• Visit Cairo and the rich history of Egypt
   
• Stay with the Bedouin people in the Sinai desert
   
• Explore Desert Spirituality with
  J. Philip Newell

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Exploring Desert Spirituality
With Oasis and J. Philip Newell

January 28, 2010—February 6, 2010
Optional Excursion to Luxor:
February 6, 2010—February 10, 2010

Join us for this ‘trip of a lifetime’ …Turn your dream into reality!

Many who have ventured with Wind, Sand & Stars into the desert or mountains, on journeys or expeditions, traveling or working, have responded with tremendous honesty to the transformation that these places can bring to people’s lives. The Bedu themselves are aware of this desert effect and the desert silence and are proud of their land.

Wind, Sand & Stars and the Bedu invite you to journey with us, to revel in this beautiful land, enjoy the adventures and activities, marvel at the history or enjoy the silent contemplation. Whether you are eight, eighteen or eighty, a gentle traveler or a desert adventurer, you can discover Sinai and the other areas we visit at your own pace.

E H Palmer, the British explorer said in his Desert of the Exodus in 1871;
“The mountains are striped with innumerable veins of the most brilliant hue, thus producing an effect of color and fantastic design which it is impossible to describe. One part of a mountain will glow with a ruddy or golden hue, while the rest is plunged in deepest shade. Sometimes a distant peak will seem to blend with the liquid azure of the sky, while another stands out in all the beauty of purple or violet tints”.

Let us take you on a journey that will change your understanding for ever; valleys carved out by the winds of a thousand years, mountain peaks that reach to the skies and ancient sites where past and present become one.

“The Bedouin of the desert, born and grown up in it had embraced with his soul this nakedness too harsh for volunteers, for the reason, felt but inarticulate, that there he found himself indubitably free” - Lawrence of Arabia.

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Tentative Itinerary
Sunday, January 28, 2010, leave from New York to Cairo

Jan. 29: arrive in Cairo, transfer to hotel with dinner at the hotel and rest for the night.

Jan. 30: visit Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx and   Egyptian museum.

Jan. 31: (Coptic area) visit the Coptic museum, The Synagogue of Ben Ezra, the City of the Dead and Mokattam Church (Monastery of Simian the Tanner; aka Cave Church)  That evening, Dr. J. Philip Newell will join us for dinner and talk to us about our time in the desert.

Feb. 1: We will leave by bus for a 7-hour trip to the edge of the desert where overland vehicles will take us to our desert campground. We will be sleeping in this portion of the trip in tents and will be in the care of the Bedouin. [OUR TIME IN THE SINAI IS BEING COORDINATED BY WIND, SAND, & STARS ]

February 1st-3rd We will be in the desert on retreat. Dr. Newell will be in charge of the program while we are in the desert and we will experience a rhythm of sharing and retreat space.

Feb. 4: transfer to St. Catherine’s Monastery, climb Mt. Sinai, overnight in monastery guesthouse

Feb. 5: visit the Monastery of St. Catherine, return to Cairo.

Feb. 6: Those that are leaving for America will be transported to the airport for their trip home. The rest of us will leave that night by train for Luxor [click to go to details about optional Luxor excursion]

Send an email of interest to betsykeller@oasismin.org or call 717.737.8222

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Send an email of interest to betsykeller@oasismin.org or call 717.737.8222

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