Allen’s Book of Mormon
Tours
10-Day Lehi’s Land to Cumorah Tour
July 19 – 28, 2024
$2,695 per person
double occupancy
Includes all internal
air flights.
Does not include
international air flights.
(United States to Tapachula,
Mexico and Mexico City to the United States)
On
this tour, you will follow the Book of Mormon history from Lehi’s landing site
to the land of Zarahemla, the land of the Jaredites along the Gulf Coast of
Mexico, the hill Cumorah where both the Jaredites and Nephites were destroyed,
and finally Mexico City and the ruins of Teotihuacan. Most tours don’t even go
to Chiapas and Veracruz where the most convincing evidence on the Book of
Mormon is available. You will visit four LDS Temples, eleven archaeological
sites and museums, and fifteen locations associated with the Book of Mormon.
Tour Includes: nine nights hotel accommodations, one
internal air flights (Veracruz to Mexico City), 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 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 [email protected].
ITINERARY
Day 1: Fri, July 19, Tapachula, Mexico
Your flights take you to Mexico City and then
on to Tapachula, Mexico near the southeastern border with Guatemala. Upon
arrival you will transfer and check into your deluxe hotel. (No meals included)
Day 2: Sat, July 20, 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 first 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 3: Sunday, July 21, Tuxtla Gutierrez
Following church services, we will visit the temple
at Tuxtla Gutierrez and the Regional Museum of Tuxtla Gutierrez that
shows many pre-Classic (Book of Mormon period) sites and artifacts, including
an engraved stone that manifests the early long count date of December 9, 36
B.C. In the afternoon we will visit the zoo and see the majestic Quetzal
bird, the national bird of Guatemala and the bird used to represent the
white god Quetzalcoatl. (See Helaman chapter 4). (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 4: Monday, July 22, Villahermosa
We will begin our day with a visit to the archaeological
zone of Chiapa de Corzo, a candidate for the City Sidom (See Alma
15:1-8). We will then take a boat ride through the majestic Sumidero Canyon
on the Grijalva River, with walls towering 3000 feet above our heads. The
Grijalva has been proposed as the River Sidon in the Book of
Mormon. We will then travel to the city
of Villahermosa which represents the western edge of the “land among many
waters” described in Mosiah 8:8. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 5: Tuesday, July 23, Villahermosa
Although only four percent of the population of
the country of Mexico live in the State of Chiapas, over 40% of the wild
animals live in the Tehuantepec, Chiapas and Lacondone mountains. This is
reminiscent of the statement in Ether wherein it states that the “land
southward was preserved for a wilderness to get game” (Ether 10:21). We will take a two-hour bus ride to the
majestic Classic period Maya ruins of Palenque. We will analyze the
panel of glyphs at the Temple of the Cross which shows the lineage of a 7th
century AD king named Chan Balaam, which dates to a Jaredite king named Kish,
who was born on March 8, 993 BC. We will return to Villahermosa where we will
spend the night. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 6: Wed, July 24, Catemaco
This morning we will check out of our hotel and
visit the outdoor La Venta Museum, a place that houses large, engraved
stone monuments dating to the Jaredite time period. We will also visit the Villahermosa Temple
and then bus along Mexico’s “golden lane” passing by both the “place
where the sea divides the land” (Gulf of Mexico), and the “narrow neck
of land” (Isthmus of Tehuantepec). (See Ether 10:20.) Prior to our arrival
at beautiful Lake Catemaco where we will spend the night, we will pass
by the hill Shim (Cintepec) where Mormon obtained the records for his history
(See Mormon 1:3, 17). (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 7: Thursday, July 25, Mexico City
Today is a highlight of the tour. We will check out of our hotel and visit the
hill where leading Latter-day Saint scholars agree as to the location of the hill
Ramah/Cumorah mentioned in the Book of Mormon (Mormon 6:2,6; Ether
15:11). We will travel through the area
of the waters of Ripliancum (Ether 15:8), a place that has the same
meaning in the Aztec (Nahuatl) language, “exceeding large waters.” We
will drive into the city of Veracruz where we will see the Veracruz Temple
and have dinner prior to flying to Mexico City. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 8: Friday, July 26, Mexico City
This morning we will visit the ancient ruins
of Teotihuacan. Occupied from about 200 BC to AD 900, Teotihuacan was one
of the largest populated cities in the world during its peak. The inspiring
pyramids of the Sun and Moon attract millions of visitors to this most popular
archaeological zone in Mexico. This may have been the great city built by King
Jacob of the Gadianton Robbers (See 3 Nephi 7). We will return to Mexico City in
the afternoon. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 9: Saturday, July 27, Mexico City
We begin our day by visiting the National
Museum of Anthropology, one of the most spectacular archaeological museums
in the world. Touring the museum will provide us with an excellent review of
our tour and expose us to many beautiful exhibits ranging from ancient pottery
to gold and jade jewelry. Afterward, we will conclude our tour with a visit to
the Mexico City temple prior to our return to our hotel for the last
night. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 10: Sunday, July 28, Flights Home
Transferring to the Mexico City 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:
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Nine nights in deluxe hotel accommodations
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One internal air flight
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Two or more full meals daily
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First-class bus transportation
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Entrance fees and guide service to places listed on the
itinerary
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Taxes and tips on group items
●
Literature and maps pertaining to your tour
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Escorted by professional tour director, Blake Joseph Allen.
