Dahab yoga holidays - throughout the year from £465.00
Sunra is delighted to announce we are resuming holidays mid September 2022 to the beautiful Bedouin Moon Hotel!
8 day holidays throughout the year, dates on request.
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For holiday insurance to Dahab please follow this link to our recommended Insurance Company http://www.think-ins.co.uk/travel_insurance.php?i=14
Dahab is a small and friendly village on the Gulf of Aqaba, South Sinai, Egypt. A northern reach of the Red Sea, it developed from a tiny Bedouin settlement to one of the most popular scuba diving areas in the world due to its extremely beautiful coral reefs. It has a very relaxed atmosphere, so ideal for a yoga holiday. Dahab sits between the magnificent Sinai Mountains & the Red Sea, an unusual & spectacular combination. It hosts warm weather all year round, so it's an ideal place to get away from the cold winter of Europe. It's also perfect for singles as it's considered a very safe place for women travelling on their own & so easy to meet people there.
There are two Sivananda yoga classes per day, each lasting one & a half hours, at 8.30am & 5.00pm, with one free day per week with no classes. Sivananda is a soft, gentle style of Hatha yoga. Each class incorporates pranayama, asanas, stretching & meditation & are tailored to the individual needs of each student.
During the week guests are invited to join an optional Desert Dinner, an incredible experience where you can also meditate in a silence incomparable to any other. Watch for shooting stars in a sky with a million & have dinner cooked by local Bedouin in traditional style. People are so struck they never want to leave.
You will also have the opportunity to go on a mini safari to the Three Pools diving & snorkelling site, where we practice our morning yoga session by the sea shore. Afterwards you can dive or snorkel, eat a delicious lunch prepared by the Bedouin and spend the afternoon enjoying the sun, sea & tranquility of the Sinai.
On your day off you can visit the famous Mount Sinai and/or visit St Catherine’s Monastery, or explore Dahab's reefs. You can also go to snorkel at Ras Abu Galum, a small Bedouin village one hour north of Dahab up the coastline, either by foot or camel. Bedouin live there as they have done for centuries & it is still without electricity.
There is still plenty of time for additional activities which include diving, snorkelling, camel or horse riding, desert dinner/meditation, trekking, mountaineering and wind or kite surfing (see below).
Schedule
Day 1 - Arrival, meet & greet
Day 2 - 08:30 Yoga class, 9:45 Brunch. Introduction to holiday & Dahab. Free time. Relax by the pool, have a treatment, swim in the sea or participate in one of Dahab's many water/land based activities. 17:00 Yoga class followed by Meditation & Chanting
Day 3 - 08:30 Yoga class, 9:45 Brunch. Free time. 17:00 Yoga class
Day 4 - 08.30 Yoga class, 9.45 Brunch, 10.45 Optional trip to Three Pools. 17.00 Yoga Class
Day 5 - Free day, no classes
Day 6 - 08.30am Yoga class, 9:45 Brunch. Free time. 17:00 Yoga class. Optional Desert Dinner/Meditation (minimum 4 people)
Day 7 - 08.30am Yoga class, 9:45 Brunch. Free time. 17:00 Yoga class
Day 8 - 08:30 Yoga class, Brunch and departure
Due to the flexibility we offer with start & finish dates it may be you are the only person booked for the week.
Your Host:
Born in Scotland she began her studies in London and from there went to the Sivananda in Val Morin, Canada to study with Swami Vishnudevananda in the Sivananda style of teaching yoga. From there, under Swami's orders, she went to London to open the Sivananda Centre. "Having taught yoga for over 50 years I teach from experience and the understanding of the human body that I have gained over this time. Each person is an individual and this is how I teach. Once I start to work with people I can intuit what each individual needs, everybody is different." Barbara will be assisted by a member of the Sunra Team.
Dahab Yoga Holiday, Dahab, Red Sea
Your Accommodation in Dahab
The Dahab yoga holidays take place at The Bedouin Moon Hotel, situated on a quiet beachfront a short distance north of Dahab's Asallah village. The Bedouin Moon is a small and friendly hotel, with simple but comfortable rooms.
All rooms have A/C with either a balcony or terrace, en-suite and either sea or mountain views. Sunra Yoga is now delighted to offer the addition of three stunning superior rooms. There is a pool with the best poolside views in Dahab, from where you can see the whole bay, the stunning scenic mountains behind you and Saudi Arabia in the distance in front of you.
The hotel has a magnificent custom built yoga room making your yoga practice special & inspirational. It is built into the foot of the mountain in the grounds of the hotel giving it a cave like ambiance, which is perfect for yoga practice considering yogis have been meditating in caves since yoga started over 4,000 years ago.
Daily brunch is included in the price. There is a restaurant serving a reasonably priced and wide range of middle eastern and European dishes, vegetarians & vegans are well catered for.
There are many restaurants in Dahab with every cuisine imaginable served, from falafels to hummus, barbecue grilled fish and meats, fresh pasta to sushi. The prices are very reasonable and you will be recommended to the best places.
Extended Stays:
You can extend your holiday for as many days as you wish! Please enquire for rates.
Yoga classes during extended stays:
Should you stay for more than one week, it is not possible to make up any missed classes during your extended stay.
Low Season:
£465 per person - twin mountain view room
£525 per person - twin sea view room
£535 per person - single mountain view room
£585 per person - single sea view room
High season:
December 16th 2022 - January 16th 2023
April 6th - 20th 2023
July 1st - October 31st 2023
December 16th 2023 - January 16th 2024
£520 per person - twin mountain view room
£580 per person - twin sea view room
£590 per person - single mountain view
£655 per person - single sea view room
Includes:
7 nights bed & breakfast at Bedouin Moon Hotel
11 x 1.5 hr Sivananda classes per week
2 per day with one free day
Excludes -
Flights & holiday insurance
Transfers from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport £25 each way. Taba Border transfers £45 each way.
For holiday insurance to Dahab please follow this link to our recommended Insurance Company http://www.think-ins.co.uk/travel_insurance.php?i=14
Optional activities...
Treatments...
Massage
Indulge yourself in a full body massage, a great compliment to your yoga practice. One hour £35.
Horse & camel riding...
Be it horses or camels this is the place to do it! Along the endless shore line, into the desert, or both, either is equally stunning.
Desert safaris...
Go into the desert for a day or overnight with Bedouin guides, the indigenous people of the Sinai. You can go by foot, jeep or camel and see the many wonders of Sinai.
Climbing...
This area of Sinai is very mountainous, offering plenty of challenges, with qualified instructors available on request to guide you through the many routes.