Detailed Information on Jungle Y

Detailed Information on Yoga at the Blue Beach Hotel

There is lots to do at this venue - or you can choose to do nothing, be as active or inactive as you wish.

This is the ideal venue to bring non-yoga partners to - they can dive, snorkel , ride, have beauty treatments or just laze on the beach. For yoga practitioners you can either join a scheduled yoga trip or , if you prefer, have private yoga classes. For everybody there are excursions into the desert and other opportunities for group activities.

Your Hosts:

Ibrahim and his wife Natalie are your hosts. Ibrahim came to Dahab as an Anthropology student from Switzerland. As he is half Egyptian he decided to study the Bedouins as part of his university course - he is still here!

The original Bedouins he studied are the same ones who host you for your overnight stay in the desert, his small house is now a hotel and he has married Natalie and they have a delightful family. Both Ibrahim and Natalie are yoga students and you will occasionally see them in your yoga class.

Sample Yoga Holiday Programme: all activities are optional.

Yoga class times are approximate and are subject to change by the yoga teacher according to other activities the group may wish to take part in.

	Morning	Afternoon / Evening
Sunday		Arrive at Blue Beach Hotel
Monday	8.00 Morning yoga 10.00 Welcome meeting in the restaurant.	Arabic Lesson* Evening Yoga Egyptian Feast in Restaurant*
Tuesday	7.30 Morning Yoga	5.30 Evening Yoga
Wednesday	7.30 Morning Yoga 10.30 Depart for desert trip Wadi Arada - return Thursday late afternoon*
Thursday	Day 2 Wadi Arada*	Arrive back from Wadi Arada late afternoon 5.30 Evening Yoga
Friday	7.30 Morning Yoga	5.30 Evening Yoga
Saturday	7.30 Morning Yoga Climb Mount Sinai/ St Catherine's Monastery*	5.30 Evening Yoga Dinner in the Desert
Sunday	Depart Blue Beach Club.
* these items are not included and are paid for on-site.

This is a very flexible holiday and the staff at the Blue Beach will do there best to accommodate whatever the group wishes. Other ideas are snorkelling afternoons, belly dancing classes, try-dives.

Massages are available on-site - Swedish / hot stone and aromatherapy. Cost is

Hot Stone Therapy is 280le

Swedish Massage is 220le

The owner has stables down the road with beautiful Arab horses. Horse riding is from £12 an hours - see below for more details.

The Red Sea is home to the second biggest coral reef in the World and had wonderful wildlife. The on-site Blue Beach diving is called Blue Realm and everything from a 'try dive' to an advanced PADI course can be arranged. If you are attending yoga and diving then it is best to notify us in advance so we can keep dive slots for you that do not conflict with the yoga classes. Please ask for more dive details.

Shopping is fun and very cheap. Pre Christmas Dahab is a great place to purchase your Christmas presents, try the 'Why Not' Bazaar by the bridge in the village - lots of gift ideas here and the prices are magnificent.

Your Accommodation:

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

All rooms are available as single or shared. Standard rooms face the mountains and overlook the road, Superior rooms overlook the garden and face the sea - they also have re-furbished bathrooms.

There is also an apartment overlooking the beach. Sleeping up to four people in two bedrooms it also has a luxury bathroom, kitchen and lounge. Please ask us for details - for groups of four yoga students the cost is the same as staying in two rooms.

The Yoga Shala

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.