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Sacred Tours for 2009: June 15th -29th (14 night) and Oct 26th-Nov 2nd (8 night) Please see NEW website at:  www.sacred-tours-turkey.com Ancient Temples of Gods and Goddesses abound in Turkey The energy of these ancient Goddeses awaits us Artemis Apollo Temple Artemis Elkep Cave Hotel Cappodocia Amazons Frieze     Join us on this 2009 sacred healing spiritual journey in Turkey reconnecting with ancient deities. Refresh your mind, body, spirit. Our 14 day Tour of Turkey combines visits to sacred sites including onr of the world's oldest cities at Catal Hoyuk, with relaxation at world heritage sites of outstanding natural beauty in Pamukkale and Cappadocia. The opportunity for your own spiritual awakening through contact with Greek Gods and Goddesses and the much older deities that they derive from. Learn about how cultures were united by Goddess Worship. Other Turkey Tours seem like route marches compared with our more relaxed approach    Early Bird Saver:      Book by December 14th £1200 + £40 tips   Single Suppliment £300                                                     Book by January 30th £1250 + £40 tips       Single Suppliment £300                                                     Book after January 30th £1300 + £40 tips   Single Suppliment £300          Group SAVER:        Bring 5 others and pay half price (excludes tips and single suppliment) Your Hosts Sacred Journeys is hosted by Suz Evasdaughter author of Crete Reclaimed   and Atilla Sevilmis Creator of the Eco-Holiday Retreat Paradise of Yuva 8 Day Tour 19th to 26th October  Early Bird Investment: £755 + £25 tips = £780 if booked by April 14th                                           £775 + £25 tips if booked later         Single Suppliment £170 Group Saver:                        Bring 5 others and pay half price (excludes tips and single suppliment) Tour begins and concludes in exquisite hillside village of Sirince Transfers will be arranged to and from Izmir We will explore: Goddess Temples and museums; Ephesus; Mother Mary's House, Priene and the temple of the Twins Hekete temple, Aphrodite's temple in the stunning mountain wilderness of Pinara; Aphrodisias city and museum Pamukkale, the mineral spa centre for relaxation and Kebele's Temple near Afyon. Our accommodation includes a two night stay at at Atilla's organic eco-holiday retreat paradise of Yuva Feedback from guests of previous tours it has been the best trip of my life and also life-changing I LOOOOOVED the pilgrimage, it was everything I had hoped for and MORE!!!!!!    The tour met my expectations and then some! Atilla and Suz packed in a great diversity of experiences that would never be possible to discover and enjoy by the average traveler.   People should be informed that Turkey is a very safe place to visit. I'm glad I didn't listen to my friends or let the television influence me to be afraid to go on this tour or I would have missed some of the happiest weeks in a lifetime.   Suz was the most positive tour guide I have ever been with. She set the level of "good energy" from the very beginning of the tour and what a difference it makes.   The "sweetest moment" on the tour was when Atilla provided the song and drumming for Annelise's belly dance.  He truely was serving the goddess.      Some of our Hotels                Sungurlu              Mavi Ocak             90 364 313 00 33 www.info@maviocak.com.tr Didim                   Orion Beach Hotel 0090 256 813 55 50 www.dreamhomes@letsgoaltinkum.com Pamukkale Spa    Richmond Hotel 90 258 271 46 06 www.richmondhotels.com.tr Cappadocia          Elkep Evi Cave House 0 384 341 6000        www.elkepevi.com Sirince                 Kirkinca Houses Hotel      90 232 898 31 33 www.kirkinca.com Istanbul                 Sultan Hill 90 212 518 32 93 www.hotelsultanhill.com  picure at http://www.hotelsultanhill.com/breakfast/breakfast2.html The Tour of Sacred Sites This 14 day tour of a lifetime combines sacred sites with Turkey's outstanding areas of natural beauty We explore Catal Huyuk (where we will picnic, receive a guided tour of the site from Shahina the director of archaeology); museums at Ephesus, Ayia Sophia, Istanbul, Aphrodisias and Ankara; the Temples of Artemis at Ephesus; the only know Temple dedicated to Hekate at Lagina; the city of Aphrodisias with its Temple to Aphrodite, The Valley of the Amazons and the Hittite centres of the sun Goddess Aranna/Cybele at Hattusus, Yazilikaya and new for this year: Alacahuyuk (Hittites); Kebele's temple at Pessinus and the many temples Priene near Didyma. At least two of our hotels have swimming pool and we spend two nights by the sea in Didyma. There will be free time for relaxing or adventure at Cappadocia and Pamukkale. Both are peerlessly beautiful world heritage site. At Cappadocia we explore the underground and cave towns of the early Christians and offer Hot Air Balloon rides and horse riding in the tracks of the Amazons along the banks of the Red River and sleep in a cave hotel where (for an extra fee) rooms with their own Turkish Bath can be booked. In Pamukkale you can stand under a waterfall or swim in the travatine pools or the mineral lake in the ruins of Hierapolis and gaze up at the stars from the luxury of a hot mineral pool Other activities roof top dinners in exquisite landscape staying in spectacular surroundings like the Greek heritage mountain village of Sirince visit a cave pottery to create our own Goddess figures experience the mystery and sacredness of ancient music therapy engage in the mysticism of the Whirling Dervishes performing the role once filled by the pagan Curetes enjoy a fabulous night of traditional Turkish entertainment with Belly Dancing; Folk Dancing including Russian style dancing; Fire juggling and lots of joining in the rare sacred dancing of an egalitarian Muslim sect in Hacibectas What is Included Group in bound and outbound transfers from Izmir and to Istanbul Attaturk airport (on first and final day of tour only)* 14 nights accommodation based on two sharing in airconditioned hotels Indoor and outdoor spa mineral pools and swimming pools where available, Vegetarian breakfast and dinner daily (flesh options available at buffets) Travel in air conditioned minibus or coach 2 or 3Tour Hosts/Guides Entry to all museums on Itinerary Turkish Party Night with entertainment, dancing and dinner Anatolian Sacred Dancing Music Therapy with shamanic dancing to 5000 year old instruments in Istanbul Turkish Carpet Display and Information Centre with refreshments Open air cave museum and underground museum Tips What is not Included Optional extras like horse riding, hot air balloon trips, hamam (Turkish baths), massage, Whirling Dervish show, entry to trivertine pools and Hieropolis Lunches Donation to Catal Huyuk fund Links: www.goddessconference.com             www.goddesswithin.co.uk               www.goddessdownload.com *If for any reason you arrive at a time when others are not available to travel with you, this will incur an additional charge. If you are delayed for any reason and we have to send the transfer bus to collect you more than once you will be chaged for the additional journey.