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FOOTSTEPS OF POPE JOHN PAUL II & POLAND HERITAGE 2008 Tours

Itinerary:
• Day 1 Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
• Day 2 Arrival in Warsaw, Poland. Upon arrival in Warsaw, transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure. Enjoy this evening’s welcome dinner with your traveling companions. (D)
• Day 3 Warsaw. Excursion to Niepokalanow. Guided sightseeing of Warsaw includes the CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN, Lazienki Palace, and the WARSAW GHETTO. Also enjoy an excursion to Niepokalanow (City of the Immaculata), and visit the FRANCISCAN FRIARY founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe who was canonized a saint by Pope John Paul II. (BB)
• Day 4 Warsaw-Czestochowa. Journey to Czestochowa, one of the world’s most famous Marian shrines. Afternoon at leisure to explore the SHRINE and see the famous BLACK MADONNA, an image and devotion Pope John Paul II held very close to his heart throughout his life. (BB,D)
• Day 5 Czestochowa-Auschwitz-Krakow. Travel to Auschwitz and visit the remains of the former CONCENTRATION CAMP as well as the MARTYRDOM MUSEUM and ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE’S CELL. Continue to Krakow. Guided sightseeing of Old Town Krakow, the city where Pope John Paul II served as archbishop, includes WAWEL ROYAL CASTLE and ST. MARY’S CHURCH. Balance of the day is at leisure. (BB,D)
• Day 6 Krakow. This morning enjoy guided sightseeing and 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 passed away the day before Divine Mercy Sunday). Afternoon is at leisure to explore Krakow on your own. (BB)
• Day 7 Krakow. Excursion to Wadowice and Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. Journey to the Pope's home town of Wadowice and visit his BIRTHPLACE and BOYHOOD HOME. Also visit KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA, one of Poland’s most famous shrines and a UNESCO Heritage Site, which played a pivotal role in the Pope’s spiritual life. Enjoy this evening’s farewell dinner. (BB,D)
• Day 8 Your homebound flight from Krakow arrives the same day. (BB)

INCLUDED FEATURES:
• WARSAW Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing; visit the Cathedral of St. John and the Warsaw Ghetto
• NIEPOKALANOW Visit the Franciscan Friary
• CZESTOCHOWA Visit the Shrine and the Black Madonna
• AUSCHWITZ Visit the remains of the concentration camp, the Martyrdom Museum, and St. Maximilian Kolbe’s cell
• KRAKOW Guided sightseeing; visit Wawel Royal Castle, St. Mary’s Church, and the Shrine of Divine Mercy; farewell dinner
• WADOWICE Visit the Pope’s birthplace and boyhood home
• KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA Visit the Shrine; farewell dinner