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SUGGESTED TOURSMOTHER GODDESS
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
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ON THE TRAIL OF THE GREAT GODDESS July 4 – July17, 2010 With Rashid Ergener leading (Author of Anatolia Land of Mother Goddess) And Featuring Lydia Ruyle Artist and Goddess Scholar Anniversary repetition of the first ever goddess tour which took place in 1990 with Rashid Ergener and Melissa Miller leading And with Asphodel Long, Lydia Ruyle and Adrienne Momi participating Visit the sacred goddess sites in Turkey Home of Cybele who was the “Mother of Gods” Visits include: Catalhoyuk, Lagina, Midas City, Hattushash, Ephesus, Troy and Sardis
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Tour Price: US $2650 Single Supplement: US $490 Price includes: Arrival and departure transfers, accommodation, all breakfasts (B) and dinners (D), museum entry fees, parking fees and local taxes, gratuities to hotel staff and baggage handling and a free copy of the new edition of Anatolia Land of Mother Goddess Price Does not include: Arrival and departure flight, airport taxes, visa fees, excess baggage, insurance of any kind, lunches, personal expenses such as laundry and soft drinks and alcoholic beverages, communication charges, and gratuities to the driver.
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DAY 1
 July 4, Arrive in Istanbul. Your transfer agent meets you at the airport and transfers you to your hotel. Dinner and overnight at Arcadia Hotel in Istanbul. (D)
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DAY 2 ISTANBUL
 July 5, Today we have Istanbul sightseeing which includes the Basilica Cistern, with the head of Medusa hidden at one of its corners; Haghia Sophia, the cathedral dedicated to the Gnostic mother Sophia; Chora, the fourteenth century church with exquisite mosaics of Mary. A cruise along the Bosphorus will be followed by dinner at a Bosphorus Restaurant. Overnight in Istanbul. (B, D)
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DAY 3 TROY
 July 6, Istanbul – Drive to Troy. Visit the remains of the legendary city. Dinner and overnight at in Ayvalık. A chance to swim in the Aegean. (B, D)
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DAY 4 PERGAMOM
 July 7, Drive to the healing centre Aesclepion where rituals and dreams were used for healing. Visit the Pergamum Acropolis, where there is a temple dedicated to Athena. Drive to Sardis to visit the remains of the temple dedicated to Artemis as well as the fourth century Synagogue. Drive to Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight at Charisma Hotel on the Aegean Sea, in Kusadasi. (B, D) |
DAY 5 EPHESUS
 July 8, Visit the ruins of ancient city Ephesus, the remains of the Artemis Temple, the museum where statues of the Artemis as the Great Mother are on display and the House where Virgin Mary is believed to have spent the last years of her life. The House is interestingly located near Ortega, the birth place of Artemis according to tradition. Dinner and overnight at Charisma Hotel in Kusadasi.
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DAY 6
 July 9, Drive to Magnesia where there was a temple dedicated to Artemis and to Lagina near Bodrum, to visit the sacred grounds of the Temple of Hecate. Dinner and overnight at Marina Vista Hotel in Bodrum, a lively holiday town. (B, D)
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DAY 7 APHRODISIAS
 July 10, Drive to Aphrodisias, city dedicated to the goddess as the Great Mother. Fascinating remains of her temple, a stadium and an odeon. Beautiful collection of sculpture at the museum. Drive to Pamukkale, with the unique limestone terraces. Dinner and overnight at Colossae Hotel in Pamukkale, (B, D)
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DAY 8 CATALHOYUK
 July 11, Drive to Catalhoyuk, remains of the neolithic settlement where thousands led a peaceful, egalitarian, non stratified existence, guided by the goddess. Dinner and overnight at Dedeman Hotel in Konya. (B, D)
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DAY 9 SUFI SHRINE OF RUMI
 July 12, Morning visit to the shrine of Rumi, founder of the order of whirling dervishes. Drive to Cappadocia, land of lunar landscape created by the erosion of volcanic ashes. Dinner and overnight at Yusuf Yigitoglu Cave Hotel in Urgup. In the evening, optional opportunity to witness the performance of whirling dervishes in a thirteenth century Caravanserai Sari Han.
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