Divine Mercy Pilgrimage to Poland

Warsaw, Niepokalanow, Czestochowa, Krakow, Lagiewniki & Wadowice

Transport & accommodation 

·       Direct flight from Dublin to Warsaw with Aer Lingus

·       Transfer on arrival to your hotel in Warsaw with guide assistance

·       1 night accommodation in the Hotel Mercure Fryderyk Chopin in Warsaw

·       Transfer from your hotel in Warsaw to Czestochowa

·       2 nights accommodation in the Hotel Mercure Patria Czestochowa

·       Transfer from your hotel in Czestochowa to Zakopane

·       1 night accommodation in the Hotel Sabala in Zakopane

·       Transfer from Zakopane to Krakow

·       5 nights accommodation in the Novotel Krakow Bronowice

·       Breakfast and evening meal served each day at hotels in Warsaw, Czestochowa, Zakopane and Krakow

·       Transfer from your hotel to Krakow airport

·       Direct flight from Krakow to Dublin with Aer Lingus

·       Luxury air-conditioned coach for all transfers and tours

Tours & religious programme 

·       Full religious programme organised by Joe Walsh Tours and led by Spiritual Director

·       Private Mass at Fr. George Popieluszko’s Church, who was known as the Solidarity Priest

·       Visit to the Congregation of Divine Mercy at Zytnia Street, the convent where St. Faustina entered

·       Private Mass at the Chapel of St. Maximillian Kolbe, a priest who was imprisioned by the Nazis, died at Auschwitz and was canonized by Pope John Paul II as a “martyr of charity”

·       Guided visit and private Mass at the Jasna Gora Monsastery in Czestochowa and Chapel of the Blessed Virgin, home to the Black Madonna and the most important Marian Shrine in Poland

·       Excursion to Auschwitz concentration camp

·       Mass at the Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Zakopane, built after the attempted assassination of of Pope John Paul II in 1981

·       Panoramic tour of Zakopane, the Chocholow village and Butorowy wierch from where we will get a chair lift to the top of Gubalowka mountain; enjoy unforgettable views of the Tetra mountais

·       Walking tour of Krakow Old Town

·       Private Mass at the Divine Mercy Shrine at Lagiewniki, where Our Lord appeared to St. Faustina Kowalska establishing the devotion to the Divine Mercy

·       Full day excursion to Wadowice, birthplace of John Paul II, and Kalawaria, the local shrine where he and his father visited often after his mother dies; attend Mass in Wadowice

·       Visit to Tyniec Abbey, the oldest Abbey in Poland, where we will celebrate Mass

·       Visit to Wieliczka salt mines, the oldest salt mine in Europe and a century old turist attraction with enormous excavation chambers, underground salt lakes and chapels; we will celebrate Mass in the salt mines 130 meters underground

·       Farewell dinner and folklore show in The Halit Restaurant

·       Free time for private sightseeing or shopping

·       English speaking guide assistance throughout the tour

·       Entrance fees and admissions included as per itinerary

Optional 

·       Optional insurance €25 (conditions apply). Please note that there is an additional insurance premium for of €25 passengers aged 86 to 94 years

Notes 

·       Price per person sharing twin/double room with facilities

·       Passengers are entitled to check in one standard piece of luggage subject to airline’s conditions

·       Prices are exclusive of taxes and charges totaling €75 unless otherwise stated

·       Single rooms are on request at a supplement of €29 per night

·       A non-refundable deposit of €200 is required for booking