YOUR TRIP INCLUDES: Round-trip air from New York (special Add-on Airfares from all US gateways) ALL AIRPORT TAXES & FUEL SURCHARGES! 17 nights at centrally located four-star hotels as follows: (or similar)
~ 6 nights: Moskovskie Vorota, St. Petersburg
~ 4 nights: Hotel Petr, Moscow
~ 7 nights: A Modern home/Inn with private baths, Medjugorje Transfers as per itinerary Breakfast and Dinner daily
Wine and mineral water with dinners Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach Assistance of a professional local Catholic guide(s) Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary Catholic Priest available for Spiritual Direction Mass daily & Spiritual activities Luggage handling (1 piece per person) Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents
Day 1 - Depart USA
Board your overnight transatlantic flights from your home town. Meals are served on board.
Day 2 - Arrive St. Petersburg
After our arrival at the St. Petersburg's airport Pulkovo, we will meet with our guide. On the way to our hotel we will have a short panoramic tour of Petersburg. We arrival at the hotel for dinner.
Day 3 - St. Petersburg
After our breakfast, we will have a full day tour of this city of the Russians Tsars. Our sightseeing tour will take us to Palace Square and to Saint Isaac's Cathedral. We will see the Peter and Paul Fortress, Nevsky Prospect, Saint Basil's Island, the famous Bronze Horseman, Smolny, as well as the city‟s other highlights. Dinner and overnight in Saint Petersburg.
Day 4 - St. Petersburg
On our schedule for today is Alexander Nevsky Abbey, a monastery and a 19th-century Necropolis, containing the graves of many world-famous Russian writers, composers and sculptors. We will then visit The Hermitage, also known as the Winter Palace (previously the residence of the imperial family). The Hermitage contains over three million exhibits and possesses one of the best art collections in the world. The gallery is most famous for its collection of West European art, with paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Renoir, Picasso, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rubens and Rembrandt. Dinner and overnight in Saint Petersburg.
Day 5 - Excursion to Pavlovsk
Today we will have a half day excursion to Pavlovsk, a royal sum-mer estate. The land was originally used as royal hunting grounds. The site was given by Catherine the Great to her son Paul I in 1777. The classical style palace was designed by Cameron and completed by Brenna and Rossi. After Paul's accession to the throne in 1796 it was used as an official imperial residence. Later we will visit Tsarskoe Selo (formerly known as Pushkin). The estate boasts a large landscape park, dotted with architectural follies, and centered on the magnificent blue, white and gold Catherine Palace. Dinner and overnight in Saint Petersburg.
Day 6 - Excursion to Novogrod
Today we are on an entire day excursion to visit to city Novgorod, about 130 miles south of Saint Petersburg. For several centuries it was the capital of Novgorodian Republic, one of the mighty principalities of Old Russia. We will visit its ancient Kremlin with its famous Sophia Cathedral and its masterpiece icons, the Cathedral of Saint George at the Yuriev Monastery, and the Museum of Wooden Architecture. We will then drive back to Saint Petersburg along the Volkhov River. Dinner and overnight in Saint Petersburg.
Day 7 - Excursion to Petrhof (Pushkin)
Today we enjoy a tour of Peterhof, 18 miles from Saint Petersburg. Set in magnificent gardens, Peterhof is reminiscent of Versailles and was only used by royalty for state occasions. The Grand Palace was built for Peter the Great, enlarged for Empress Elizabeth and remodeled for Catherine the Great. In the afternoon, our group will have some free time before our last night in Saint Petersburg.
Day 8 - Saint Petersburg – Moscow
In the morning there will be some free time before leaving for to the Saint Petersburg train station. We will board the Aurora train for Moscow. We will have an evening arrival in Moscow followed by our transfer to the hotel.
Day 9 - Moscow
This morning we will visit Tretyakov gallery known for its world-famous collection of ancient Russian icons. Its collection includes about 47,000 Russian works of art. Later in the afternoon we will have a chance to walk along the Arbat. Symbol of old Moscow, the Arbat is a pedestrian street filled with cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops and stands selling traditional Russian gifts, and artists on the street offering original paintings. At the end of the day, dinner is on our own before we leave for your hotel.
Day 10 - Excursion to Zagorsk
Today will include a full day visit to Sergiev Possad (Zagorsk). The town was founded in the 14th century and is centered on Trinity Monastery of Saint Sergius, one of the finest examples of early Russian architecture and the center of the Russian Orthodox Church. Among the greatest treasures is the white stone Trinity Cathedral, built in 1423, and the interior is crowned by icons painted by old masters. The monastery is home to the famous icon, The Trinity, by Andrei Rublev. Return to Moscow for dinner and overnight.
Day 11 - Moscow
After breakfast we will have a full day tour including the Museum of Icons and Christ the Savior Cathedral, the Kremlin with its Cathedral Square and the Cathedral of Assumption, where royal weddings and coronation ceremonies used to take place, and also the Cathedral of Annunciation and the Cathedral of Archangel Michael (Mikhail). At the end of the day we will leave for restaurant for a farewell dinner, return to hotel for packing and last overnight in Moscow.
Day 12 - Moscow - Medjugorje
Early morning departure from Lourdes for your flights to Medjugorje. Upon arrival, you'll be greeted by a tour guide and/or driver who will then take you on the 2 1/2 hour drive by private coach to the village of Medjugorje. Once there, you'll be introduced to your host family in whose modern and comfortable house you will be staying for the next seven nights.
Days 13 to 18 - Medjugorje
During your stay in Medjugorje you will have the opportunity to share faith with pilgrims from all over the world. Our local guide will accompany us throughout your stay. Here are some of the activities you'll be sharing with our fellow pilgrims: Each morning at 10:00 am we assemble at St. James Church for the English language Mass (Feast days and Sundays English Mass is at noon). Follow the path up Apparition Hill where the visionaries first encountered Our Lady. Touch and pray before the cross that commemorates the spot where Mary first appeared to the visionaries. Each evening at 5:00 pm or 6:00 pm daylight savings time, we will join the villagers and pilgrims to pray the rosary. The apparition takes place at 5:40 pm or 6:40 daylight savings time, and then stay on for Croatian Mass. Don‟t miss Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Tuesdays and Saturdays and Veneration of the Cross on Fridays in the Church. Each evening during Croatian Mass there is the Blessing of the Sick and blessing of the items you have with you. Our guide will arrange meetings with the visionaries at their own homes, provided that they are in Medjugorje during your trip, and pending their availability. We will have the opportunity to climb Krizevac Mountain, where in 1933 the villagers built a 30' high cross on the anniversary of Jesus' crucifixion. Visit and pray at "Blue Cross," which is a place of great healings and grace near the base of Apparition Hill. We will visit the Community Cenacolo.
* The balance of your trip in Medjugorje is meant to provide you with time for a personal retreat. As such, your time in Medjugorje is not designed to be a “tour”, but rather to provide you with time to pray, reflect, and explore on your own as you feel called. On arrival, you will have an orientation tour after which a representative of 206 Tours will be available should you have any questions or requests, however, you will not have a guide with you throughout your stay. Please note that there will not be a Spiritual Director with you during this time, however Daily Mass in English, as well as English confessions are available at St. James Church. During your stay in Medjugorje you will have full discretion over how your time is spent, in order to have the fullest spiritual experience possible. If you would prefer our traditional pilgrimage/tour of Medjugorje, we would recommend you consider our Tour #1 (www.206tours.com/tour1) which provides a tour escort and spiritual leader throughout your stay
Day 19 - Medjugorje - USA
After an early breakfast, we leave by motor coach for Dubrovnik Airport (Split or Sarajevo) for return flights home.
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