Religious: Religious Tours Off the Beaten Path
Every year more and more people opt for religious tours discovering the roots of their faith. Yet, there are thousands of unique places not well known by the modern pilgrims. Let’s travel to the Holy Land, Alberta or even Egypt.
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Emerging Yet Lesser Known Destinations for the 21st Century Religious Traveler
Although religious travel is considered one of the oldest forms of tourism, it surprisingly remains one of the least known forms of travel in many ways. For example, ask the average traveler to name as many religious travel sites around the world as possible, and usually at best they can only name a handful of most common or popular faith-based destinations (i.e. Israel, Mecca, the Vatican, etc.).
Alberta's World-Class Passion Play: Dramatic Scenery Sets the Stage
As one of the fastest eroding regions on the planet, the stark Badlands of south-central Alberta are a massive repository of fossils and bones from the period 65 million years ago when dinosaurs were Earth's most high profile life form. It is also home to the Canadian Badlands Passion Play recognized as one of the most authentic and popular biblical passion plays in the world.
The Holy Land from a Different Perspective
The Holy Land acts as a focal point for the pilgrimages of the Abrahamic religions Judaism Christianity and Islam and the Baha’i Faith. From the earliest days of Christianity pilgrims where those who made a long journey to the Holy Land to venerate pray and meditate at the places associated with the life of Christ.
Cairo Offering Much More Than Expected
For many years, I had dreamed of visiting the Pyramids of Giza and the inscrutable Great Sphinx, and sailing the Nile River like most tourists to Egypt. However, Egypt offered much more than I had expected from a trip to North Africa. My Egypt visit was historical, educational, cultural, mysterious, adventurous, and spiritually rewarding.
Take a Modern Pilgrimage to Spiritual Wales
International Passenger Survey statistics indicate that 4% of visitors to Britain polled indicate the primary reason for their trip is visiting religious sites or religious places of interest.“Religious tourism” is a growing trend with the World Religious Travel Association reporting that the faith tourism industry amounts to $18 billion with 300 million travelers annually.
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