The 2023-25 Programs Sponsored by Morris Columbus TRAVEL
2025 Holy Land Programs to Jordan, Israel, & the Palestinian Authority Lands
Holy Land Private & Family Groups, 2024/2025 Design Your own Adventures with your Family or Friends
April 12-21, 2025 Ten-Day Egypt with 4-Day Nile Cruise & April 21-28, Seven-Day Jordan Option
THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE PROPOSED FOR 2025 WITH NEW ITINERARIES IN THE COUNTRIES:
The following 2025 Holy Land tours, are hosted by Dann Hone & Larry Gelwix
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March 26-30 Jordan Option
March 29-April 9 Israel/P.A.
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October14-19 Jordan Option
· October18-30 Israel/P.A.
These Holy Land programs have New itineraries -- one day longer and provide a much fuller experience in the Countries of Jordan and Israel/P.A.
April 12-21, 2025 Ten-Day Egypt with 4-Day Nile Cruise & April 21-28, Seven-Day Jordan Option
Holy Land Private & Family Groups, 2024/2025 Design Your own Adventures with your Family or Friends
April 12-21, 2025 Ten-Day Egypt with 4-Day Nile Cruise & April 21-28, Seven-Day Jordan Option
"Egypt Explorations Tour with Jordan Option"
Faculty: Dann & Shirley Hone
Egypt: April 12-21, 2025
Jordan: April 21-28, 2025
Price: TBA
Major sites include: Cairo, Saqqara, Memphis, Giza, Egyptian Cairo Museum, Khan Khalil Bazaar, Old Cairo, Alexandria, Nile Cruise: Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Luxor (East & West Banks of Nile), Dandara, and more; Jordan: April 20-28 Dead Sea, Mt. Nebo, Madaba, Petra, Wadi Rum, Karak Castle, Amman Citadel, Jordan Museum, Jabbok River (Penuel) , Al-Magtas (Bethabara), Jerash, Pella, Umm Qais ,(Gadara), Irbid, Wadi Al-Yarbis (Elijah's Spring) & more...
THESE TOUR PROGRAMS ARE JUST ANNOUNCED!
Holy Land Private & Family Groups, 2024/2025 Design Your own Adventures with your Family or Friends
Holy Land Private & Family Groups, 2024/2025 Design Your own Adventures with your Family or Friends
Holy Land Private & Family Groups, 2024/2025 Design Your own Adventures with your Family or Friends
Individually organized family and private groups may be arranged through the School of International Studies . These programs may be organized directly by School of International Studies (SIS) or co-sponsored by Morris Columbus Travel. For Information please contact SIS by email, text, or phone:
travelstudiesinstitute@gmail.com
or
or
mobile phone (801) 636.8593
Dates for 2025 are still open for private or family groups !!!
2025 August 23 -September 9 "Our Christian & Western Heritage Mediterranean Cruise"
2025 August 23 -September 9 "Our Christian & Western Heritage Mediterranean Cruise"
Holy Land Private & Family Groups, 2024/2025 Design Your own Adventures with your Family or Friends
Join expert tour host and educator, Dann Hone as he takes you on a journey following the footsteps of the Apostles Paul, Peter, and John the Revelator. You’ll travel to Turkey, Greece, Sicily, Naples, and Rome to view the many areas mentioned in the New Testament, such as Istanbul, Izmir and the Seven Cities of the Apocalypse, ancient Ephesus, Athens, Corinth, Mykonos, Santorini, Messini, Naples, Pompeii, Rome, and more. This cruise package is a feast for the heart and eyes that combine dramatic ruins with breathtaking views of these countrie as we discover our Christian and Western heritage.
Faculty: Dann & Shirley Hone
THIS LAND & CRUISE PACKAGE INCLUDES A 4-DAY OPTIONAL TOUR OF ROME!
SEPTEMBER 8-13, 2025
CONTACT DANN HONE AT SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, 801-363-8593 OR EMAIL TRAVELSTUDIESINSTITUTE@GMAIL.COM FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
THIS TOUR PROGRAM IS JUST ANNOUNCED!
October 2-16, 2025 In the Footsteps of the Ancient Apostles in Turkey
2025 August 23 -September 9 "Our Christian & Western Heritage Mediterranean Cruise"
October 2-16, 2025 In the Footsteps of the Ancient Apostles in Turkey
" In the Footsteps of the Ancient Apostles in Turkey "
Faculty: Dann & Shirley Hone
Turkey from Antakya to Istanbul: October 2-16, 2024
Price: TBA
Major sites include: Antakya, Hatay, Adana, Tarsus, Adana, Konya, Sille Village, Antioch in Pisidia(Yalvaç) Antalya, Perge, Demre, St. Nicholas Church, Myra, Philadelphia, Sardis, Smyrna, Izmir, Smyrna, Agora, Şirince Village, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Thyatira, Pergamon, Ayvalık, Assos, Alexandria Troas, Troy, Canakkale, Bandirma, Bursa, Iznik (Nicaea), Istanbul & more...
CONTACT DANN HONE AT SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, 801-363-8593 OR EMAIL TRAVELSTUDIESINSTITUTE@GMAIL.COM FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
THIS TOUR PROGRAM IS JUST ANNOUNCED!
Tour Hosts -- Travel with Larry and Dann
Larry D. Gelwix
For 30 years Larry Gelwix has served as host of the syndicated “Travel Show” radio broadcast and is known to listeners as the “Getaway Guru”. Larry is one of the leading Holy Land tour organizers having arranged travel for thousands of visitors to Israel, Egypt, and the Middle East. As a tour host and former LDS mission president, Larry brings a unique dimension to understanding the life of Christ and our road to discipleship. For 36 years Larry served as the volunteer Head Coach of the Highland Rugby Team. The team’s success caught the attention of Hollywood which produced “Forever Strong”, a major motion picture which tells the true-life story of Coach Gelwix and the Highland team. Larry was also the subject of a 2012 documentary entitled “Larry Gelwix: No Regrets”, which won an Emmy Award and has aired on national television. A popular convention, seminar, and fireside speaker, Larry has addressed groups across the country and around the world. Larry Gelwix currently serves as CEO of Columbus Travel®, Bountiful, Utah.
Dann W Hone
Dann W Hone is one of the founding members of the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies and held virtually every position at the Center, including Academic Coordinator where he was responsible for training and teaching all Jerusalem Center faculty in history, archaeology, geography, and scriptures. His studies include 13 modern and ancient languages and scripts. Dann lived in Israel for over 9-years and received his graduate degree in Biblical History from the Jerusalem University College. A published author, Dann has written study guides and books on the Near East and
recently finished volumes one and two of a seven volume Scriptural Reference and Exploration series on “scriptural manners and customs.” Dann is an emeritus administrator/faculty of the Jerusalem Center/Ancient Scripture at BYU. After thirty years at BYU, he entered back into teaching as an adjunct faculty in the Department of History and Political Science at Utah Valley University. He currently serves as the Managing Director and faculty for the School of International Travel Studies, part of the Elements of Life Institute.
Recent 2018 Lectures on sites with Columbus Travel's October Holy Land tour: