Four Day Add-on: Nazca, Ica and Paracas

(This starts BEFORE the main Peru/Bolivia Tour) The cost of the Nazca add-on is $695 US Dollars (around £400 UK Pounds). Single occupancy - extra $150. Please pay the deposit to reserve your place & we'll contact you with details of how to pay full amount. Enquire here: info@megalithomania.co.uk

6th: Arrive in Lima. Go to ATM/money exchange. Stay in Hotel near airport.

7th: Drive to Nazca, with a stop to see the thousands of 'serpent holes' at Palpa.

8th: Full day: Visit the pyramids of Cahuachi, which is the largest complex of pyramids in Peru in terms of area covered, the Nazca graveyard, Maria Reiche museum, and the Mirador, from which two of the Nazca figures can be seen. Included is a trip via plane over the Nazca lines and effigies.

9th: Travel to Ica, where the largest elongated skulls in the world are in the Ica Regional museum. We will then visit the incredible Ica Stones in the private museum in the town centre. These are said to be hundreds of thousands of years old and depict dinosaurs with humans! Then on to Paracas for the night.

10th: Boat trip out to see the famous Candelabra, which is a huge geoglyph, and then on to the stone islands where wildlife, including sea lions, and hundreds of thousands of birds can be seen. Then off to the Paracas Archaeology museum to see artefacts, including 16 elongated skulls. Finally, a visit to the site of where the Paracas people, those with elongated skulls, lived and were buried. Return to Lima.

Main Tour: Ancient Peru & Bolivia

The cost of the main Peru/Bolivia tour is $2899 US Dollars (around £1795 UK Pounds). Single occupancy - extra $300.

Nov 10th: Arrive in Lima. Get cash out from ATM at airport or exchange money at airport. Taxi pick-up from airport to hotel in Miraflores.

11th: - Late breakfast, then visit to the Lima Gold largo museum , Afternoon tea at the South American Explorers club HQ, visit beautiful mud-brick 'Pocheakta' pyramid. Complimentary Dinner at restaurant at Pyramid site, with slide show and introduction to the tour. Back to hotel in Miraflores

12th - Fly to Cuzco. Check-in to hotel. Get lunch on the main square, then visit the Coricancha complex and museum and '12 sided stone' with limited activity and walking, as we'll be adjusting to the altitude difference.

13th - Tambo Machay, Puca Puccara, Amaru Machay, Temple Of The Monkeys and Sachsayhuaman: These are serries of sites up in the hills of Cuzco and have incredible water features (Tambo Machay) and megalithic construction that clearly predate Inca times.

14th - One hour bus to Chinchero that has a fine craft market, as well as massive megalithic and polygonal constructions, and a short ancient tunnel. After lunch, we go to the enigmatic Ollantaytambo. This place is simply huge, and is also where we catch the train to go to Machu Picchu the next morning. It is a very complex site, with the Temple of the Sun, agricultural terraces, water features, the Temple of the Condor and a 400 foot tall carved stone face of the great and mysterious teacher called Viracocha.

15th - Machu Picchu: What can one say; this is the crowning jewel of the Inca; the so-called lost city. Here we will also find evidence that a much older culture once lived here, and will learn what it’s real name is. Back to hotel in Ollantaytambo.

16th - Eight hour coach trip to Puno including a stop off for lunch and a visit to the incredible Temple of Viracocha

17th - ROBERT SCHOCH will join us today: Amaru Muru (Portal) and Sillustani: Amaru Muru is called a stargate by some people. It has been made famous by the Peruvian Shaman Jorge Luis Delgado, and also Jerry Wills. There is also a tunnel behind itsaid to go to Cuzco, a distance of more than 400 km. Sillustani is famous for it’s round towers called Chullpas, some of which are thousands of years older than the Inca and are polygonal design. There is also remnants of a possible stone circle! We will also visit the 'Temple of Fertility' next to Lake Titicaca.

18th - Island Of The Sun at Lake Titicaca: Puno to Copacabana, Bolivia, round trip ferry ride to Island of the Sun. The Island of the Sun is reputed to have possibly been the homeland of the Inca and where Virococha emerged from the lake. There are stone ruins at the north end of the island where the Rainbow Serpent energy line meets the Plumed Serpent line. We go over the border to Bolivia to stay in luxurious 5-star hotel in La Paz.

19th - Tiwanaku and Puma Punku: Both Tiwanaku and Puma Punku are located at the same place. Tiwanaku is most probably the home of the Inca, and Puma Punku is much older and more mysterious. It is at the latter that we see evidence of ancient machining of stone. We will also visit the on-site museum.

20th - La Paz Museums. See the incredible Fuenta Magna Bowl with Sumerian inscriptions that suggest a link between the middle East and South America thousands of years ago. We then fly to Lima in the afternoon. (then fly home or to Easter Island for the add-on)

Five Day Add-on: Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

The cost of the Easter Island tour is $2499 US Dollars (around £1795 UK Pounds). Single occupancy - extra $300. Includes international flight from/to Lima.

21st – We arrive around 6am on an overnight flight from Lima, so will have plenty of time to rest. If we feel up to it, we can visit Rano Kau, a cliff top site of the ancient Bird Man competition (alternatively we can do this on 25th). Introductory dinner.

22rd - Rano Raraku: ancient quarry where the Moai (large stone heards) were made; more than 200 of them are still there in various states of completion.

23rd – Anakena Beach: beautiful white sand are where we can swim, and explore more Moai.

24th – Te Pito Te Henua: Sacred stone circle and one of the largest Moai; also explore lesser known sites.

25th - Free day to explore more, or relax. Includes farwell lunch. Fly to Lima 6.20pm flight- arrive Lima 11.10pm. Book into local hotel near the airport or connect with flights home. The tour ends!

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Introducing the three Megalithomaniacs who will be hosting the forthcoming tour in November....

ROBERT SCHOCH PHD

Dr. Robert M. Schoch, a full-time faculty member at the College of General Studies at Boston University since 1984, earned his PhD. (1983) in Geology and Geophysics at Yale University. He also holds an M.S. and M.Phil. in Geology and Geophysics from Yale, as well as degrees in Anthropology (B.A.) and Geology (B.S.) from George Washington University. Additionally, Dr. Schoch is a member of the Advisory Board, Ananda College of Living Wisdom.

Dr. Schoch has been quoted extensively in the media for his pioneering research recasting the date of the Great Sphinx of Egypt using geological analyses, as well as for his work on ancient cultures and monuments in such diverse countries as Egypt, Turkey, Bosnia, Romania, Wales, Scotland, Mexico, Peru, Chile (Easter Island), and Japan. Dr. Schoch’s research has been instrumental in spurring renewed attention to the interrelationships between geological and astronomical phenomena, natural catastrophes, and the early history of civilization. Dr. Schoch has appeared on many radio and television shows and is featured in the Emmy-winning documentary The Mystery of the Sphinx, which first aired on NBC in 1993 (note: the original documentary has since been re-edited and includes supplemental/extraneous material). He is a featured speaker at national and international conferences.

Dr. Schoch is the author or coauthor of both technical and popular books, including the trilogy with R. A. McNally: Voices of the Rocks: A Scientist Looks at Catastrophes and Ancient Civilizations (1999), Voyages of the Pyramid Builders: The True Origins of the Pyramids from Lost Egypt to Ancient America (2003), and Pyramid Quest: Secrets of the Great Pyramid and the Dawn of Civilization (2005). A recent book publication by Dr. Schoch is The Parapsychology Revolution: A Concise Anthology of Paranormal and Psychical Research (compilation, and a hundred pages of commentary, by Robert M. Schoch and Logan Yonavjak; 2008). Dr. Schoch's works have been translated into numerous languages and distributed around the world. He is also the coauthor of an environmental science textbook used in universities across the United States, and has contributed to numerous magazines, journals, and reviews on geology, parapsychology, and ancient civilizations. Dr. Schoch's latest book, Forgotten Civilization: The Role of Solar Outbursts in Our Past and Future, is due to be published by Inner Traditions, Summer 2012. Dr. Schoch's website is www.robertschoch.com

Conditions:
1) All Paypal fees and international transfer costs must be taken care of by the buyer. These will be added on final payment. We cannot take on these costs as we are keeping the prices right down to create an affordable tour.
2) Megalithomania cannot refund from 14 days before start of tour if you cancel.
3) Megalithomania will refund 50% if you cancel up until 15 days prior to the tour (this does not include deposit).
4) Megalithomania cannot refund deposits up to 60 days prior to tour.
5) Megalithomania cannot be held responsible for any injury, accident or stolen goods - please get travel insurance and relevant visas before booking this tour and have a passport with at least 3 months past the end date of the tour.
6) Full payment and passport details must be received by 1st October 2012
7) Roommates: We are happy to try to and match our guests with a suitable roommate for those who are traveling alone. If we are unable to do this, you will be responsible to pay for the single supplement. Early registration will facilitate this process. (Note: Itinerary may be subject to change if circumstances arise beyond reasonable control.)
8) Please email for further details - info@megalithomania.co.uk