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Dr. Ron Charles has been leading historical/cultural/archaeological/education
tours to Europe and the Middle East for more than
20 years. Listed below are examples of tours that
Ron has led in the past ten (10) years (unless
noted, all tours are 14 days in length—this
includes two days for travel).
- European church tour—Tour the most renowned
churches and monasteries of Bavaria, Germany
and Tirol, Austria.
- Austrian church tour—Tour renowned
as well as non-renowned churches and monasteries
in throughout Austria.
- Bavarian church tour—Tour renowned
as well as un-renowned churches and monasteries
in Bavaria, Germany.
- Historical tour of Bavaria—Tour the
historical sites and highlights of Bavaria.
- Museum tour of Bavaria and Austria
- Tour of Hitler’s Germany—Tour
of Bavaria, Vienna, Berlin, Prague and Warsaw.
- Tour of the Hapsburg’s Austria/Hungry
- Historical tour of The Black Forest and the
Rhine
- Historical tour of Black Forest, the Rhine,
and eastern France
- Historical tour of Austria
- Historical tour of Austria, northern Italy
and eastern Switzerland
- Archaeological tour of Switzerland and the
Black Forest
- Historical tour of Switzerland
- Historical tour of England
- Historical tour of England, Scotland and
Wales
- Historical tour of Holland
- Historical tour of Holland and Belgium
- Archaeological tour of Israel—Roman
and crusader archaeological sites
- Historical tour of Israel—Tour of historical
sites located in Israel from 1st century BC
to 14th century AD
- Bible history tour of Israel—Follow
the Old Testament history of Israel
- Historical Life of Jesus tour—a tour
that traces the travels of Jesus in Israel
- Historical Holy Land tour—Tour of the
historical highlights of Egypt, Israel, and
Jordan.
- Archaeological tour of Egypt
- Historical tour of northern Egypt
- Historical tour of southern Egypt
- Historical highlights of Egypt
- Mosque tour of Cairo
- Historical tour of northern India
- Historical tour of Albania
- Historical tour of the Balkans
- Historical tour of Greece
- Archaeological tour of Albania
- Historical tour of Istanbul
- Archaeological tour of western Turkey
- Historical tour of western Turkey
- Historical tour of central Turkey
- Mosque and Museum tour of Istanbul
- Historical tour of eastern Turkey
- Historical tour of far eastern Turkey and
Armenia
- Historical tour of the 7 churches of Asia.
- Archaeological tour of Guatemala
- Historical tour of Nicaragua
These tours are unique in that we do not stay
in the 5-star tourist hotels or eat in the tourist
restaurants. Instead, we stay in local homes with
area families, area pensions (bed & breakfast)
or private apartments, or hotels that cater to
the local and area residents (in Egypt we occasionally
stay with Bedouins in Bedouin desert tents). We
also eat the local food (not McDonald’s
or KFC) and involve ourselves as much as possible
and feasible into the local customs and culture.
We use local transportation (train, automobile,
vans, camels, horses and so on) to get to our
destinations. Typical for these tours is that
along with the traditional “tourist sites”
the tour guest will visit areas and sites that
are off the typical tourist beaten path and are
not necessarily detailed in anyone’s tourist
guide, yet are fascinating, educational, intriguing,
and very much cultural. All along the tour route,
Ron will share the history that relates to the
site and its significance relative to the local
and/or the country’s history. In addition,
there will be many opportunities to be involved
with other outside activities that are usually
not part of a typical tourist tour. These include
attending a Bedouin feast, staying with Bedouins,
Nile River ride on the local boats (not tourist
boats), climbing mountains in the Alps, Arabian
horse rides in the Sahara, camel rides in the
Sarah, mid-night picnic in the Sahara with a breakfast
at sunrise over-looking the Giza Pyramids, spending
the night in monasteries, spending the night in
Medieval castles and much more.
Feb. 22-24—Frankfurt, Germany
Feb. 26—Speikeldorf, Germany
Feb. 27—Munich
Feb.29-March 10-Cairo, Egypt
Mar. 19-21—Grass Valley, California
Mar. 22-23—Ft. Bragg, California
Mar 25-28—Albuquerque, NM
Mar. 30—Tacoma, Washington
April 13—Cincinnati, OH
April 14-15—Dayton, OH
April 16-20—Central City, KY
May 9-21—Cairo, Egypt
May 22-30—Dublin, Ireland
June 2-6—Paris, France (scheduled but not confirmed)
August 10—Port Huron, Mich
August 16—Perrysburg, OH
August 17—Toledo, OH
August 24--Liberty City, TX
August 24—Gladewater, TX
August 31—Tyler, TX
Sept. 1-5—Kilgore, TX
Sept. 7—Gladewater, TX
Sept. 12-14—Dallas, TX
Sept. 17—Kilgore, TX
Sept. 21—Tyler, TX
Sept. 21—Gilmer, TX
Sept. 24—Garland, TX
Sept. 28—Dallas, TX
Sept. 28—Ennis, TX
Oct. 5—Carthage, TX
Oct. 5—Longview, TX
October 12—Oberhausen, Germany
October 19—Düsseldorf, Germany
Oct. 20-Nov.1—India.
Nov. 2—Frankfurt, Germany
Nov. 3-5—Managua, Nicaragua
Nov. 9-15—Lima, Peru
Please contact Ron Charles at rpalban@cubitfoundation.org
or 1-800-522-4324 for details of lecture engagements.
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