Bennett Pilgrimages

"Pilgrimages are a duty to our spiritual well-being"

- Laurence  Sutton

WEBSITE for more information Bennett Pilgrimages. org

Spiritual pilgrimage is a reminder of the power of journeys taken slowly and deliberately. The object of such a trip is usually not just rest and relaxation but rather inner growth. It often begins with questions: Who am I? What is my purpose in life? What do I need to hear? A pilgrimage can be made to any destination, as long as the trip is undertaken mindfully and with a seeker’s heart.

Our tours are for you if you are willing to undertake a true pilgrimage: to travel in humility and simplicity to holy places of former epochs and other belief systems and to open yourself to their spiritual influence.

We also create opportunities for studying the works of our teachers; making use of interactions with our companions and people we meet along our route, while traveling and intensifying our work and study. The tours are set up as traveling seminars, with morning sittings, daily practice, inner tasks, readings, and group meetings for observation and discussion.

In 2012 and 2013 we visited religious and historical sites in Western and Eastern Turkey while studying J.G. Bennett’s last book, “The Masters of Wisdom”, and G.I.Gurdjieff’s second series, “Meetings with Remarkable Men.”

In May 2015, we have an opportunity to revisit these sites, including the cities of Gurdjieff’s early years in Eastern Turkey, and we will also travel to Armenia in June, where we will meet with Armenians having a special knowledge of Gurdjieff’s early life and family background; visit little-known locations; hear the music of the Gurdjieff Folk Ensemble in Yerevan, using traditional instruments to interpret Gurdjieff’s music; and see religious sites, both Christian churches and monasteries and pre-Christian pagan temples, in this unique spiritual environment. We will see the Echmiadzin Cathedral, the Mother Church of the Armenian Apostolic Church. We will also have the opportunity to meet with Armenian groups dedicated to the study and practice of Gurdjieff’s teachings. This is really an unusual and unique opportunity.

 for more information about our tours, please visit the website;(The website will be updated with current information shortly for tours scheduled in 2015.)
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Armenia

Dates to be announced

Yerevan  ~  Gyumri  ~ Haghpat ~ Dilijan ~ Hermon ~ Goris ~ Yerevan

10 Nights / 11 Days

Tour Price - Estimated -  subject to change

Per Person   $2050.00

Single Supplement $ 445.00

Double Occupancy $ 4100.00

The price is subject to change

*Sharing a room - if you do not have a roommate, then one will be chosen for you.
To book a place on the tour a commitment fee of 10% is payable upon registration.

A deposit of 50% will be due 6 months prior to departure, and the final payment due one month prior to departure...

If registration is made less than 6 months prior to departure a fee of  $50  will be incurred.

We use the PayPal system for payments ( you do not need an account with PayPal to make a payment, all major Credit cards accepted)

Payments may be made in EURO - to pay in Euro please contact us for pricing.
Wire transfers; please email us for details (subject to additional transfer fees)

**Checks payable in USD also accepted contact us for exchange

Eastern Anatolia Turkey

Istanbul ~ Erzurum ~ Kars/Ani ~ Van ~ Mardin ~ Şanlıurfa / Göbekli Tepe ~ Adıyaman / Mt. Nemrut ~ Göreme ~ Konya ~ Istanbul

19 Nights / 20 Days

May 31, 2015 through June 20

In September 2013 Bennett Pilgrimages traveled to Eastern Anatolia. The tour was planned with these objectives: to make pilgrimage to some holy sites and places of religious significance; to visit some historical and archaeological sites having a bearing on our spiritual search; and to visit the scenes of Gurdjieff's early life and places described in the early chapters of "Meetings with Remarkable Men", and "Gurdjieff; Making a New World". We drew on the resources of local guides, talked to local people participating on religious and Sufi practices, and also met with our dervish friends in Istanbul.

In 2015 we will return to Eastern Anatolia. The objective is essentially the same, but we have changed some locations, and added extra nights to certain locations to allow for more time to explore the areas.

Tour Price - may be subject to change if the minimum number of registered travelers is not reached

Per Person   $ 3395.00

Single Supplement $ 525.00

Double Occupancy $ 6790.00

**Sharing a room; If you do not have a roommate then one will be chosen for you.

To book a place on the tour a commitment fee of 10% is payable upon registration.

A deposit of 50% will be due 6 months prior to departure, and the final payment due one month prior to departure...

If registration is made less than 6 months prior to departure a fee of  $50 will be incurred.
We use the PayPal system for payments ( you do not need an account with PayPal to make a payment, all major Credit cards accepted)

Payments may be made in EURO - to pay in Euro please contact us for pricing.
Wire transfers; please email us for details (subject to additional transfer fees)
**Checks payable in USD also accepted contact us for exchange



Included in the tour price: 

Accommodations

Internal Domestic Flight Istanbul / Erzurum

Breakfast and most meals

Airport arrival and departure transfer on days 1 and 20*

 * except Sabiha Gökçen Airport

Private air-conditioned transportation -  small group size!

Trip insurance in Turkey - up to age 80 

NOT included in the tour price:

International flights

Dinners in Istanbul

Lunches

Museum Fees / activity fees

Tourist visas

personal  drinks not included with meal

mini-bar or items of a personal nature

Laundry fee

Tips to Guides, and Driver

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WE do recommend that you purchase separate Trip Insurance in case of emergency

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