Jul
9
Sun
Tantalizing Turkey V
Jul 9 – Jul 22 all-day

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.

Jun
22
Tue
A Cairo Casbah Dance Experience 2004
Jun 22 @ 7:00 am – Jul 6 @ 11:00 pm

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

Jun
24
Fri
A Cairo Casbah Dance Experience (2005)
Jun 24 @ 2:15 am – Jul 5 @ 3:15 am

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 4Day 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

Jun
18
Sun
Have it ALL! (Egypt & Turkey)
Jun 18 @ 6:00 pm – Jul 4 @ 7:00 pm

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.

Jun
24
Sun
Come & Capture Cairo
Jun 24 @ 6:00 am – Jul 7 @ 11:00 pm

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