IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF POPE JOHN PAUL II (PAT 14) - 2008

Starts in Warsaw on:
March 19 - March 25*
April 20 - April 26
May 18 - May 24
June 15 - June 21
July 13 - July 19
August 11 - August 17
September 15 - September 21**
October 6 - October 12*
TOUR COST: $1,269 (*$1,249, ** $1,299) dbl ($362 single.supp.). Airfare not included.

Tour Cost Includes: First class hotels, meals as specified, air conditioned coach, sightseeing tours, 
English speaking guide throughout, entrance fees and taxes.
Not Included: meals not specified, cost of passport, items of a personal nature, optional insurance, baggage handling, gratuities to guides and driver.

2nd Day - WARSAW.  Tonight meet your traveling companions for a welcome dinner. (D)
If airline tickets are purchased through PAT TOURS, transfer from the airport to the hotel on arrival is included in the tour cost.

3rd Day - WARSAW/Niepokalanow. Guided sightseeing of Warsaw includes the Cathedral of St. John, Lazienki Palace and Jewish Ghetto Memorial. In the afternoon excursion to Niepokalanow, the Franciscan friary founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe who was canonized a saint by Pope John Paul II. (B)

4th Day - WARSAW/CZESTOCHOWA. After buffet breakfast, journey to Czestochowa, one of the world's most famous shrines and Pope John Paul II's favorite where the "Black Madonna" is venerated as Queen of Poland. Afternoon at leisure to visit the shrine and see its historical treasures. In the evening, you may walk to the shrine for a moving  vailing ceremony of the icon. (B, D)

5th Day - CZESTOCHOWA/Auschwitz/KRAKOW.  This morning en route stop in Auschwitz, site of the former Nazi concentration camp. Visit the grounds as well as the Martyrdom Museum and St. Maximilian Kolbe's cell. Continue to Krakow. After settling-in at your hotel a guided sightseeing of Krakow, the city where Pope John Paul II served as archbishop. Included is St. Mary's Church towering over the market square and Wawel royal castle with Coronation Cathedral. (B,D)

6th Day - KRAKOW/Lagiewniki. Today you will  visit the world famous Shrine of Divine Mercy, home to the revelations by St. Faustina. Pope John Paul II both canonized St. Faustina and instituted the Feast Day of Divine Mercy ( the Pope died on the eve of the Feast Day of Divine Mercy). Afternoon at leisure to explore Krakow on your own. (B)

7th Day - KRAKOW/Wadowice/Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. This morning depart for  the Pope's hometown of Wadowice and visit his birthplace and baptismal church. Continue to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, the Pope's favorite retreat shrine. Afternoon free. In the evening enjoy farewell dinner. (B, D)

8th Day - KRAKOW/USA. After breakfast, termination of tour services. (B)

Transfer to the airport is available at additional cost of about $48 per taxi.

YOUR HOTELS:
WARSAW - Westin or similar
CZESTOCHOWA - Mercure Patria or similar
KRAKOW - Qubus

For reservations complete Reservation Form or call: 1-800-388-0988