9 Day Rome & Medjugorje

Rome, Medjugorje

Escorted Package Includes:

  • Flights NYC-Rome, Split-NYC
    Other departure cities available.
  • Flight Rome to Split
  • 7 nights accommodations
  • 4 nights Rome
  • 3 nights Medjugorje
  • All transfers
  • 10 meals: 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 4 dinners
  • Sightseeing per itinerary in a modern air-conditioned motor coach
  • Services of an English-speaking tour escort/manager throughout
  • Services of a local guide in Rome
  • Entrance fees per itinerary

Special Features:

  • Papal Audience at the Vatican to receive the Blessing of the Holy Father
  • Basilica of St. Francis
  • Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel
  • Mass at St. James Church

Not included: airport taxes, fees & September 11th Security Fee, tips to local guides, driver, and tour escort/manager (see Terms & Conditions).


Medjugorge

DAY 1, Mon Depart USA to Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey

DAY 2, Tues Arrive in Rome, and transfer to your hotel. Balance of day at leisure. Enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant (D): ROME

DAY 3, Wed This morning, attend the Papal Audience at the Vatican and receive the Blessing of the Holy Father. In the afternoon, visit St. John Lateran Church, St. Mary Major Church, Holy Stairs and the Catacombs, which hold the bodies of several early popes (B): ROME

DAY 4, Thurs Full day tour to Assisi. Depart Rome, via the "Sun Route" motorway. Stop in Orvieto, a small medieval town famous for its cathedral. Spend the day visiting Umbria, rich in vineyards, olive groves and villages. View the charming medieval cities of Spoleto (world-famous for the "Festival dei Due Mondi"), Trevi, Foligno, Spello, and Assisi, the mystic city of St. Francis. Visit the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Basilica of St. Francis, with the masterpieces of Giotto and Cimabue. Enjoy lunch at a typical local restaurant. Balance of the day at leisure (B, L): ROME

DAY 5, Fri Tour the Vatican Museums including the famous Sistine Chapel and see Michelangelo's ceiling and his mural of the Last Judgment. Visit the Roman Forum, walking through the ancient streets. Stop at the Colosseum, the huge amphitheater started in 72 AD. Continue on to visit Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls, built where the Apostle of the People is buried. Visit St. Peter's in Chains Church (B): ROME

DAY 6, Sat This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Split. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Orientation tour of the village. Meet with local villagers and join in evening services at St. James Church (B, D): MEDJUGORJE

DAY 7, Sun Morning Mass at St. James Church. Visit Apparition Hill where Mary first appeared and climb Holy Cross Mountain. In the evening, attend the recitation of the rosary and the healing service at St. James Church (B, D): MEDJUGORJE

DAY 8, Mon Today, participate in your choice of activities including: 10am Mass at St. James, daily recitation of the rosary and the Blessing of the Sick. Farewell dinner (B, D): MEDJUGORJE

DAY 9, Tues After breakfast, transfer back to Split for your return flight (B).


Tours may be arranged for groups of 15 or more passengers. Please contact us at groups@gate1travel.com for rates & details.