Join Brian & Brenda Flannery on a Pilgrimage to.. Medjugorje & Dubrovnik
November 4 - 13, 2012 $1,999fromNewark, NJ | $2,199 from Boston, MA (depart from all North America airports via special add-on airfares)
Your Trip Includes: Round-trip air from Newark or Boston to Croatia (special round-trip fares from your local airport) Airport Taxes & Fuel Surcharges! 6 nights at Pensione Santa Maria and Hotel Dubrovnik, Medjugorje 2 nights at Hotel Neptune, Dubrovnik Breakfast and Dinner daily at your accommodations Lunch on Nov 11 at the Slano Monestary Wine with dinners in Medjugorje Assistance of a professional local Catholic guide Transfers as per itinerary Sightseeing & admissions fees as per itinerary Mass daily & Spiritual activities (English at 10:00 am, and Croatian at 6:00 pm) Visit to Community Cenacolo Meeting with visionaries
Not Included:
Lunches. Travel Insurance optional at $116 (www.206tours.com/insurance), Cancel for Any Reason Protection @ $199 (www.206tours.com/cancellationprotection), Tips to guides and drivers (suggested $8-9 per person per day), Items of a personal nature.
Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary:
Day 1, Nov 4, 2012: Depart USA
Board your overnight transatlantic flights from your home town. Meals are served on board.
Day 2, Nov 5, 2012: Arrive Medjugorje
After an early morning arrival in Frankfurt you will connect to your flight to Split. Upon arrival, you'll be greeted by a tour guide and/or driver who will then take you on the 2 1/2 hour drive by private coach to the village of Medjugorje. Guide will be with your throughout your stay. Once there, you'll meet your fellow pilgrims and your spiritual leader and be introduced to your host family in whose comfortable yet modest house (inn) you will be staying for the next six nights.
Day 3 - 7, Nov 6 - 10, 2012: Medjugorje
Experience the beauty and peace of this simple village. During your stay in Medjugorje you will have the opportunity to share faith with pilgrims from all over the world. Our local guide will accompany us throughout your stay.
Here are some of the activities you'll be sharing with our fellow pilgrims: Each morning at 10 am we assemble at St. James Church for the English-language Mass (Feast days and Sundays English Mass is at Noon). Follow the path up Apparition Hill where the visionaries first encountered Our Lady. Touch and pray before the cross that commemorates the spot where Mary first appeared to the visionaries.
Each evening at 5:00 pm, we will join the villagers and pilgrims to pray the rosary. The apparition takes place at 5:40 pm, and then stay on for Croatian Mass. Don't miss on Tuesdays and Saturdays Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and on Fridays Veneration of the Cross in the Church. Each evening during Croatian Mass, there is the Blessing of the Sick and blessing of the items you have with you.
Our guide will arrange meetings with the visionaries at their own homes provided that they are in Medjugorje during your trip, and pending their availability. We will have the opportunity to climb Krizevac Mountain, where in 1933 the villagers built a 30' high cross on the anniversary of Jesus' crucifixion. Visit and pray at "Blue Cross", which is a place of great healings and graces; a very special place at the base of Apparition Hill. We will also visit the community of Cenacolo.
Day 8, Nov 11, 2012: Medjugorje - Slano - Dubrovnik
After breakfast and heartfelt farewells, we leave by motor coach for Slano where we will celebrate Mass. Following Mass we will enjoy a wonderful lunch at the Monestary. We continue on to Dubrovnik for dinner and overnight.
Day 9, Nov 12, 2012: Dubrovnik
After breakfast we will enjoy a morning walking tour of "Old Dubrovnik"; starting with St. Blaise church where we will celebrate Mass, the Rector's Palace, Bell Tower clock, Orlando's Column and the Sponza Palace. You will also see the Dominican Monastery and Franciscan Monastery with it's Pharmacy, one of the oldest in the world. Enjoy lunch, on your own, in one of the many small family owned restaurants along the narrow streets. You will have a free afternoon at your leisure to further explore the beautiful city of Dubrovnik! Dinner and overnight in Dubrovnik.
Day 10, Nov 13, 2012: Dubrovnik – USA
After an early breakfast we leave by motor coach for Dubrovnik Airport for return flights home to USA.
Additional Information & Travel Tips: What to Know Before You Go Any Questions? For more information, please contact: Eva tel: 800-206-TOUR (8687) or email: eva@206tours.com with any questions or to register.
Please select your departure airport. If you are not departing from New York(additional fees may apply) For your local airport, please click on drop down menu below