VISIONS OF SPAIN & PORTUGAL: ART, CULTURE, & HISTORY TOUR
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September 21-October 5, 2024
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To ensure that your trip is everything you want it to be, from entertaining to educational, we work with only the most qualified Tour Host and Tour Directors. Most have spent years teaching, researching & traveling the world. They love to share their knowledge to bring your tour to life. Our specialty local guides provide not only high destination knowledge but give you a personal glimpse into the everyday life of the people to help you learn and love their culture.
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Meet Our Team
Megan is a dedicated Tour Manager with a passion for travel and a knowledge of travel trends and destinations that she loves to share with our travelers.
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Dani Edmunds has specialized in managing Faith Based Tours since May 1990. As a Group Travel Consultant, she wears many hats and is responsible for creating, planning, and operating these escorted tours.
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In her 35+ years in the travel business she’s had the opportunity to work in many aspects of the industry: Hotel operations, traditional travel agent, corporate agent, travel course teacher, technology support and loved them all but feels like she found her passion in group and escorted tours where she has spent the last 20 years.
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Haws is no stranger to the travel industry. He began his travel career in 1974 when he taught on the BYU Jerusalem Study Abroad program. He has lived and traveled to the Holy Land 37 times for a total of almost seven years. He has also traveled all over the Middle East and to all of the LDS Church History sites.
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Director's Message
We are excited to have you visit our website and grateful for you time to see all that we have to offer to you for your next group travel experience. Whether you are a past or potential client, a small business partner or a future employee, we want you to know that we value you and what to show you our exceptional service an human touch experience.
We take tremendous price in the fact that we have earned the trust and respect of tens of thousands of travelers over our 65+ years in business for one simple reason – we have the best people working on our team to craft the most amazing tours for you to enjoy and learn from. They bring a strong service ethos to everything they do, and it shows. They take pride and ownership in the jobs they each do with a passion, pride that shows in your final tour experience from booking, throughout the pre travel preparations, and especially while on tour and after.
Thank you again for visit our webpage. I hope you found exactly what you were looking for and all the reasons to get to know us better on your next escorted tour.
Wendy Fracchia
Director, Morris Murdock Escorted Tours
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What Our Clients Say
Our cruise to the Holy Land Cruise was a wonderful experience that fulfilled the dream of a lifetime! We enjoyed all the excellent information give during the trip and the way we were taken care of on the ship, the buses and all the tours.
Walt and Bonnie Rast – Fall Holy Land Cruise with Kay Godfrey
We loved our tour to Israel in 2014! We felt very safe, walked around many cities including Jerusalem on our own during free time, including at night. I thought I would get the Israel bug out of my system, but still would like to go back again!
Melanie Jones
This was our second tour--not a decision made hastily, but with perfect knowledge that we would have a great experience in the hands of these two amazing guides. Our second trip was, like the first, perfect in every way. We give Morris Murdock, Steve and Asher our highest rating: 15 on a 1-10 scale!
Doug and Carol Ladle – Holy Land 2017
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We’re incredibly proud to receive Utah's Best of State 2022 award for Best Travel Agency for our sixth time as part of the Morris Columbus Travel family. Our tour specialists are truly passionate about helping you experience the best vacations possible. Thank you for allowing us to deliver excellent service before, during, and after your travels.
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