Eastern Europe Pilgrimage with FR. HANS CHRISTIAN CUSTODIO

Upon arrival in Geneva in the evening, we will transfer to the hotel for check-in and overnight. (Dinner onboard).

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. We will have a guided walking tour which includes view of the Old Town, Saint Pierre’s Cathedral, The Flower clock and Jet d’Eau. Drive to Berne. Have the rest of the time free on your own leisure. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Interlaken. Drive to Interlaken. Have a guided tour of the city and view the Victoria Jungfrau Inerlaken Hotel. Continue to Grindelwald. Experience the Rack-Rail journey from Grindelwald to Jungfraujoch, ending in Lauterbrunnen. Have a guided city orientation of the city. Drive back to your hotel in Berne for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel. Have a guided city tour of Berne before driving to Lucerne. Have a guided city orientation upon arrival in Lucerne. Continue to Brienz. Have a photo stop at CLOY filming location – the Grandhotel Giessbach (without guide). Drive back to Berne. Have dinner at an international restaurant before transfer to the hotel for overnight stay.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Drive to Zurich. Have a guided sightseeing walking tour to view the Bahnhofstrasse, Limmatquai, Rathaus (City Hall), Zurich Lake and the old guildhalls. Continue to Munich. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Have a guided tour of Munich which includes view of New Town Hall (Neus Rathaus), Olympic Tower, Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus) and Bavarian National Museum. Have a long-distance drive to Hohenschwangau. Upon arrival, have a pho stop at Neuschwanstein Castle. Continue driving to Salzburg. Experience the dinner show at St. Peter Stiftskulinarium with Concert. Check-in and overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Have a guided city tour of Salzburg to include the view of Mirabell Gardens, Mozart’s Birthplace, and Old Town. Have a short-distance drive to Hallstatt. Have a guided tour to visit the Charnel House in St. Michael’s Chapel (Bone House). Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Have a long-distance drive to Vienna. Have a guided tour of the city: view of Schoenbrunn Palace; visit the St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Have a long-distance drive to Kutna Hora. Visit to St. Barbara Cathedral (UNESCO listed). Rest of the time is free at your own leisure. Drive to Prague. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, have a full-day guided tour to visit the Prague Castle. Visit also the enormous St. Vitus Cathedral with its gilded grand chapels studded with semi-precious stones; Old Royal Palace, the Basilica of St. George, Daliborka Tower and Golden Lane. You will also view the Astronomical Clock in the Old Town Square; see The Dancing House, Charles Bridge and National Theater. Continue to the Church of Our Lady of the Victorious, which houses the image of “Sto. Nino del Praga”. Have dinner at an international restaurant before returning to the hotel for overnight stay.

After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, have a long- distance drive to Czestochowa. Upon arrival in the afternoon, have a guided tour to visit The Black Madonna (Jasna Gora) Monastery which stood the onslaught of the Swedish forces during the religious wars of the 17th century. Today, it has become a pilgrimage site for devotees all over the world, who venerate the icon of the Black Madonna, believed to have been painted by St. Luke. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, have a long-distance drive to Wadowice. Have a guided tour which includes entrance to House of Pope St. John Paul II. View the Family Home of John Paul II and Minor Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Then drive to Lagiewniki. Have a guided tour to visit the St. Faustina Chapel, including the Shrine of Divine Mercy. Then proceed to Krakow. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast and check-out, have a short-distance drive to Auschwitz. Have a guided tour to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp (please do not bring bags inside the camps). Drive to Wieliczka and have a guided tour of the Wieliczka Saltmine and see the Chapel St. Kinga (please do not bring bags inside the museum). Drive back to Krakow. Have dinner at an international restaurant before transfer to the hotel for overnight stay.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Have a guided sightseeing tour in Krakow which includes view of The Cloth Hall, Wawel Cathedral, Jagiellonian University and Saint Mary’s Basilica. Then have a long-distance drive to Warsaw. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Have a guided tour if Warsaw which includes view of The Old Town, Lazienki Park, Palace on the Isle, Warsaw Ghetto and Royal Castle. Transfer to Warsaw airport to catch your flight back to Manila.

“HOME SWEET HOME!!!”