: In the footsteps of= Pope John Paul II & St. Faustina 9 Days

8 days

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Warsaw, Niepokalanow, Czestochowa, Auschwitz, Lagiewniki,

Swinice Warckie, = Wadowice, Zakopane &= ; Krakow

Month of September &= nbsp;$3,129 p/p

Month of June & August $3,549 p/p

$2,199 p/p dbl (Land Only)
Single Supplement $495=

YOUR TRIP INCLUDES= :

  &n= bsp;7 nights in 4-star = hotels as follows: (or similar)
         ~ 2 nights: Radisson= SAS, Warsaw
         ~ 1 night:   Mercure Patria, Czestochowa
         ~ 1 night:   Kasprowy, Zakopane
         ~ 3 nights: Radisson= SAS, Krakow
&n= bsp;Breakfast and dinner daily
&n= bsp;All transfer by private motor coach
&n= bsp;Sightseeing tours and entrance fees
&n= bsp;Local guides and tour escorts
&n= bsp;Luggage handling and hotel taxes
&n= bsp;Catholic Priest and Mass daily
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N= ot Included: Lunches, Drinks with dinners, Travel I <= span style=3D'color:#990033'>nsurance optional at $99-$225 Tips to your guide &a= mp; driver (<= /span>Euro 6+/- per da= y). Items of a personal nature.

* "Land Only" does not include airfare or airport transfers.

Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary:

Day 1 – Home town- Warsaw

Board a transatlantic flight bound for Poland.= Dinner served on board.

Day 2 – Tour Starts - Warsaw

Your tour director is at the airport to warmly greet you and soon you're comfortably settled at your hotel. Upon arr= ival Mass at St. James Church, the church St. Faustina went when she arrived in Warsa= w. The rest of the day is to relax. This evening enjoy welcome dinner and a sh= ow at a local restaurant.

= Day 3 -Warsaw= &nbs= p;

After breakfast we visit all the landmarks of= Warsaw: Old Town, Market Square, the Barbican, the Warsaw Ghetto monume= nt, Lazienki Park, the Chopin statue, and the magnificently restored Royal Castle. Visit and Mass at Visit 3-9 <= span class=3DSpellE>Zytnia Street wher= e Faustina entered the convent. Din= ner and overnight.

= Day 4 -Warsaw= - Swinice Warckie -Niepokalanow- Czestochowa

After breakfast, we travel to Czestochowa, with a stop in Swinice Warckie to visit = the parish church St. Casimir where St. Faustina was baptized Helen Kowa= lska. Continue to Niepokalanow, see a franciscan Monaste= ry founded by St. Maximillian Kolbe and home of Ba= silica of Virgin Mary. Next stop is the site of Poland's greatest pilgrimage shrine, Our Lady of Czestochowa. Dinner and overnight

Day 5 - Czestochowa - Wadowice - Zakopane &nbs= p; <= /o:p>

Mass and Visit Jasna Gora Monastery with the Black Madonna picture.<= /span> One of the most important places of religious worship in the Christian world, with tradition of pilgrimages that goes back to the 14th century. Our Holy Father has frequently visited Jasna Gorna Monastery, known as the Shrine of the Black Mad= onna. We celebrate Mass at the Pauline Monastery and venerate the priceless treas= ures contained within, including the Miraculous Icon. = Next travel to Zakopane, with a stop along the way i= n Wadowice, the birthplace of Karol Wojtyla. Visit the house where the Pope, John Paul II, was born. It has since been turned into a shrine-like museum. We will also visit the church he was atte= nded and was baptized as a child. Next we continue on to Za= kopane, a resort village nestled in the splendor of the Tatras= region. This afternoon we take a cable car= ride to the nearby mountaintop for extraordinary views. Dinn= er and overnight.

= Day 6 - Zakopane - Krakow

Before we leave beautiful Zakopane, for the great city of Kra= kow, we invite you to follow a short distance on one of John Paul II's walking trails of the Zakop= ane region, a beautifully situated place within Tatras Mountains in the valley between Gubalowka and Giewont.&nb= sp; Zakopane and its vicinity is something of a mountain folklore reserve, with many pearls of typical wooden architecture. Horse-dr= awn carriages will take you to Kalatowki (optional). Admire picturesque landscapes of Polish highest mountains and visits the Hermitage of St. Brother Albert, founder of the Albert= ines Order. A short walk along colorful Krupowki Street for some last minute shopping in the local bazaar. On route to= Krakow we will stop at the Tie= liczka Salt Mines. Upon arrival in Krakow, sett= led in, then perhaps a short stroll in the old city before or after your dinner= ..

Day 7 - Krakow - Auschwitz - Krakow&n= bsp; <= o:p>

After breakfast we explore Market Square and hear the silver t= rumpet of the bugler from St Mary's Tower. Within the Cathedral you may pray before the extraordinary Wit Stwosz altar. The surroun= dings of the square have remained unchanged for almost 700 years and contain buil= dings of historic value such as St. Mary’s Church with the famous wooden al= tar, the Town = Hall Tower, the Cloth Hall and the burgher’s houses. Tour the Cathedral, Coronati= on Chapel and the Royal Chambers where a superb collection of Arras tapestries is on view. In t= he afternoon we go to Auschwitz, the notori= ous Nazi concentration camp. We will see the cell that imprisoned St Maximillian Kolbe and the Martyrdom Museum recalling the horrors of the Holocaust. Return to Kr= akow for dinner and overnight.

= Day 8 - Krakow - Full Day Visit to Lagiewniki <= /p>

After breakfast we depart for our day's excur= sion to Lagiewniki. The capital = of the Divine Mercy. It was here that originated the message of the Divine Mercy, which Christ Himself wished to pass on to our generation, through the mediation of St. Faustina. The Sanctuary houses grace-working image of Merciful Jesus and the relics of St. Faustina. We will visit the Shrine of Divine Mercy, St. Faustina= 's convent chapel, and we will visit St. Faustina's Tomb. Return to Krakow for our farewell dinner.=

= Day 9 - Krakow - Hometown<= /span> &n= bsp;

We leave Krakow for the return flights home to your home town.