Those who have traveled to the Lands of the Book of Mormon and also to the Holy Land have repeatedly stated that a Book of Mormon tour is equally enlightening, inspiring, and life-changing. These are the goals for this tour. We will visit the most significant sites of Mesoamerica and experience the ancient ruins and cultures of the Maya and the Olmec, including Mexico’s La Venta, Palenque, Bonampak, and Yaxchilán; Guatemala’s Tikal, Quiriguá, Patzicía, Iximché, and Lake Atitlán; and Honduras’s Copán. We will also visit marketplaces, the LDS temple, waterfalls, a sacrament meeting in a Mayan ward, and several museums. This is a 10-day adventure with a low price, directed by a couple with vast experience in these lands. Join us now!

Highlights:Independence, Community of Christ (RLDS) Temple, Flourney House,  Haun's Mill, Farr West, President Truman's Library, Adam-ondi-Ahman

 ISRAEL AND EGYPT

This tour is for those who want to see most of the Bible lands on a single tour. Your learning adventures in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Caesarea, Masada, and the Galilee area of the Holy Land, as well as Luxor, and Giza, will provide wonderful, enduring memories. You will have the opportunity to create some lasting friendships as you study the scriptures together and enjoy this time with others.

Enjoy an unforgettable experience by first visiting the Holy land where the sacred ministry of the Savior took place and then the Oberammergau Passion Play to see the excellent portrayal of those events. Your learning adventures in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Caesarea, Masada, and the Galilee areas will provide wonderful, enduring memories as you visit the highlights of this fascinating area. You will have the opportunity to create some lasting friendships as you enjoy this time with other adults.

Visit the Holy Land and gain insights into the scriptures from the sacred events and holy holidays that the children of Israel were instructed to observe in the Bible. Your director, along with your local Jewish guide, will give you many new insights of the Savior's life in this fascinating land. Brother Wayne Brickey is a master teacher. He is former instructor for the Church Education System and author of two inspiring books, Making Sense of Suffering and Inviting Him In. Currently you can read his articles weekly in the Mormon Times section of the Deseret News.

INSIGHTS FROM THE LANDS OF THE SCRIPTURES 

EGYPT · SINAI · PETRA · ISRAEL

For those who wish to see the biblical sites in Egypt, Sinai, and Israel, here is an opportunity to focus on the prophets as well as the ministry and teachings of Jesus Christ while you visit the sites where many of the sacred events recorded in the Bible took place. Along with this is the very interesting site of Petra in Jordan.  Enjoy a spiritual and educational experience with a dynamic teacher.

More than a trip or a vacation, this Travel Study program will enlighten and inspire all who participate. You will discover that there is a special spirit in the Holy land, and you will come home with a new appreciation for the many sacred events recorded in the Bible. The focus of this program will be the life and ministry of the Savior. This is also a longer and more in-depth opportunity to experience the Holy Land by visiting such sites as Caesarea, Haifa, Nazareth Village, Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Tel Dan, Mount Tabor, Megiddo, Beth Shean, Jericho, Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea, Shephelah, Bethlehem, model city, Yad Vashem, Bethlehem, City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Orson Hyde Memorial Garden, the BYU Jerusalem Center, Gethsemane, the Upper Room, the Garden Tomb, and other sites. 

This tour is designed for the traveler who doesn’t have a great deal of time and for those who don’t want to pack and unpack, moving from one hotel to another.  It is planned as a relaxing alpine retreat.  You’ll spend seven nights in the same beautiful, quaint hotel, nestled in the mountains, and be able to make several day trips to the see the sites, concluding with the magnificent Passion Play in Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany.  This tour will leave you both inspired and rejuvenated.  Highlights: Germany, Austria

Experience the best of Italian culture with its deeply-rooted religious history as you soak in the ambience of Rome, Florence and Venice with several stops to more delightful cities. Then travel north and bask in the beauty of the Swiss Alps as you conclude your journey through Bavaria and in Oberammergau for the Passion Play.

Highlights: Italy & Germany

Come, learn and experience the culture and customs of the modern and ancient people of Peru.  You will be amazed by the mysterious figures and drawings as you view the Nazca Lines. In Cuzco, you will be in awe as you ponder the ancient ruins of the Inca's at Macchu Picchu. In Iquitos – the Amazon River you will get a taste for the jungle life where monkeys, caymans and a variety of tropical birds abide. This in-depth tour has so many wonderful sights you will visit it will sure to be a trip of a lifetime!

Turkey, Greece plus Greek Island Aegean Sea Cruise (Patmos, Rhodes, Crete, Santorini)

New Testament stories can come alive when you visit the lands where they occurred. This program will provide an opportunity to explore the late New Testament sites. Come study with us where the ancient apostles taught. Under the direction of a great teacher, you will increase your knowledge of the life and teachings of Peter, John, and Paul. You will also increase your understanding of a part of the world that has been home to great ancient civilizations. Your life will never be the same. 

Director: Dean Marriott, religion teacher at BYU and experience Holy Land    Director