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  • Belize Tours
  • Mexico Tours
  • N.E.P.A.L Tours
  • Peru Tours

Belize Tours (Mayan Immersion Cultural Tour)

Tour Leaders
Your Tour Leader will be one of our Red Lotus experienced guides, teachers and healers, as well as a local expert.
Diana
Diana
Julie
Jenni
Jackie
Jackie
  • Diana
  • Jenni
  • Jackie
Diana has been a world traveler for over 20 years. Her mission is to inspire and assist others to discover and embrace their personal power; and to promote understanding and peaceful community amongst cultures. Her vehicle to accomplish this mission is foreign travel, ritual and teaching Self-exploration.
Jenni has been traveling the world for over 20 years, often alone, or with other women. Her journeys have taken her across the many landscapes of India, through the Himalayas of Nepal both by foot and by mountain bike, into the historical, fascinating land of Turkey, traversing the Straight of Gibraltar and into the alluring world of Morocco to name a few.
Jackie is a peace advocate, adventurer, a gifted intuit, healer, ordained Minister, Reiki master and teacher. She has walked the Andes in Ecuador, danced, played on the beaches and explored Greece. She has also sailed the waters of Mexico and traveled to Dharamsala, India to hear His Holiness Dali Lama teachings and basked in the Himalayas in Vashisht, the Valley of the Gods.

Tour Dates Price (USD) Itinerary How to Book
Mayan Immersion Cultural Tour
7-Day, 6-Night
TBA
TBA
Itinerary
N/A

Our price includes: Includes: In country r/t flight from Belize City to Punta Gorda; all excursion and entry fees, guides, activities, hotel, three meals a day.

Excluded expenses: Your r/t flight from No. America to Belize City, tips, airport departure fees, souveniers.

Accommodation in BelizeBelize is bordered on the north by Mexico, on the west and south by Guatemala and on the east the Caribbean Sea. The Toledo region is in the southern part of Belize and will be your home for this 8 day Mayan experience.

You will stay in a jungle lodge nestled between the Waterfall in Belizeriver and the rainforest and awaken to the song of exotic birdlife and the roar of monkeys in the distance. Each day will begin a new adventure.

This itinerary has something “Mayan” for everyone….learning about sustainable harvest on organic cacao farms, a volunteer project working side by side with the Mayan families, an evening of storytelling around the campfire with an authentic Mayan storyteller, tortilla making, and exploring the nearby Lubaantun ruins where the acclaimed Mitchell-Hedges cMayan Ruinsrystal skull was discovered are just some of what we have planned for you!

Don’t worry, you will have time to truly relax, and experience what it's like to be somewhere completely different. You will connect with the people and culture of Belize while surrounded by the enchanting rainforest. We'll keep you comfortable while giving you the opportunity to learn about the ancient Mayans and how they live today.

Join us in March or December this year!


The Maya believed everything to have a soul:
Stones, stars, trees and journeys.

Come explore the mystical ruins and lush rainforests of their ancient world.....and experience a journey with soul.


Belize Map

Mexico Tours (Tulum, Chichen Itza, Oaxaca)

Tour Leaders
Your Tour Leader will be one of our Red Lotus experienced guides, teachers and healers, as well as a local expert.
Julie
Julie
  • Julie
Julie Salisbury will be leading the Writer’s Workshop tours teaching participants her InspireABook program in one of the mystical and magical regions of Peru. Join her for a life changing experience in The Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.

Tour Dates Price (USD) Itinerary How to Book
"InspireABook" Writer's Workshop
7-Day, 6-Night
TBA TBA Itinerary
N/A

Mayan Ruins at Tulum
México is one of the world's most incredibly diverse travel destinations. Whatever your vacation wishes, Mexico will make them come true. Come for a week or 10 days with us and you'll never run out of interesting Chichen Itzaand fun things to do … even if all you want to do is relax! Sun worshippers will find the beaches of Mexico the best in the world. Miles upon miles of unspoiled sand awaits you! How about taking a walk among some of the most vast and fascinating ancient ruins in the world? If you're a history buff, Mexico will captivate you and keep you spellbound. The Aztecs and Mayans left their marks with temples, cities and towns both world-famous and barely explored.

Mexican culture is rich and varied, with a warm heart and a friendly smile foreveryone who ventures forth to meet the citizens. One week spent exploring all that this amazing, richly historic country has to offer and you'll be shouting "Viva, Mexico!"

Never End Peace And Love – N.E.P.A.L. Tour

Tour Leaders
Your Tour Leader will be one of our Red Lotus experienced guides, teachers and healers, as well as a local expert.
Rajan
Rajan
Diana
Diana
  • Rajan
  • Diana
Rajan has been taking tour groups into the remote regions of Nepal and RajanTibet for over 14 years, amounting to hundreds of trips. Diana sought out Rajan, in Kathmandu, because of his amazing reputation and testimonials from other travelers. His service is impeccable and carried out with great integrity….and his compassion for his fellow Nepalis is legendary.
Diana has been a world traveler for over 20 years. Her mission is to inspire and assist others to discover and embrace their personal power; and to promote understanding and peaceful community amongst cultures. Her vehicle to accomplish this mission is foreign travel, ritual and teaching Self-exploration.

Tour Dates Price (USD) Itinerary How to Book
Nepal Never End Peace And Love
16-Day, 15-Night
TBA
TBA
N/A
NA

At Red Lotus, we pride ourselves on the quality of service we give to our tour members. So of course we have designed our partnership with Rajan and our Never End Peace and Love tours to be the best! We provide an alternative to the dash-in, dash-out assault style tours of many of the other companies.. The idea is to bring people closer to the Himalayas and the people, all they have to offer through carefully designed tours which unite the natural history, cultural diversity and unique environments of this region.

The result:
a deeper appreciation of the Himalayan mountains, valleys and jungles, the splendor of the plants and animals, and the cheerful perseverance of the people. We always use only the best guides or Sherpas. Each trip maximizes the exposure to Himalayan lifestyles and wilderness, while still maintaining the safety of our groups.

Our price includes:
All transportation in Nepal including two flights, accommodation, at least two meals per day (typically breakfast and dinner), yoga and meditation classes and ceremonies, entrance fees to all world heritage sites and national parks.

Excluded expenses: Your flight to and from Nepal, entry visa for Nepal (at this time $30 USD), alcoholic beverages, spa treatments, meals taken outside the meals provided, laundry, airport departure taxes and tips.

Prices above are based on double occupancy (sharing a room).
Single supplement (private room) for the 16-Day Nepal Tour is $500.
Prices are in US Dollars.

Never End Peace And Love – N.E.P.A.L. Tour

Nepal Never End Peace and Love TourThe Never End Peace And Love tour introduces you to an ancient culture situated in the majestic Himalayas, its foothills and valleys, and its preserved jungle, Chitwan. Nepal is a place you come to Let Go... Let go of your expectations, let go of your limiting beliefs, let go of how you think things should be. Nepal invites you to just Be and truly experience the flow of the moment.

Our 16-day tour begins in Kathmandu where we will stay in the oldest historic district, Bhaktipur. You will be surrounded by astounding architecture, sights, sounds and everything that wakes up the senses in this city. Great photography available here! We will have an opportunity to visit and spend time with a group of children from New Life Center and share an outing with them to a World Heritage Site.

We spend the next 15 days journeying into the other regions that make up this diverse and fascinating country we will visit:
~ Pokhara and the mellow vibes of this town offers opportunities to day hike, relax and enjoy the town and its Annapurna range vistas, and visit a local paragliding center that incorporates birds of prey and falconry in their programs.
~ The Chitwan National Park and small village of Sauraha, with its warmer Nepaltemperatures and wildlife.
~ Lumbini, the birthplace of Siddhartha the Buddha; a perfect place for reflection, journaling and peaceful moments
~ Dhulikhel with its spectacular sunrise, our Buddhist lamas and yoga ceremony, day hiking and a funky "flower power" evening that recreates the feel of Kathmandu in the 60’s and early 70’s.

A return to Kathmandu for the final four days of the tour will give us time to do more sightseeing of absolutely amazing places, take advantage of a spa treatment or two, and enjoy free time aside from tour activities.

As we allow ourselves to explore the many sights and sensations that define Nepal, we take time to open our hearts to those less fortunate and spend time with Children's welfare groups and Women’s cooperatives. In this way we learn about their challenges and triumphs in life and donate our time and service.

And don’t worry, there will be plenty of time to shop for Buddhas in Thamel; Tibetan treasures, jewelry, shawls and exquisite art too!

We invite you to come on a journey that reaches deep into your heart and soul. There is no doubt about it: Nepal changes people in the most beautiful ways.

If you are ready for a trip truly out of the ordinary, Nepal must be on your list.

Look for us to be adding a new country each year to our schedule!

2010/11 Peru Tours
(The Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Cusco)

  • Photography Tour
  • Sacred Gifts Graduate Tour
  • Writer’s Workshop
Tour Leaders
Your Tour Leader will be one of our Red Lotus experienced guides, teachers and healers, as well as a local expert.
Darlene
Darlene
Diana
Diana
Washington
Washi
  • Darlene
  • Diana
  • Washi
Darlene brings her passion for travel and personal growth as well as her amazing talent for Darlene capturing "feelings" in her photography. She is a seasoned traveler having spent time in Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Peru, Thailand, New Zealand and Australia. Darlene loves exotic locales, exotic food and experiencing different countries directly through the local people and the cultural arts.
Diana has been a world traveler for over 20 years. Her mission is to inspire and assist others to discover and embrace their personal power; and to promote understanding and peaceful community amongst cultures. Her vehicle to accomplish this mission is foreign travel, ritual and teaching Self-exploration.
If you are fortunate enough meet Washi you will see a very gentle man, an open heart, kindness, empathy, exuberant in life as well as an intelligent entrepreneurial young man who has learned through his life experiences what it means to be one with your people. We call him “Washi the Unstoppable”…he just gets things done.

Tour Dates Price (USD) Itinerary How to Book
Photography Tour
“The Art of Seeing”

10-Day, 9-Night
TBA
TBA
Itinerary
N/A

This photography tour in Peru is designed for amateur and hobbyist photographers who would like to come away not only with basic technical Peru musicianskills in photography, but a greater appreciation and understanding of the art of “seeing”.

Within the context of a cultural tour of the Andes region of Peru, you will receive a one hour group instruction daily by Darlene Hildebrandt (see “About Us” page), on-site help/advice/tips during the day as you are creating your photos, and one hour of image review and critique as a group daily.

The heart of Red Lotus Tours is to immerse ourselves at a grassroots level with the PeruQuechua people and give of our time and talents to build cultural integration in the regions we visit. For the photography tour you will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to share a lesson and photo day, one on one, with a village child from the Sacred Valley.

Darlene has planned an amazing program for this very special tour and we guarantee if you are excited about travel photography, art, helping people, making friends, enjoying good food and spectacular scenery…. You don’t want to miss this opportunity!

Tour Leaders
Your Tour Leader will be one of our Red Lotus experienced guides, teachers and healers, as well as a local expert.
Darlene
Diana
Julie
Jenni
Washington
Washi
  • Diana
  • Jenni
  • Washi
Diana has been a world traveler for over 20 years. Her mission is to inspire and assist others to discover and embrace their personal power; and to promote understanding and peaceful community amongst cultures. Her vehicle to accomplish this mission is foreign travel, ritual and teaching Self-exploration.
Jenni has been traveling the world for over 20 years, often alone, or with other women. Her journeys have taken her across the many landscapes of India, through the Himalayas of Nepal both by foot and by mountain bike, into the historical, fascinating land of Turkey, traversing the Straight of Gibraltar and into the alluring world of Morocco to name a few.
If you are fortunate enough meet Washi you will see a very gentle man, an open heart, kindness, empathy, exuberant in life as well as an intelligent entrepreneurial young man who has learned through his life experiences what it means to be one with your people. We call him “Washi the Unstoppable”…he just gets things done.

Tour Dates Price (USD) Itinerary How to Book
Sacred Gifts Graduate Tour
16-Day, 15-Night
May 20 to
Jun 4
2011
$3,600 Itinerary How to Book


Our Sacred Gifts Graduate Tour is a custom tour designed Peru childrenspecifically for those who have completed Monique MacDonald’s Sacred Gifts Workshop and space is limited to 30 participants.

This 16 day/15 night itinerary offers you some of the most unique “off the beaten track” Andean experiences along side classic Machu Picchu, and into the Amazon rainforest…a paradise of biodiversity.

Designed specifically to be experienced through the filter of “sacred gifts”, Monique will spend time each morning with the group focusing on intention setting. We will have ample Peru spiritual guideopportunities to use our sacred gifts and watch others’ sacred gifts in action. In the evenings we will gather again to share the days events, our insights and inspirations.

Our commitment is to provide a safe, fun & supportive environment for you to step beyond your boundaries and spread your wings. Our tours are a celebration of discovery, unfolding, and community building.

We have designed this tour to offer a slower paced schedule to enable you to spend time with the local people thus enriching your understanding of their culture and customs. Our expert guides, teachers and shamans will share with you their historical knowledge, ceremonies and rituals Peru, Machu Picchuwhich you will be able to participate in if you wish.

We believe that befriending a country and it’s people is a way to bring us all closer, and to help experience our connectedness as human beings.

Our Red Lotus intention is to provide you an experience with depth and heart.

Tour Leaders
Your Tour Leader will be one of our Red Lotus experienced guides, teachers and healers, as well as a local expert.
Julie
Julie
Diana
Diana
Washington
Washi
  • Julie
  • Diana
  • Washi
Julie Salisbury will be leading the Writer’s Workshop tours teaching participants her InspireABook program in one of the mystical and magical regions of Peru. Join her for a life changing experience in The Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.
Diana has been a world traveler for over 20 years. Her mission is to inspire and assist others to discover and embrace their personal power; and to promote understanding and peaceful community amongst cultures. Her vehicle to accomplish this mission is foreign travel, ritual and teaching Self-exploration.
If you are fortunate enough meet Washi you will see a very gentle man, an open heart, kindness, empathy, exuberant in life as well as an intelligent entrepreneurial young man who has learned through his life experiences what it means to be one with your people. We call him “Washi the Unstoppable”…he just gets things done.

Tour Dates Price (USD) Itinerary How to Book
Writer’s Workshop
in Peru
10-Day, 9-Night
TBA
TBA
Itinerary
N/A

Julie Salisbury will be leading these workshop tours Cuzco, Peruagainst the backdrop of the magnificent Andes region of Peru giving participants inspiration and classes on various aspects of finding your inner passions and then expressing them through the written word. Give yourself time out of your busy life to capture your memoirs for your future generations, write that business book to promote your business or any other fiction or non-fiction dream.

The build your own book principle was designed by Julie for first time authors. Accelerate your book project with her simple step-by-step guide to get started. "Everyone has a book inside them and we can show you how to achieve that dream." The exclusive InspireABook™ binder system helps you to build your book, chapter, by chapter, with our unique organising system. She will guide you through the process and then help you get ready for publishing. Don't miss your inspirational moments-capture and record them.

Join us for this inspirational class within a deeply rich cultural tour! We promise you a unique and memorable holiday!