While traditional retreats are for more serious-minded yogis and yoginis, we believe that a yoga holiday should be just that - a holiday. Our ten-day yoga holiday takes us from Cairo in Egypt to the diving town of Dahab on the Red Sea, offering exciting opportunities to visit the pyramids, shop, ascend Mount Sinai, to try scuba diving and a variety of holistic therapies. All this plus plenty of relaxing on the Red Sea's wonderful beaches.
Your Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive in Dahab. Arrive at our Dahab accommodation.
Day 2: Exploring the desert. As well as year-round sun and warm seas, Dahab sits on the edge of the Sinai desert, a landscape of desolate valleys and barren peaks. After morning yoga there’s the chance to ride Arabian horses into Dahab’s surrounding hills; later we offer a short desert walk followed by yoga in the utter stillness of this spectral land. After class we’ll have dinner in a Bedouin tent before returning to town as the sun sets.
Day 3: Travel to Mount Sinai (optional). A morning yoga session before leaving Dahab for the barren landscapes of the interior We stay under the looming Mount Sinai before a Bedouin dinner and bed.
Day 4: Ascend to the summit. An early start sees us climb to the summit for sunrise. We then have a gentle class in Elijah’s Hollow, reputedly where Elijah, Moses’ assistant, cowered as the Ten Commandments were revealed between thunder and lightening bursts. Then we descend (you can take a camel if you wish) to St. Katherine’s monastery before returning to Dahab.
Day 5: Discovering the lush Red Sea. The Red Sea is home to some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. As well as scuba diving there’s the chance to snorkel, windsurf, kite-surf or free-dive: all levels are catered for – from experienced divers to firsttime paddlers. Apart from today’s yoga classes you’re free to try whatever you fancy –your group leader can arrange whatever you like.
Day 6: Relax in Dahab. An oasis by the sea, Dahab was first discovered in the 70s and quickly gained a reputation as a laid back idyll. Later it developed into a diving centre and today it retains its relaxed atmosphere. After a morning yoga class you’re free to explore the many waterside cafes and restaurants, kick back for a fruit cocktail or two, try the local fish, or just improve your suntan.
Day 7: In Dahab. As well as yoga and meditation, today you can have a massage, visit a Turkish bath, or simply relax and enjoy the sunshine before our last yoga class and a group meal in the town.
Day 8: Tour ends.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Included:
- All yoga instruction,
- Accommodation,
- Transfers and transport.
Not included:
- Flights.
Also see tour packages in:
Africa
Egypt
Yoga & Spiritual Experience
Cultural Journey
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