Allen’s Book of Mormon
Tours
9-Day Land of Nephi Tour with Izapa
January 25 – February 2,
2025
$2,495 per person
double occupancy
Includes all internal
air flights.
Does not include
international air flights.
(United States to Guatemala
City and Tuxtla Gutierrez to the United States)
Following the death of Lehi and Sariah, Nephi
was warned by the Lord to depart from his brothers, Laman and Lemuel. Along
with many who were living in the area of Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico at the time,
Nephi traveled to the highlands of Guatemala where he built a city which was
called the city of Nephi. For four
hundred years the highlands of Guatemala served as a backdrop for the events
recorded in the books of 2 Nephi, Jacob, Enos, Jarom, Omni, Mosiah, and
Alma. Come with us on this nine-day
all-inclusive journey, as we visit places that are documented as Nephi,
Ishmael, Middoni, Helam, the waters of Mormon, the east wilderness of
Zarahemla, and the land of Lehi’s first inheritance.
On this tour you will see the Book of Mormon
history come to life as we travel throughout the area proposed as the land of
Nephi. You will visit the LDS temples in Guatemala City and Quetzaltenango, six
archaeological sites and museums, nine locations associated with the Book of
Mormon and other places of interest culminating with the site of Izapa where
you will see stela 5, also known as the Tree of Life stone.
TOUR INCLUDES: eight nights hotel
accommodations, two internal air flights (a $300 value), two or more meals
daily except on first and last days, first-class bus transportation, entrance
fees and guide service to places listed on the itinerary, taxes and tips on
group items, literature and maps pertaining to your tour, and escorted by
professional tour director Blake Joseph Allen.
A tour deposit of $500 per person is due in
order to reserve your space on the tour. A second payment of $1,000 per person
is due 6 months prior to departure with the final payment due 60 days prior to
departure. The deposit amount is non-refundable; however, it may be transferred
to another tour if taken within 12 months of the original scheduled tour
departure. See terms and conditions for details. Prices and itineraries are
subject to change.
Call today to book your space on this deluxe
Book of Mormon experience. 1.801.226.5200 or email us at
BookOfMormonTours@gmail.com.
ITINERARY
Day 1: Sat, January 25, Guatemala City
Our flights take us to Guatemala City, the
city of Eternal Spring. Upon arrival we will transfer and check into our
deluxe hotel. (No meals included)
Day 2: Sunday, January 26, Guatemala City
After attending church with the local saints,
we will visit the Guatemala LDS temple and then later, the National
Museum of Archaeology of Guatemala where we will view and analyze Kaminaljuyu’s
stela 10, an altar that dates to 147 BC and may suggest a transfer of
kingship from King Noah to Limhi (see Mosiah 18 & 19). We will then visit the large relief map
of Guatemala in order to orient ourselves with the geographical overview of the
country in relation to the Book of Mormon. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 3: Monday, January 27, Guatemala City
Our air flight will take us to the awe-inspiring,
Maya archaeological zone of Tikal, occupied from 600 BC to AD 750. This
dense rain forest is considered by many to be the East Wilderness where the
Nephites, under the direction of the military leader Moroni, built many
fortified cities during the 1st century BC (see Alma 50:7-15). New evidence
shows a strong relationship between Teotihuacan and Tikal at the close of the
Book of Mormon history which resulted in the downfall of the Nephite nation. In
the evening we will take a return flight to Guatemala City. (Breakfast, Lunch).
Day 4: Tuesday, January 28, Lake Atitlan
This morning we will check out of our hotel and
explore the archaeological zone of Kaminaljuyu, the area considered by
many to have been where Nephi settled in the 6th century BC (see 2
Nephi 5:5-10). We will then bus to Antigua, the old Spanish capital of
Guatemala. Several buildings date to the 16th and 17th
centuries. We will visit the jade
factory prior to continuing on to Lake Atitlan. En route, we will pass by
the Cakchiquel Maya village of Patzicia, almost entirely destroyed by the 1976
earthquake. We will recount the courage and faith of the missionaries and
members of the Patzicia stake. We will continue on our trek to the village of
Panajachel, and check into our hotel that is nestled on the shore of Lake
Atitlan. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 5: Wednesday, January 29, Lake Atitlan
Flanked by three dramatic volcanoes, Lake
Atitlan has been a scenic retreat for over 2000 years. It has been proposed
by many LDS scholars as a site for the Waters of Mormon where Alma
organized the church of Christ in the first century BC (see Mosiah chapters 18
and 19). The day will consist of a cruise on the lake to see the area
where an ancient city was covered by water. This city may have been Jerusalem
mentioned in Alma 21:1 or it may have been one of the other cities mentioned in
3 Nephi 9:7. The afternoon will be free for shopping or relaxing or other
available activities. A presentation on the historical literature of the Book
of Mormon will be presented by your tour director in the evening. (Breakfast,
Dinner)
Day 6: Thurs, January 30, Quetzaltenango
After a leisure morning, we will check out of
our hotel and pick up Alma’s trail as we make our way through the wilderness to
the Valley of Alma. Our journey will take us to Quetzaltenango, the
second largest city in Guatemala and the location of the new, second temple
in Guatemala which we will see prior to checking into our hotel that
overlooks the city square. (Breakfast,
Dinner)
Day 7: Fri, January 31, Tapachula, Mexico
After checking out of our hotel, we will visit
the village of Almolonga, renowned for its pure water and lush vegetable
gardens, a place that may have been occupied by Alma and his followers
(Mosiah chapters 23 & 24). We will then travel down from the highlands to
the Pacific coast where we will cross the border into Mexico and check
into our hotel in the nearby city of Tapachula. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 8: Sat, February 1, Tuxtla Gutierrez
Today we will visit the archaeological site
of Izapa. While visiting Izapa, we will see Stela 5, the “Tree of Life
Stone”. This engraved stone dating back to 300 BC may depict Lehi’s dream
as recorded in 1st Nephi. Following our visit of Izapa we will bus
along the Pacific coast passing by the area of the “day and a half’s
journey” as well as the area of Ammonihah as we travel to the Chiapas
valley, considered by many to have been the Land of Zarahemla where the
Nephites had their headquarters for 550 years (Omni 1:13-15 and Mormon
2:28-29). (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 9: Sunday, February 2, Flights Home
Transferring to the Tuxtla Gutierrez airport,
we will check in for our flights home. Our journey to the Book of Mormon lands
has come to an end, but we will take with us memories that will last a
lifetime. (No meals included)
Included
in the Tour:
● Eight nights in deluxe hotel accommodations
● Two internal air flights, a $300 value
● Two or more full meals daily
● First-class bus transportation
● Entrance fees and guide service to places
listed on
the itinerary
● Taxes and tips on group items
● Literature and maps pertaining to your tour
● Escorted by professional tour director, Blake
Joseph Allen.
Not included in the
Tour:
●
International airfare
●
Third meal when not included in the itinerary
●
Additional beverages at group meals
●
All personal expenses, travel, and health insurance
●
Airport and country departure taxes
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Anything not mentioned in the above “Included”
section
Additional
Information:
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$520 single supplement for hotels
●
3% fee will be added to bookings paid with a
credit card
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Provided meals are noted at the end of each day.
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Time will be given for optional third meals or
snacks during the day.
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Prices and itineraries are subject to change
