This 10-day vacation is the perfect way to explore Christian England. Start in London and enjoy a welcome dinner and guided sightseeing featuring visits to Westminster Abbey, Wesley's House and Chapel, Bunhill Fields Cemetery, and St. Paul's Cathedral. Also enjoy an excursion to Canterbury to visit England's Mother Church, Canterbury Cathedral, and hear about Thomas à Becket and the Black Prince. Back in London, visit Spurgeon's Metropolitan Tabernacle. Travel to Oxford and follow your Local Guide to Christ Church College and Cathedral. Also enjoy a walking tour through Oxford and visit Magdalen College, where Lewis was elected a fellow in 1925, and Holy Trinity Church in Headington Quarry, where he is buried. Enjoy an excursion to Bristol through the scenic Cotswolds and visit 800-year-old St. Mary Redcliffe Church, John Wesley's Chapel, and The New Room, the oldest Methodist building in the world. Stops are made at the birthplace of John and Charles Wesley, Epworth to visit the Old Rectory and the Wesley Memorial Church, in the medieval walled city of York to admire York Minster, at Lincoln Castle in Cambridge to visit 500-year-old King's College, in Olney to visit the Baptist Church and the Cowper and Newton Museum, and in Bedford to visit the John Bunyan Museum. Return to London.

Enjoy 10 days in Italy and visit its most famous shrines. Start in Rome with a welcome dinner in a local restaurant and visit Rome's most important sights with a Local Guide: St. Paul Outside the Walls, the Catacombs, St. John Lateran Basilica, the Holy Stairs, St. Mary Major Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Travel to Montecassino and visit the first monastery, founded by St. Benedict around 529. Arrive in San Giovanni Rotondo and visit the Friary of Padre Pio, including his tomb, cell, confessional, the Old Church, where he received the stigmata, and the New Church. Also visit the nearby Shrine of Monte Sant'Angelo. Next, travel to Lanciano to visit the church, and the Holy House of Loreto where, according to tradition, angels transported the home of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In Assisi, celebrate Mass, then enjoy a guided walking tour of this hilltop village and visit the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare. Also visit the St. Mary of the Angels Basilica and the Portiuncula. Return to Rome via Cascia with the basilica and chapel of St. Rita, and enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to trace the footsteps of Apostle Paul? Here's your opportunity to do just that. Experience the sights and sounds of early Christianity as you journey and cruise to a number of places associated with the missionary journeys of the Apostle and the New Testament. Among the many highlights is a visit to Patmos Island where the Apostle John wrote the Book of Revelation.

A unique 11-day vacation! Start in Athens and enjoy a welcome dinner and guided sightseeing featuring visits to the Acropolis and Areopagus, where Paul delivered his famous sermon about the identity of “the Unknown God.” Continue to Corinth and visit the Excavations. In Piraeus, board your 3-day Greece and Turkey cruise with visits to the islands of Mykonos, Rhodes, and charming Lindos with the acropolis and imposing Knights' Castle, and Patmos, the “Jerusalem of the Aegean.” Disembark and journey north to Thessalonika. Enjoy guided sightseeing of this city, named after Alexander the Great's sister, and an excursion along the ancient route of Apostle Paul to Amphipolis, ancient Philippi, and Kavala, ancient port of Neapolis. Continue to Veria and visit the Bema of Apostle Paul, then the highlight of your trip: visit Varlaam and St. Stephen's monasteries in Meteora. Situated atop vast rocks, the 14th-century monasteries compose one of the most breathtaking sites in the world. Return to Athens and enjoy a farewell dinner.

Enjoy 11 days in Ireland. In Dublin, orientation features visits to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Oscar Wilde's Trinity College. Through dairy farm country in the center of the “Emerald Isle” to Knock. Visit Knock Shrine, the Church of the Apparition, the basilica, and the Folk Museum, and tonight maybe join the evening rosary processions. On the way to Galway, stops are made to visit the Croagh Patrick Visitor Centre in Murrisk, and at Kylemore Abbey. From Galway, enjoy an excursion to Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. Many Catholics fled to this island during Oliver Cromwell's conquest of Ireland in the 17th century. Visit the Aran Heritage Centre, spectacular clifftop Dun Aengus, and the Visitor Centre. Next, drive across The Burren and visit The Burren Centre at Kilfenora on your way to Killarney for your 2-night stay. Join the famed “Ring of Kerry” for a panoramic drive around the island's southwestern trip and enjoy a horse-drawn car ride through the national park. Travel into County Cork and stop in Blarney, renowned for its castle and magical Kissing Stone, before arriving in Waterford to visit the world-famous crystal factory. Next is Enniscorthy, site of the final battle of the Great Rebellion of 1798, Ireland's oldest handweaving mill at Avoca, and Glendalough Visitor Center with its fascinating audiovisual show “Ireland of the Monasteries.” Return to Dublin.

This 11-day vacation starts with three nights in the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Enjoy a welcome dinner, excursions to Amman and its Archaeological Museum, Jerash, Um Quais, and John the Baptist's Baptismal Archaeological Park in Bethany Beyond-the-Jordan, where Jesus was immersed in the baptismal springs. Next, travel to Moses' Mount Nebo, the Madaba Archaeological Museum, and Mukawir, where Salome danced and John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded. Continue via Wadi Mujib and the Crusaders Castle of Kerak to Petra, where a full day of guided sightseeing in the “rose-red city” is included. In Lawrence of Arabia's Wadi Rum, enjoy a Jeep tour, then return to the Dead Sea. Fly from Amman to Cairo in Egypt, and meet your Egyptologist for a spectacular day of guided sightseeing: visit the Egyptian Museum, Memphis, Sakkara's “Stairway to the Sky” (the oldest of the pyramids), and Giza's Sphinx and Great Pyramids. Also visit the “Hanging Church,” St. Sergius Church, the Coptic Museum, and St. Merurius Church, and enjoy a farewell dinner.

Enjoy a week in Pope John Paul's Poland. Start in Warsaw with a welcome dinner and guided sightseeing featuring the Cathedral of St. John and the Warsaw Ghetto, followed by an excursion to Niepokalanow and its Franciscan Friary, founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe. In Czestochowa, visit the Shrine and the famous Black Madonna, an image and devotion Pope John Paul II held very close to his heart throughout his life. Visit the remains of the former concentration camp in Auschwitz as well as the Martyrdom Museum and St. Maximilian Kolbe's cell. Next is Krakow, the city where Pope John Paul II served as archbishop. Guided sightseeing includes Wawel Castle, St. Mary's Church, and the world-famous Shrine of Devine Mercy. Also enjoy an excursion to the Pope's hometown of Wadowice. Visit his birthplace and boyhood home, as well as Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, one of Poland's most famous shrines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Back in Krakow, enjoy a farewell dinner.

Enjoy 11 days in Portugal and Spain. Start in Lisbon with a welcome dinner and guided sightseeing featuring visits to Jeronimos Monastery and the Church of St. Anthony. Visit the Church of the Holy Miracle in Santarém; in Fatima, visit Our Lady of Fatima Shrine—where the Virgin Mary appeared to three children in 1917— the Chapel of the Apparitions, and the Spring. You can join the evening's rosary and candlelight procession. Next is the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, one of the top pilgrimage destinations during the Middle Ages along with Rome and Jerusalem. Travel along the ancient “Way of St. James” to Burgos, the historic capital of Old Castile and enjoy a guided visit to the cathedral. Travel along the Basque coast and arrive in Lourdes, one of the world's most famous places of pilgrimage. Visit the Grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, and St. Bernadette's birthplace and family home. You may wish to bathe in the healing waters, attend the “Blessing of the Sick”, or join the evening's rosary and candlelight procession. Across the Pyrenees Mountains to Saragossa, where guided sightseeing features the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, home to a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. End in Madrid, where guided sightseeing, including a visit to the Prado Museum, and a farewell dinner await you.

The perfect 13-day vacation to learn about the European Reformation. Start in Berlin with a welcome dinner and an orientation before traveling to Wittenberg, Luther's home for 30-plus years and birthplace of the Reformation. Enjoy a guided walking tour featuring the Reformation Museum, Luther's house, St. Mary's Church, Castle Church, and Luther's tomb. Next, stop in Eisleben and visit two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the house in which Luther was born and the Sterbehaus Museum. Also visit St. Andrew's Church, where Luther preached his last sermon, and the St. Peter and Paul Church, where he was baptized. In Dresden, guided sightseeing features visits to Frauenkirche, Hofkirche, and the Old Master's Picture Gallery adjoining the renowned Zwinger Palace. Next, stop in Eisenach to visit Wartburg Castle, the Luther and Johann Sebastian Bach memorials, the Luther House, and more. Visit Coburg Fortress on your way to Frankfurt. Enjoy a scenic Rhine Cruise and the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz before continuing to Worms to visit the cathedral, Trinity Church, and the famed Reformation Monument. Take pictures of Heidelberg's Castle, stay in picturesque Rothenburg, and enjoy an excursion to Nuremberg to visit the famous Lutheran Lorenz Church. Via Augsburg, travel to Bavaria's capital, Munich, for an overnight stay and orientation, then arrive in Zurich, where orientation features a visit to Grossmünster Church and the Fraumünster Church, known for Chagall's stained-glass windows. End in Geneva and admire the Reformation Monument and St. Peter's Cathedral, where John Calvin served. Enjoy a farewell dinner.

This 11-day vacation starts with a welcome dinner and guided sightseeing in Istanbul, the capital of Turkey that is built on two continents. Visit the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Seraglio. Continue via Iznik to Bursa, where guided sightseeing features visits to the Green Ottoman Complex, the Great Mosque, and the Silk Bazaar. Stop in Akhisar, Sart, and Alasehir on your way to Pamukkale, where a visit to the Hierapolis is included. Also stop in Aphrodisias, dedicated to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Stay three nights in Kusadasi, and enjoy excursions to the Greek island of Patmos to visit the Cave of the Apocalypse, where John the Evangelist wrote the Book of Revelation during his exile; and to Ephesus, one of the New Testament's most significant cities. Visit the Archaeological Site, including the House of Mary and the Basilica of John the Evangelist. Journey to Izmir and enjoy an orientation tour. Also visit Alexander the Great's Mount Pagos. Stop in Bergama, and explore the Greek Acropolis and the Aclepeion, once dedicated to the Greek god of healing. Then arrive in Troy, the perfect place to brush up on Homer's Trojan War—hollow wooden horse and all! Cross by ferry across the Dardanelles to Europe and the 20th century; back in Istanbul, visit the Hagia Sophia and the Grand Covered Bazaar, and enjoy a farewell dinner.