Egypt
10 days in Egypt
September 29th - October 8th 2005
 

     

Yoga Holiday of A Lifetime

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Day 1 - Arrive in Cairo
Meet our tour leader and yoga instructors at our Cairo accommodation, the Mena House hotel.

Day 2 - In Cairo
An early morning yoga session watching the dawn light upon Cheop's great pyramid. Then we visit the pyramids and the Sphinx before some afternoon shopping in Cairo's 'Oxford Street' and the bazaars of the Old City. Alternatively you can visit the famous Antiquities Museum, home to, amongst other treasures, Tutankhamun's gold. Our evening meal is an optional belly dancing show on a sumptuous Nile cruise boat.

Day 3 - Travel to Moon Beach
A morning yoga session before leaving Cairo. At lunchtime we arrive at Moon Beach by the azure Red Sea where we stay for the next two nights. Here you can treat yourself to holistic therapies and a massage and perhaps see dolphins from our bar on the beach. Evening yoga session by the sea.

Day 4 - By the Red Sea at Moon Beach
Early morning yoga session followed by a full day's relaxation. If you're feeling energetic you can try your hand at windsurfing or snorkelling - or just soak up the sun. There are also a possibilities of visiting a hot springs in the desert nearby before our evening yoga session.

Day 5 - Travel to Mount Sinai
Sunrise yoga session before travelling into the lunar landscape of the biblical Mount Sinai where the Ten Commandments were revealed to Moses. A gentle climb halfway to the summit with our Bedouin guides and camels is followed by a night under the stars in a sheltered nook on the mountain. Evening yoga session in the mountains.

Day 6 - Sunrise over Mount Sinai, to Dahab.
A morning yoga class as the sun rises over the Sinai before a short ascent to the summit. Then we walk down the mountain (you can take a camel if you wish!) to visit St Catherine's Monastery, home of Moses' Burning Bush. Later we cross the desert to Dahab, our home for the next three days. Evening yoga session in Dahab overlooking the Gulf of Aqaba

Day 7,8,9 - In Dahab.
For the next three days we relax in Dahab, a charming and unspoilt seaside town that sits on the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba. Formerly an oasis and meeting point for local Bedouins, today the palm trees cast shade over a host of small beachfront restaurants and shops that look out over the azure sea. We spend four full days here; as well as twice daily yoga there's an opportunity to try scuba diving, holistic therapies, excursions into the desert or just to snorkel, shop, and relax on the beach.

Day 10 - tour ends

 

Please note that flights are not included in the holiday. See flights for recommended routes.