Itching to go somewhere? In addition to the two trips (Israel and Germany/Switzerland) we already have planned for 2025, Linda and I have two brand new 2026 trips finalized for our travelers. The electronic brochures are now available by emailing info@TransforMissionalTravel.com and the paper brochures are expected to arrive this coming week. The dates, the detailed itinerary, the prices, and the guides are all finalized.
We are going to be Israel again from March 2-12, 2026. This will be an 11-day “Footsteps of Jesus” tour rather than our usual 10-day trip so we will an extra night at the Dead Sea to float, relax, and rest. Maybe you can even get a spa treatment that extra night at our hotel with the incredible Dead Sea mud that is considered the best in the world for your skin. See the details of the trip in the Upcoming Tours section of this website.
You’ve been asking for Greece in 2026. It’s a done deal! May 26-June 4, 2026 are the dates. This is a 10-day tour that includes a 3-day Greek Island tour to places like Santorini, Mykonos, Patmos, Crete and a port call in Turkey to visit the ancient city of Ephesus. And on top of all that, we’ve arranged for an optional 3-day extension at the end of the Greece part to go on to Italy and visit Rome and Florence. This “Footsteps of Paul” brings a whole new level when you read through Paul’s letters and epistles in the New Testament. Check out everything in the Upcoming Tours section of our TransforMissional Tours website. And those printed brochures will also be ready this coming week with the electronic version ready to send to you right now if you just email info@TransforMissionalTours.com now.
And the good news just keeps coming! We are excited to announce something else that is groundbreaking for our long-time travel planning partners, Imagine Tours and Travel. Linda and I are celebrating 50 years of marriage this December so we thought, why limit the recognition of such an accomplishment to just one day? Therefore, we accepted the invitation of Rick and Amy Ricart, owners of Imagine Tours and Travel to join them and a few of their other tour hosts on an inaugural European river cruise earlier in the spring. It was fabulous! Seven nights in a floating hotel with about 120 people total, seeing the villages and countryside of Germany, Netherlands and Belgium in full bloom, awesome. That was the first celebration of our 50th year. Then we took our kids and grandkids on a floating city in the Atlantic Ocean on a cruise with several thousand other people to the Bahamas for three days. No comparison. River cruising is superior in so many ways.
So here’s the plan! We have now tested it out ourselves. Therefore, October 2-9, 2026, we will be hosting our first-ever Danube River Cruise across several central and eastern Europe countries with stops in Vienna, Budapest, Passau, Linz and more. This will be a fabulous time to celebrate an anniversary, connect with your spouse, nurture your friendships or just be adventurous. It is so relaxing and restful. It is a time filled with lots of beauty and a chance for exploration of new places.
Here’s the back story. Imagine Tours and Travel has partnered with Gordon Cruises to offer these fabulous river cruises with amazing service, excellent dining and beautiful river boats. Back on our anniversary cruise, we met two of the third generation of the Gordon family who has been doing river cruises in Europe for Israeli citizens already for several decades. But now, these two family-owned multi-generational companies are teaming up to offer these excellent river cruising experiences to Americans. Imagine Tours and Travel is putting together all the details and we’ll have everything for you very shortly. Stay tuned and put the dates on your calendar!
Have a very blessed weekend,
Dennis
If you have any questions, our email and Linda’s cell number is below so reach out!
