Spiritual Tours Vicki Rebecca style with Amro El Helly, as your escorting Egyptologist
Classic Egypt and Sinai, Bedouin Style: photos and testimonials diary of 2007

SAT 15^TH arrive Cairo, Movenpick Pyramids. DAY 2, SUN 16^th Welcome Day: relax around the pool and welcome to Egypt,  the group, and be introduced to Vicki, Amr, our programme, our style and learn the basic yoga and meditation techniques which will be offered during the tour. DAY 3, MON 17^th Egyptian Museum - the home of some of the most famous monuments in the world, including those wonders of the boy King Tut Ankh Amun.

DAY 4, TUES 18^th Pyramids of Giza; Sakkara pyramid which is maybe the oldest man-made stone building in the world.  We will have a look at local handicrafts at a Carpet school.
Back to the hotel to relax before early evening collection to Old Cairo, to attend the performance of the Whirling Dervishes also known as Sufis. Visit the Al Ghouri Wikala (a hostel used by the merchants arriving in caravans) which offered accommodation, stables, storage space and a place to trade. The building is beautiful and the dancing is magnificent. Sufis aspire, through meditation, recitation, dance and music to attain union with God. This is a glimpse at an otherwise underground phenomenon. The musicians create a hypnotic pulse whilst performing with instruments unknown to the West and little known nowadays even in Egypt. Evening meal will be at the amazing Azhar Park, the most beautiful park in Egypt, with a wonderful view of all of Islamic Cairo.

DAY 5, WED 19^th drive to Alexandria for a day among the Greek ruins and that wonderful Mediterranean city, overnight at the Palestine Hotel in the Almontazah Palace Gardens.

DAY 6, THU 20^th relaxing morning in Alexandria, then drive to Cairo to visit the other Egypt, the cradle of religions, as we visit the first synagogue, church and mosque in Egypt and Africa with a lunch stop at one of the most famous old restaurants of Cairo (Elhaty).  We end our day with a walk in the back streets of the most famous Souk in the world (Khan Elkhalili) before we head to the train station for our over-night sleeper train to Aswan.

DAY 7, FRI 21^st  visit the Aswan Philae Temple. We fly in the afternoon (taking lunch boxes) to Abu Simbel to tour around the temple.  We spend the night at a wonderful retreat in Abu Simbel and in the evening we attend the sound and light show at Abu Simbel.

Abu Simbel                                            

DAY 8, SAT 22^nd watch the sun rise at Abu Simbel temple

  then fly back to Aswan,  visit the Aswan perfumery essential oils shop where Ali will tell us about how the ancient Egyptians refined the oil and worked them on the chakra system. 

We check into our cruise boat (Radamis II)  for lunch, and in the afternoon we take a Felucca ride around the islands and the botanical garden.

Early in the evening we will wander around the back streets of the market area in Aswan.

 DAY 9, SUN 23^rd we sail from Aswan to Kom Ombo in the early morning to visit the temple of Kom Ombo and then
continue to visit the temple of Edfu. 

We then sail to Esna to stop for the night and wait for our turn to cross the lock. 
On this night we enjoy a wonderful Egyptian buffet during the Egyptian night on board, with a lot of fun at the bar.

DAY 10, MON 24^th after an early morning sail to Luxor, we visit Karnak temple and the Papyrus Institute.  We make
an early evening visit to Luxor Temple then enjoy a belly dancing show with the whirling Dervish in the bar of the boat.

DAY 12, WED 26^th  those flying back home do so at this point / End Tour 1 - or – go straight to retreat on Red Sea on to Sinai and then to Red Sea.
26^th – 29^th November 2008

welcome to vast stillness and silence of the dessert

(see article in Kindred Spirit October 2008)

DAY 12, WED 26^th  drive by 4X4 into the Sinai into Serabiet Elkhadim for a night under

the stars.

             Hike up where ancient Egyptians mined turquoise and built a

shrine for Goddess Hathor.                          
 

 DAY 13, THU 27^th drive through the forest of pillars (a magnificent natural formation caused by volcanic eruption)

    into Saint Katharine where we go on top of the mountain to see sun rise for those who want , those who do not want we spend the night at a lovely camp under the stars.

DAY 14 FRI 28^th after a visit to the monastery we drive to Nuiwba for a night under the stars on the beach

DAY 15 SAT 29^th early morning stretching / yoga / meditation / optional horse riding. Farewell lunch and in the after
noon we drive back to Cairo for a last night at Movenpick or travel onto a resort for Relaxation Break / Training.

 29^th November -  3^rd December 2008

4 Day Red Sea Relaxation Break: With the option of participating in Lemurian Living Light Egyptian Mastery 2008 and / or staying longer if that suits, the Red Sea is an ideal place to snorkel and learn to dive.

DAY 15 SAT 29^th  November Welcome dinner and meeting to orient with the resort and introduce group

DAY 16  SUN 30^th Early morning stretching / yoga / meditation; Free time / training; Evening gathering for chanting
and a guided journey; Free time.

DAY 17 MON 1^ST  December Early morning stretching / yoga / meditation; Free time / training; Group dinner.

DAY 18 TUES 2^nd Free time / transfer to Cairo.

DAY 19 WEDS 3^rd Final Flight Home