[email protected] 800-206-TOUR (8687)   mon - fri 9am - 5pm EST   YOUR TRIP INCLUDES: † Round Trip Airfare from Jacksonville † Airport Taxes and Fuel Surcharges † 12 nights at centrally located 4* hotels: (or similar)        ~ 4 nights: Vilnius, Hotel Amberton, Vilnius        ~ 2 nights: Warsaw, Hotel Mercure Warszawa Centrum        ~ 1 night: Czestochowa, Hotel Mecure Patria        ~ 5 nights: Krakow, Holiday Inn † Transfers by air conditioned motor coach (group basis) † Tour Escort Throughout † Breakfast & three-course Dinner daily † Coffee, Tea or Mineral Water with meals † Assistance of a professional local Christian guide(s) † Entrance fees as per itinerary † Mass daily & Spiritual Activities † Travel Insurance † Luggage handling (1 piece per person) † Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents † Travel Insurance as per www.206tours.com/insurance   † Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents Not Included: Lunches, Beverages unless mentioned, Tips to your guide & driver. Items of personal nature. Optional: Extended Cancellation Protection Plan @ $299 (www.206tours.com/cancellationprotection)

Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary:

Day 1, Sat, April 11: Depart USA
Depart from Jacksonville Airport on our overnight flight to Vilnius. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Be sure to take some time to meditate about the life-changing journey ahead.

Day 2, Sun, April 12: Vilnius
Upon arrival in Vilnius Airport you will find your luggage and exit the baggage claim into the Arrivals Hall where you will be greeted by our tour escort. After a warm welcome to Lithuania, we begin our pilgrimage with the orientation tour of Vilnius. We will have time to celebrate Mass before going to hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel
 
Day 3, Mon, April 13: Vilnius
Following breakfast, we will depart for a sightseeing tour of Vilnius, including: Gate Dawn, the Old Town, Church of St. Peter and Paul, the Church of St. Anna and Bernardine Monastery. You will also see the Courtyards of the Jesuit University, and the Medieval Castel, as well as the Divine Mercy Shrine. The first image of Divine Mercy, revealed to mankind in the message of Divine Mercy and painted at the request of Jesus, according to Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska’s vision in 1934, was painted here by the artist, Eugene Kazimirovski in the presence and under the instruction and direction of Saint Faustina herself and her spiritual director: Father Michael Sopocko. After lunch on our own, we will go on an excursion to visit Troki, the Castle of the Templar Knights.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
 
Day 4, Tue, April 14: Vilnius (Hill of the Crosses, Marian Shrine of Siluva)
After breakfast, we will depart the hotel for an excursion to the Hill of Crosses near the city of Siauliai. A place of pilgrimage for centuries, it is covered in thousands of crosses, large and small, many in an elaborate folk-art style. Despite being bulldozed three times by the Soviet authorities, the crosses quickly reappeared each time. Nearby, we will have lunch on our own and then we will continue to Siluva to visit the sanctuary of Our Lady of Siluva and celebrate Mass. Return to Vilnius for dinner and overnight at hotel.
 
Day 5, Wed, April 15: Vilnius
After breakfast we will visit Vilnius Cathedral and the Chapel of St Casimir. Afternoon is at leisure. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
 
Day 6, Thu, Apr 16: Vilnius – Sokółka - Warsaw
After an early breakfast at our hotel, we depart for Warsaw. Along the way, we will stop in Sokolka to visit St. Anthony Of Padua Church and see the Sokolka Eucharistic Miracle. We will have lunch on our own en route to Warsaw. Upon arrival in Warsaw, we celebrate the Mass at St. James Church where St. Faustina went when she arrived in Warsaw. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
 
Day 7, Fri, Apr 17: Warsaw
After breakfast, we drive to the Convent of Divine Mercy on Zytnia Street, which Faustina joined in 1924. Celebrate the Mass in the Chapel on Zytnia Street, where Faustina entered the convent. Then we will continue with the guided tour of landmarks of Warsaw including Old Town, Market Square, the Barbican and Royal Castle, Lazienki Park with Chopin Statue and palace on the Water. We will have lunch on our own. On the afternoon we will visit the Church of St Stanislaw to visit the place of rest of Fater Jerzy Popiełuszko and the small Museum dedicated to him. Overnight at hotel.
 
Day 8, Sat, Apr 18: Warsaw – Niepokalanów – Świnice Warckie - Czestochowa
After breakfast, we will check out of our hotel and drive to Czestochowa through Niepokalanow to visit the Basilica of Virgin Mary, and Franciscan Monastery founded by St. Maximillian Kolbe. We continue to Swinice Warckie to see the Church of St. Casmir where St. Faustina was baptized then continue to Czestochowa for a guided tour of the Shrine by one of the Paulnian brothers or sisters. Tour to include the knights hall, treasury and museum, Basilica, New and old Via de Laroza, Sacristi and Chapel of the Black Madonna. We will celebrate Mass at one of the Chapels at Jasna Gora Monastery. We will enjoy the dinner at hotel before retiring for the evening in Częstochowa.
 
Day 9, Sun, Apr 19: Czestochowa (Jasna Gora Monastery and the Black Madonna) - Auschwitz - Krakow
Jasna Gora Monastery and the Black Madonna. Visit here and learn the history. We will see: The Pauline Monastery, The Chapel of Our Lady, The Jasna Gora Basilica, The Refectory, The Library,  The Jasna Gora Tower, The Way of the Cross, The Knights’ Hall, The National Memorial Chapel, The 600th Anniversary Museum and The Jasna Gora Golgotha by Jerzy Duda –Gracz. We will depart then Częstochowa for Auschwitz Memorial. There we will have the guided tour which will include the cell of imprisoned St. Maximillian Kolbe and the Martyrdom Museum (recalling the horrors of the Holocaust). Continuation to Krakow. Dinner and overnight.
 
Day 10, Mon, Apr 20: Krakow-Wieliczka
We will have breakfast at our hotel and depart for a visit of Wawel Hill including the Wawel Cathedral, Krakow Old Market Square, St Marys Church, Cloth hall, Jagellonian University (exterior visit) and Franciscan Church. Lunch on our own. In the afternoon we will enjoy the guided tour of Wieliczka Salt Mine. Drive back to Krakow . Dinner and overnight.
 
Day 11,Tue, Apr 21: Lagiewniki (Divine Mercy)
After breakfast, we will depart for our excursion to Lagiewniki, the capital of Divine Mercy. It was here that the message of the Divine Mercy originated, which Christ Himself wished to pass on to our generation through the mediation of St. Faustina. Celebrate Mass and visit the new Center of Pope John Paul II to see the displayed relic of Blessed Pope John Paul II. It is part of his robe with a bloodstain on it from when he was shot in 1981. The Sanctuary houses the 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 St. Faustina's Tomb.
Drive back to Krakow for lunch on our own and an afternoon free at your leisure. Dinner and overnight in Krakow.
 
Day 12, Wed, Apr 22: Krakow–Zakopane-Wadowice-Krakow

In the morning, we will depart to the charming town of Zakopane.  The town and it's stunning surroundings is located in the Tatrzanski National Park in the heart of the magnificent Tatra mountains.  Zakopane is well known for its unique wooden architecture, it's style of decoration, and it's tasty regional dishes.  On the way back, we will continue to Wadowice to visit the birth place of St. John Paul II and the local parish Church in which he was baptized. Here, we will celebrate Mass.
 
Day 13, Thu, Apr 23: Krakow at leisure
After breakfast, we will have a free day to explore Krakow at our own leisure. You will have an option to join an excursion to Calvary Sanctuary in Kalwaria Zebrydowsk ($80 per person on group basis only). Lunch is on our own and we will meet for dinner at our hotel. Overnight in Krakow.

 
Day 14, Fri, Apr 24: Return to USA
We leave Krakow for our return flights home to the United States. Bid our new friends farewell as we reminisce about the inspiration the Lord has placed in our hearts and everything we have experienced.

Additional Information & Travel Tips:  Poland

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Trakai Island Castle Troki, Lithuania
Main Square, Krakow, Poland
Shrine of Divine Mercy, Lagiewniki, Poland		Wieliczka Salt Mines, Krakow, Poland
St. Maximilian Kolbe Cell, Auschwitz, Poland		Train Entrance, Birkenau Death Camp, Auschwitz

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