ESCORTED PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Flights NYC-Krakow, Warsaw-NYC

• Other departure cities available

• Airline fuel surcharges

• 5 nights First Class accommodations

• 3 nights Krakow

• 2 nights Warsaw

• All transfers

• 10 meals: 5 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners

• Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motorcoach

• Services of English-speaking tour escort/manager throughout

• Services of local guides in all major cities

• Entrance fees per itinerary

• Donations to local churches

• Restaurant tips

HIGHLIGHTS:

• St. Mary's Church, Krakow

• Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, Lagiewniki

• Concentration Camp, Auschwitz

• Wadowice, birthplace of John Paul II

• Sanctuary of the Virgin Mary, Kalwaria Zebzydowska

• Jasna Gora Monastery, Czestochowa

• Royal Castle, Warsaw

• Wine, mineral water & coffee with all included dinners

• Soft drink & coffee with all included lunches

NOT INCLUDED: airport taxes, fees and September 11th Security Fee, and tips to guides, driver, and tour escort/manager (call for terms and conditions).

TOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1, Tuesday
Depart the USA for Poland. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey

DAY 2, Wednesday
Arrive in Krakow and enjoy a scenic drive through the city en route to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner at a local restaurant (D): KRAKOW

DAY 3, Thurssday
Celebrate morning Mass with fellow pilgrims, then continue on a guided tour of the city. On this exciting venture into one of Poland's most important religious cities, you'll see the Old Town area with its Market Square, considered one of the largest town squares in Europe. The tour continues to visit St. Mary's Basilica, featuring the famous Gothic wooden altarpiece carved by Veit Stoss. Continue to view the Town Hall Tower, the Cloth Hall, Burger houses, and several other impressive architectural buildings for which Krakow is known. Be sure to listen for the hejnał, the famous bugle call to the four corners of the world from the high tower of St. Mary's Basilica. Have lunch at local restaurant, and afterwards, enjoy a relaxing drive to the Lagiewniki district to visit the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, where Saint Faustina, the Apostle of Divine Mercy, lived and died. Return to Krakow this afternoon (B, L): KRAKOW

DAY 4, Friday
Today's sightseeing includes a full day excursion to the cities of Auschwitz, Wadowice, and Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, with lunch. The death camp of Oswiecim, known as Konzentrationslager Auschwitz, was the largest of the Nazi concentration camps. On this tour you'll view several of the units used to house prisoners, including the largest at Brzezinka (Birkenau), as well as visit the cell of the martyred St. Maximilian Kolbe. The tour continues to Wadowice, the birthplace of Karol Wojtyla, formally known as Pope John Paul II. Enjoy a visit to the museum located in his family's house, then continue to Kalwaria Zebzydowska, one of Poland's most sacred shrines, and a frequented pilgrimage site for the late Pope in his early years. Visit the 17th century Franciscan Monastery to view its Sanctuary of the Virgin Mary and decorative cloisters. Return to Krakow (B, L): KRAKOW

DAY 5, Saturday
This morning, depart Krakow and drive to the city of Czestochowa, the principal center of the Catholic religion in Poland for the last 600 years. Upon arrival, enjoy a visit to one of the world's most famous shrines, Our Lady of Czestochowa, within the Jasna Gora Monastery. Highlighting the religious, historic and artistic values of Poland, Jasna Gora is frequented by pilgrims from all over the world, owing to its sheer structural majesty and its prized historical possessions therein. Tour the oldest building, the Gothic Cathedral or Our Lady, where you will find the shrine's most prized item, the scared icon of the Black Madonna, there on a magnificent altar. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant nearby, before continuing to Warsaw (B, L): WARSAW

DAY 6, Sunday
This morning, celebrate Sunday Mass, and afterwards, continue on a guided city tour of Warsaw. View St. Kosta Church, the Cathedral of St. John, Chopin's Monument, the Warsaw Ghetto, Lazienki Park, and other historic landmarks for which this capital city is famous. Continue to visit the Royal Palace, the official residence of the Polish monarchs since the 17th century, located at the Plac Zamkowy. Afternoon at leisure to explore Warsaw on your own. This evening, celebrate your last night in Poland with a farewell dinner at a local restaurant (B, D): WARSAW

DAY 7, Monday
Transfer to the airport for your return flight home (B).

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DATES & RATES

2008 - Available only for groups of 20 or more.
Operates April through October, please call to inquire.