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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 [email protected].

 

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

● Anything not mentioned in the above “Included”

   section

 

Additional Information:

● $520 single supplement for hotels

● 3% fee will be added to bookings paid with a

   credit card

● Provided meals are noted at the end of each day.

● Time will be given for optional third meals or

   snacks during the day.

● Prices and itineraries are subject to change


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Allen’s Book of Mormon Tours

PO Box 938

Richfield, UT 84701

Telephone: (801) 226-5200

[email protected]

www.bookofmormontours.com



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