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Sacred Earth Journeys and Iluminado Tours present:
Maya Sacred Path to 2012
Flight of the Stellar Serpent
December 4-13, 2007
Past Tour
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Tour Leaders: Renowned spiritual teacher,
healer and author, Richard Jelusich, Ph.D.
has been teaching, giving lectures, workshops and private sessions for over 19
years. He is the author of Eye of the Lotus: Psychology of The Chakras, his work
about how dominant chakras affect the way we perceive and react to our life’s
experiences; and Maya Master Teacher, Miguel Angel Vergara
Calleros Miguel Angel studied for
17 years with Mayan elder and wisdom keeper, Don Vincente Martin, and teaches
seminars in Mexico and abroad on Mayan astronomy, philosophy, calendar, glyphs &
symbols, medicine, cosmovision, traditions and prayers, ceremonies and healing.
Read more about Richard and Miguel Angel on our
About Your Tour Leaders
page.
Click here to
view Al Domingo's Slide show of our Maya Sacred Path to 2012 journey in Nov/06
Click here to view photo’s from one of our Maya Sacred Path to 2012 journeys
in Nov /05
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Tour
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Map |
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Day 1 Tues, Dec 4
Arrive Villahermosa
Day 2 Wed, Dec 5
Villahermosa to Palenque
Day 3 Thur, Dec 6
Misol Ha/Palenque site
Day 4 Fri, Dec 7
Bonampak and on to Flores
Day 5 Sat, Dec 8 Tikal
Day 6 Sun, Dec 9 Tikal
Day 7 Mon,
Dec 10
Free time in Flores – to Frontera Corozal
Day 8 Tues, Dec 11
Yaxchilan to Palenque
Day 9 Wed, Dec 12
Palenque - Villahermosa
Day 10 Thur, Dec 13
Villahermosa and departure
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Detailed Itinerary
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Day 1
Tue, Dec 4: Arrive Villahermosa |
Our journey begins in the city of Villahermosa, the capital city of the State of
Tabasco. You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Since the
international flights arrive at night the group introductions will be tomorrow
morning.
(Overnight Villahermosa) |
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Day 2 Wed, Dec 5: Olmeca Beginnings (B, L) |
After breakfast and introductions to our group leaders we will visit Parque de
La Venta, a one-of-a-kind outdoor archaeology museum. Giant stone heads from the
Olmec civilization can be seen here in a beautiful park setting. One head is
eight feet high and weighs about 24 tons. The Olmec were the oldest civilization
in Mexico, preceding the Maya. They are considered to be the mother civilization
of the Maya.
Travel through Tabasco into Chiapas and on to Palenque for the start of the
Flight of the Stellar Serpent.
Join Richard and Miguel Angel for a lecture tonight on Hidden Meanings on the
lid of Pacal Voltan’s Sarcophagus.
(Overnight Palenque) |
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Day 3 Thu, Dec 6: Misol
Ha / Palenque (B, L) |
Travel along the winding road up into the mountains to the beautiful waterfalls
at Misol Ha. Here Miguel Angel will lead us in a purification ritual and our
opening ceremonies to ask the Maya spirits for permission and protection for us
while we travel through their sacred land. Our work at this waterfall is to
prepare us for receiving the wisdom and hidden meanings waiting for us
throughout the sacred site of Palenque. This site is filled with some of the
most beautiful architecture and artwork found anywhere in the Maya world. We
will walk through the site with Miguel Angel and Richard and see many of the
buildings, including the Temple of the Inscriptions which houses the tomb of
Lord Pacal Votan.
(Overnight, Palenque) |
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Day 4 Fri, Dec 7: Bonampak
/ Flores (B, L) |
An early start this morning with a breakfast stop at Selva Perdido (Lost Jungle)
and then on to the site of Bonampak where we will participate in a Maya ceremony
and view the original Maya wall paintings while learning about their symbolism
from Miguel Angel.
Our journey now takes us across the Usumacinta River to Bethel in
Guatemala. It
is about a three hour drive from here to Flores where we will be spending the
next three nights. We should reach the hotel in time for dinner and enjoy a free
evening in the beautiful Guatemalan town of Flores.
(Overnight in Flores) |
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Day 5 Sat, Dec 8: Tikal: Part
One (B) |
This will be a full day at the impressive Maya city of Tikal. Led by Miguel
Angel and Richard we will participate in a ceremony/meditation to help us
connect with the energy of this sacred Maya site. Tikal, like many other Maya
sites, was a center for astronomy and the keeping of sacred calendars that
marked not time, but the evolution of consciousness. The stelae here offer
fantastic insights into the cosmology of the Maya and the entry into the
dark-rift (Galactic Mother) for the purpose of rebirth and the new coming-forth
of the ages.
(Overnight hotel in Flores) |
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Day 6 Sun, Dec 9: Tikal: Part Two (B) |
Take a second look at the amazing site of Tikal. Today a local shaman joins us
to guide us to a hidden sanctuary where we will do our meditation. This should
be a very special event. Before leaving the site you will have some free time to
find your personal connections with Tikal.
Join us tonight to share your experiences and ask questions of our leaders.
(Overnight hotel in Flores) |
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Day 7 Mon, Dec
10: Flores to Frontera Corozal (B, D) |
After breakfast you will have the morning free to explore the town of Flores, do
some shopping, or just relax at the hotel and meditate by the lake. Or, if you
have the energy and the desire, you have the option to return to Tikal for a
couple of hours to look at the site on your own.
Our bus leaves in the early afternoon to take us back to Mexico. We will go to
the boarder crossing at the Usumacinta River, cross to Frontera Corozal in
Mexico where we will have dinner together and spend the night.
(Overnight Hotel Escudo Jaguar) |
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Day 8 Tue, Dec 11:
Yaxchilan to Palenque (B, L) |
This morning we take a boat up the Usumacinta River to the isolated site of
Yaxchilan. We will participate in a ceremony with Miguel Angel and tour the
site, returning to the hotel for lunch. We then head back to our hotel in
Palenque.
Join Richard this evening for his lecture on The Mayan Calendar and Celestial
Alignments.
(Overnight Palenque) |
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Day 9 Wed,
Dec 12: Palenque (B, D) |
Follow our guide through the jungles of Palenque to the Forgotten Temple, hidden
deep in the middle of the jungle. Here we will be led by Miguel Angel in a water
purification ritual followed by our closing ceremony. This is where we emerge as
Kukulkan, the feathered serpent.
This afternoon we travel to Villahermosa where we will have our farewell dinner
and spend the night.
(Overnight Villahermosa) |
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Day 10 Thu, Dec 13: Depart Villahermosa (B) |
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Departure for Villahermosa airport and your flight home. |
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| NOTE: This itinerary subject to change due to conditions beyond our control. |
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(B =
Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
Note: This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond our control. |
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Tour Inclusions
& Price |
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Tour Includes: |
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First class hotel accommodation throughout (9 nights) |
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Hotel taxes |
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Baggage handling at the hotels (1 bag per person) |
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Tips for maid service at the hotels |
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Round trip airport transfers |
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All tour related transportation in Mexico |
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Tour Leaders Miguel Angel Vergara and Richard Jelusich throughout the tour |
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Fees and gratuities to Tour Leaders |
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All site entrance fees |
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Nine (9) breakfasts, Four (4) lunches and Two (2) Dinners |
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Travel with author and guest speaker, Dr. Richard Jelusich |
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Travel with author and Maya Master Teacher, Miguel Angel Vergara |
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Two special lectures with Richard:
Hidden Meanings on the lid of Pacal Voltan’s Sarcophagus (together with Miguel
Angel)
The Mayan Calendar and Celestial Alignments |
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One special lecture with Miguel Angel:
Hidden Meanings on the lid of Pacal Voltan’s Sarcophaus (together with Richard) |
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Participate in meditations, rituals and ceremonies at the Maya sites |
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Purification ritual at the beautiful Misol Ha Waterfalls |
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Experience ancient Maya rituals and ceremonies with local shamans |
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Farewell Dinner |
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does not include: |
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Airfare to Villahermosa (ask us for
suggestions) |
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Cancellation & Medical Insurance (ask us for a
quote) |
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Meals/drinks not specified in the itinerary |
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Tips for the drivers |
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Items of a personal nature, or any items not
specified as being included |
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Tour Price |
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| Tour Price Per Person (Land Only) |
Single Supplement |
Prepaid Gratuities |
| USD $2410.00 |
USD $450.00 |
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Note:
The Single Room Supplement applies ONLY for those who would like to
secure a private room throughout the tour, at the indicated additional price. If
you are not traveling with anyone you know and would like to share a room we
will be happy to find a suitable roommate. Per our Terms and Conditions,
registration for the tour will be held open until two weeks before the departure
date in order to try to match everyone with a roommate. If by that date we have
not been able to match you with a suitable roommate, you will be responsible to
pay for the single supplement. An early registration will facilitate this
process. |
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