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ROSE HARVEST AROMATHERAPY RETREAT May 30-June 5, 2020 Turkey

Rosa damascena www.herbafarmacademy.com

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RETREAT - CELEBRATING MAGICAL ATTRIBUTES OF ROSESRosa damascena is a symbol of beauty and love in the collective memory of humanity yet it is also an important medicinal plant. It has a significant place in our culture since the Ottoman Empire.

During the retreat you will learn about the history of rose, its place in the perfume world and how its fragrance have been a major attraction both in the East and the West for centuries. We will visit one of the the largest rose plantation cities in the world, Isparta located in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. We will harvest roses early in the morning with the locals followed by a trip to a Rose Oil Factory to observe the traditional way as well as the modern way of rose oil distillation. You will have the opportunity to create your personal rose perfume at our workshop. There will be a special lecture about the importance of rose in healthcare and culinary practices since the Ottoman times.

During your trip, you will also visit historical monuments of Istanbul; the Capital of East Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

We look forward to welcoming you to our special Aromatherapy Retreat - to discover the power of Roses!

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ISTANBULIstanbul is a magnificent city with a wealth

of culture, history and nightlife. Split into

two by the Bosphorus Strait, it is the only

city in the world to straddle two continents,

Europe and Asia, thus has two contrasting

atmospheres. Istanbul was founded in the

7th century BC on a naturally defensive site

from which trade along the Bosphorus could

be controlled. For 16 centuries it was a great

imperial capital, first of the Byzantine and

then of the Ottoman Empire. Some

knowledge of the histories of these two

civilizations will help visitors to appreciate

the magnificent monuments found

throughout the city.

Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome and Underground Cisterns are from the Byzantine times; Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Spice Market, Grand

Bazaar, Funicular are from the Ottoman Empire times. Secular Republic of Turkey is established by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923.

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Day 1 • 30 May 2020 - SaturdayGuests will get together at the Legacy Ottoman Hotel

Lobby upon individual international arrivals at the Istanbul Airport.

Welcome remarks will be presented by Mrs. Meltem

Kurtsan, NAHA Regional Director. At 6.30 pm, welcome cocktail with finger food will follow. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 2 • 31 May 2020 - SundayFollowing breakfast, at 9 am, depart for a full day tour including a two-hour long private Bosphorus Cruise and a visit to Spice Market followed by lunch served at Hamdi Restaurant.

After Lunch, the guests will walk through Galata Bridge to Karakoy and then will take the 2nd oldest underground subway in the world to Galata Mevlevi Lodge for Whirling Dervish Performance. Dinner will be served at Firuzende Restaurant with the view of Galata Tower and Golden Horn.

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The Bosphorus is a natural strait that is the world’s narrowest used for international navigation. It connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and is a continental boundary between Europe and Asia. With old seaside mansions, mosques, palaces, restaurants and beaches along its shores, the Bosphorus resembles a wide river. Woods and residences cover the hills rising behind its shores.

The BosphorusLocated in the old city, Spice Market is very lively and colorful with its shops and small side streets, operating since mid-17th century to this date. It is a dreamland for spice and herbal tea lovers with its numerous variations. Called "Egyptian Bazaar" in Turkish as it used to be endowed with the Cairo imposts. Holds 88 vaulted shops and a tiny mosque.

Spice MarketMevlana Celaleddin Rumi Known as Rumi, he preached love, tolerance and charity, believing it possible to get closer to God through meditation, music and dance. This is what gave rise to the sema dances – the whirling long coated dervishes – which are a truly impressive spectacle. One hour Whirling Dervish Dance will be performed at The Galata Mevlevi Lodge which was built in 1491.

Galata Mevlevi Lodge and Museum

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The Golden Horn, or Haliç in Turkish, is a horn-shaped fjord on the European side of Istanbul and is fed by two small streams. It is a natural harbor where Byzantine and Ottoman fleet and commercial ships were anchored. Today, it's surrounded by parks and promenades with ancient sites around it. Its name comes from the color of the water when at sunset it shines with a gold color because of the reflection of the sun. There are three bridges on Golden Horn.

The Golden HornIn 1867, French engineer Eugène-Henri Gavand was inspired to make the area easier to access for pedestrians. He proposed the construction of Tunnel Funicular. Sultan Abdulaziz approved the project that would propel the neighborhood upward began. The funicular reflected the multicultural spirit of Constantinople. Karaköy and Galata, the two neighborhoods that Tunnel Funicular connects, historically was home to Jews, Greeks, and Italians. Today, the influence of the different cultures is apparent in present-day Beyoğlu, from Taksim to Galata to the Golden Horn, where Ottoman and international styles converge.

Tunnel Funicular

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Day 3 - 1 June 2020, Monday

After breakfast, lecture will be given by Pharmacist

Meltem Kurtsan and M.D Kıvılcım Kayabalı about the

importance of Rosa damascena essential oil and hydrosol

during Ottoman Empire time and today. Transfer to the

airport. Flight to Isparta by TK2860. Drive to Lake Egirdir

for early Dinner. Overnight in Ramada Hotel Isparta.

ISPARTA

Turkey’s fourth largest lake and second

largest fresh water body. Also known

as Seven-Colored Lake as a result of its

daily and seasonal differentiations in its

color. It is a wetland of international

importance due to its distinctions as a

Drinking Water Reservoir, Natural

Protected Area and Important Bird

Sanctuary. Fishing has traditionally

been an important means of livelihood

for people living around the lake. Lake

fish will be served during dinner.

Lake Eğirdir

ISTANBUL

Isparta is a city in the southern east of

İstanbul. Since 1888, rose plantation

and rose oil/water distillation is

increasing progressively in city of rose,

Isparta. Turkey is the number one

supplier of Rosa damascena essential

oil in the world. Especially in May, all

the landscape smell beautifully and

scene is wonderfully pink because of

the Rosa damascena flowers. Since

2000, Lavandula officinalis plantation

and lavender oil distillation are also

growing in Isparta city.

Isparta

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ISPARTA

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Day 4 - 2 June 2020, Tuesday

At 7 am, depart from the Ramada Hotel to rose fields

for harvesting. Each participant will be given a small

bag to harvest rose petals from the fields. These bags

of petals will be kept by the participants as souvenir.

Traditional distillation house will be visited to observe

the ancient way of rose oil/water production.

Lunch at “Gülhane” (House of Roses), prepared by

local women at their backyard, followed by one of the

largest modern rose oil distillation factory “Erçetin”;

“Rose Perfume Atelier” with rose oil at the factory.

Dinner at the Ramada Hotel. Overnight in Isparta.

Isparta is the “City of Roses”. The whole region is famous for

the cultivation of Rosa damascena, blooms throughout May

and June. We will have the privilege to visit a farm and join

the rose harvesting with the locals. You are going to feel

intoxicated by the scent of whole village. We will have the

privilege to visit a farm for a "hands-on-experience",

harvesting with the locals. You can be intoxicated by the

beautiful smell of the roses as it takes over the entire village.

Rose Harvesting

ISPARTA

Erçetin Rose Oil Inc. was founded in 1983, and has been the

primary rose oil provider for French perfume companies.

Nuri Erçetin, the factory owner, is going to present a

briefing about the complete process of rose harvesting,

transportation to the factory, transferring the roses into the

distillation tank, the complete process of distillation as well

as other extraction methods, i.e. rose oil, rose hydrosol, rose

concrete and rose absolute. Rose Perfume Workshop is

planned at the end of the factory tour.

Ercetin Rose Oil Distillation Rose Factory Visit

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Day 5 - 3 June 2020, Wednesday

After breakfast, depart from the hotel for a trip to the

ancient city of Sagalassos. Lunch at Susamlık Restaurant

with Burdur Lake view.

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Istanbul, arriving

at 6 pm local time. Evening at leisure. Restaurant

recommendations will be provided.

ISTANBULISPARTA

Sagalassos is one of the best-preserved ancient city among

2000 cities in Anatolia. Conquered by Alexander the Great in

333 BC, Sagalassos flourished after joining the Roman Empire

in 25 BC. The city was an export center for pottery and

agricultural products throughout antiquity. Named the

Metropolis of Pisidia, Sagalassos underwent a period of

unprecedented building activity that began during the reign of

Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD) and endowed the city with the

monuments visitors see today.

Still running ancient fountain is unique in the world.

Ancient City of Sagalassos

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Day 6 - 4 June 2020, ThursdayAfter breakfast, depart for a full-day tour of the city,

including visits to Gülhane Park, Topkapi Palace,

Archaeological Museum, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Hagia

Sophia and the Underground (Basilica) Cistern. Lunch at

Yeşilev. Overnight in Istanbul.

ISTANBUL

Between 1459 and 1465, shortly after his conquest of Constantinople, Mehmet II built Topkapı Palace as his main residence. Rather than a single

building, it was conceived as a series of pavilions contained by four enormous courtyards, a stone version of the tented encampments from which the

nomadic Ottomans had emerged. Initially, the palace served as the seat of government and housed a school in which civil servants and soldiers were

trained. Sultan Abdül Mecit I abandoned Topkapı in 1853 in favour of Dolmabahçe Palace. In 1924 Topkapı was opened to the public as a museum.

The Palace’s Collections

During their 470-year reign, the Ottoman Sultans amassed a glittering collection of treasures. After the foundation of the Turkish Republic in 1923, this

was nationalized and the bulk of it put on display in Topkapi Palace. As well diplomatic gifts and articles commissioned from the craftsmen of the

palace workshops, a large number of items in the collection were brought back as booty from successful military campaigns. Many such trophies date

from the massive expansion of the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Sultan Selim (1512-20), when Syria, Arabia and Egypt were conquered.

Topkapi Palace

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ISTANBUL

Although this collection of antiquities was begun only in the mid-19th century, provincial governors were soon sending in objects from the length and breadth of the Ottoman Empire. Today the complex includes three different museums the Archaeological Museum, the Ancient Orient Museum and Tiled Kiosk Museum. It has one of the world's richest collections of classical artifacts, and also includes treasures from the pre- classical world.

Archaeological Museum

This is a historical urban park in the Eminönü district. The park used to be the lower gardens of the Topkapı Palace. There were huge gardens situated on the south of the Palace full of scented roses. Also there were rose oil distillation unit built in that location and that’s why the park is called Gülhane (House of Roses Park).

Gülhane Park (House of Roses Park) St. Sophia, the Church of the Divine Wisdom, was dedicated by

Justinian in 537 A.D. For nearly a thousand years St. Sophia served as the cathedral of Constantinople and was the centre of the religious life of the Byzantine Empire, and almost five centuries after the Turkish conquest it ranked first among the imperial mosques of Istanbul. St. Sophia remains one of the truly great buildings in the world with its unique mosaics and marble decorations. The massive dome is surrounded by four minarets which were built during the Ottoman period. The architect Sinan was so vexed by the impressive dimensions and architecture of the Hagia Sophia, that he spent his life trying to better it.

Hagia Sophia

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ISTANBUL

Little is left of the gigantic chariot-racing arena which

once stood at the heart of the Byzantine city of

Constantinople. Emperor Constantine enlarged the

Hippodrome and connected its kathisma, or royal box, to

the nearby Great Palace. It is thought that the arena held

up to 100,000 people. The site is now an elongated

public garden, At Meydani, Cavalry Square. Constantine

adorned the spina, the central line of the stadium, with

obelisks and columns from ancient Egypt and Greece.

The four bronze horses that stood on the long-vanished

starting gate were pillaged during the Fourth Crusade

and taken to St Mark's in Venice. Three ancient

monuments remain, however.

HippodromeRight next to the Hippodrome rises the

Sultanahmet Mosque. It was commissioned by

Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I in 1616. Therefore, local

people call it the Sultan Ahmet Mosque whereas

tourists call it the Blue Mosque because of its blue

interior decorated with 21,000 blue Iznik tiles.

Lilies, carnations, tulips and roses bloom in

ageless stylized beauty, glowing in the light falling

from 260 windows. Also famous for having 6

minarets, Blue Mosque is an unmissable feature of

the Bosphorus skyline and is still in service as a

popular mosque.

Basilica CisternThis is the largest cistern of the

Byzantine era. It has 336 marble

columns and a capacity of 80,000

cubic meters of water. At the north-

western corner, two of the columns

are mounted on ancient classical

pedestals in the form of Medusa

heads -one of them upside down, the

other on its side; thought to be a

display of departure from old gods

and beliefs.

Blue Mosque

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Day 7 - 5 June 2020, FridayFollowing breakfast, depart for a full day tour of the city including visits to Balat, Alfred Heilbronn Botanical Garden, Suleymaniye Mosque, Grand Bazaar. Lunch at Giritli Restaurant.

ISTANBUL

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, also known as

St.George Church, is among the holiest Greek Orthodox

churches in the world with its 300 million followers. The

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate Istanbul has been the

spiritual center of the Greek Orthodox world since around

1600. Officially the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of

Constantinople, it is known locally as the Fener Rum

Patrikhanesi (Fener Greek Patriarch), it could be

considered the Vatican of Eastern Orthodox church, and

the 18th century Aya Yorgi Kilisesi, Istanbul (Church of St.

George, Istanbul), which stands in the grounds of it,

attracts coachloads of pilgrims from Greece for Sunday

mass, particularly at Easter time.

Patriarchal Church of St. George

Balat is another of the Istanbul quarters in which Jews were settled after their

expulsion from Spain, enlarging a community which had lived here since Byzantine

times. Today Balat is a working-class district on the shores of the Golden Horn.

Though it once had as many as nineteen synagogues, only two of importance remain,

the famous Ahrida, and the neighboring Yanbol. The site of a Jewish school is close

by, and Or Ahayim Jewish Hospital is several hundred meters to the northwest, within

walking distance.

Balat

After the tour, transfer to the hotel for some free time. Farewell dinner in the evening at the hotel.

Day 8 - 6 June 2020, SaturdayCheck-out from the hotel. Transfer to the airport for individual departures.

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ISTANBUL

One of the largest and oldest covered

markets in the world, operating since

mid-15th century. Located in the old city, it

is the favourite place for big shoppers. In

its labyrinth of streets and passages are

more than 4,000 shops with each trade

having its own place: the goldsmiths’

street, the carpet sellers’ street, etc.

There is a wide selection of jewellery from

traditional to modern styles, while the

carpet shops display eye-catching wares

of vivid colours and intricate designs.

Grand BazaarThe Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent, where he and

his wife, Hurrem Sultan (Roxelane), are buried, is

considered the most beautiful of all imperial mosques in

Istanbul. It was built between in mid-16th century by the

famous imperial architect Sinan. Standing on a hill, it

stands out with its great size, emphasized by the four

minarets rising from each corner of the courtyard. Inside,

the mihrab (prayer niche) and the mimber (pulpit) are of

finely carved white marble, and there are fine stained-glass

windows.

Alfred Heilbronn Botanical GardenThe initiative to establish a botanical

garden at Istanbul University came

from Ord. Prof. Dr. Alfred Heilbronn

when he started lecturing in Istanbul.

The garden is started operating in 1935

under the name of I.U. Botanical

Garden – Hortus Botanicus

Istanbulensis. Today there are 23 pools

in the garden of various sizes, 15 of

them are in the greenhouses, 8 in a

natural environment, and some of them

are heated. Huge Ginkgo biloba trees at

the entrance gate as well as herbarium

collection can be seen of the garden.

Suleymaniye Mosque

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PACKAGE RATES Per person in double room Single room rate

$ 2750 $ 3150

HOTELS-5 nights accommodation at Legacy Ottoman Hotel in Istanbul at Standard room -2 nights accommodation at Ramada Hotel in Isparta at Standard room

MEALS- Daily breakfasts at the hotels.

- Welcome Cocktail with finger food (day 1)- 5 lunches (day 2, day 4, day 5, day 6, day 7)- 4 dinners (day 2, day 3, day 4, day 7)

OTHERS

- Individual transfers from airport to hotel

- Transportation by a/c deluxe coach - Professional English speaking guide throughout the program

- Rose Perfume Workshop

- Lecture about Rosa damascena

- Tips to the hotels and restaurants

- Whirling Dervish Performance

ABOVE PACKAGE RATES INCLUDE;- International flights

- Alcoholic beverages at any meals - Lunch and dinners if otherwise mentioned

- Gratuity to guide and drivers

* Turkish Airlines provides direct flights

from NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, SAN

FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO,

HOUSTON, BOSTON, MIAMI to ISTANBUL

Airport on 29 May 2020.

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ABOVE PACKAGE RATES EXCLUDE;

1 June 2020 – TK 2860 IST/ISE 14:15 15:40

3 June 2020 - TK 2861 ISE/IST 16:35 18:00

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