DAY 1 - Depart to Warsaw

Depart for Warsaw with complimentary meals and beverages served onboard your international flight.

Day 2 – Warsaw

Welcome to Poland! Upon arrival in Warsaw, enjoy a panoramic view of the city. Attend Holy Mass. Check-in and accommodation at the hotel. Evening dinner served at the hotel restaurant. Overnight stay in Warsaw.

Day 3 – Warsaw

Breakfast at the hotel. Full day of sightseeing in Warsaw: Follow the Royal Route to Łazienki Park, admiring the Chopin Monument, beautiful gardens, and the Palace. Next visit St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, where Father Jerzy Popiełuszko was tragically murdered by the security police in 1984. Attend Holy Mass. Explore Piłsudski Square, Warsaw’s largest square, historically used for military parades and national celebrations. Free time for lunch. Then the Old Town, visiting Castle Square with the Royal Castle, Old Town Market Square, the Barbican, and City Walls. Visit the Church of St. Anna, where Pope St. John Paul II celebrated Mass for Polish youth, and the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Warsaw’s oldest church. Optionally, see the birthplace of Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska at Senatorska Street 32 (original house destroyed during WWII) and Szlenkier Palace (today the Italian Embassy), where her grandparents lived. Evening a Chopin piano recital. Finally welcome dinner at a typical Polish restaurant. Overnight stay in Warsaw.

Day 4 – Warsaw – Niepokalanów – Świnice Warckie – Częstochowa

Brekfast at hotel and depart for Niepokalanów, the “City of the Immaculate Virgin.” Visit the Franciscan Monastery, founded in 1927 by St. Maximilian Kolbe, martyr of Auschwitz. The church was elevated to Basilica status by Pope St. John Paul II in 1980. Admire the statue of the Immaculate Conception and visit the museum of St. Maximilian Kolbe. Attend Holy Mass. Continue to Świnice Warckie to visit St. Casimir Parish Church, where St. Faustina, the Apostle of Divine Mercy, was baptized. Travel onwards to Częstochowa for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5 – Częstochowa – Wrocław

Breakfast at the hotel. Attend Holy Mass. Visit the Pauline Monastery of Jasna Góra, Poland’s most famous Marian shrine and a central place of pilgrimage. Admire the miraculous image of the Black Madonna, Jasna Góra’s greatest treasure. Departure to Wrocław. Begin the guided city tour of one of Poland’s oldest and most picturesque cities, built on 12 islands connected by 112 bridges: Explore the 13th-century Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta), the heart of the city, with its Town Hall, a magnificent medieval building with richly decorated façade and 16th- century clock. Dinner and overnight stay in Wrocław.

Day 6 – Wrocław – Kraków

Breakfast at the hotel and continue the Wrocław city tour: Visit Ostrów Tumski, the oldest part of Wrocław, featuring the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist with its Baroque chapel of St. Elizabeth. Explore Piasek Island, the oldest part of Wrocław, accessed via Piaskowy Bridge. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon depart for Kraków. Check-in at the hotel, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day 7 – Kraków – Wieliczka Salt Mine – In the Footsteps of St. John Paul II

Breakfast at the hotel. We transfer to Wieliczka Salt Mine, the oldest and longest salt mine in Europe. Descend 54 floors underground to explore chambers and chapels carved from rock, including the Church of St. Kinga with altarpieces, chandeliers, and sculptures made of salt. Possibility to attend Holy Mass (if available). Return to Kraków’s Old Town for a guided walking tour in the footsteps of St. John Paul II, visiting: St. Florian’s Church, where he served as a vicar, Franciscan Church and Franciscan Street, including the famous window where the Pope greeted Cracovians, Collegium Novum, main building of Jagiellonian University where Karol Wojtyła lectured in theology, Archbishop’s Palace, former residence of John Paul II, Market Square, including St. Mary’s Altar, Town Hall Tower, Cloth Hall, and Wawel Cathedral with St. Leonard’s Crypt, where the Pope celebrated his first Mass. Optionally, visit places connected with Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska: her last residence at Lobożowska Street 61 and St. Nicholas Church  (Kopernika  Street).  Dinner and overnight stay in Kraków.

Day 8 – Kraków – Zakopane

Breakfast at the hotel. Travel to Zakopane, a charming resort town in the Tatra Mountains, favored by Pope St. John Paul II. Visit the Shrine of the Holy Virgin of Fatima, built in gratitude for the Pope’s survival of an assassination attempt. Take a cable or e-car ride to the top of Mount Gubałówka for panoramic views. Stroll along Krupówki Street, lined with shops, cafes, and restaurants. Attend Holy Mass at Jaszczurowka Church or Krzeptówki Sanctuary. Evening dinner at a local restaurant with folk music. Overnight stay in Kraków.

Day 9 – Kraków – Divine Mercy Shrine (Łagiewniki)

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Divine Mercy Shrine, consecrated by Pope St. John Paul II, where St. Faustina received Christ’s message of Divine Mercy. Explore the chapel, St. Faustina’s tomb, and the image of Merciful Jesus. Attend Holy Mass. Visit the John Paul II Sanctuary nearby. Dinner and overnight stay in Kraków.

Day 10 – Kraków – Auschwitz-Birkenau – Nowa Huta – Tyniec

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration camp where St. Maximilian Kolbe gave his life for another man in 1941, with a local guide. Time for lunch and rest. Return to Kraków to visit Nowa Huta, a district designed during the communist era with a deliberately secular vision. In the evening, transfer to Tyniec Abbey, an 11th-century Benedictine monastery. Dinner in a local restaurant (if available). Overnight stay.

Day 11 – Kraków – Kalwaria Zebrzydowska – Wadowice – Kraków

Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, the oldest Calvary in Poland, where Pope John Paul II often walked and prayed. Attend Holy Mass. Continue to Wadowice, birthplace of John Paul II, visiting his family home and the local church where he was baptized and received First Communion. Return to Kraków for free time to shop for souvenirs and rest before departure. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 12 – Kraków – Departure

Packed breakfasts to go, followed by transfer to Kraków Airport for our flight.