T75 - 16-DAYS PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND, ITALY AND MEDJUGORJE
Monday, September 1 – Tuesday, September 16, 2008 • ALBUQUERQUE/ALBUQUERQUE
For a group of 42 persons $4,199
For a group of 32-41 persons $4,299
For a group of 25-29 persons $4,399
Airport taxes $321 (Subj. to changes up to August 10, 2008)
Insurance optional $271 • Single room supplement $599
Departure from other cities available. Please call for quote
Chaplain/Spiritual Director: Fr. Jimmy Marshall • Tour coordinators: Nestor and Nellie Baca
I T I N E R A R Y
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR
— Round-trip air from Albuquerque.
— Transfers and sightseeing in air conditioned motor coach
— Assistance of tour escorts and tour guides in Israel, Italy and Medjugorje
— Accommodation in first class hotels and superior tourist class hotels. Private homes in Medjugorje
— Daily breakfast and dinner
— Entrance fees, local taxes and luggage handling
NOT INCLUDED: Lunches, items of personal nature and gratuities. Single room supplement $599 |
DEPOSIT AND BOOKING
A deposit of $350.00 plus $271.00 insurance (optional) payable to Adriatic Pilgrimages is required per person at the time of booking, but not later than May 15, 2008. Balance is due on or before July 10, 2008. Any bookings after July 11, 2008 will be subject to availability and full payment is required plus $100.00 fee for late booking.
Rates shown reflect discount for payment made by check. You may make your final payment with your credit card for 4% additional fee.
Please Note: The airlines are now adding fuel surcharges to their taxes. Additional fuels surcharges are subject to change up to August 10, 2008. |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All prices quoted in this flyer are based on airfares, land rates and exchange rates in effect January 2007 and on group rates of 32 passengers or more. All prices are subject to change without notice prior to departure due to major currency fluctuations, fuel prices and/or unforeseen economic circumstances.
Please complete the booking form with full names as they appear on passports, and mail it to us with your deposit of $350 per person plus insurance $271 (optional). Receipt of your deposit shall act as your agreement to the terms and conditions herewith. Balance is due 90 days before departure date.
Receipt of your deposit shall act as your agreement to the terms and conditions herewith.
Balance is due 90 days prior to departure.
If you cancel, the following cancellation charges per person will apply:
* 120 days or more before departure $25 pp;
* 119-91 days before departure $250 pp;
* 90-61 days prior to departure date $500pp;
* 60-46 days prior to departure date $750pp;
* 45-31 days prior to departure date $1,500 pp;
* 30-1 day prior to departure date or no show – No Refund.
* Pilgrims are responsible for ensuring that their passports are in order and for securing any Visas Necessary. |
Monday, September 1, 2008
DEPART USA
Our pilgrimage begins as we depart USA on our Continental Airlines flights to Tel Aviv via Newark.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
ARRIVE TEL AVIV
Arrive Tel Aviv airport at 4:10 where we will be welcomed by our tour escort and bus driver. Then to the hotel to rest and enjoy our first dinner in the Holy Land.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
CAESAREA/HAIFA/MT. CARMEL/CANA/NAZARETH
This morning we pass by Caesarea and see the Roman aqueduct from the times of St. Paul who was imprisoned here. Then to Haifa and Mount Carmel to visit Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery and Elijah’s Cave. On to Cana, the traditional site where Jesus attended the wedding and performed His first public miracle. We conclude the day with a visit to Nazareth to see the Church of the Annunciation, the Holy Grotto and the Church of St. Joseph.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
GALILEE/CAPERNAUM/MOUNTBEATITUTDES/RIVER JORDAN/JERUSALEM
Today we will explore the sites along the Sea of Galilee. Capernaum where Jesus preached in the synagogue, St. Peter’s House, Mount of Beatitudes and Tabgha, where Jesus multiplied the loaves of bread and fish; and the baptismal site on the River Jordan and from there and through the Jordan Valley up to Jerusalem.
Friday, September 5, 2008
MOUNT OF OLIVES/BETHLEHEM/EIN KAREM
We start our day with the Mount of Olives, the Church of Pater Noster, down to Dominus Flevit and St. Mary Magdalene Church. Pray at the Garden of Gethsemane and on to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity, the Holy Manger and the Basilica of St. Catherine. Then down to the Shepherds’ Field. On the way back, we stop in Ein Karem to visit the Church of Visitation.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
JERUSALEM/OLD CITY/MOUNT ZION
We enter the Old City of Jerusalem to visit the Church of St. Anne, the Pools of Bethesda and follow the Stations of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We walk through the Cardo to the Western Wall. On Mount Zion, we visit the Room of the Last Supper, the House of Caiaphas and the Church of St. Peter.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
BETHANY/JERICHO/DEAD SEA
We depart Jerusalem and stop in Bethany, known as the place where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. As we continue through the Judean Desert, we arrive Jericho to see the excavations and Mount of Temptation. Continue to Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and later we stop at the Dead Sea before returning back to our hotel.
Monday, September 8, 2008
JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV/ROME
Transfer to Tel Aviv airport to take our flight to Rome. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel and the rest of the day at leisure to relax.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
ROME/BASILICAS/VATICAN MUSEUMS
This morning we visit the heart, home and spiritual capital for Catholics around the world. Visit the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel to admire the works of Michelangelo and then the Basilica of St. Peter, the crypt of Pope John Paul II and later the Basilica of St. Mary Major, the Basilica of St. John in Lateran and the Holy Stairs.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
ROME/PAPAL AUDIENCE/CATACOMBS
Transfer to the Vatican City for the weekly papal audience (subject to the Holy Father’s health and schedule). Following the audience we will have a panoramic tour of Imperial Rome and we visit the Catacombs of St. Sebastian where the early Christians used to hide from persecution.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
ROME/ORVIETO/LORETO/ANCONA
Today we drive to Orvieto to see the Cathedral, located in the town’s main square and is the landmark of the tiny city. View the holy corporal containing the blood from the Eucharistic Miracle of Orvieto in 1263 that occasioned the Feast of Corpus Christi. Then to the great Marian Shrine of Loreto to see the family home of Jesus, Mary and Joseph located inside the Basilica of Loreto, where it has been since 1294. Then to Ancona to take our overnight ferry boat to Split.
Friday, September 12, 2008
SPLIT/MEDJUGORJE
Arrive Split in the morning, where we take our bus and drive to Medjugorje. We spend the afternoon exploring this peaceful place. After dinner, we can join villagers and pilgrims for the evening Mass and the blessing of the sick.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
MEDJUGORJE/SPLIT
This morning we attend the English Mass at St. James Church and later we accompany our local guide as we follow the same path up the apparition hill where the young visionaries first encountered Our Lady. Our guide will arrange a meeting with one of the visionaries in front of their homes or a public place (subject to their schedule and health). In the afternoon we take our bus to Split and board the ferry boat back to Ancona, Italy.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
ANCONA/ASSISI
Arrive Ancona in the morning where we board our motor coach and drive to Assisi to explore the hilltop birthplace of St. Francis. Visit the Basilica of St. Francis and the Basilica of St. Clare then down to the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Porziuncola.
Monday, September 15, 2008
ASSISI/ROME
This morning we will have some time at leisure in Assisi and then we board our bus and return back to Rome and visit the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels before going to our hotel.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
ROME/USA
Transfer to Rome airport to take our flights back home.
Itinerary is subject to change without notice |
