Dahab, South Sinai - Yoga Holidays with Free Spirit Travel

Dahab, South Sinai
This is a vacation with a difference and one of the original Free Spirit Travel
Holidays. If you like a holiday where you can be active and also feel deeply relaxed,
this yoga holiday could be your dream come true.
Dahab itself has grown out of a seventies "hippy" resort and has managed to keep its bohemian atmosphere. It is
excellent for snorkelling, diving, windsurfing and camel trekking, or for just "chilling out". This year the holidays
will be led by a variety of well known teachers.
There will usually be two yoga classes per day (one day free) often with meditation included
There will also be the unique opportunity to:
���snorkel and dive in one of the most stunning coral reefs in the world - 'try dives' available
���spend a night in the mountains on a yoga safari with the Bedouins
���go horse back riding in the deserts and mountains on well cared for Arabian horses
2006/2007
Apl 23rd Astanga Yoga Lucy Lowes £325
Apl 30th Vinaya Flow Yoga Claire Missingham £325
May 7th Sunshine break Non-yoga £225
May 14th "Yoga Beats" David Sye £325
May 21st Hatha Yoga Angus Ford-Robertson £325
Nov 5th Hatha Yoga Frances Englehardt £325
Nov 12th Kundalini and Hatha Yoga Julie Cuddihy £325
Nov 19th Iyengar Yoga Lucy Aldridge £325
Nov 26th Dynamic Hatha Yoga Stephan Coburg £325
Dec 3rd Strong Hatha Yoga Anoushka Pletts £325
Dec 10th Yoga Ballet Fusion David Olton £325
Dec 17th Flowing Yoga with Feldenkrais Ken Eyerman £345
Dec 24th Flowing Yoga with Feldenkrais Ken Eyerman £345
Jan 7th Hatha Scaravelli yoga Jane Manze £325
Jan 21st Hatha Fusion Yoga Paul Mitchell (Mitch) £325
Jan 28th Hatha Yoga Renata Lalloo £325
Feb 4th Iyengar Yoga Suel Lovell £325
Feb 11th Iyengar Yoga Suel Lovell £325
Feb 18th Hatha Yoga Tyrone Duff £325
Feb 27th Dynamic Yoga Jeff Phoenix £325
Mar 4th Iyengar Yoga Mary Niker £325
Mar 11th Iyengar Yoga Margaret Rawlinson £325
Mar 18th Astanga Yoga Tiffany Treanor £325
Mar 25th Vajrasati Yoga Jim Tarran £325
(for teachers after this date please contact the office)
Includes: breakfast, accommodation, transfers from Sharm el Sheik, yoga and as described.
Not included: Extra trips as listed above, single room supplement at £50 per week, flights
and insurance. * For dinners & snacks allow £35 - £50 per week, evening meals costs £3 to £5.
Flights average charter cost is £236 - £299 to Sharm el Sheik (Christmas £399).
We can help you book your flight, or you may choose to use your usual travel agent.
Please note that yoga in Dahab is only available to guests of the Blue Beach Hotel who have pre-booked with Free Spirit Travel. Non
guests, or persons who have not pre-booked, are unable to participate.

Dahab itself is a unique tourist destination. Originally Dahab was an untouched palm fringed bay visited by Bedouins
during the summer months for the fresh breeze and ample supply of fish. Gradually travellers and backpackers
discovered the place and a few camps and beach side restaurants grew up. Over the past years Dahab has benefited
from an expansion of the tourist infrastructure and is now one of the most popular destinations in the region. Dahab
retains the laid back atmosphere of its indigenous Bedouin population while offering the comfort and facilities modern
tourists expect.
The Hotel you will be staying in is Blue Beach Hotel where the yoga also takes place. It is
on the beach front in a quiet part of Dahab.
All of the bedrooms are either sea facing or mountain facing and have their own balconies or
terrace, plus en-suite shower and toilet. The hotel itself is part Swiss owned and pristine.
Yoga take place twice a day at 8 am and 5 pm.
Food: your holiday includes breakfast after the morning yoga session. The food is vegetarian. Dinner can be taken
either in the hotel, or at one of the charming restaurants on the seafront in the main village and will cost £3 - £5 per
meal.
Desert Safari: A unique experience for the adventurous. Clients will be taken by
Microbus to a small Bedouin village in the Sinai where they will experience the
Bedouin way of life and culinery delights. Explore an amazing canyon, sleep under
the stars in a traditional Bedouin tent, and the next day have fun on the sand dunes,
visit the Nowamis tombs and visit an oasis (by camel optional)." When possible
yoga will be included on this trip.
Bedouin dinner in mountains: In the early evening clients are transported to a beautiful wadi, or oasis, in the
mountains where they enjoy an excellent traditional Bedouin dinner and a million and one stars. It is a wonderful
evening, not to be missed.
Horse Back Riding: Guides lead tours of the desert and mountains on beautiful Arabian
horses. Instruction also available.
St. Catherine's Monastery: Visit the oldest monastery in the Christendom. Located at the base of Mount Sinai,
the highest mountain in Egypt. If you wish you can climb Mount Sinai by night and watch the morning sunrise.
Swimming, Snorkelling and Diving Activities: The Red Sea is
outstanding for its wild life and well worth discovering. Dahab is
surrounded by one of the most stunning coral reefs in the world. and
for non-divers who would like to see more there are snorkelling
lessons, introductory scuba dives, and skin diving lessons. Even if
you don't know how to snorkel, or dive, instructors will take you on
an introductory private dive where they will do everything for you,
allowing you to totally enjoy the experience of scuba diving.

Dahab, Sinai
The peaceful Bedouin town of Dahab is growing into a retreat on the East Coast of the
Sinai. During the occupation of Dahab by the Israelis, it opened up for tourists. The
inhabitants of Dahab, which means gold, chose the name for it golden, powdery coast.
Dahab stretches out over a broad boulder and sand plain at the end of the Wadi Nasab.
It derived from a small oasis where Bedouins once settled. The outskirts of the modest
small town flourished with diving camps and over the past few years have become a
divers and vacationers paradise. The shore of the tourist settlement came alive with
beach life. You can try wind-surfing, rent row boats or take land and water trips.
Natives allow you to use their horses and camels for walks in the area.
In Dahab there are many good diving and snorkelling areas. The 80 meter deep Blue
Hole, which is to the north of Dahab, is the most famous and spectacular sight in the
region. Some of the cosy restaurants and coffee bars have maintained their original
exteriors and serve both regional and international food.
Blue Beach Hotel,
This two star, simple friendly hotel with its original architecture was finished in
November 1997 and has over 18 large, bright rooms. All of them consist of a shower,
bathroom and a balcony, or terrace, and have air conditioning. The grounds are right
next to the beach and only two walking minutes away from the centre by foot. A sunny
terrace and a private sand beach are available for hotel guests.
Although this hotel only has two stars we consider it to be well above average in its
amenities for its rating. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. By car, the hotel is
only one hour away from the Sharm El Sheik airport.
Restaurant and beach bar
Swimming pool by the edge of the beach
Diving centre within the hotel
Riding stable with well kept Arab horses
Yoga Room on the roof of the hotel
The Sea
The sea is directly in front of the Blue Beach Hotel and there are sun-beds for your use
on the beach.
The coral reef begins close to the waters edge and for ecological reasons we are asked
not to walk on it. For swimming, snorkelling and diving there are designated places to
enter the sea either by the lighthouse or, on calm days, down Eel Gardens cafe; both
only 2 - 3 minutes walk along the seafront.
It is preferable to ask the Blue Beach Dive Centre for advice each day on the best place
to go snorkelling.
The Blue Beach pool is right by the beach for a quick dip and there are sun loungers by
the pool as well as on the beach in front of the hotel.

The
Yoga Room
This beautiful purpose built yoga room is situated on the top of the main hotel building.
It has been especially constructed so as to remain cool, even at the height of the summer.
There are sea views from the windows and also from the balcony outside the door.
The yoga room is large, with a capacity for up to 25 yoga mats.
Students will be expected to bring their own mats with them from the UK.
Yoga Teachers are invited to accompany and teach their students at the Blue Beach Hotel.
(Minimum 6, maximum 26 participants per group).
Please ask for full details and an information pack

The Blue Beach Yoga Teachers for 2006/7 Season
(please telephone us for details of any teachers not yet listed)
Susannah Hoffman, a fully qualified British Wheel of Yoga teacher, studied yoga as a
child and grew up within the yogic philosophy - thanks to her parents who were early
followers of the spiritual and alternative lifestyle choices that are now so widely popular.
From her early teens she focused on becoming a dancer, and achieving her aim, worked
professionally for many years in this field. She soon realised that something was missing
and returned to yoga - the gap was filled. Her years of dancing, and its inevitable injuries,
have given her an invaluable knowledge of the body, which enhances her ability to teach
yoga. In addition she has studied both holistic massage and herbalism - so her view of the
body is broad and balanced.
Susannah primarily teaches Hatha Yoga, with an emphasis on connecting the breath and movement, enabling her
students to work with their bodies, get to know them and to take responsibility for their personal well-being.
Her teaching method is inspired by the Viniyoga System with its one-to-one approach. She applies this approach to
all her classes where she ensures that adjustments and modifications are made for individual students - after all every
body is unique.
Lucy Lowes teaches dynamic yoga classes with an emphasis on the flow of
breath and movement.
She is a qualified cranio sacral therapist and in her final year of studying
osteopathy.
Her teaching is rooted in body works with a precise knowledge and awareness of
physical alignment. Lucy helps her students find a sense of flow through series of
postures that takes them deeper into the energetics of body and mind.
Her particular emphasis as a teacher is on the therapeutic effects of the practice, helping students to become aware of
how the postures realign the body on both a physical and mental level and enabling them to make the most of this.
Stephan Coburg has been practicing yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Gong and other complimentary
therapies for over 20 years.
From the age of 7, he trained in the traditional Yang style Tai Chi and 8 form Chi Gong.
From this followed a deep interest and passion for all things spiritual and healing.
He spent many years travelling and when in Nepal he met his guru and master. Under his
guru's tutorage and guidance of 10 and a half years, (3 years living in Nepal in total) he
developed his understanding and mastery of many areas in healing energy work and yoga.
He was taught many yoga styles including traditional Hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga and
Tantra yoga, also furthering and developimng his understanding of concepts in Tai Chi,
Chi Gong, Vibrational Medicine and bodywork.
Stephan now shares his time between London and the Far East as a psycho-synthesis counsellor and teacher of yoga,
in the dynamic Hatha style. He focuses also on Therapeutic Yoga and Thai Yogic Massage.
As the Director of Teaching at The Radiant Hand School of Yoga and Wellness Centre, London, he has been
teaching Teacher Training Courses in Yoga and bodywork for the past few years.
The Style of Yoga on your holiday: a dynamic fusion of the different styles of yoga combined with concepts of Tai
Chi and Chi Gong and knowledge of spiritual concepts, to help others to find union and peace. Based upon the
traditional Hatha style, with strong focus on flowing smooth asanas, dynamic vinyasas, powerful pranayama
practices and techniques, and meditation.
An all encompassing practice where unity of the mind and body is achieved through constant awareness of body and
breath.

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR
Ken Eyerman twenty five years of experience in Bodywork and Movement is brought to
this week, combining a unique blend of dynamic flowing Yoga with gentle inner sensing
and Feldenkrais movement awareness lessons.
His intuitive and spontaneous approach places an emphasis on using the breath, an awareness
of your inner process and how you use your body. This will gently ease you into the
postures and is suitable for all levels.
Author of the book 'Massage', Ken teaches internationally and directs a training programme
in Bodywork and Movement in London based on his life long study of The Feldenkrais
Method.
Come for any period of time (minimum stay 7 nights) during the Christmas vacation
Yogacharya P.R. Mohanan (Mohan) Mohan started his yoga life in 1981 guided by
his uncle Swami Gaudapadananda Puri, director of the Vivekananda Yoga Vedanta
Ashram in Kerala.
He went on to train as a Yoga Teacher and as an Advanced Yoga Teacher at the
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashram, also qualifying in Yoga Vedanta,
Yoga Therapy, and in Yoga Instruction.
He taught for eight years at the Sivananda Yoga Centre in Kerala
before moving to Liverpool where he holds numerous regular
classes throughout the city.
This is a wonderful opportunity to experience the benefits of yoga to body, mind and inner
spirit under the experienced guidance of Mohan.
Mark Hill first trained in New York in Sivananda yoga which
he went on to teach in the Bahamas.
Following this he travelled to Australia to extend his training to
include Astanga and Iyengar style yoga and studied with Louise
Sear and Matthew Sweeney.
Mark now teaches yoga full time in London
Sue Lovell teaches Iyengar yoga as a unique process capable of transforming our lives by
giving us a deeper awareness of our body , mind and spirit as well as increasing strength and
flexibility. She has been practicing yoga for 15 years and teaching for 8 years in Derbyshire
where she runs with partner Peak Yoga Centre. She holds is a Junior Intermediate level
Teaching certificate
Sue’s approach to teaching on yoga holidays and workshops is to introduce a sense of serious
fun generating an eagerness to learn, adding layers of understanding
and clarity to students practise helping them to realise their full potential. Her
open and accessible style is geared to building confidence and poise in asana
practice and deepening understanding of ourselves through pranayama (yogic
breathing techniques).
The week will offer a 2 hour morning yoga asana class suitable to all levels of
students and a short evening class.

Tyrone Duff first discovered the path of Hatha yoga in India where he studied in the
foothills with his teacher.
Following this he studied Hatha yoga in London with Fausto Maria at the Innergy Yoga
Centre and completed a Sivananda teacher training course at the Vendanta Yoga Centre in
New York, U.S.A.
He currently teaches regular classes throughout London an is also a
practitioner of Shiatsu.
Tyrone's approach is gentle and fluid, focusing on the breath, gravity
and a mindful witness to the sensations within the body - the nature of 'What Is'.
David Olton incorporates elements of dance into his classes and draws from a broad
range of yoga styles. He was a yoga teacher on Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast and has
been featured in a number of publications. His training was with the International Yoga
School.
A flowing yoga vinyasa class incorporating elements of Pilates, ballet
and contemporary dance accompanied by drum percussion music (cd) to energise,
strengthen and lengthen the body. A complete mind, body and spirit class... Be prepared to
work hard and have fun!!
(Suitable for all levels: Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced)
Jim Tarran has been seriously practising Hatha yoga since 1991 and began teaching on
a small scale in 1992 after completing a teacher training at he Patanjali Yoga Centre in
Nepal. He then began running classes in Byron Bay, Australia.
Returning to England in 1994 he began his Iyengar teacher training, successfully graduating
in 1996.
Jim's style of teaching has continued to deepen informed by his
practice of Buddhism and his desire to vitalise and inspire his own
practice Jim has begun to use the tools of Yoga to fund a sense of
understanding and engagement of life itself "The form reveals the
meaning" he says "and the meaning develops the form" .In so doing he has found more
and more kinship with the whole breadth of the Yoga tradition.
Jim runs 'drop-ins', courses and days in the Brighton area and his popular classes are
known for their humour, humanity and depth. He also runs a teacher training program
on which students are taught all the prerequisites of safe and well-informed Asanas and
Pranayama as well as all the communication skills helpful in conveying the philosophies
of Yoga through direct experience.

Mary Niker is an experienced Iyengar Yoga teacher. Mary teaches classes
and weekend courses throughout the Thames Valley and has just returned
from an extensive course in India.
She has studied yoga for over 19 years and been trained
by many of senior teachers in the UK. Mary is dedicated
to teaching Yoga with care and respect.
Students of all ages and backgrounds are welcomed on
this yoga week. Growth and learning is encouraged at the pace you feel you are most
comfortable with.
As Mary quotes " Through the practice of Iyengar Yoga we can not only combat stress,
but achieve positive mental, spiritual and physical growth."
Jean Hall has been practising yoga for 17 years. She initially started the practice as
a complementary study to her contemporary and classical dance training and later
profession.
In 1995 she became a qualified Iyengar teacher and continued her
love and study of yoga in India (Sivananda in Kerala, Ashtanga with
Pattahbi Jois in Mysore). She now teaches in London and internationally.
A hugely experienced teacher, her pupils are of all levels, beginners
to advanced, and she also teaches people with learning difficulties. With a Masters Degree in
Performing Arts and her in depth dance and movement experience she draws on this diverse
background to share the gift of yoga.
anatomy.
Claire Missingham was brought up by Sufi parents and started out as a professional
dancer. While dancing in New York, Claire discovered Asthtanga and Jivamukti Yoga,
which changed her life and travelled to India to study with Sri Pattabhi Jois and Sharat
Ransawamy in Mysore.
Claire has 10 years teaching experience in London and most recently in New York,
teaching at top yoga and health centres, and teaches many celebrities. A certified
Jivamukti Yoga, Bhava Vinyasa Yoga, Birthlight and British School of Yoga teacher,
Claire draws inspiration from the Krishnamacharya lineage. Claire has a deep understanding
of the beauty and grace of intelligent asana sequencing, of body mechanics and
Claire engages each student to draw the energy cultivated from the sweaty purification
of vinyasa yoga, she uses inspirational music in her classes, and chants as a means to
help people syncopate with their natural rhythm. Claire has a reputation as a delightful,
challenging teacher who enables yoga students to fulfil their full potential.
Claire is also a successful choreographer on both sides of the Atlantic! For more
information, see www.claireyoga.com

David Sye has been practising yoga for over 20 years in many international locations
such as America, India and Israel. His “gentle power” yoga fuses Hatha, Astanga,
Mridu and Vini. Gentle at the beginning and end but with dynamic and powerful
periods at the core.
He is most famous for his unique Yogabeats Club nights where he uses music along
with percussion players, DJ’s and visual projections.
His vision is to allow anybody irrespective of age or body type to have an experience
of joy in their body and his aim is to demystify yoga ,make it totally accessible to
everyone and to make it FUN!!
This is his second year in Dahab (see photos on previous page and below), expect lots
of active yoga ,music and meditation.
Last year the age range was 25 - 70 so also expect a big mixture of people. We did
moonlit yoga in the desert followed by dinner, evening roof-top meditation and long morning classes.
Styles of yoga taught: Hatha, Mirdu, Vini, Ashtanga, Kundalini and Tantra.
Teachers include: Proffessor I.Rael (M.A.Y.A), B.K.S. Iyengar, Shandore
Remete, Angela Farmer, Clara Buck.
David teaches regular classes at the Third Space and Holmes Place in London
and the Home Counties. He has made a number of TV and radio appearances
including LBC, BBC and Channel 4.
Angus Ford-Robertson has been teaching yoga internationally for 6 years.
He teaches Hatha Yoga and has been influenced by a number of teachers including
Faustomaria Dorelli, Erich Schiffmann and Eckhart Tolle. His teaching style is greatly
influenced by his experience in Ashrams and Buddhist monasteries around the world.
His classes can be physically challenging - but the emphasis is always on developing inner
awareness. He communicates in no-nonsense language leaving students with a clear
understanding of the purpose and benefits of yoga practice. Most of all, this week
will provide a fun, safe space for students of all levels to develop and deepen their
yoga practice.
All participants will leave feeling deeply relaxed and centred – and with an abundance
of practical techniques for developing calmness in everyday life.
Angus is an experienced trained clinical hypnotherapist – and will be offering
sessions to students interested in discovering the transformative healing power of
hypnotherapy.
David Sye's 'Yoga Beats' Holiday 2005

Diana Shipp, has over eleven years experience and specialises in the
Sivananda style of yoga.
She is the owner of the extremely popular Kailasam Yoga Retreat in Kerala,
where she teaches the yoga classes from November through to March each
year.
This is a rare opportunity for those of you who love Diana's teaching to
experience her a little closer to home!
Frances Engelhardt is a yoga teacher, holistic therapist, Reiki Master,
massage therapist and life-coach. Frances trained with the Sivanada school of
yoga in 2000 and with R Jordan (in Vanda Scaravelli style) at Morley College
London in 1999.
Her yoga practice is a spiritually based approach. Through practice she encourages her students to live in
loving acceptance of what is. She encourages her students to listen to their own bodies and to be their own
guide during a practice. Her practice flows from one asana to another and although she teaches precision of
posture, her teaching style is more about helping her students to go within and learn who they are.
She says: ‘ The point is not to push beyond. It is easy to push our will our ego because we want to do what the
rest of the class is doing, but are we listening to and loving ourselves when we do this. Yoga should be a joy
and a practice to increase our self awareness and release us so we can be who we truly are’.
Frances Englehardt now lives in Greece and runs her own yoga and development centre.
Julie Cuddihy also known throughout the yoga world as Siri
Datta, has excellent credentials having trained at the School of
Kundalini Yoga, she also has a Reiki Masters degree, Level
One Universal Kabbalah certification and has written many
books. During this week she will be teaching Kundalini yoga in
the morning classes and a combination of Hatha yoga and other practices in the afternoon
classes.
Her overall goal is to inspire and uplift humanity, while living her life as true to the
source as can be. She will be bringing this to her week, introducing you to her own
inspirational and very beautiful view of life.
Her philosophy is “A glimpse of your Self, will change your life in that moment." It is her intention to be one
of the brightest mirrors that you have ever looked into.
The 7 Day Quest
Siri Datta, author of 'Open your heart with Kundalini Yoga', will guide and support you on an
adventurous journey into your Chakra System and the link with Kundalini Yoga. Each day will be spent
on a particular Chakra starting at the base and ending at the crown. Everyday will be different and
enlightening: talks and practise on each chakra, diet, assana,s meditations, colours, emotions, mental
states, associated bodily parts, sounds etc.
A truly amazing experience, into the vastness of your being. Resulting in a deeply transformational
holiday and a thorough understanding of the Chakra System.

Lucy Aldridge qualified as an Iyengar teacher in 1997 and has been teaching ever
since. She feels that she has "the best job in the world"
As an Iyengar teacher she has learnt asana as an art and shares this knowledge with her
students. Lucy is a qualified junior intermediate Iyengar teacher and is one of the
youngest in the U.K.
" Yoga has helped me deal with many life changes and challenges. Coming to my mat
each day brings me back to my centre and who I really am "
Lucy teaches courses and classes in the U.K. and abroad. Her workshops are designed
towards the understanding of asana and developing the confidence to maintain an
evolving self practice.
"Many people have said that they would like to practice at home but they do not know
what to do. My workshops will help them learn."
Jane Manze - through asanas (yoga poses) and pranayama (breathwork), Jane Manze
invites you to discover greater awareness of your being.
Inspired by the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli, Jane will encourage students to find
freedom, flexibility and strength within their body by taking time in each yoga posture and
being attentive to the breath.
Being present with ourselves in postures assists in staying present and appreciating the
richness of our daily lives. This dynamic, yet gentle, approach works within the body to
restore health, vitality and energy.
Jane was led to Hatha yoga via a background in martial arts,
dance, bodywork and a variety of styles of yoga practice. She has studied yoga both
in the UK and in India. Knowledge and experience gives her teaching a clarity in
identifying energetic and physical patterns within postures.
During the week Jane will work to inspire and awaken a deeper interest in each
student's yoga practice.
Margaret Rawlinson has been teaching yoga for over 20 years and is firmly
grounded in the precision and depth of Iyengar yoga.
She has studied with BKS Iyengar over the years and also brings the richness of her
extensive experience in other fields - especially Chinese Medicine, which she has
been successfully practising for 6 years. She has also worked and studied in China in
both acupuncture and Tui Na (Chinese osteopathy).
Margaret believes we can find self-healing for the mind, body and spirit in the complete yoga practice which
incorporates asanas, pranayama and meditation. The classes will allow you to find new insights and openings
but joyfully and with a sense of fun.
Please phone us for details on any yoga teachers not included above

Other Activities at the Blue Beach Hotel
Riding in the Desert
Riding is available for all levels of students from £10 per hour
A pleasurable diversion are our riding outings on horses from the Blue Beach horse stables - a short walk from
the hotel. Ride out and, in few minutes only, you are surrounded by a breathtaking landscapes where you will feel
in complete harmony with nature. You will experience unforgettable moments.
We have riding holidays that run alongside our diving and yoga holidays - you can mix the two or for friends
travelling together one can do yoga whilst one rides or dives with everybody meeting up for the evening's fun.
Absolute beginners - full course
For people with little or no horseback riding experience, this week involves both practical and theoretical classes,
which cover everything you need to know to be able to enjoy your horse.
You will get to know your horse and spend a lot of time learning how to handle and groom it. The riding lessons
will take place in the informal environment of the desert and the beach. By the end of the week you should be ready
to prepare and ride your own horse, with a basic understanding of the horse, the equipment and how it all works.
£150 minimum four days
3 hours of theory, 8 hours of riding extra riding available at local rates
Novice one - 4 day course
For more competent riders who want to get more involved with the horses and how to care for them. Learn how the
yard is run, about feeding and about yard and tack maintenance.
Learn to lung and free-shoot the horses, ride in the desert and (in summer only) swim with the horses in the sea.
£150 minimum four days
3 hours of theory, 8 hours of riding. Extra riding available at local rates
Intensive riding holidays
Ride for up to five hours per day, go swimming with the horses, enjoy rides in the mountains, and long hikes by the
sea. You can even combine your horseback riding with scuba diving, by riding your horse to and from the dive site.
Please let us know your wishes. We will be delighted to offer you our possibilities.
Let us know your requirements and we will quote you the price.

Diving and Snorkelling in the Red Sea
This area is excellent for both learning to dive, for 'try dives'
and for snorkelling.
The Blue Beach Hotel has its own, well equipped diving school and offers diving facilities and
equipment for those already qualified with a PADI certificate or similar diving qualification.
For those wishing to learn to dive they also offer a PADI diving course; or
we suggest (to save you time) you take this course in your local swimming
pool and complete it with the ocean dive on arrival in Dahab. The Blue
Beach Dive Club will then issue you with your PADI certificate.
Just outside of the hotel, a two minute walk along the beach, you can paddle out along the rocks in ankle
deep water for about 20 yards and then the sea drops away to a beautiful coral reef where you can pass
the time snorkelling. There is also a very good, atmospheric cafe here complete with hammock, for those
apres dive drinks and snacks.
If you have never dived before there are highly qualified English speaking PADI instructors available
close by, who will take you on an introductory dive (all equipment provided). This takes one hour with
full instruction and costs approx. £27.
Once you are a proficient diver, or if you would like a change of scene for your snorkelling, then you can
join trips to even more beautiful dive sites such as the 'Blue Hole', these can even be combined with
camel safaris should the mood take you!
Diving Insurance
The staff at the dive centre
Free Spirit Travel has negotiated a special insurance which covers all diving for certified divers and also
diving when accompanied by a diving instructor for those who have not yet obtained their certificate.
The cost of this is £18 for one week and £25 for two weeks and also covers all the other aspects normal
in a travel insurance.

Guided Dives
Blue Beach Dive Centre
Price list in pounds sterling (approximate prices)
Half Day Diving £17.00
1 Day Diving £27.00
3 Day Diving £77.00
5 Day Diving £124.00
10 Day Diving £235.00
Night Dive £24.00
Refresh Dive £24.00
Introductory Dive £27.00
(Including guide, tanks, weighs and transfer)
Equipment Rental
Courses
PADI Open Water £175.00
PADI Advanced £134.00
PADI Rescue Diver £195.00
PADI MFA & Rescue £220.00
Referral £108.00
(Including equipment, certification, tanks, weights & transfers)
Medic First Aid £54.00
PADI Advanced £108.00
PADI Rescue Diver £168.00
PADI Divemaster £302
(excluding equipment)
Item Day 5 Day Week 10 Days
Mask £1.40 £5.30 £6.70 £9.30
Snorkel £0.70 £2.70 £3.40 £4.70
Fins £1.40 £5.40 £6.70 £9.40
Booties £2.00 £8.00 £10.00 £14.00
ABC £4.00 £16.00 £20.00 £30.00
Wetsuit £4.70 £18.80 £23.50 £32.80
Regulator £6.70 £26.80 £33.50 £46.90
BCD £5.40 £21.50 £26.80 £37.50
Torch £4.00
Computer £6.70 £26.80 £33.50 £46.90
Full Gear £13.40 £53.60 £66.90 £93.70
Local Safari's
Gabr el Bint £53.50
Ras Abu Galoum £43.50
(Including camels, food, tanks, weights, guide & transfer) (2 dives)
Luxury Boat Safari
Thistlegorm and Ras Mohammed £80.20
(Including transfer to Sharm, equipment, tanks, meals, soft drinks)
The trip consists of 2 dives on the wreck and 1 in Shark/Yolanda Reef

Excursions - these are subject to change
Please note availability of excursions alters on a weekly basis according to the needs of
the group. If several of you wish to do something not on the list please let us know and we
will arrange it for you.
Welcome Barbeque
This is a great way to get to know your group. It is on the comfy cushions near the beach. You will have a three course
meal all cooked on the barbeque, there will be meat, chicken, fish and vegetarian food available. The lighting will be
only candles so you can look up at the stars.
Price £9.00
Wadi Arada
This is a fabulous overnight safari into the Sinai desert. Your guides will explain about the Bedouin lifestyle, history
and medicinal herbs found in the desert. You will sample their way of life for one night staying in a Bedouin tent and
eating very simple but exceptionally tasty Bedouin food – all cooked on the fire. The safari really lets you experience
the vastness of the desert and see some of the breathtaking views that the Sinai is renound for. On the trip there is some
climbing through canyons and about 2 or 3 hours walking (not all at once). You leave Blue Beach Club at about
10.30am (after yoga and breakfast) on the Wednesday and will return on Thursday at about 3pm, so you have time for a
shower and relax before evening yoga.
Price £44.00
Mount Sinai and St Catherine’s Monastery
The walk up the 2288 meter mountain is like a pilgrimage with many people from different nationalities and religions
wanting to see where Moses received the 10 commandments. There are two paths one is an easier walk but not as scenic
the other has 3,750 steps which were hewn out of stone by monks from St Catherine’s monastery. You will leave Blue
Beach Club at around midnight and drive to the base of Mt Sinai, here you will follow your guide up the mountain,
walking for around 3 hours. At the top there is the chapel which is dedicated to the Holy Trinity – it is said to be made
of the same rock from which God made the Tablets of the Law. After watching a spectacular sunrise you will begin
your descent of the mountain, arriving at the bottom in time for St Catherine’?s Monastery to open. Once you have
looked around the Monastery (see the information below) you will travel back to Blue Beach Club arriving at about
2pm.
Price £16.50
St Catherine’s Monastery (pictures below)
The Monastery is amazing. It was finished in 565 AD. The walls are 40 feet high and 18 feet thick, the only entrance
used to be 30 foot high and there was a pulley system to lift people and provisions. It was originally built around the
‘Burning Bush’ – a descendant of which is still in the grounds now. Greek Orthodox monks now run the monastery and
so you are only allowed to visit a small part but this does include the chapel – this is adorned with gold which has been
presented to the monastery from all countries of the World. The museum is a must see – it is filled with icons, mosaic’s
and paintings which have been donated throughout the centuries and are still in outstanding condition.
Price £15.00

Dinner in the desert
You will leave from the hotel at about 7.30pm (depending on yoga times) and travel in jeeps for about 25
minutes into a Wadi. All the food is typical Bedouin food cooked by Bedouin. We take a belly dancer with
us so while we are waiting for the food to cook on the fire we are entertained by some dancing. After eating
it is your turn to try the dancing – there are jingly belts available to use so you really get into the swing of it.
For those who don’t want to dance you can lay back and enjoy the star show. This trip returns to the hotel
about 11pm.
Price £11.00
Arabic class
Other Activities at the Blue Beach
This is a 45 minute lesson on your first day. It teaches you how to greet people and banter for a good price in
the shops. The Egyptian people really love it when you can speak just a few words of their language.
Price £6.00
Diving / Snorkelling
We have a dive centre in the hotel grounds. They are very flexible and can
organize things around the yoga classes. There is usually snorkelling trips going
each day to various locations. If you have never dived and would like to try there
is what is called a ‘try dive’ – all you have to do is breath and the instructor who
is with you does everything else – it is a whole new world under the water! Just
ask at the dive centre for more information.
Price various
Stables
We have 6 beautiful part bred Arabs available for you to ride and can cater for
total beginners right up to advanced riders. Riding is down the beach and up into
the Wadi’s for the more experienced and for the beginner just a gentle ride down
the beach and then back through Asala the Bedouin village to see how the
Bedouin live and their goats and camels.
Price £10.00/ hour
Middle Eastern Dance (Belly dancing)
Odette is the teacher – she explains the reasons for belly dance as the dance of
fertility and then you can have a go. Jingly belts are provided so that you can use
to really get into the swing of it – it is great fun. Price depends on the number of
people and the length of class.
Price variable
Massage
Antonia is our resident massage therapist. She trained in England and has been working at Blue Beach Club
for nearly three years. She is I.T.E.C. qualified in Swedish massage which compliments the yoga.
Price £18.00/ hour

having fun by the pool

About Travelling to Sinai
Sinai is a separate country which belongs to Egypt but has its own borders. Outside of Sharm el
Sheik most businesses are run by the Bedouins, who are happy, smiling people and a lot of these are
married to European women. You will especially notice this in Dahab where these women often help
their husbands run the hotels and restaurants.
We have a link from our website www.freespirituk.com to the Foreign Office's web site where there
is always up to date information about travel to any countries.
If you have any questions at all regarding travel to Sinai please do not hesitate to contact Jilly at the
office who will be happy to talk with you on this subject.
Dahab