Experience Zaanse Schans, a historic Dutch village with traditional Dutch Mennonite houses, working windmills, and artisans crafting things like wooden shoes and cheese. Then transfer to Pingjum to step into an early-1600s hidden church where Mennonites could worship outside of the public eye and legislative scrutiny. After lunch, spend some time in nearby Witmarsum: Menno Simons’ hometown. Transfer to the quaint port town of Harlingen for an Anabaptist walk before dinner back at your hotel.

This morning, transfer to It Damshûs open-air museum. Founded on the grounds of the former peat mine, you will observe how peat was made and the living and working conditions of workers between 1863-1920. Later, drive to IJsselmuiden Sonnenberger Road and Monastery Hill, the area where Code E Ulrich Schürch and his family lived and farmed for about a one-year period. Continue our drive to Cologne for dinner at your hotel.

Begin the day in Köln, with a visit to the twin-towered Gothic cathedral and Roman remains. Enjoy some free time and lunch in Köln before driving to Boppard where you will relax and enjoy the scenery on a Rhine River cruise, disembarking at St. Goar. Transfer to your hotel near Weierhof/Worms for dinner.

Visit the Weierhof this morning: a semi-communal Mennonite village in the Palatinate, and be introduced to the Weierhof archives. Later this morning join the local congregation for a church service, followed by connections over coffee and tea. Transfer to Bienenberg for dinner, followed by a lecture on Swiss Anabaptists by historian Hanspeter Jecker.

This morning, transfer to Solothurn: regarded as the finest Baroque town in Switzerland, and situated on the banks of the Aare and at the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains. After a walking tour of Solothurn, transfer to Affoltern with a stop at Hof Wil Heimiswil, a Schürch owned family farm of 400+ years. For lunch, enjoy Rösti at at Affoltern Cheese Factory. Stop at the church where Code E Ulrich and Barbara Grundbacher Schürch were married. Afterwards, take a wagon ride to Obere Schürchtanne and Untere Schürchtanne, homesteads once belonging to the Schürch family. Enjoy warm hospitality and refreshments before departing for Sumiswald church: an important site related to the Anabaptist leader Hans Haslibacher. Read the names of Anabaptists from Sumiswald who were put on trial because of their faith.

Visit Trachselwald Castle, a fortress once used to imprison radical Anabaptists, such as Hans Haslibacher. Take in the stunning view over the Emmental hills and the Alps to reach a typical Swiss homestead in Hinterhutten. Here, see a secret room that once hid Anabaptists on the most wanted list from their pursuers. Stop at the Kambly Cookie factory in Trubsachen for a light lunch of soup/sandwiches and of course, cookies. Transfer to Obere Steg for a homestead visit and refreshments. Transfer to your hotel to unwind before heading out to Restaurant Bären for dinner and live music with Swiss "cousins."

Visit homestead Gsang and Stegmatt, followed by stops at traditional Swiss handicraft shops displaying cowbells, Örgeli/accordions and dresses. Hear Hans Haslibacher’s story and visit the farm where some of his descendants still live today. Transfer to Restaurant Tannenbad for lunch, nestled in the Swiss countryside near Upper and Lower Schürchtanne. Make the drive to Bern, a renowned UNESCO World Heritage site. Take a walking tour through this quaint town and see the well-known clock tower, cathedral, and illustrious bear park. Reflect at the harbour, where a group of Anabaptists were exiled from Bern. 

Arrive in Lauterbrunnen, a village situated in one of the most impressive trough valleys in the Alps. Take a cable car to Grütschalp, then a mountain train to Mürren. After some free time in Mürren, complete your ascent with a gondola ride up Schilthorn Mountain. This offers a fantastic and much more impressive mountain sight to the Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger. Spend some free time in the mountains where you can enjoy the glorious views over lunch at a revolving restaurant. Descend and transfer to your hotel in Luzern. This evening, enjoy a short walk and individual  dinner in Luzern’s city centre.

Zürich and its surrounding area are central to the story of how the Anabaptist movement began. Take an Anabaptist walking tour of sites related to the birth of Anabaptism in 1525, followed by free time for lunch, shopping, and exploration. Later, visit a former secret worship site: the Anabaptist Cave at Bäretswil, for worship and reflection.

Depart for home from Zürich with new insights and memories that will last for years to come.