MAGICAL JOURNEYS
We're no Angels Invites you on A
Magical Journey
M- Mysterious A - Allure
G - Granting I
- Intuitive C -
Creation
Magic is in the believing. We can all improve
our everyday lives by believing in the magic that surrounds us. Each of us
has the opportunity to accept the way things are or take responsibility to
create our own reality. Come with us on a magical Journey and experience
the power of intuitive creation!
Morocco Itinerary
September 18, 2001
Day 1 – USA/CASABLANCA
For East
Coast passengers, we’ll board Royal Air Maroc non-stop service
JFK/Casablanca. For West coast passengers we do have the choice of
connecting to JFK, or flying LAX or SFO/London then connecting to
Casablanca & Marrakesh.
Day 2 – MARRAKESH
Royal
Air Moroc arrives Casablanca around 07:00 AM, passport formalities
then connection to Marrakech.
Arrival
in the magical city of Marrakesh. Morning for Royal air Maroc arrivals,
late evening for British Airways arrivals. Transfer to the 5 star
Hotel Es Saadi.
For those
arriving on Royal Air Maroc there will be time to enjoy some leisure time
at the hotel pool, play a game of tennis, or visit the casino. Dinner will
be served in the hotel dining room.
For the late arriving passengers, a late snack will be served in
your room, as the dining room will be closed.
Day 3 – MARRAKESH (BD)
In our
private air conditioned vehicle we will tour The Kotoubia, a former royal
palace, which housed at various times, Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis, Winston
Churchill and other famous dignitaries. This palace has also been the
backdrop of many movies such as The Sand Pebble and Romancing The Stone.
We will continue our tour through the many various sites of the magical
city. Returning to the hotel for a tasty lunch. The afternoon will be
filled with the sites of the labyrinthine souks, where you will be able to
view the many local artesian at work and buy some souvenirs. We will make
a stop at Herboristerie Avensoar, one of the local pharmacies,
where we will be transformed back in time and given our own private
presentation of mystical and magical potions to cure many ailments. Enjoy
dinner in a tented oasis on the edge of the Sahara Desert and experience
the real charm of Morocco.
Day 4 – MARRAKESH (BLD)
We board horse
drawn carriages for a clip clop tour of the botanical gardens, including
The Majorelle’s Gardens owned by Yves St. Laurent.
Continuing our tour we will go to the famous Djemaa
el Fna, the square in the old part of Marrakesh. Other than the souks,
this is where everything happens in Marrakesh. See snake charmers,
acrobats, jugglers, storytellers, Fortunetellers, and a variety of many local
characters. Lunch at the Al Fassia Restaurant that is solely run by the
women of Marrakesh. The food is beyond description. We will return to the
hotel for a rest and then class preparation for the next day’s spiritual
experience. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 5 – MARRAKESH/GNAWA EXPERIENCE (BLD)
Morning is at
leisure, sleep in, and enjoy breakfast at the garden café in the hotel.
Explore the hotel gardens and shops and enjoy lunch by the pool.
Transferring to a private house to enjoy the Gnawa
Experience. We will take part in a local preparation of a true Moroccan
dinner followed by a spiritual Gnawa trance ceremony.
Day 6 – MARRAKESH (BLD)
Breakfast at
the hotel and then a return trip to the souks to pick up items and the
Gnawa instrument we were drawn to the night before. We will visit the
pharmacy to pick up our orders and to purchase those last minute
herbs.
A
walking tour through the Medina, a local neighborhood in the Casabah. Our
tour guide, Moulay, will explain the many local superstitions and
architectural oddities of this very unique, yet charming neighborhood.
Lunch at the hotel, afternoon at leisure for a nap or a swim. Around 6
p.m. return to the square, where it comes to its own in the evening. As
the curtain goes up on one of the world’s most fascinating spectacles.
Rows and rows of open-air food stalls are set up and mouth-watering aromas
fill the square. This is the real Marrakesh, the smells, the sights, and
the people. Precious few outsiders know what marvels or lunacies the
storytellers are recounting to the obvious delight of the locals. Dinner
at a local Moroccan restaurant in the Medina with belly dancing and all
the local charm.
Day 7 – OUARZAZATE (BLD)
Early
morning departure to Ouarzazate, crossing the Atlas Mountains through the
Tizi n’ Tichka Pass over 2,000 meters high. We will stop for lunch facing
the Ait Beh Haddous Casbah, a huge fortified village protected by UNESCO,
which served as a natural décor to many films such as The Mummy and
Romancing the Stone. Afternoon drive through Ouarzazate and touring the
casbah’s valley up to Tinerhir for dinner and overnight at hotel
Kenzi Bougafer.
Day 8 – MERZOUGA (BLD)
Morning
discovery of the Todgha Pass with its’ 300 mile cliffs hanging over the
small river. Lunch in this beautiful picturesque surrounding. Afternoon to
Tinejdad and Refou, then down to Merzouga to board our special land rover
vehicle for the drive to our Bedouin bivouac. Dinner and sunset experience
in the middle of the Sahara Desert. Overnight in Bedouin tents fully
equipped with comfortable foam mattresses with sheets, pillows and
blankets. Sanitary facilities available.
Day 9 – MERZOUGA/MARRAKESH (BLD)
Early
morning spiritual sunrise experience with a 1,000 stars as the sun comes
up over the Sahara Dunes. On our drive back we stop in Ouarzazate for
lunch. Return to Marrakesh for dinner and a relaxing evening followed by
journal sharing about our experiences.
Day 10 – MARRAKESH (B)
After
breakfast we will have a class preparing you for the next days truly
humbling experience. We will go over customs, traditions, and local
mannerisms. Full day at leisure for napping, swimming, and catching up
with each other. Optional photo tour available for ˝ day at $15.00
U.S..
Day 11 – OURIKA VALLEY (BLD)
Experience now the Berber way of life. Touring the
Ourika Valley for its majestic landscapes, unique cliff style houses,
local shopping and lunch at a Berber Restaurant. The afternoon tea with a
local family is an experience all unto its’ own. These people are warm,
loving and spiritually enhanced and will invite us into their home for the
famous high tea ceremony. After this very humbling experience we will
return to Marrakesh and the comforts of our hotel for dinner. Journal
sharing and for those of you who wish to visit the casino the evening is
yours.
Day 12 – MARRAKESH (BL)
Day at
leisure. Optional tours to souks and to tie up loose ends. Additional
minimal cost. Lunch at hotel. Class on Mind/Body/Spirit connection.
Day 13 – MARRAKESH/HAMAM (BD)
For the ladies
˝ day beauty treatment including: a hamam, a Moroccan steam bath, a
massage, and a facial with renowned Swiss La Prairie method and products.
For the men a visit to the potter’s district. Sorry guys!
Final
journal sharing of all our experiences. Farewell dinner together at the
hotel.
Day 14 – DEPARTURE (B)
After check
out of our hotel we will transfer to the Marrakesh airport for our
departure flights.
Egypt
Itinerary
October 22, 2001
Day 1 USA/Cairo
Board your wide body jet at JFK International Airport
or SFO/LAX (Air fare add on is $300
for LAX/SFO) Overnight across the Atlantic. dinner is served on
board.
Day 2 - CAIRO
Our Cairo-based personnel will mee5t you at the airport and see you
to your hotel. You'll have time to relax. (depending on the flights
chosen) The rest of the day is yours. Fascinating Cairo awaits you!
Venture out amid the spice shops, cafes, peddlers from bygone days,
modern-day professionals, and an unforgettable array of sights, sounds,
and aromas.
Complimentary Visa will be issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport for
American passport holders. Passport must be valid for at least 6 month
beyond the date of arrival.
Day 3 - CAIRO (aBL)
Today, we'll explore the wonders of the Egyptian Museum, with its
treasures of the ancient pharaohs: statuary, precious stones and metals.
Travelers have long come to Cairo just to gaze on these sights, but our
day has just started. We'll take our lunch at a picturesque local
restaurant. Afterwards, you'll have time to continue your explorations and
some shopping at the fabulous Khan El-Khalili bazaar.
Day 4 - CAIRO, DAHSHOUR - (aBL)
After breakfast, we'll motor to the edge of Cairo, to the
mysterious Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza. those who are fit and
adventurous enough will be permitted to penetrate into the heart of the
Great Pyramid, to the King's Chamber (or, depending on work in progress,
the Kephren Pyramid). But we won't stop here. We'll continue to Dahshour,
south of Cairo, where still more pyramids are to be explored. Among the
monuments we'll visit is the Great Pyramid of Sendfu, the father of
Cheops. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.
Day 5 - BAHARIA OASES (aBLD)
Early morning departure to Bharia Oasis, relax and enjoy the
healing spring waters, ritual and classes. El Beshmo Hotel or
International Center.
Day 6 - BAHARIA OASES (aBLD)
Visit the new discovered tomb of the Valley of the Golden Mummies
and watch the beauty of the oasis and shopping in the souks. Remainder of
the day at leisure.
Day 7 - BAHARIA/CAIRO (aBLD)
Return to Cairo, always using the air conditioned, toilet equipped
motor coach. Small fridge will be available on board with cold soft
drinks.
Day 8 - NILE CRUISE/LUXOR (aBLD)
Breakfast at the hotel. Early morning flight to Luxor. Transfer to
the legendary M/S Liberty. Afternoon tea served on the sun deck. Evening
dinner and dance on board.
Day 9 - KARNAK AND LUXOR TEMPLES (BLD)
Enjoy a sunrise meditation by the Goddess Sekmet in the Temple of
Karnak. Tour gigantic great Temple of Amon at Karnak, and the mighty
Temple of Luxor. Cross the Nile to the west bank, we tour the magnificent
tombs in the Valley of the Kings, and the great funerary Temple of Queen
Hatshepsut, and the Clossus of Memnon. In the afternoon sail to Edfu after
lunch. Afternoon tea served on the sun deck. Evening dinner and costume
Galabia party.
Day 10 - EDFU (BLD)
We moor in Edfu, climb aboard horse drawn carriages, and clip clop
through the town to the Temple of Horus, Egypt's best preserved.
Re-embarking, we cruise down stream to Kom Ombo to visit its' twin
Temples. Return to the ship in time for afternoon tea served as we sail
for Aswan.
Day 11 - ASWAN (BLD)
We go by motor launch to the island Temples of Philae. Visit a
local perfume factory and obtain a henna tattoo. Afternoon sailing by
felucca. Evening dinner and folk show/belly dance.
Day 12 - ASWAN (B)
This morning we fly to Cairo. Local staff will meet you and escort
you to your hotel. LeMeridian over looking the Nile.
Day 13 - CAIRO (aB)
Full day for last minute shopping and sight seeing, experience a
water pipe at a local souk. A dinner invitation will be extended to you by
our Egyptian tour guide and his family at his home.
Day 14 - DEPARTURE
Our staff will escort you to the airport for your return flight
home.
BON VOYAGE!
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