UNCHARTEDX TOURS

UnchartedX Tours

Ben van Kerkwyk

Investigating precision stonework and lost technology of ancient civilizations
Visitors standing beside one of the enormous polished granite sarcophagi inside the underground chambers of the Serapeum of Saqqara in Egypt showing the massive scale and precision stonework of the ancient structure
Egypt Tours • Peru Tours • Ancient Engineering • Precision Stonework • Lost Technology
THE EVIDENCE IN STONE

Do ancient tool marks match the official explanation?

Some ancient stonework looks carved by hand. Other examples look cut, drilled, polished, or machined

UnchartedX tours start with the stone, not the script. Tool marks, tight joints, flat surfaces, massive stone statues, and ultra-polished granite artifacts raise a simple question: what kind of tools and methods could have produced this work?

Instead of dismissing evidence that does not fit the official narrative, examine the stone and ask the harder question: what part of the story has to change?

Close-up of a precision cylindrical core drill hole carved into granite at the Sun Temple of Niuserre at Abu Ghurab in Egypt showing concentric drilling marks inside the stone surface
Broken stone sarcophagus at Abu Ghurab in Egypt, with visitors inspecting carved stone fragments near the Sun Temple of Niuserre in the Abusir-Saqqara area.
The Experience

See, Touch, and Judge for Yourself

Photos and videos only go so far. Size, scale, and precision are felt up close

You have heard the standard explanation. You have seen the evidence that challenges it. Now get close to the stone and ask the harder question: how was this work really possible?

Did the builders create this work with technology we have not accounted for, or did they inherit older artifacts and build around them?

Evidence-First Approach

Each site is framed around what can be seen, measured, and documented: the stone, the marks, the surfaces, the joints, and the scale of the work.

You are not handed a conclusion. You are shown where to look, what to question, and how to judge the evidence for yourself.

Private Permission Access

Some sites are opened exclusively for the UnchartedX tour group through private arrangements, permits, and local contacts.

That access is impractical to arrange alone and is not part of ordinary tours.

The People Around You

You are traveling with people who went down the same rabbit hole you did: engineers, scientists, skeptics, builders, researchers, and ancient-site obsessives.

Everyone arrives with questions, and once you are standing in front of the stone together, the conversations become half the tour.

EGYPT TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

The Evidence You Have to See Up Close

Here is a small selection of what you’ll see on your UnchartedX Egypt tour. Imagine running your fingertips across grooves and cut marks made thousands of years ago, then wondering what life was really like for the builders..

  • Climbing down ladder to second level of the Osiris Shaft
  • Serapeum box with the notched lid
  • Scoop marks on the top portion of the Unfinished Obelisk
  • Circular stone saw tool mark in granite at Abu Ghorab
  • Megalithic walls of the Osirion over standing water.
  • Large tilted granite naos on Elephantine Island in Aswan, Egypt, with a visitor standing beside it for scale, showing the hollow rectangular interior of the ancient temple shrine.
  • Another foot fragment at Tanis
TOUR REVIEW

What’s It Like to Actually Go

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Alex

techzelle.com
★★★★★

“Ben’s team delivered the once-in-a-lifetime experience I was seeking in Egypt. Highly recommended.”

I booked the UnchartedX Egypt tour about ten days before departure, with no serious plan to visit Egypt. I came back wondering why I had waited so long.

The tour covered the famous sites, but also places that never appear on standard Egypt itineraries, including private access into normally closed chambers. The logistics were tight, with security, transportation, medicine, and daily planning handled smoothly.

What stood out most was the group itself: about thirty people who had all found their way there through the same YouTube rabbit hole. Add Yousef Awyan alongside Ben, and the tour had a second layer of local knowledge, symbolism, and Egyptian context that made the experience deeper.

One thing to know: this is a tour for people who want to examine the evidence. Budget for 10,000 to 15,000 steps a day.

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osiris shaft ladder
Osiris Shaft · Giza

““It starts out ok, but gets weirder and creepier the more you go down.”

red pyramid
RED PYRAMID · DASHUR

“Yousef played his flute inside the inner chamber. The resonance was something you can’t recreate from a video.”

ben van kerkwyk of unchartedx and alex
On Ben as a Guide

“Choose Ben if you want technical analysis and critical thinking. He stays close to what’s observable rather than pushing a fixed narrative.”

UPCOMING TOURS

UnchartedX Tour Schedule

Your next chance to experience the evidence in the field with Ben van Kerkwyk

Here is the current schedule and locations of UnchartedX tours. Use the details link for booking information, and check Ben’s UnchartedX website for the latest updates.

2026 UnchartedX Primordial Egypt Tour – December 6-21 Wisdom of the Ancients Tour 16 days, 7 Special permission ‘private visits,’ 5* hotels, 4 night Nile Cruise

Join myself ( Ben van Kerkwyk from UnchartedX ), Kyle and Russ Allen from The Brothers of the Serpent Podcast , as well as expert guide Yousef Awyan on an epic journey exploring the varied mysteries of ancient high technology across the iconic sites of Egypt on the annual UnchartedX Primordial Egypt Tour! Full itinerary details below . [details]

as of: 2026-05-23
 

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The Team Behind the Experience

The right people help you understand what most visitors miss.

Ben does not run these tours alone. The co-hosts around him bring technical and local knowledge, site experience, alternative viewpoints, and the kind of group chemistry that makes long days in the field exciting and rewarding.

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Ben van Kerkwyk

UnchartedX · Tour Host

Researcher and filmmaker behind UnchartedX. Ben brings technical precision and genuine curiosity to each site, measuring, documenting, and asking the questions that do not have easy answers. He has revisited many of these places enough to know exactly where to slow down and what details are worth a closer look.
Yousef Awyan Tours
Yousef Awyan

Khemit School EXPERT

Master stone mason and second-generation Khemitologist, raised near the Giza pyramids. Yousef brings a hands-on understanding of stone, craft, symbolism, and Egyptian tradition that changes how you read the sites. His presence adds a local and practical dimension that is hard to replace.
Serpent Brothers Tour
Kyle & Russ Allen

Serpent BROTHERS

Hosts of the Brothers of the Serpent podcast and longtime collaborators with Ben. Kyle and Russ bring a research-podcast energy to the trip: curious, conversational, skeptical, and genuinely fun to travel with. Their presence helps make the tour feel less like a lecture and more like a shared investigation.