & onto our bus to the 3-star, comfy & friendly VICTORIA HOTEL, in downtown Cairo. Optional Egyptian dinner with Rocky in Alfi Bey, a famous local restaurant near the hotel. Cheap *&* fun!!!

July 14/DAY 21: Breakfast, then early morning transfer to Cairo airport for your Egyptair flight back to JFK

DOES NOT INCLUDE: VISA FEES/ CAIRO FESTIVAL DANCE CLASS FEES/
CAIRO LUNCHES & DINNERS NOT LISTED AS INCLUDED/
ISTANBUL: 2 LUNCHES & 3 DINNERS NOT LISTED AS INCLUDED
PERSONAL EXPENSES/ TIPS to GUIDES, etc.

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