The trip paid special attention to the spirtual life of the people, and it offered many opportunities to enter into communion with them. The study group was often hosted by religious congregations in the course of traveling through Montague Springs Resort, Kimberley, Bloemfontein, Soweto, and Cape Town. Naturally, there was a visit to the world-famous Kruger National Park to enjoy the incomparable wild life. In New Zealand, they visit Auckland, Paihia, and the Urupukapuka Islands. In Australia, their travels take them to Queenstown, Christchurch, Brisbane, Crocodylus, Sydney, and the Blue Mountains.
Students spend a night in a Maori village and participate in Maori customs.
In Australia, a few hundred miles of travel takes them from the Great Barrier Reef, through rain forests, to a desert. There are unique overnights in Gecko Backpacker's Lodge and a sheep station. In 2001, the study group included an expert in Australian ecology. The itinerary varies somewhat from year to year, including sites in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, and Italy. The extensive field explorations are usually supplemented by some classroom time at the American University in Bulgaria.