AN INVITATION. Celebrate with us on a journey of deep listening, weaving together adventure, ecology, sacred waters, the ancient mysteries, archeology, and well-being. Our trip has been thoughtfully considered to create an experience of renewal, exceptional quality, depth, and unique access.

I created this trip to bring together the things that continue to nourish and fascinate me: ancient Egyptian culture, sacred waters, movement, ecological restoration, ritual, and the people whose knowledge and traditions are still alive today.

Rather than simply leading you from one monument to another, I want to invite you into a deeper experience of these ancient lands.

with love,
Kaylee

March 11-March 23, 2027
12 Nights/ 13 Days

There are places on Earth that seem to exist beyond time, where the veil is thin, beckoning us to listen and to remember that we are part of something far greater than ourselves.

We begin our journey at the crown of the ancient world, the pyramids of Giza. Connecting with the waters of the Nile, under the waxing moon, we sail deeper into the African continent, visiting ancient sites along the way with an Egyptologist. Our trip culminates with the full moon on Heissa island in Nubia, often known as the womb of the world. Here, we will restore Blue Lotus to her native habitat.

The south was known as the Upper Kingdom, land of the Blue Lotus, Nymphaea Caerulea, whose ancient Egyptian name was Sesen.

Our journey is designed to restore balance, within and without. Our trip has a thoughtful rhythm that allows guests to engage deeply while still honoring moments of stillness, creativity and renewal.

Journey led by
Kaylee Gibson

With Poultice Massage and Offerings by
Micha Merrick

Guest facilitators:

Tarek Asela

Nubian Wisdom Keeper

An Egyptologist throughout our trip

BIOS

Temple of Seti I at Abydos - Carved 13th Century BC

Hathor’s Temple - Dendera

Hathor’s Temple - Dendera

Hathor’s Temple - Dendera

Isis’ Gate

TEMPLES
&
SITES

Included in our Journey

Private Access noted in bold

Giza Complex

The Sphinx

Private access to The Great Pyramid - Private Sound Journey

Saqqara

GEM Museum

Temple of Dendera

Karnak Temple
Temple of Ptah - Sekhmet Private access

Valley of the Queens

Valley of the Kings

Hatshepsut’s temple

Esna

El Kab

Edfu

Kom Ombo

Philae - Isis Temple

Original Isis Gate

PROPHECY OF THE BLUE LOTUS

A reflection by Kaylee Gibson

There is a prophecy I encountered along the Nile, that when the Blue Lotus returns, balance will be restored on Earth.

Drawn by a deep fascination to Egyptian Blue Lotus, Nymphaea Caerulea,
I traveled through Kemet, to the land of Isis (Auset)
Often called by those from there, The Womb of the Earth
listening to the plant, to the river,
and to the stewards devoted to restoring the plant to her home.

Once abundant along the banks of the Nile
Blue Lotus has nearly disappeared from its native habitat.

Her absence is tied to a larger rupture
the construction of the Aswan High Dam completed in 1970,
which transformed the river’s natural cycles
and displaced over 90,000 Nubians
whose lives had been deeply interwoven with the Nile for several millennia

The dam interrupted the river’s ancient flooding cycle
the very intelligence that nourished the fertile land
And gave Kemet its name, Black Land; referring to the fertile soil

Entire villages, ancestral lands, and temples were submerged,
including the Temple of Isis, later relocated by UNESCO

One could say it is tied to an even larger collective rupture
In Ancient Egypt, Blue Lotus represented the divine feminine
while papyrus represented the divine masculine.
They grew together harmoniously, aiding one another
Today, solely papyrus grows; missing its counterpart

For many, Blue Lotus is not just a plant
but a conscious being A symbol of renewal, purification, and the divine feminine.
Medicine for the heart.

While tracing the Nile’s course,
I was struck by the river itself mirroring the shape of a lotus.
Her roots reaching deep into the African continent
Her delta blooming into the Mediterranean,

The Lotus revealed to me,
As balance is cultivated within
It is reflected without

As the divine feminine begins to rise within
So too, does the lotus
And the masculine rises to meet her

What returns to the Earth
reflects what we are restoring within ourselves.

The Blue Lotus does not come back by chance
She returns as we remember.

By participating in this journey, you become a part of an unfolding prophecy. Our trip will culminate by planting Blue Lotus on the banks of the Nile by an Acacia Tree, known to Egyptians, as The Tree of Life.

It is through the womb that a new world is born.

The Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) belongs to one of the earliest lineages of flowering plants on Earth, dating back to well over 100 million years.

Each morning, in ancient Egypt (Kemet) the flower emerged from the waters and opened with the rising sun, becoming a living symbol of resurrection, eternal life, and the unfolding of consciousness. The heliacal rising of Sirius, Auset’s star in the summer sky, signaled the yearly flooding of the Nile, bringing life-giving water back to the desert, restoring Ma’at (balance), marking the new year.

Across cultures, the lotus continues to be one of humanity’s most enduring symbols of creation, renewal, and awakening.

ITINERARY

Day 01
Arrive to our hotel in Giza, rest.
Day 02
Explore the Giza Complex & The Sphinx
Private access to the Great Pyramid - Sound Journey in the Kings Chamber
Day 03
Explore the ancient acropolis of Saqqara, the oldest pyramids of ancient Egypt. We ride horses in the desert.
Day 04
Visit the extraordinary, newly re-opened Grand Egyptian Musem - GEM.
Short flight to Luxor, the world’s largest open-air museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Check in to our new home for five nights on the waters of the Nile, in our private Dahabiya. Practice - connecting with the waters.
Day 05
Optional sunrise hot air balloon ride over the Luxor Valley. Visit the magnificent temple of Hathor, at Dendera and the Temple of Nut. Evening Practice.
Day 06
Sunrise private access to Karnak, the Temple of Ptah - Sekhmet. A visit to Hatshepsut’s temple- Valley of the Queens and Kings. We set sail south. Evening practice.
Day 07
Esna & El Kab
Day 08
Sail & Swim in the Nile. Edfu & Kom Ombo.
Day 09
Arrive in Aswan. Enjoy an early dinner at the Cataract Hotel, where Agatha Christie famously wrote “Death on the Nile.” Take a small boat to Heissa Island.
Day 10
Morning Yoga. Connect with Nymphaea Caerulea, the Blue Lotus along the Nile.
Creative practice. Rewild the Blue Lotus along the Nile as the moon approaches fullness. Option to visit a Nubian Village.
Day 11
Visit Philae Temple- Auset’s temple (ISIS). Relax. Swim in the Nile.
Full moon sound Journey.
Day 12
Sunrise - Ceremony at the Original ISIS Gate (Auset) as the full moon sets.
Final celebration - farewell dinner
Day 13
Departure

THE RHYTHM OF OUR JOURNEY

While we will visit many extraordinary sites, the journey also has spaciousness. Time for exploration is balanced with rest, reflection, creativity, and practices that allow us to integrate what we encounter along the way.

Throughout our time together, we will offer various practices including yoga, movement, meditation, yoga nidra, and sound journeys. Each guest will receive a poultice massage from Micha Merrick, working with local herbs of the Nile basin, including Blue Lotus.

Our days move between temple and river, movement and stillness, shared experience and time to oneself.

NOTES ON OUR JOURNEY

The landscapes of Kemet offer more than stories of an ancient civilization; they are living intelligence, and invite us into a relationship with timeless wisdom that continues to speak to those who arrive with openness and reverence.

In Kemet, it is as if one senses the arc of evolution across eons.

There are keys here that seem to open gates restoring pathways in our consciousness of innate wisdom, inspiration and sovereignty, guiding us in the next phase of our lives, and the world we co-create.

Here, we allow ancient perspectives to illuminate the present.
The Egyptian worldview recognized the inseparable relationship between humanity, the natural world, and the cosmos, reminding us that harmony is cultivated through reverence, participation, and right relationship, MA’AT. The ways of the ancients feel especially meaningful as we navigate an era of profound change and ask how we might live with greater integrity, beauty, and care.

As we travel together, we are invited to move beyond sightseeing and into presence. To meet each temple as a place of contemplation. We receive the Nile as a teacher and allow the silence of the desert to reveal what cannot be heard amid the noise of everyday life.

The landscapes we cross often mirror the landscapes within us, offering unexpected moments of insight, remembrance and renewal. Whether you arrive with clear intentions or simply a sense that something is calling, may this experience deepen your relationship with your heart, the living world, and with the cosmos.

It is an honor to invite you on this journey.

A note on Auset/ Isis:

Auset, commonly known by her Greek name, Isis, was one of the mother goddesses of ancient Egypt. She is associated with fertility, birth, protection, healing and renewal.

Philae became one of her most sacred centers. In ancient Egyptian belief, it was associated with the burial of Osiris and with Isis’s magical restoration of him. This gave the island profound themes of death, rebirth and regeneration. During the Hellenistic period, her worship spread through the Mediterranean.

EGYPT, MARCH 2027

First Edition

BLUE LOTUS RISING

A JOURNEY THROUGH ANCIENT KEMET

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