Make your way to your local airport, where you will board your overnight flight. Your meals will be served on board.

Upon arrival in Europe, change gates to board your short connection flight to either Dubrovnik, Split, or Sarajevo airport. Upon arrival, collect your luggage in the baggage claim area and continue to the arrival hall. You will be greeted by a tour guide and/or driver who will take you on the 2.5-hour drive to the village of Medjugorje. Enjoy dinner before retiring for the evening.

The most beautiful features of Medjugorje are its simplicity and peace. While in Medjugorje, you will have the opportunity to deepen your faith and share in the spiritual journey of pilgrims from around the world. A local guide will accompany your group throughout your stay in the village.

Some activities that will accompany you in your spiritual journey:

Attend Daily Mass: Each morning at 10:00 AM, your group will assemble at St. James Church for Holy Mass (English-speaking). At the end of each Mass, regardless of language, there is a blessing of religious articles for pilgrims.

Climb Apparition Hill: This mountainous hill is where the visionaries first encountered Our Lady. At the base of this hill is a Blue Cross, where Our Lady appeared to the children while they hid from the communist police in the early days of the apparitions. Mirjana also had public apparitions at this holy site on the second of every month. While climbing to the top of Apparition Hill, pilgrims are invited to recite the Rosary, pausing five times to pray each decade of the Rosary in front of the large bronze reliefs depicting each mystery. At the top of the hill, there is a statue of Our Lady in the exact location of her first apparition. Enjoy private time for prayer in this holy place.

Climb Mt. Krizevac ( Cross Mountain): In 1933, the Medjugorje villagers built a 30-foot high cross atop the mountain to commemorate Jesus’ passion and death on the cross. You will have the opportunity to climb this mountain and venerate that very cross. While climbing, pilgrims pray the Stations of the Cross to meditate on Jesus’ suffering, pausing fourteen times for each station at the large bronze reliefs. Take private time at the top of the mountain before the cross for prayer in this holy place.

Apparitions: Each evening at 5:00 PM (or 6:00 PM from June 1st – until September 1st), you and fellow pilgrims will join Medjugorje villagers in saying the Rosary, to celebrate Our Lady’s apparitions at 5:40 PM (6:40 PM). After the Rosary, you can stay to attend the Croatian Mass. Following the Croatian Mass, there is a Blessing of the Sick.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Our Lady has always called us to be close to her Son. In response to her call, pilgrims will have the opportunity to adore the Blessed Sacrament at the altar outside of St. James Church. Adoration is on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Veneration of the Cross is on Fridays inside the church. Additionally, there is an Adoration Chapel on the grounds of St. James Church, where Adoration is held in the afternoon hours. Eucharistic Adoration is one of the most memorable experiences in Medjugorje. God’s grace is so tangible that one feels as though they can touch the Holy Spirit. During the service, the outside altar is surrounded by several thousand pilgrims and locals, as everyone rests in deep prayer.

Visit the Community of Cenacolo: Pilgrims will have the opportunity to visit the Community of Cenacolo, founded by Sr. Elvira Petrozzi, for young men and women who have taken the wrong path and are on the road to recovery. You will be able to listen to their inspirational testimonies about their journeys back to Jesus Christ.

Prayer at the Statue of the Risen Christ: The bronze statue of the Risen Christ is located on the grounds of St. James Church. This statue miraculously seeps droplets of water out of Christ’s right knee. Many pilgrims sit and pray on the benches surrounding this statue.

Visit Tihaljina: Just 20 miles from Medjugorje, you will visit the Immaculate Conception Parish Church, which contains the Our Lady of Grace statue that many pilgrims associate with Medjugorje. Here, you will have a private mass for your group and time for prayer.

After breakfast, depart Medjugorje and travel north along the spectacular Adriatic coast, past old fishing villages to Zadar. Enjoy the historic inner city and we celebrate Mass at St. Simeon’s Church. Here in this 17th-century Baroque church view the mummified body of St. Simeon, one of Zadar’s patron saints. The church’s crowning jewel is the Chest of Saint Simeon, a 14th-century sarcophagus crafted from silver and gold. This beautiful piece of art is a great example of the amazing art made during the Medieval times. After some free time for lunch we will continue on to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Dinner and overnight.

After breakfast we will travel to Badija island. The island’s most striking feature is the 14th-century Franciscan monastery. The monastery includes a beautiful cloister, a church, and a chapel. Monks lived here for centuries, leaving behind a beautiful architectural legacy. Celebrate Mass in the monastery. This afternoon enjoy a panoramic tour of Zagreb viewing the stunning Zagreb Cathedral, one of the most prominent landmarks in Zagreb. St Marks, known for its colorful, tiled roof with Croatian coats of arm. Stone Gate, this historic gate, is the city’s last medieval entrance and is a significant religious shrine. Dinner and overnight in Zagreb.

After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells, you will leave to Zagreb Airport for your return flight(s) home.

*206 Tours Disclaimer:
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.