2021 TOUR BOOK BNT TOURING Christian Fellowship Getaways 1525 Oregon Pike, Suite 2201 MAGAZINE Lancaster, PA 17601 800.848.1492 or 717.397.0000 Tybee Island Stowe VT CELEBRATE SMALL TOWNS! JOIN BNT AS WE ROAM SMALL TOWNS IN • NEW HAMPSHIRE • VERMONT • NOVA SCOTIA • MAINE • WYOMING • MONTANA • THE DAKOTAS • THE CAROLINAS • SOUTHEASTERN COAST • IOWA WE’LL TAKE • MICHIGAN—EVERYWHERE, U.S.A.! YOU THERE! www.bobnefftours.com & www.bobnefftours.com/travel-blog Photo Credits: (Tybee Island) Casey Jones/Visit Savannah & (Stowe) Sharon Harper/Go Stowe "Our goal is to conduct ourselves in a manner that is honoring to God; to relate to each person who travels with us by showing love, respect and kindness; to offer wholesome, family-oriented tours at a competitive price; and to promote an enjoyable, refreshing environment for our staff and traveling friends." BNT Team Members Bob, Jr. and Cindy Neff Yang Bontrager Karen Mills Moses Colon Tour Director Marketing DirectorDirec Tour Director Linda Funk Grace Heagy Anna Hiatt Tour Director Tour Director Office Manager Karen Kuch Cindy Neff Susan Hubbard Tour Planner Receptive Services Tour Planner Tour Director Tour Planner Luanne Neff Patti Olson Deb Scheuerlein Marge Sherid Reservationist Tour Director Administrative Assistant Tour Director Angie Stikeleather Skip VanderSchaaf Cindy Wilson Tour Director Tour Director Tour Director We’ll take you there! “The earth belongs to God! Everything in all the world is His!” - Psalm 24:1 Front cover: (Left to right) Nova Scotia; New Hampshire; Tybee Island; Skagway, AK; Mackinac Island; Stowe, VT; Wyoming (middle photo) You‛re Invited to Our 2021Tour Preview Season! Since we are not able to We‛ll gather in large groups this time, instead of a take you Tour Preview day, we are there! having a Tour Preview Season! Our season be- gins officially on Monday, December 7, Dear Traveling Friends, 2020! Wow! Last year’s tour book greeting begins: “What does 2020, and concludes 2020 hold for you?” “None of us knows for sure” and then went Friday, January 22, on to talk about the promising travel year ahead. Little did we 2021 know that a pandemic would grip the world and bring travel to a . Visit our website, standstill. After 39 years in the travel industry, that devel­ www.bobnefftours.com,click on “Pre- opment came as a shock to me. I was reminded anew of view Season” on the Home page or in Proverbs 19:21 which says: “Many are the plans in the mind of man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” the menu bar for details on discounts The pundits of the travel industry are saying to “get ready for and Preview Season information. You the Floodgates to open!” “There is a “pent­up demand for can register online, call the office or travel” and ‘2021 will be a strong year in travel.’” As I write this, several BNT tours have returned with overwhelmingly positive mail the enclosed registration form reports. People are excited to get on the road again. As Chris­ during the entire SEVEN weeks! tians, we acknowledge God is in charge, and we will continue to trust Him to guide us through the meandering path of the fu­ Every week of the Tour Preview Sea- ture. son, we‛ll post a new video. You‛ll be The long­awaited Passion Play in Germany was to have been the welcomed by the BNT staff, Bob Neff, highlight of our 2020 tour schedule. However, Covid­19 forced this historic experience to be postponed until 2022. There is Jr., and a few of our Tour Directors. space available. Be sure to check the listing of these tours for You might see yourself or a few travel- the complete itineraries. ing friends in our annual “Memories” We are excited about several new tours that we are offering in movie. When we get to January, we will 2021! In June we travel by coach from Lancaster to North and South Dakota, and the coach is already half full. Browse the post a new Bucket List movie—and a summary in this magazine to learn more about the highlights of “surprise” performance video by “Then this incredible adventure. Other new tours that you will not Sings My Soul.” want to miss are a tour to Huntsville (a brand­new fascinating destination for BNT), Nashville and the Smoky Mountains in 717.397.0000 800.848.1492 June and, in October, the Ozark Mountain Marvel, that includes Branson. There is so much to see! We would count it a privilege to take you there and yes, we will bring you home as well, with many wonderful memories of your extraordinary vacation experience. Blessings, Bob Neff Jr. Overniight Tours Table of Contents March Page July (continued) Page October (continued) Page 20-31 Southeast Coastal Splendor....................5 14-23 Best of Scandinavia.................................25 8-13 Albuquerque Balloon Fest........................42 April 17-24 Canadian Rockies VIA Rail....................26 9-18 Ozark Mountain Marvel............................43 7-19 Best of Texas..............................................6 21-30 Wyoming & Yellowstone........................27 13-23 Greece Tour Cruise................................44 Chincoteague Pony & St. Michaels........28 14-17 Virginia Beach and Norfolk......................7 27-29 14-18 Fall Foliage Trains of New England........45 19-23 Springtime in Myrtle Beach......................8 August 16-28 Israel & Jordan.........................................46 19-25 Savannah, Charleston & Myrtle Beach....9 5-7 Canaan Valley Resort...............................29 18-21 The Creation Museum & Ark..................41 26-29 The Creation Museum & Ark..................10 6-17 Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island.......30 19-30 Nashville, Memphis, Gulf Coast............47 May 23-26 The Creation Museum/Ark Encounter....29 Presidents of Virginia.............................48 28-30 3-7 Tulip Time/Holland, Michigan....................11 September November 4-11 Tractors and Tulips..................................12 9-17 Colorado Trains and Highlights...............31 10-13 1000 Islands & Ottawa...........................10 2-10 Hawaii 3 Islands......................................49 10-16 New England By Land & Sea.................32 16-22 Utah’s Mighty National Parks................14 15-19 Myrtle Beach at Christmas....................50 13-16 Billy Graham Legacy...............................33 Samaritan’s Purse............................51 17-19 3-Day Spring Mystery.............................13 29-Dec 3 13-20 Mackinac Island & Thunder Bay.............34 June December 13-20 Moose and Lobster Safari......................35 7-10 Outer Banks, North Carolina.....................15 4-6 Williamsburg & Busch Gardens.................51 13-24 Best of Ireland.......................................36 7-11 Cape Cod/Plymouth/Martha’s Vineyard...16 6-9 Christmas at the Library.............................52 15-22 Huntsville, Nashville & Pigeon Forge....17 14-17 Lake George, NY....................................33 6-9 Middlebury Inn at Christmas.......................52 16-24 Wisconsin and Michigan........................18 20-22 3-Day Fall Mystery..................................48 16-27 Alaska By Land and Sea........................19 25-Oct 3 New England & Canada Cruising.....37 2022 Oberammergau Passion Play.................54 28-Oct 1 Dunes Manor, Ocean City, MD.........38 17-Jul 1 North and South Dakota.....................20 Jul 9-20, 2022 Passion Play/Danube Cruise..53 29-Oct 3 National Quartet Convention............38 21-24 Niagara Falls, Ontario/Lion Safari..........28 Pickup & parking.........................................68, 69 21-24 The Creation Museum & Ark..................13 October Reservations/cancellations/responsibilities/ 25-Jul 2 Grand Alaska....................................22 4-8 Cranberry Harvest in Cape Cod...............39 general information.....................................70, 71 5-16 Lyon & Provence......................................40 July Walking Guidelines ..........................................71 13-19 Quebec & Montreal...............................23 6-9 Niagara Falls, Ontario...............................41 14-20 Iceland....................................................24 1-Day Tours Table of Contents January Page July Page November Page 29 March for Life..............................................57 11 Ocean Grove Choir Festival........................61 13 Lincoln on the Train.....................................64 March 17 Museum of the Bible....................................57 August TBA Philadelphia Flower Show.........................57 20 Statue of Liberty Museum & Ellis Island......65 27 Museum of the Bible...................................57 20 Amazing New York (with options).................65 April 30 Christmas Traditions.....................................65 September 1 Cherry Blossom Cruise.................................57 2 1-Day Summer Mystery................................61 December 19 Museum of the Bible....................................57 8 A New Kind of Art.........................................61 22 Gardens to Gourmet....................................58 4 US Army Band Concert................................65 11 History Collides in Harper’s Ferry................62 4 Dickens Christmas/Wellsboro......................66 28 1-Day Spring Mystery.................................58 16 Lancaster Treasures..................................62 4 Cape May Christmas.....................................66 May 18 Wonderful Washington................................56 5 Handel’s Messiah at Annapolis......................66 1 Tour, Soar & Roar.........................................58