Full Program

CULTURAL ARTS SAFARI 2009
JULY 13-30, 2009

• Air transportation via Royal Air Maroc, in economy class, departure from and return to JFK Airport in New York City. Flight: JFK-CASABLANCA-DAKAR-BANJUL-DAKAR-CASABLANCA-JFK.
• Royal Air Maroc courtesy Day Room in Casablanca (Morocco).
• Airport transfers to/from hotel throughout tour.
• Meeting and assistance with custom formalities upon arrival in Dakar.
• 1 night hotel accommodation at Novotel Hotel Dakar (Senegal) (July 14-15).
  Breakfast included at hotel in Dakar.
• ½ day tour of Gorée Island from Dakar (14 July). Gorée Island stands as a reminder and memorial to the slave trade. From the 16th century to the 19th century, thousands of men, women and children were gathered on this island, locked up in cells and either died or were shipped off into slavery. Tour will visit the slave house that retains all traces of its terrible past, the historical museum and leave time to explore the island on your own.
• Group farewell dinner in Dakar at local restaurant (28 July).
• 14 night hotel accommodation at Sunbeach Hotel and Resort in Banjul (The Gambia) with breakfast and dinner daily (July 15-29).
• Breakfast and dinner included daily at hotel in Banjul.
• Special cultural program design and arranged by Baba Chuck and Curriculum Development with Dr. Davis and Gambian Educators in The Gambia including all program related ground transportation:
  • Early Morning warm-up and meditation (Atlantic Ocean Beachside) with Baba Chuck and Gambian dancers/musicians.
  • Ancestral worship memorial day.
  • Educators get together and a guided tour of the Gambia and surrounding areas.
  • Music Classes (Jola/Mandinka/Wolof).
  • Dance Classes (Jola/Mandinka/Wolof).
  • Tye dye workshops.
  • Cooking classes (Mandinka and Wolof).
  • Guided Tour of the City and surrounding areas.
  • Two days COUNCIL OF ELDERS' Conference.
  • Rites of Passage for Adults followed by lavish Banquet.
    

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Partial Program

CULTURAL ARTS SAFARI 2009
JULY 13-21, 2009

• Air transportation via Royal Air Maroc, in economy class, departure from and return to JFK Airport in New York City. Flight: JFK-CASABLANCA-DAKAR-BANJUL-DAKAR-CASABLANCA-JFK.
• Royal Air Maroc courtesy Day Room in Casablanca (Morocco).
• Airport transfers to/from hotel throughout tour.
• Meeting and assistance with custom formalities upon arrival in Dakar.
• 1 night hotel accommodation at Novotel Hotel Dakar (Senegal) (July 14-15).
• Breakfast included at hotel in Dakar.
• ½ day tour of Gorée Island from Dakar (14 July). Gorée Island stands as a reminder and memorial to the slave trade. From the 16th century to the 19th century, thousands of men, women and children were gathered on this island, locked up in cells and either died or were shipped off into slavery. Tour will visit the slave house that retains all traces of its terrible past, the historical museum and leave time to explore the island on your own.
• 5 night hotel accommodation at Sunbeach Hotel and Resort in Banjul (The Gambia) with breakfast and dinner daily (July 15-20).
• Breakfast and dinner included daily at hotel in Banjul.
• Special cultural program design and arranged by Baba Chuck and Curriculum Development with Dr. Davis and Gambian Educators in The Gambia including all program related ground transportation:
  • Early Morning warm-up and meditation (Atlantic Ocean Beachside) with Baba Chuck and Gambian dancers/musicians.
  • Ancestral worship memorial day.
  • Educators get together and a guided tour of the Gambia and surrounding areas.
  • Music Classes (Jola/Mandinka/Wolof).
  • Dance Classes (Jola/Mandinka/Wolof).
  • Tye dye workshops.
  • Cooking classes (Mandinka and Wolof).
  • Guided Tour of the City and surrounding areas.
  • Two days COUNCIL OF ELDERS' Conference.
  • Rites of Passage for Adults followed by lavish Banquet.
    

MUST HAVE AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE REGISTERED WITH A DEPOSIT BY MARCH 15 OR PROGRAM WILL BE CANCELLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!