Day 1: Wednesday, October 14, 2026--Departure from Salt Lake City
Today we take an overnight flight from Salt Lake City to Munich, Germany on United Airlines. Others will meet us in Munich. Sit back, get some rest and enjoy the in-flight service.
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Day 2: Thursday, October 15, 2026--Arrive in Munich
We arrive in Munich this morning at 7:25 a.m.and enjoy an orientation city tour of Munich. Our sightseeing begins with a driving tour of Munich including outside views of the Olympic Stadium, Pinakotheken art museums, Royal Palace (Residenz), National Theater, and the world famous Hofbräuhaus. Time permitting, we can take a walking tour of the Marienplatz, which lies at the heart of the Alstadt in the city center. This lively, attractive square houses the Gothic New Town hall (Neue Rathaus) with its famous Glockenspiel and the Old Town Hall. We transfer to our Munich hotel for dinner and overnight.
Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott City Center--Munich (1st of 2 nights)
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Day 3: Friday, October 16, 2026-- Dachau Concentration Camp / Neuschwanstein Castle 
This morning we head to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Dachau to understand the evil of humanity and remember those many victims who suffered at this camp and others like it. After touring the camp, we will head south to explore the Bavarian countryside with our first stop at the fairy-tale castle, Neuschwanstein Castle. We take a guided tour of Ludwig II's most luxurious former residence where the interior styles range from Byzantine to Romanesque to Gothic. This castle, built between 1869 and 1886, has a most impressive view with the Alpsee Lake below and the Alps towering above. We return to Munich for dinner on our own.
Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott City Center--Munich (2nd of 2 nights)

Day 4: Saturday, October 17, 2026 Augsburg /Rothenberg
This morning we travel north to the ancient city of Augsburg, the place where the Augsburg Confession was presented. Our morning drive will allow for time to rehearse this important document and digest the tremendous meaning it has as the basis for much of our doctrine today. It was also here in 1518 at St. Anne's Church that Luther met the papal legate, Cardinal Cajetan, who demanded that Luther submit to the pope. Augsburg was also the site of another Imperial Diet (1530). This afternoon we travel the panoramic "Romantic Road" and visit the best preserved medieval town in all of Europe, Rothenberg ob der Tauber. We see the quaint Rathaus (town hall) with its impressive tower and have free time for coffee and shopping in the many delightful shops. You may choose to visit on your own the Kriminal-museum, housing all manner of Medieval instruments of torture. Dinner and overnight.
Hotel: Atles Baruhaus-Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Day 5: Sunday, October 18, 2026  Heidelberg / Worms / Mainz
This morning we travel to one of the most charming cities in all of the world - Heidelberg, ancient capital of the Palatinate and home of Germany's oldest university. But most importantly, it was a stronghold of German Reformed Protestants beginning in 1560. One of the great confessional statements of the Reformation, the Heidelberg Catechism, was produced here in 1563. We will spend an hour touring the Heidelberg Castle, a most impressive historic landmark of Germany that stands majestically overlooking the Neckar River. The structure, now largely in ruins, preserves numerous examples of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque German architecture. Our next stop is in Worms. It was here, during the Imperial Diet in 1521, that Martin Luther challenged the entire Roman Catholic establishment by his refusal to recant his convictions. It was also here that William Tyndale completed the printing of his English version of the New Testament in 1525, which he had begun in Cologne. After seeing St. Peter's Church and the symbolic Luther memorial near the town square, we transfer to Mainz. In Mainz we view the Gutenberg Monument and then visit the Gutenberg Museum to learn about printing from the moveable metal type and see a Gutenberg Bible. Dinner and overnight.
Hotel: IntercityHotel Hauptbahnhof Sud-Frankfurt

Day 6: Monday, October 19, 2026  Eisenach / Wartburg Castle
This morning we depart Mainz and drive to Eisenach, the birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach and the childhood home of Martin Luther. Luther recognized that his failure to recant at the Diet of Worms (April 1521) had put him in very serious danger. For this reason, after his defiant confession of faith before the emperor, he was rushed  back to Wittenberg by coach. On the way back, he was overtaken by a group of Frederick the Wise’s guards disguised as highwaymen. They escorted the Reformer back to Wartburg Castle where he would remain for the next ten months. Wartburg Castle was a hunting castle that belonged to the ducal family of Saxony. To the present day, it lies in the Thuringian forest in north-central Germany. It was here at the formidable Wartburg Castle that Luther, under "house arrest," translated the New Testament into the German language in 1523 in just three months. We visit the castle and see where Luther spent his time. We end our day in Erfurt where we enjoy our dinner and overnight.
Hotel: IntercityHotel-Erfut

Day 7: Tuesday, October 20, 2026  Erfurt / Eisleben
This morning we spend time in Erfurt where Luther attended the university. A highlight will be the Augustinian Monastery where he spent his early years as a monk. Leaving Erfurt we visit Eisleben which is noted among the most significant in Luther's history; he was born here in 1483 and died here in 1546. Old manuscripts indicate that he felt a special affinity to Eisleben. We will see the house of his birth and death, St. Andrews Church where he preached his last sermon, the Luther Monument, and St. Anne's Church with the famous Biblical scenes hewn in stone and many other sites. We continue to Wittenberg for dinner and overnight.
Hotel: Martas Hotel Lutherstadt-Wittenberg

Day 8: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Wittenberg / Berlin
We continue traveling on the Reformation Trail today with a visit to Wittenberg where Martin Luther lived and taught for 36 years. You will see the Castle Church door where Luther posted his 95 Theses, giving birth to the Reformation and the Town Church where he preached. We will see the Luther House which is the greatest museum of Reformation History in the world. This afternoon we move over to Berlin for a short tour of the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, and Checkpoint Charlie. If there is time, we will try to stop by Dietrich Bonhoeffer's home. Dinner and overnight in Berlin.
Hotel: Mercure Hotel MOA-Berlin

Day 9: Thursday, October 22, 2026  Flight to London / Westminster Abbey / Parliament /  Big Ben / Cruise on the Thames / Tower of London 
We start today by waking up early with a 2-hour morning British Air flight to London (8490, leaving at 6:55 a.m. and arriving at 7:50 a.m.--flight included in land cost) where we begin an all-day tour in London! We begin at the magnificent Westminster Abbey, the coronation site of most British Kings and Queens since 1066 and the final resting place of many monarchs, heroes, and poets. Between 1644 and 1647, the Westminster Assembly met here to prepare the Westminster Confession of Faith. From here we will have a chance to view Parliament and Big Ben before boarding a boat on the Thames for a 1-hour ride down the river--a chance to relax and see all the landmark sites. This will take us to the Tower of London where the crown jewels reside to complete our tour. Our day is now finished and we will head to the hotel for the included dinner and the first of 2 nights. 
Hotel: Tower Hotel--London 

Day 10: Friday, October 23, 2026  Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle / St. Paul’s Cathedral / British Library / British Museum /  Optional play in London and dinner on your own
This morning we visit the Metropolitan Tabernacle, where the great Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) held his great revival meetings. He preached to as many as 6,000 people every Sunday, with copies of his sermons printed and distributed worldwide. During his lifetime he preached to an estimated ten million people. Next, we make a short stop at St. Paul’s Cathedral, a marvelous building designed by Sir Christopher Wren and recently renovated to its former splendor. We then head to the British Library called the John Ritblat Treasures of the British Library. Among other things they have on exhibit there is one of only three surviving copies of the 1526 Tyndale New Testament, which was the first ever translation into English of the Greek NT text.  Some 80% (plus) of the KJV NT text is taken from Tyndale's work. Tyndale was strangled and his body was burned because his translation work was considered subversive at the time.  It is said that before he died he prayed "Lord, open the King of England's eyes.  Three years later Henry allowed an English translation of the Bible to be read in English churches. But the kingpin is the Codex Sinaiticus, which contains the oldest known complete copy of the New Testament hand written in Greek.  Dated around 350 AD, it predates printing by moveable type but at least 1000 years. Currently the codex (book) is open to the end of the Gospel of John. After feasting on these delicacies, we head to the British Museum for lunch and then a special guided tour to see biblical artifacts that will help us better understand the Bible.. For those who would like to stay until the evening, you can eat dinner at the museum and stay, catching a taxi to the hotel. For those wanting to see a play, you can walk 10 minutes to the theater district and, after your dinner and play, catch a taxi. Dinner not included.
Hotel: Tower Hotel--London (2nd of 2 nights)

Day 11: Saturday, October 24, 2026  Salisbury / Stonehenge / CS Lewis Tour / Oxford
We head this morning west for a 2-hour drive to the Wessex area. Our first stop is in Salisbury for a visit to the famous cathedral. The builders of the gothic church claimed it to be "so great a church to the glory of God that those who come after us will think us mad even to have attempted it." We will have lunch in the area before heading to Amesbury a short distance away and Stonhenge, the Neolithic monument that dates to around 2800 BC. We turn northward to our lodging this evening in Oxford. From here we drive 2 hours to Headington, Oxford and a tour of the Holy Trinity Church, where Lewis attended from 1931-1963, We will also have a view of the Kilns, the lovely house bought by C. S. Lewis, where he wrote "I never hoped for the like."  Dinner on our own, with a steakhouse available at the hotel. 
Hotel: Leonardo Royal Hotel-Oxford (1st of 2 nights)

Day 12: Sunday, October 25, 2026  Oxford Tour (including Duke Humbrey Library / Stratford-upon-Avon / Anne Hathaway's Cottage / Oxford
This morning our local guide leads us on a tour of Oxford, including the Reformers Monument and the Cathedral. Famous Oxford alumni include Charles and John Wesley, Lewis Carroll, William Penn, Albert Einstein, John Locke, and C. S. Lewis, who was later staff. It was here that Lewis embraced Christianity, influenced by arguments with his Oxford colleague and friend J. R. R. Tolkien. He fought greatly up to the moment of his conversion, noting that he was brought into Christianity like a prodigal, "kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance to escape.” We will spend an hour at the Duke Humfrey's Library in Oxford, with a chance to delve into the drama of the university and stories of student high jinks. Starting in the Divinity School and ending in the exquisite Duke Humfrey’s Library, we will hear how Oxford University maintained order in the 17th century and also housed King Charles I’s parliament whilst the King was resident in Oxford during the English Civil War (1642–1651). During the tour we will see the Divinity School, Convocation House, Chancellor’s Court, and Duke Humfrey’s Library. After lunch, we set out for the charming Cotswold region. Driving through the beautiful small villages with the rolling brooks and bridges we arrive in Stratford-upon-Avon to surround ourselves with the world’s famous playwright Shakespeare. Upon arrival we view Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and stop for a tour of Shakespeare’s home in the picturesque village of Stratford-upon-Avon. Dinner is on our own.

Day 13: Monday, October 26, 2026 Return Home
We depart England today with many fond memories of our time considering Protestant Christianity in Germany and England.