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
