Day 1: Meet “Morocco” at JFK airport for check-in & orientation, then onto our Turkish Airlines jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap. Wake up in
Day 2: ISTANBUL!! Passport control, get your bags & we meet our Istanbul agency rep for our transfer to the lovely Nippon Hotel, next to the heart of Taksim district. Unpack & wash up a bit, then “Rocky” will take you to change some money, so you can walk around Taksim & buy dinner: there’s lots of cheap, cafeteria-style places right near our hotel. Early to bed, because we start in earnest tomorrow morning!
Day 3: Buffet breakfast in the hotel & onto our private bus for a great morning tour of Topkapi Palace, Blue & Suleymaniye Mosques & St. Savior in Chira Museum. Lunch on our own (great cafeteria across from hotel), then come with “Rocky” for our first visit to the costumers. 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 Oryantal Dansi.
Day 4: Buffet breakfast, then our bus will leave us at the Covered Market & Morocco will take you straight to the 2nd 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.
Day 5: Buffet breakfast & to our bus to the Spice Market (the “Egyptian Bazaar”). Rest of the day to shop & balance the national budget. Back to the hotel to change clothes & off to the Kervansaray night club for dinner & show with Folk & Oriental Dance.
Day 6: Buffet breakfast, then off to the airport for our flight to Ankara. While in Ankara, we will visit a fabulous historical museum: see some of the oldest goddess statues & artifacts. Onto our bus for the drive to Cappadocia (lunch enroute). Visit the underground city of Derinkuyu. Delicious buffet dinner at our hotel, then Folkloric & Oriental Dance show & soft drink at a nearby Taverna.
Day 7: Buffet breakfast, then a full day tour to the Citadel of Uchisar & Goreme & Zelve Valleys. Lunch included. Back to the hotel to swim, relax, whatever. Buffet dinner & overnight.
Day 8: Buffet breakfast. Drive to Konya. Lunch & visit the Mevlana Museum (founder of Turkish Whirling Dervishes). Dinner, Dervish Sema & overnight at our hotel. (BTW: there’s a Turkish supermarket that’s open till 11:30p.m. right down the street, where you can get apple tea & those adorable tea sets much cheaper than at the bazaars….)
Day 9: Buffet breakfast, then onto our bus for the scenic route to Pamukkale, lunch enroute. Tour of the Chalk Terraces of Pamukkale. Buffet dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 10: Buffet breakfast. On our bus to visit to Ancient Hierapolis. Lunch in Aphrodisias, then visit this city dedicated to Aphrodite. Drive to Kusadasi for dinner at our hotel, soft drink & show with Oriental & Folk Dance at the Kervanseray night club. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 11: Buffet breakfast, then a tour of Ephesus: visit the ruins of the ancient city. Lunch will be served during the tour. Late afternoon transfer to Izmir airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner & Gypsy musicians at Kumkape. Get up & dance to the music & watch their eyes light up in astonishment!!!
Day 12: Buffet breakfast, then onto our bus for a morning tour of the St. Sophia, Turkish & Islamic Art Museums & Underground Cistern. Lunch on our own & then, for those who need it: back to the costumers. For the rest: time to explore. Early evening departure for dinner & show at Galata Towers night club, featuring Folk & Oriental Dance.
Day 13: Buffet breakfast. Final costume fitting for some, free morning to enrich the Turkish economy for the rest. Don’t stray too far, because we’re going to the Military Museum, with its fabulous Janissary Band Concert early in the afternoon. Make those last-minute purchases. Farewell Dinner at the hotel, with a surprise!
Day 14: Buffet breakfast. Transfer to airport for our flight home. Bon Voyage. Gule Gule.
Really care about dance? Looking for new inspiration & excitement? Come to Cairo & Giza!
Join “Morocco” on a Casbah Dance Experience: June 22 – July 6, 2004
Day 1: Meet MOROCCO (known as Rocky to her students, fans & friends) at JFK airport for check-in & orientation, then onto our EgyptAir jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap. Wake up in
Day 2: CAIRO!! Have $20 in cash ready to pay for your visa & change some money. We meet our Cairo agency representative, go through Passport Control, get our bags, pass through Customs, get on our bus & transfer to the centrally located Hotel VICTORIA, in the heart of downtown Cairo, near Ezbekiyya Gardens & Opera Square.
Unpack & wash up a bit, then dinner on your own: the hotel has a restaurant or, if you want, Rocky can take you to Alfi Bey’s, right near our hotel: it’s good & it’s cheap!!
Early to bed, because we start in earnest tomorrow morning!
Day 3: Buffet breakfast in the hotel & onto our private bus for a great full day CITY TOUR, visiting the Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Coptic Museum, Coptic Churches of Old Cairo & Ben Ezra Synagogue. Lunch stop at the world famous Felfela Garden Restaurant during the tour (pay for your own).
Dinner/ Evening at leisure: if you’re into it, Rocky knows a great Chinese (no kidding!) restaurant within walking distance of our hotel: also very good & not expensive…
Day 4: Buffet breakfast, then our bus will take you to the PYRAMIDS& SPHINX in Giza!!
Afternoon at leisure to explore the neighborhood, but get back in time because this evening we are going for a DINNER CRUISE on the NILE MAXIM BOAT: includes dinner & show with ORIENTAL DANCE.
Day 5: Buffet breakfast & on to our bus to KHAN el KHALILIi, where Rocky will lead you straight to Al WIKALAH, the marvelous four-story building chock full of shiny, beaded & sequinned dance goodies, run by the wonderful Mahmoud Abd El Ghaffar. Rest of the day to try on costumes, shop & try to balance the Egyptian national budget.
Back to the hotel & early dinner on your own: this evening we are off to the CITADEL for an unforgettable DERVISH SHOW under the stars.
Pack & get some sleep because ….
Day 6: Buffet breakfast, then onto our bus to transfer to our garden view rooms at the fabulous 5-star MENA HOUSE Hotel in Giza, right at the Pyramids!!! (First thing you see when you walk outside to go to breakfast in the morning!)
Register & pay for the classes you selected at Raqia Hassan’s AHLAN wa SAHLAN FESTIVAL! (Cost of individual classes not included, since cost depends on your own individual choices)
Evening: Opening GALA SHOW with buffet dinner included, starring Cairo’s current favorite ORIENTAL DANCERS!!!
Days 7 – 11: Buffet breakfasts at the hotel.
Whichever SEMINAR CLASSES you paid for & shopping you choose to do on the premises (there will be several Cairo dancewear merchants in the hotel, vending at the seminar.
Lunches & dinners on your own: there are several restaurants in the hotel. Bring a bathing suit & full coverup: there’s a nice outdoor pool to swim, relax, whatever.
EVERY EVENING during the Festival: a DANCE SHOW by the seminar participants *&* time to get up & boogie to live music!!! (Speak to Rocky about participating & what she strongly advises …). There is a limited food & drink menu available in the dance room ….
Day 12: Buffet breakfast, then day at leisure, to work on your tan or go back to the Khan (no – they don’t rhyme!).
Don’t tire yourself out, because this evening is the almost never-ending GALA FINALE & Buffet Dinner with ORIENTAL DANCE Galore! MORE of Cairo’s favorite dancers!!!.
Day 13: Buffet breakfast, then day at leisure: you’re gonna need it to recover from last night! Rocky will find out if there is any Oriental dance show in Cairo worth seeing … in which case, those of you who want to are very much invited to come with her (& pay your own tab…)
Day 14: Buffet breakfast. Onto our bus to return to the Khan & Marvelous Mahmoud’s … Rocky will also show you where to get some great CDs & audio tapes lots cheaper than here ….
Evening: DERVISH SHOW under the stars at the CITADEL: well worth seeing again & the perfect ending to our trip!!!
Be smart & pay your extra hotel charges when we return this evening, pack, try to sleep….
Day 15: Very early buffet breakfast. Transfer to airport for our flight home. Bon Voyage.
YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER: MOROCCO ALWAYS DELIVERS ALL SHE PROMISES & MORE
A CAIRO CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE JUNE 22 – JULY 6, 2004 $2,380.00
(Land Only: $1,280.00) deposit: $450.00 (balance due 45 days before departure)
Includes:
Roundtrip airfare JFK/ CAIRO/ JFK
Transfers: from the airport to Victoria & Mena House Hotels & back,
Hotel room – double occupancy (single supplement $450) with daily buffet breakfasts
Opening & Closing Galas with buffet dinners
Buffet dinner & show on the Nile Maxim
*2* Dervish Shows at the Citadel
Excursions listed as included
NOT included:
Cost of Visa in Cairo Airport
Cost of Individual Seminar Classes at Ahlan wa Sahlan
ALL lunches & dinners not specifically listed as included
Dance shows not listed as included
Personal mineral water & other drinks
Phone calls & internet costs
Cost of any/ all additional personal items
for further information e-mail/ call: MOROCCO
6 West 20 St. – 2nd floor
N.Y., N.Y. 10011
phone: 212/727-8326
E-mail: morocco@casbahdance.org
eally care about dance? Want new inspiration & excitement?
Come to Egypt for the exciting Ahlan Wa Sahlan Dance Festival & take the Optional Nile Cruise!
Join “Morocco” on a Casbah Dance Experience: June 24 to July 5 (Festival) or July 9 (plus cruise), 2005
Friday, June 24 -Day 1: Meet MOROCCO (known as Rocky to her students, fans & friends) at JFK airport for check-in & orientation, then onto our EgyptAir jet for our overnight flight. Dinner, movie, nap. Wake up
Saturday, June 25 – Day 2: in CAIRO!! Have $20 in cash ready to pay for your visa & change some additional money. We meet our Cairo agency representative, go through Passport Control, get our bags, pass through Customs, get on our bus & transfer to our five-star MENA HOUSE HOTEL, in Giza, overlooking the Pyramids!
Unpack & wash up a bit, then meet in Rocky’s room for that all-important orientation lecture! Dinner on your own: the hotel has restaurants, but come back quickly because in the
Early Evening we are going to a fabulous DERVISH SHOW under the stars at the magnificent CITADEL.
Go right to bed, because we start in earnest tomorrow morning!
Sunday, June 26 – Day 3: Buffet breakfast in the hotel & onto our private bus for a great half day CITY TOUR, visiting the Sphinx & Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din &Mohamed Ali Mosque.
Lunch stop at the world famous Felfela Garden Restaurant (pay for your own lunch).
Afternoon in KHAN EL KHALILI, at 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!
Dinner/ Evening at leisure.
Monday, June 27 – Day 4: Buffet breakfast, then
Off to register & pay for the classes you selected at Raqia Hassan’s AHLAN wa SAHLAN FESTIVAL! (Registration fee & cost of individual classes not included, since it totally depends on your own individual choices!!!)
Evening: GALA OPENING SHOW & Buffet Dinner, starring Cairo’s current favorite ORIENTAL DANCERS included!!!
Tuesday, June 28 – Sunday, July 3 – Days 5 – 10: Buffet breakfasts at the hotel.
Whichever SEMINAR CLASSES you paid for & shopping you choose to do on the premises (there will be several Cairo dancewear merchants in the Mena House hotel, vending at the seminar) or work on your tan at one of several pools.
Lunches & dinners on your own: there are several restaurants in the hotel & a great pool that also has a cafe.
EVERY EVENING during the Festival: a DANCE SHOW by the seminar participants *&* time to get up & boogie to live music!!! (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 evening there’s the optional almost never-ending GALA FINALE & Buffet Dinner with ORIENTAL DANCE Galore! MORE of Cairo’s favorite dancers!!!. (In prior years, the Closing Galas have cost $60 each)
Monday, July 4 -Day 11: those taking the NILE CRUISE: VERY early buffet breakfast at the hotel. Be smart & pay your extra hotel charges the day before. Transfer to Cairo National Airport for your quick flight to Aswan
For those staying in Cairo: Buffet breakfast, then onto the bus that will take us back to KHAN EL KHALILI. Pick up your finished costumes at Mahmoud’s & shop till you drop!
Be smart & pay your extra hotel charges when we return this evening, pack, try to sleep…
Tuesday, July 5 – Day 12: Very early buffet breakfast for those not on the optional Nile Cruise,
Transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight home. Bon Voyage.
OPTIONAL NILE CRUISE: JULY 4-9, 2005
$775 additional cost (single supplement: $200)
Monday, July 4 – Day 11: VERY early buffet breakfast at the hotel. Be smart & pay your extra hotel charges the day before.
Transfer to Cairo National Airport for your quick flight to Aswan & Abu Simbel, which I am thrilled to announce, I can INCLUDE at NO extra cost!!! Back from Abu Simbel &
Transfer to pier for the embarkation on your wonderful 3 night’s cruise.
CRUISE PROGRAM AS FOLLOWS:
Check in before lunch, in ASWAN: lunch on board
Visit the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisque & Philae Temple.
Dinner on ship
Tuesday, July 5, – Breakfast, lunch & dinner on board
Early sail to KOM OMBO: Visit Temple of Sobek .
Sail to EDFU: Visit Horus Temple,
Sail to LUXOR
Wednesday, July 6 – Breakfast, lunch & dinner on board
AM visit the West Bank
PM Visit Luxor & Karnak Temples
Evening: Morocco will arrange for a private performance of Ghawazi & Saidi music & dance
Thursday, July 7 – Breakfast on board
Check out & transfer to Luxor Airport for flight back to Cairo,
Transfer to the Victoria Hotel (not fancy, BUT very friendly & located in downtown Cairo!!!) for check in.
Evening: Rocky will see if there’s a good dance show to go to in Cairo, in which case, each one pays their own tab …
Friday, July 8 – Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Half day bus transfer to Khan El Khalili Bazaar & Al Wikalah!
Saturday, July 9 – VERY early buffet breakfast at the hotel
Be smart & pay your extra hotel charges the day before ….
Transfer to Cairo International Airport & bye bye Cairo, hello JFK ….
Nile Cruise package Includes:
Roundtrip airfare CAIRO/ASWAN & LUXOR/CAIRO
ASWAN/ABU SIMBEL/ASWAN: Abu Simbel tour ***included***!
Transfers from & to hotels/ National Airport
Transfers: from the airport to Cruise Ship in Aswan & back to airport in Luxor,
Ship cabin – double occupancy (additional single supplement $200) with daily meals
Excursions listed as included
NOT included in Optional Additional Nile Cruise:
Anything not specifically listed as included
Personal mineral water & other drinks
Phone calls & internet costs, Tips
Cost of any/ all additional personal items
YOU DESERVE THE BEST! GO WITH THE PROVEN TOUR ORGANIZER: MOROCCO ALWAYS DELIVERS ALL SHE PROMISES & MORE
A CAIRO CASBAH DANCE EXPERIENCE JUNE 24 – JULY 5, 2005: $2,275.00
(Land Only: $1,275.00) (Single Supplement $450)
JUNE 24 – JULY 9, 2005 with NILE CRUISE: $3,050.00
(Land Only: $2,050.00) (Single Supplement $650)
deposit: $500.00 (balance due due by May 15, 2005: $100 cancellation fee.)
June 24, 2005 – July 5, 2005 Cairo Includes:
Roundtrip airfare JFK/ CAIRO/ JFK
Transfers: from Cairo Airport to Mena House Hotel & back,
Hotel room – double occupancy (single supplement $450) with daily buffet breakfasts
Dervish Show at the Citadel – Opening Gala Dinner/Show
Excursions listed as included
Nile Cruise package Includes:
Roundtrip airfare CAIRO/ASWAN & LUXOR/CAIRO
ASWAN/ABU SIMBEL/ASWAN: Abu Simbel tour ***included***!
Transfers from & to Hotels/ National Airport in Cairo
Transfers: from the airport to Cruise Ship in Aswan & back to airport in Luxor,
Ship cabin – double occupancy (single supplement $200) with daily meals
Excursions listed as included
NOT included:
Cost of Visa in Cairo Airport
Cost of Registration & Individual Seminar Classes at Ahlan wa Sahlan
ALL lunches & dinners not specifically listed as included
Dance shows not listed as included
Personal mineral water & other drinks
Phone calls & internet costs, Tips
Cost of any/ all additional personal items
for further information e-mail/ call: MOROCCO
6 West 20 St. – 2nd floor
N.Y., N.Y. 10011
phone: 212/727-8326
E-mail: morocco@casbahdance.org
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
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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