Tom's Christian Tours Faith, friends and beautiful experiences.

Every tour page has a Reserve button that opens our secure booking system. You choose your occupancy, enter your travelers' details, and pay the deposit. You can also call us and we will take the booking over the phone.

Most tours take a $500 per-person deposit, though it varies by trip — the exact amount is shown on each tour page. The deposit is due within seven days of registering.

The balance is due before departure, and the date is confirmed when you book. If a payment plan would help, call us and we will set one up.

Cancellation terms are set per tour, because deposits to hotels, airlines and cruise lines differ. The schedule for your trip is written on its tour page and repeated in your booking confirmation.

As a rule, cancelling early costs nothing, and the fee rises as the departure date approaches. Call us if plans change — we will tell you exactly where you stand.

Most motorcoach tours depart from designated pickup points across Wisconsin: De Pere, Appleton, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Lomira, Allenton and Milwaukee.

Flight-based tours depart from Milwaukee or Chicago unless the itinerary says otherwise. Exact pickup times come with your final documents, three to four weeks before departure.

Typically between 30 and 50 travelers on a motorcoach tour. Large enough that there is always someone to talk to, small enough that the group knows each other by the second day.

It depends on the tour, which is why every one of ours carries an activity level from 1 to 3 with a plain-English description on its page. Level 1 is mostly seated with short flat walks; level 3 involves two miles or more on some days over uneven ground.

Many tours involve walking, stairs and uneven terrain. If you are unsure whether a trip suits you, call us — we would rather talk you through the days honestly than sell you a trip you will not enjoy.

Not at all. While our tours are Christ-centered and often include devotions, all are welcome to join us. Tom's Christian Tours is not affiliated with any one denomination.

No. Expect a short devotion, singing if the group is in the mood, and grace before meals. What most travelers notice is the tone rather than the schedule — kindness, patience and good company.

Plenty of our guests come because they liked the itinerary and stay because they liked the people.

Many of our travelers do, including a good number of widows and widowers. Solo travelers are absorbed into the group quickly — this is not a trip where you eat dinner by yourself.

Often, yes. We will gladly try to match you with a same-gender roommate so you pay the shared rate. Ask when you book, since single rooms are capped at a small number of seats per tour.

Most tours include a good number of meals — the exact count and which ones are listed on each tour page, and the day-by-day itinerary marks breakfast, lunch and dinner as they fall.

Yes, and plenty of our travelers prefer it that way. Call the office during business hours and we will take the whole booking over the phone — travelers, occupancy and deposit.

Ask to go on the waitlist. A full departure shows a Join the waitlist button on its tour page, or you can call us and we will note your interest.

Tell us how flexible you are on dates while you are on the phone — we often have something similar running that year.

Yes. One of our own tour directors travels with the group the whole way, as one of the party rather than a guide who meets you at the door — someone who knows your name by the second morning.

Which director you get varies by departure. Ask when you book and we will tell you.

Mid-to-premium: clean, comfortable, well-run and well-located rather than flashy. We would rather put the money into the experiences worth paying for than into a lobby you walk through twice a day.

Call us before you book — that is the honest answer, because it depends on the trip. Our easiest tours do much of the sightseeing from the coach, while the more active ones assume you can manage airports, stairs and uneven ground on your own.

Describe an ordinary day at home when you call: how far you walk, whether stairs are a problem. We will tell you which tours suit you. We would far rather talk you into the right tour than sell you the wrong one.