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MEGALITHOMANIA'S

BEFORE THE PYRAMIDS

JOURNEY TO THE DAWN OF EGYPT TOUR

MARCH 2027

Join Andrew Collins and shamanism expert Debbie Cartwright on an extraordinary adventure of discovery as they uncover firm evidence of dynastic Egypt's foundations among the Tas Tepeler culture of ancient Turkey and the pre-sand world of the eastern Sahara. Visit some of Egypt's most iconic monuments and go in search of the lost world of Zerzura in Egypt's Western Desert

On this exclusive 14 night/15-day tour of Egypt in March 2027 go in search of Egypt's true point of Zep Tepi, the First Time.

Djara Cave in Egypt's Western Desert.

In Search of the Lost World of Zerzura

This is no normal tour. It is true quest of discovery, one where for two nights we will sleep in Bedouin tents after full days of exploration in the White Desert, the Black Desert, the Crystal Mountain and Pyramid Mountain, and, most important of all, the Djara Cave, a showcase cavern of great beauty seen as a place of emergence as much as 10,000 years ago.

It was somewhere never forgotten by the earliest kings to unite the warring tribes for the first time and create dynastic Egypt. We speak here, for instance, of the mighty Scorpion King, popularised by Hollywood, whose intact tomb we visit during a private tour of Abydos's Umm al-Qab cemetery. Of course, we will not neglect the most obvious treasures of ancient Egypt, when we explore the Great Pyramid on a private visit in an attempt to understand exactly what occupied the site prior to the pyramid’s construction.

When at Abydos we enjoy also a private visit to the enigmatic Osireion, a megalithic structure that almost certainly had its roots in Egypt's Old Kingdom times, but was reconstructed in the New Kingdom by the pharaoh Seti I.

We visit also the lioness-headed goddess Sekhmet in her chapel at Karnak during another exclusive private visit, something that will give us the spiritual energy and foresight to embark thereafter on our four-day journey in search of the lost world of Zerzura within Egypt's Western Desert.

Before that we go to Saqqara, where we can marvel at the magnificent Step Pyramid, built for the pharaoh Djoser by the architectural genius Imhotep. We see also the Fifth Dynasty pyramid of Unas, within which are inscribed the fabulous Pyramid Texts, which contain important keys on the true origins of Egyptian cosmology.

Debbie Cartwright emerging from the Red Pyramid of Sneferu (pic credit: Debbie Cartwright).

We visit also the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid at Dahshur, both built for the pharaoh Sneferu. Why built two pyramids? In fact, why built four? As that is what Sneferu did. And why is the Red Pyramid red? There is a possible solution we shall discuss, and it has to do with Sneferu and his family's own obsession with the Western Desert.

In addition to this, we explore the labyrinthine world of the Serapeum, built originally to house the bodies of deceased Apis bulls in giant sarcophagi made of hard igneous rock. Was this their only function, or did they also perform a task that can only be described as an act of lost technology as Debbie Cartwright will explain? Then of course, there are the pyramids of Giza, along with the Great Sphinx, which we also visit. The history of the Sphinx is far more complex than most people think. Was it once a lion as Robert Schoch and others have suggested? Or could it have been a huge reclining dog or jackal as Robert Temple has proposed?

We go also to the beautiful temple of Dendera, and in the crypts see the famous reliefs of “light bulbs." Are they really light bulbs? Or are they something even more profound? And then, finally, there are the must-see sites we visit on the Theban West Bank - the Ramasseum, the Valley of the Kings, and the Mortuary Temple of the female ruler Hatshepsut. She took her inspiration from Egypt's first official female ruler - Sobekneferu. But was Sobekneferu really the first female pharaoh as my book The First Female Pharaoh proposes? Or is the story more complex? Find out on this incredible adventure. This is a voyage of discovery, not just in what we know already, but in what we shall find out as we go along.

Andrew at the Great Sphinx (Picture credit: Debbie Cartwright).

Book now for this unimaginable tour, the memory of which will stay with you for the rest of your life.

The dates of the tour are March 13th to 27th, 2027. Cost per person is $7500 USD (based on double occupancy). This is an early bird offer, with the price rising later to $7795. Single occupancy supplement is $1650. Tour deposit is $700 + 2% booking fee. Final tour payment will be direct to our partners Soul of Egypt by bank transfer. There is a tip kitty of $300 per-person to be paid in cash at the start of the tour so that you never have to give tips yourself (Egyptian economy revolves around tips). 

For the full itinerary and immediate registration click here

Email enquiries to Andrew Collins by clicking here

Check the Megalithomania website for all tours in 2026 and 2027

 

Our Armenia and Turkey tour, which was to have taken place in May, will now take place between April 16-27, 2027. Click here for further information and registration.

ORIGINS Conference 2027 and Second Sphinx

This year’s ORIGINS conference will take place on Saturday, October 31. No details have been announced, although I shall be speaking about the second Sphinx debate, the very latest on what’s beneath the pyramids, and I shall be looking at how exactly Egyptian civilization came into being.

Andrew recorded a podcast with Hugh Newman of Megalithomania on the subject of the Second Sphinx debate.

Watch by clicking this link.

 

UPCOMING INTERVIEWS

Andrew is recording some key radio interviews and podcasts in the coming weeks, mostly talking about the latest developments at Giza regarding the Second Sphinx and what's going on beneath the plateau there. He is on Coast to Coast AM on Tuesday, May 26th at 12 midnight Pacific Time (8am UK time) and Cosmic Tusk with George Howard on Thursday, June 4th at 4pm EDT (9pm UK time).

I am also travelling to Boulder, Colorado, in July for a key interview on Gaia TV's "Beyond Belief" show.

EDGAR CAYCE ANCIENT MYSTERIES CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2026

Then in October Andrew presents a key-note lecture at Edgar Cayce's ARE's 2026 Ancient Mysteries Conference in Virginia Beach. The dates are October 8-11, and I will be the last speaker on the Saturday night talking about what exactly awaits discovery beneath the pyramids of Giza. Click here for further information and immediate registration.