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Tour Dates:
- July 12th-19th, 2010
- July 29th-Aug 5th, 2010.
With such a small group, led by Denni Clarke, in her 16th year of leading tours, we can be free and spontaneous to explore crop circles as they appear. This is the height of the season - the week will be packed with adventures, hunting out new crop circles (it’s really like a treasure hunt sometimes), and meeting with other researchers and interesting people from around the world who are compelled to take an annual Pilgrimage to explore this enigmatic mystery. We’ll stay in a cottage in the heart of Wiltshire crop circle country and our week will be interspersed with visits to the myriad of ancient sites that are concentrated in this glorious Sacred Landscape, including entrance to Stonehenge outside hours for private meditation. Also included is a day trip to Glastonbury, which has been a spiritual center for thousands of years.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Meet at pre-arranged time and place at London Heathrow (LHR). Travel to our accommodations, lunching at a country pub en route. We will be staying at a lovely cottage, right in the heart of Crop Circle country. After settling in, go to visit our first Crop Circle. In the evening, enjoy our “Welcome Dinner” at one of the charming country pubs in the area.
Day 2: After a leisurely breakfast drive to the Silent Circle, the “croppie” meeting place. Take a picnic lunch to Avebury, visiting the largest Stone Circle in Europe and then explore any Crop Circles in the vicinity. Before we go back to our cottage, stop by the Henge Shop, a favourite place for discerning shoppers.
Day 3: In the morning (weather permitting) we’ll have the opportunity to take an exhilarating flight above the Crop Circles, so that you can see from above ones you’ve visited on the ground and get a chance to spot any new ones. Enjoy lunch in the interesting old market town of Marlborough. In the afternoon visit West Kennett Long Barrow (a 5000 year old chambered tomb), and see close by Silbury Hill (largest man made mound in Europe), taking in any formations that are in the area.
Day 4: Today we'll take a trip to Glastonbury and ancient Avalon, leaving early and staying late. Here you will have the opportunity to visit the Chalice Well, with its healing waters and peaceful gardens, climb Glastonbury Tor, and Wearyall Hill, visit the ancient Abbey ruins, and explore the unique and colourful shops. Stop for dinner at a quaint country pub on the way home.
Day 5: In case we weren't able to fly the other day, we’ll have another opportunity today. Otherwise, explore any new Crop Circles. Have lunch at The Barge Inn, a “croppie’ meeting place of yesteryear, set in a picturesque setting by the Kennet and Avon Canal, and then on to Devizes, a captivating old market town. Later this evening we’ll go up to Knapp Hill (optional) to have a few hours of sky/crop watching. What will we see? Many people have seen “balls of light” and other high strangeness from these locations.
Day 6: After breakfast visit the Silent Circle and then spend the day visiting any new formations we hear about or maybe an interesting older one that is further afield. After dinner at a lovely country pub, this evening we have a special visit to Stonehenge where we have special access inside the circle for sunset meditation.
Day 7: This is our last day together and our last Crop Circle experiences. Group consensus will decide what else. This afternoon we’ll be honoured to have afternoon tea with Michael Glickman, one of the “elders” of crop circle research, at his cottage. Here we will be enlightened by his unique insights into the Crop Circles and entertained by his witty humour. To top off our amazing week, afterwards, we will enjoy our Farewell Dinner together at a charming country pub.
Day 8: After breakfast, it is goodbye to Crop Circle country and back to London Heathrow.
This is only a rough outline of the itinerary, as we will have to take into account the weather, the energy and needs of the group, the availability of the Crop Circles, as well as being as open to synchronistic experiences as much as possible.
Price:
Minimum Per Person Price: 1255 Pound Sterling (GBP)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1405 Pound Sterling (GBP)
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Pick up and set down at London’s Heathrow Airport
- All land transportation
- All accommodation, all breakfasts and 2 dinners
- Entry fees, including special access inside Stonehenge for sunset meditation
- Field visits to Crop circles as they appear
- Visits to ancient sites in the area – Avebury stone circle, Silbury Hill and West, Kennet Longbarrow
- Meetings with top researchers
- Spontaneous evening events that may occur
- Optional flight to view formations from above
- Optional night sky/crop watches
- Day trip to mystical Avalon (Glastonbury).
Cost based on double occupancy. Single rooms extra (if available)
Also see tour packages in:
England
Cultural Journey
Pilgrimage/Spirituality
Europe
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