MEGALITHOMANIA GUIDED TOURS AND SEMINARS
Megalithomania tour of Egypt with Robert Bauval 13th - 27th of October 2010
Join Robert Bauval for 14-days Grand Tour of Egypt especially designed for Megalithomaniacs! Don’t miss this opportunity to have a unique experience with one of the most popular and experienced authors on ancient and prehistoric sites in Egypt. Includes an exclusive trip to the astronomical Stone Circles of Nabta Playa. Robert will be accompanied by Hugh Newman, author of “Earth Grids: The Secret Patterns of Gaia’s Sacred Sites” who will be dowsing the sites and they will both be giving several lectures, discussions and insights into the prehistory of Ancient Egypt, as well as the global connections between different ancient cultures. We will have an option to have private access to the Great Pyramid for a meditation/ceremony and will witness an amazing astro-archaeological sunrise alignment at the Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel. There will be visits to various other sites not included in the list below, time to relax and explore the incredible markets and unique night life of Egypt.
Places visited:
Giza pyramids and Sphinx. Step Pyramid Complex, Saqqara. Pyramid of Teti I and Pyramid texts. Bent and Red pyramids at Dashur. Cairo Museum. Nabta Playa. Ancient Quarry at Aswan. Temple of Khnum and temple of Satis on Elephantine Island. Temple of Isis on Philae Island. Nile Cruise. Kom Ombo temple of Sobek. Edfu Temple of Horus. Karnak Temple. Luxor Temple. Hatchepsut Temple. Medinet Habu temple of Ramses III. Ramesseum, Valley of the Kings. Colossi of Memnon. Dendera temple of Hathor. Abydos temple of Seti I and Osireon. Tell el Amarna and city of Akhenaten.
Itinerary for MEGALTHOMANIA tour IN EGYPT
CAIRO
Day 1:
Day 1: Arrive at Cairo International Airport. You will be met by our representative and helped through customs and immigration. You will then be taken by air-conditioned coach to your hotel near the Pyramids. You will be given your room and then, in the evening, there will be a general meeting and orientation with Robert Bauval (RB), followed by a buffet dinner. Plenty of vegetarian dishes as well as meat, poultry fish and salads are available. (Should you arrive with a late evening flight, the same will apply, except that a repeat orientation meeting will take place during breakfast the next day)
Day 2:
Early wake up call and buffet breakfast at the hotel. This is followed by a full morning visit to Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara. You will first visit the new Imhotep Museum. We will then visit and enter the Pyramid of Teti I which contains the celebrated Pyramid texts. You will see the famous colonnade and the great boundary wall of the Step Pyramid complex, as well as the jubilee court and the southern tomb with its magnificent cobra reliefs. Snack lunch will be offered on the way to Dashur. A full afternoon visit at the famous giant Dashur pyramids of Snefru, the father of Khufu You will see and enter the Red Pyramid. You will see the mysterious Bent Pyramid and enjoy a magnificent walk in the dunes that separate the two pyramids. Evening Lecture by RB followed by a buffet dinner at the hotel.
Day 3:
Early wake up call and buffet breakfast at the hotel. This is followed by a full morning escorted visit at the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx with RB. You will see all three pyramids, the valley and mortuary temples and the Great Sphinx. On site ‘round table’discussion with RB. Snack lunch will be offered on the coach on our way to the Cairo Museum. This visit will be at least three hours, guided by an expert Egyptian Egyptologist. There will be an evening lecture by RB followed by a buffet dinner at Hotel.
ABU SIMBEL
Day 4:
Day 5: Early morning departure to domestic airport to fly to Abu Simbel. Transfer on 4-Wheel drive vehicles for a full day safari trek to Nabta Playa to see the now world-famous prehistoric ceremonial complex and oldest astronomical site in the world. Dinner at Abu Simbel hotel followed by a lecture by RB.
Day 5:
Very early wake up call to enjoy the sunrise at the Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel. This is a unique experience to witness the sun’s ray rush into the temple to illuminate the four statues (Ramses II, Amun, Horus and Ptah) in the holy of holies. Detailed visit inside the rock cut temples of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. Dinner at hotel.
ASWAN
Day 6:
Day 6:Early morning flight to Aswan.We will make a visit to the ancient quarry and see the giant un-cut obelisk. Snack lunch. In the afternoon will have a wonderful sailboat ride on the Nile and go to the Island of Elephantine. There we will visit the temple of Khnum, and the beautiful small temple of Satis, goddess of the Nile Flood. We will also see the ruins of one of the oldest synagogues in the world. Dinner at hotel. After dinner we will have an escorted visit to Aswan market and give you n opportunity to see the local life and also purchase souvenirs.
NILE CRUISE: Kom Ombo, Edfu
Day 7:
Breakfast then early morning departure by coach to Philae on the Lake Nasser. We will be taken by boat to the lovely island of Philae. There we will visit the magnificent and very lovely temple of Isis. Drive back to Aswan to board the luxury Nile Cruiser. Buffet Lunch. Afternoon relax on sun deck. Evening lecture by RB. Buffet Dinner while we sail towards Kom Ombo.
Day 8:
Buffet Breakfast. We then visit the superb temple of Sobek at Kom Ombo Buffet Lunch. Evening lecture by RB. Buffet Dinner while we sail towards Edfu.
Day 9:
Buffet Breakfast. We then will be taken by horse and carriage to the amazing and very inspiring temple of Horus at Edfu. Buffet Lunch. Afternoon relaxing and round table discussion on sun deck as we sail towards Luxor.
LUXOR
Day 10:
Buffet Breakfast. We then are taken by air-conditioned coach to the West Bank of Luxor. We will visit to Colossi of Memnon of Amenophis III, the great temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu, and the huge and mysterious Ramesseum. Snack Lunch. In the afternoon we will visit the extraordinary temple of Hatchepsut set against the dramatic Theban Hills. We close oour visit of the West Bank with a stroll in the Valley of the Kings and visit several tombs of pharaohs with their superb wall drawings and astronomical ceilings. Buffet Dinner.
Day 11:
Early morning wake up call for a dawn visit to the Great Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak. Buffet Lunch. Afternoon we will organize an optional bicycle ride along the Nile. Evening visit to the absolutely magical Luxor Temple lit up with golden lights. Buffet Dinner.
DENDERAH AND ABYDOS
Day 12:
Buffet Breakfast. Early morning departure from Luxor by air-conditioned coach to Denderah and visit the magnificent temple of Hathor. We also visit there the birthrooms of Isis, and the ruins of the sacred lake. Snack Lunch. We continue along the Nile to Abydos and visit the temple with the most beautiful reliefs and wall painting, that of of Seti I. We will also see the mysterious Osireon which could be from an older civilization. We then continue our drive down the Nile to Al Minya. Late Dinner at hotel at Al Minya.
Day 13:
Early morning visit to the city of Akhenaten at Tell el Amarna. We will visit the rock cut tombs of the nobles, the famous ‘boundary stela’ and the alleged tomb of Akhenaten himself. Lunch. We then drive to Cairo. Farewell Dinner at hotel.
Day 14:
Transfer to Cairo International Airport. Departure home.
BOOKING CONDITIONS and CANCELLATIONS:
Price per person:
£1749 (UK pounds) all inclusive based on double (2 people sharing) occupancy.
An extra $ 300 (US dollar) for single occupancy.
Hotels in Cairo will be Tiba Hotel or Delta Pyramid Hotel near the Giza pyramids.
Meals are Half board
(Breakfast and dinner)
Cruise Ship is 5-stars. Meals Full Board (Breakfast, lunch and dinner).
IMPORTANT: Not including in the price are the international flight to Cairo and the visa cost (visa are $ 20 and issued on arrival at Cairo airport).
Documents Requirements:
Valid Passport.
We recommend that you get your own Health Travel Insurance.
No special vaccines are need for Egypt. However you may wish to get advice from you own doctor.
Payment Schedule:
£300 deposit on booking.
Full payment and passport details
must be received by 15 September 2010
No refund after 15 September 2010
(Note: Itineray may be subject to change if circumstances arise beyond reasonable control.)
Please email
info@megalithomania.co.uk if you are interested in joining us or if you have any questions.
To reserve your place on the tour please place your deposit using the PayPal button below.
ROBERT BAUVAL
Black Genesis: The Ancient Origins of Egypt - NEW DVD
The racial and geographical origins of the ancient Egyptians have been a mystery since Champollion deciphered the hieroglyphs in 1822. The prevailing consensus is that the ancient Egyptian civilisation was home-grown on the Nile Valley. But new discoveries in the Egyptian Sahara will challenge this consensus, and show that the origins of the pharaohs hark back several thousands of years before the foundation of the dynastic period (c.3000 BC) and, furthermore, that the first 'Egyptians' were from a black Sub-Saharan race coming from the Tibesti mountains in northern Chad some 12,500 years ago. The oldest known 'astronomical' megaliths in the world,those of of Nabta Playa are examined in this presentation.
Born in Egypt in 1948, Robert Bauval, bestselling author of The Orion Mystery (1994), Keeper of Genesis (1996) and three books with best-selling author Graham Hancock (The Message of the Sphinx, Talisman, and The Mars Mystery), will present the new evidence soon to be published in the book, Black Genesis, (co-authored with US physicist Thomas Brophy). www.robertbauval.co.uk
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STONEHENGE & IT’S ENVIRONS With Maria Wheatley
Friday 7th May 2010,(2pm coach) 3.30pm – 7.30pm.
Meet at Glastonbury Town Hall car park at 2pm if you require a coach journey or meet at Stonehenge car park at 3.30pm. £35(early bird price)for guided tour and exclusive Stonehenge Access - a chance to be right in the stones, plus a tour to Woodhenge, two ‘missing’ stone circles and the Cursus – all included. £10 extra for a coach to and from Glastonbury.
AVEBURY, SILBURY HILL, & WEST KENNETT With Maria Wheatley
Monday 10thMay 2010, 11am - 5pm. 30 tickets available - book ticket
An insightful tour of the Avebury complex, including Silbury Hill, the Avenues, West Kennet Long Barrow, the Michael and Mary Lines and dowsing the stones with geomancer Maria Wheatley. Meet at Town Hall car park at 9.30am. £35 plus £10 for coach to and from Avebury.
GLASTONBURY ZODIAC TOUR
With Anthony Thorley & John Wadsworth
Tuesday 11thMay 2010, 10am - 5pm. 30 tickets available - book ticket
Meet at Town Hall car park at 9.30am for a walking tour around Glastonbury with Anthony Thorley (with bus trip to the Tor and Burrow Mump and other sites). £35 plus £10 for coach to and from Glastonbury.
Join us for a unique day of ancient mystery and synchronicity with
landscape geomancer
Anthony Thorley and astrologer John Wadsworth.
John & Anthony are the facilitators of The Alchemical Journey, a
year-long adventure in personal transformation which takes place each
month in the Glastonbury Zodiac. On this one-day tour, we will offer
you a glimpse of what our participants experience through the magic of
this landscape temple of the stars, which has an ability to affect
people’s lives in often miraculous ways.
The Glastonbury Zodiac is a circle, some eleven miles in diameter, of twelve giant effigies present in the Somerset landscape each portraying one of the signs of the zodiac. This extraordinary representation of a terrestrial zodiac is demarcated in contour lines, tracks, field boundaries and the courses of streams and rivers combining natural and man-made features.
First described by artist and mystic Katharine Maltwood in the 1920s, her work combined visionary experience with detailed research into local history, legend and place-names which seemed to support the idea that the zodiac is more real than imagined. Her specially commissioned aerial photographs made in the 1920s of signs such as Leo the lion, Gemini the twins and the bull’s head of Taurus are extraordinary and have a classic iconic status. However whilst the actual origins of this zodiac, sitting between Mrs Maltwood’s modern imagination and a more ancient historical tradition, continue to be controversial, there is no doubting the rich layering of history and legend which make the whole Glastonbury area a uniquely sacred landscape in modern England if not the world.
On our walking tour, we will encounter an Aquarian phoenix bird whose head is drawn by Glastonbury Tor, and whose fire arises in the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey. From the top of the Tor, we will be able to see several of the zodiac figures. From there we will walk to St Edmunds Hill on the wing of the bird, and stand on an ancient mound which would seem to have been placed specifically to honour the alignment of the galactic centre with the winter solstice sunrise. We will then walk along the horn of the Taurean Bull and enjoy one of the most breathtaking views in Somerset, before climbing one of the twin hills of Gemini and finishing our day with a visit to an ancient yew tree, which marks a unique astronomical point in this landscape zodiac.
Price: £35
Please bring a packed lunch, good walking boots and a waterproof.
Meet at the public car park on Magdalene St, next to the Town Hall at 10am.
