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NE Church History Tour
October 17 – 24, 2026

Dwight Durant

Bruce Hansen
Enhance your study of the Doctrine & Covenants and Church History! These sacred sites will help the restoration come alive in a whole new way.












Everything
You Need To Know
8-Day Church History Tour
October 17 – 24, 2026
Included:
- High-end hotel rooms
- Comfortable luxurious charter bus
- 2 delicious meals a day
- Admission to all sites/parks/events listed on itinerary
- Powerful instruction from amazing tour guides
NOT Included:
- Airfare
- One meal per day
- Incidentals
DAY 1
Fly into Syracuse Airport (SYR) & arrive between 2-5 PM.
- Check into our incredible hotel
- Opening Orientation
DAY 2
- Church at Whitmer Farm (Restoration Site)
- Picnic at Taughannock Falls
- Priesthood Restoration Site (Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania)
- Joseph and Emma Smith Home
- Susquehanna River
DAY 3
- Sacred Grove & Smith Family Farm
- The Hill Comoriah
- The Grandin Press: Book of Mormon Publication Site
- Alvin’s Gravesite
DAY 4
- Niagara Falls (Maid of The Mist)
- John Johnson Farm
DAY 5
- The Kirtland Temple
- Historic Kirtland
- Drive through beautiful Amish Country
- Amish Dinner
DAY 6
- Amish Country Store
- Beach Stop
- Gameday on the Bus
- Fun City (bowling, arcades, go-karts)
DAY 7
- Carthage Jail
- Nauvoo Temple
- Nauvoo City and Missionary Tours
- Mark Twain Steamboat Dinner Cruise
DAY 8
- Liberty Jail
- Week in Review Video
- Final Family Devotional and Goodbyes
- Fly Home after 2PM from Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
Room Pricing:
- Private Room – $2,997/person
- Duo (sleeps 2) – $2,597/person
- Triple (sleeps 3) – $2,497/person
- Quad (sleeps 4) – $2397/person
- Groups of 10 + call for pricing
* PLUS receive an additional $100 OFF per person when you pay in full within 7 days!
Payments & Pricing:
- Payment options?
○ We do NOT accept American Express. We DO accept most major credit cards,
venmo, etc. - Payment due date(s)?
○ Due dates are flexible, depending on when you sign up.
○ Payments are typically due, 4 months and 2 months before the tour.
○ Payment schedules are offered, or a discount for pay in full option. - Pricing? Group discounts? Pay in full discounts? Room sharing discounts?
○ Please reach out directly for possible group discount options.
○ Pay in full right after you book, $100 off/person
○ Room sharing discounts, Pricing & discounts varies per tour.
○ Youth tours, sharing a bed, can save $100’s.
○ If adults want to save, they too can save $100’s, if Hi 5 is able to find them a
roommate.
Tipping Etiquette:
● Tour Guides: Tips are welcome and appreciated! Venmo is accepted/preferred.
● Bus Drivers: Our bus drivers will be with us throughout the trip, helping to keep
us safe and comfortable. A customary tip is $3-$5 per person, per day. For an
8-10 day tour, this usually comes to about $25-$50 per person. If you feel
inspired to give more, it is always appreciated. Daily tips are welcome, however
tipping at the close of the tour may be easiest. Most drivers now accept venmo
and of course cash as well.
● Meals: All meals covered by Hi 5 Live Tours, tip is included. Hi 5 does NOT
cover tips for your personal meals.
Refund Policy:
- Within 48 hours of booking: Everything is fully refundable.
- After 48 hours of booking: The deposit becomes non-refundable.
- 90 + days before the trip: Full refund for all payments except the deposit.
- 60-90 days before the trip: Half refund for all payments except the deposit.
- Within 60 days before the trip: All payments become non-refundable.
- Transferable Anytime: You can receive a full refund, except for the deposit, if you find someone to take your place.
**Please note, All tour itineraries are subject to change due to weather**
Physical Activity Considerations:
● What are the physical and mobility guidelines for the tour?
○ Able to walk up to 1 mile per day
○ Capable of ascending and descending large charter bus stairs
○ Be aware of uneven terrain throughout tour sites
○ Wheel chairs need to be manual and foldable to fit below bus
Airport/Transportation:
● Airport transportation to & from airport, to & from hotel?
○ Youth Tours: Hi 5 Live will be there to transport you to the hotel and bring youback to the airport at the close. Hi 5 Leaders will meet youth at baggage claim.(Youth will be taken to the airport at the close and dropped off in their terminal. They will need to check in, navigate through security and find their gate. If additional assistance is needed please inform us).
○ Adults: For some tours there will be a provided shuttle. Other transportation will
be your responsibility. This info varies per tour and therefore will be
communicated via your tour’s Groupme, following booking.
● Who schedules our flights?
Guests are responsible for scheduling their own flights. However, for a fee, we do
provide assistance with flights. Please contact Vanessa at (801) 885-8990 or vanessahi5live@gmail.com.
● How soon should we book our flights?
We typically recommend 6 weeks out if possible.
● Arrival & Departure Times?
This varies per tour. Check the first and last day of your itinerary on the website.
(It’s okay to arrive early, on day of tour, waiting times may vary according to hotel
room accessibility).
Arrival & Departure, Outside of Tour Dates:
● What’s the process for arriving before, or staying outside tour dates?
○ We can help connect you with our contact person at the tour hotel for you to make your own arrangements for up to 2 extra pre-tour & post-tour nights at a discounted price. Please contact, Kari at (801) 628-4351 or kari.hi5.livetours@gmail.com.
Laundry:
● Will we stop at a Laundry Mat along the way?
○ All Hotels have limited facilities. A laundromat stop is planned mid-tour for some
10-day tours.
○ Please Note: If your tour does not have a stop it is because the timing of making
it to appointments at church sites did not allow for this stop. We would suggest
planning on using hotel facilities as an emergency option, and bringing enough to
last.
Luggage:
● How many suitcases can we bring?
○ 1 large suitcase, per person (that will go under bus)
○ 1 backpack or small carry-on for bus, per person (overhead bins on bus are
smaller than plane bins)
Make sure to check the weather as your trip approaches to adjust what clothing you may need to bring.
**Please note: All tour itineraries are subject to change, due to weather.**
GENERAL:
❖ Church clothes for Sunday & Temple
❖ Outfit for each day of the tour + pajamas
❖ Comfortable walking shoes
❖ Swimsuit(s) for hotel pool & possible beach day
❖ Beach towel
❖ Light jacket or sweatshirt for chilly evenings
❖ Light rain jacket (Niagara Falls provides a lightweight, full coverage poncho)
❖ Personal toiletry items
OTHER ITEMS:
❖ Hat, sunglasses
❖ Travel pillow and light travel blanket for bus
❖ Refillable water bottle
❖ BUG SPRAY!!!
❖ Sunscreen
❖ Mesh laundry bag & detergent pod(s) for possible laundry mat stop
❖ Personal medications
❖ Snacks
❖ Device chargers (there are some outlets on the bus)
❖ Scriptures & journal
❖ Temple recommend (Nauvoo Temple does rent clothes for those who opt to do temple work).
❖ We will have stops throughout the tour, especially on longer bus days, for snacks, etc.
MUST HAVES FOR SUMMER TOURS:
❖ Swimsuit(s) for hotel pool & beach day
❖ Beach towel
❖ Sunscreen
❖ Bug spray
❖ Hat, sunglasses
MUST HAVES FOR FALL TOURS:
❖ Lots of layers
❖ Jackets, rain jackets
❖ Gloves
❖ Beanies
Some hotels have laundry services, but very few. We may be able to stop at a laundry mat along the tour.
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Tour
Directors

Dwight Durant
Tour Guide
Dwight Durrant has been a seminary and institute teacher for 35 years and recently retired to be a full time grandpa. He and his wife Marci have six children and eleven grandchildren. They have lived in Vernal, ElkRidge, and Cedar Hills, Utah as well as Hamden, Connecticut.
They enjoy traveling and hanging out with family. Dwight is especially fond of burnt almond fudge ice cream and his cat Jagger.

Bruce Hansen
Special Guest Tour Guide
Bruce W. Hansen taught in the Church Educational System for 40 years most recently as the Las Vegas Institute Director. Brother Hansen is an experienced Church history tour director and has led tours throughout Mesoamerica. He went to college at BYU; CSUF (Fullerton), California; and UNLV, getting his Master in Counseling and Educational Psychology. Brother Hansen served a mission in Frankfurt, Germany, while his future wife, Leanne, was serving in Paris, France. Bruce and Leanne have 5 married children all of whom served missions somewhere in the world…. The Hansen’s are currently blessed with 19 grandchildren and have been married 41 years.