Australia & New Zealand Soular Disc Journey
31st October - 19th November 2002
Australia is one of the oldest landforms on Earth and holds the primeval essence of Gaia. The Aboriginal peoples who have walked their song-lines and experienced the dreamtime of this mythic landscape will be our guides in exploring the profound natural wisdom, both it and they embody.
New Zealand too holds this essence. Its spectacular beauty ranges from verdant rolling hills, to high mountains and crystal clear lakes. Those who walk with the sacred greenstones of the Maori and who are re-awakening the ancient wisdom of the sacred places, will be our guides here.
Our journey will begin in Australia, exploring the hidden sacred places around Melbourne. We will then fly to our base in Alice Springs from where we will experience the outback with Aboriginal guides and visit the sacred monolith of Uluru and connect with the energies of the Soular Disc at Kata Tjuta. From here we will travel on to Sydney and the Blue Mountains before our onward journey to New Zealand. There we will travel overland, exploring the sacred places of both North and South Islands before connecting with the Soular Disc at the culmination of our journey.
Many people who visit Australia and New Zealand from the U.S.A. and Europe choose to take stop-overs on the way there or back. As a number of you have requested the flexibility to arrange this, we have organised and costed the journey to begin in Sydney, Australia and end in Christchurch, New Zealand. You are then free to arrange your international flights including any stop-overs you wish. We would recommend you to do so via TrailFinders in London, who can also arrange your Australian visa should you wish. Suzie can provide their contact details upon request.
Itinerary
Australia
1st Nov Arrange for your international flight to arrive in Sydney in plenty of time for group to meet in hotel by 5.00 p.m.
2nd Nov Day free to rest with an opportunity to explore Sydney. Optional visits to Botanical Gardens and Museum (at own cost).
3rd Nov We take a morning flight to Yulara , where we will explore the sacred Monolith of Uluru, the great icon of Australia’s heritage. Sounds of Silence dinner and storytelling.
4th Nov We meet Julie Rocka, Australian geomancer and travel with her to Llara
6th Nov Where we will meet and camp out with an Aboriginal family, whose land this is, and explore the area.
7th Nov We spend the day at the inner sanctum of Kata Tjuta, connecting with the Soular Disc.
8th Nov We have a rest day at Yulara to process and share our experiences
9th Nov We fly back to Sydney
10th Nov Today we travel to the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park,
11th Nov At the National Park a tour has been arranged for us.
12th Nov Leave Sydney and fly on to Auckland, New Zealand.
New Zealand
13th Nov Today we journey to Rotorua via the incredible Waitamo Caves.
14th Nov We have a whole day in which to explore Rotorua and Lake Taupo area, Huka Falls and the Temple of the Four Winds.
15th Nov We fly to Queenstown in South Island
16th Nov We take a day’s tour to beautiful Milford Sound
17th Nov From Queenstown we travel by minibus to Christchurch via the Lindis Pass, where we will connect with the Soular Disc and pay a visit the Church of the Good Shepherd. In the evening we join together for a celebratory meal.
18th Nov We check out of our hotel by 10.00a.m. and continue our separate journeys or connect with our international flights home.