Pilgrimage trip to Poland
01 - 08 May 2024
11:35 Arrival to Krakow by plane LOT Lo 3907. Meeting with the tour leader and our
driver representative and transfer by a private coach to the hotel in Krakow.
13.00 lunch in a local restaurant.
14.00 Guided tour of Krakow.
The Wawel Hill with the castle (from outside), its beautiful courtyard and the Cathedral (sightseeing inside). Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture of the Old Town (Stare Miasto), the biggest medieval market square in Europe (Rynek Glowny), the Town Hall, Collegium Maius, the Cloth Hall, Saint Mary’s Church (sightseeing inside) with the famous Altar by Veit Stoss. A walk to the antique walls of the Old Town with Florianska Gate and the Barbican. The Archbishop’s Palace, The Franciscan Church. Sightseeing Krakow’s Old Town and the Jagiellonian University, The Matejko Square. During sightseeing. In 1978 Krakow was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
18.00 check in & Overnight at Golden Tulip Hotel or similar 4stars
20.00 Dinner at your own.
08.00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09.00 Departure to Wieliczka Salt Mine – Unesco Heritage site
10.00 Sightseeing of Salt Mine
14.00 Lunch in a local restaurant.
15.30 Departure for Divine Mercy Shrine.
16.00 Visiting Monastery in Lagiewniki. There is a Sanctuary of Divine Mercy where Saint Faustina Kowalska lived and died. This Monastery was proclaimed ‘The center of Divine Mercy’ by The Pope John Paul II during his stay in Poland in 2002. Holy Mass Visiting the new sanctuary of John Paul II in Biale Morza, close to Lagiewniki shrine.
19.15 Folklore dinner
22.00 back to hotel in Krakow & Overnight at Golden Tulip Hotel or similar 4stars
08.00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09.00 Departure to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska.
10.00 Visiting the Bernardine Monastery complex in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, the 3rd most famous sanctuary in Poland. The entire Mannerist complex (including the sanctuary and the park) is a World Heritage Site of UNESCO.
11.00 Transfer to Wadowice, where John Paul II was born in 1920.
12.00 Visiting the Pope’s home and the church where he was baptized.
14.00 Lunch at a restaurant.
15.30 Transfer back to Kraków
17.30 Kazimierz Visiting the former Jewish district – Kazimierz. This part of Krakow was the center of the Jewish community’s religious and social life during the German occupation.
19.30 Free time on Kazimierz for dinner on your own
21:30 back to hotel in Krakow & Overnight at Golden Tulip Hotel or similar 4stars
08.00 Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from the hotel.
09.00 Departure for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum (in Oswiecim).
11.00 Guided tour of the area of the Former German Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. The camp was established by Germans in 1940, today there is a museum on the territory of the camp, the place is a World Heritage
Site of The UNESCO. The visit includes the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps.
14.30 Lunch at a restaurant in Oswiecim
16.00 departure to Harmęże to visit the museum
17.30 Transfer back to Hotel in Kraków
19.30 Overnight at Golden Tulip Hotel or similar 4stars
20.00 Dinner at your own.
08.00 Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from the hotel in Krakow.
09.00 Departure by coach to Sromowce Wyzne.
11.00 Sailing on traditional wooden rafts down the Dunajec River, across the Pieninski National Park. Enjoying the view of the natural environment of the Pieniny Mountains.
13.30 Lunch at a restaurant in Szczawnica.
15.00 Transfer to Debno Podhalanskie. Sightseeing in the Wooden Gothic church in southern Poland listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
17.00 A mass in Saint Michael the Archangel’s Church in Debno Podhalanskie.
18.00 Departure for the capital of the Polish Mountains – Zakopane – a town filled with beautiful and unique national-style wooden houses.
19:00 Arrival in Zakopane. Check-in at the hotel Nosalowy Dwór
20.00 Dinner at the hotel or local restaurant at your own. Overnight stay in Zakopane
08.00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09.00 Sightseeing in Zakopane: Jaszczurowka, Peksowy Brzyzek, Villa Atma, Krzeptowki – Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. Visiting the Krupowki promenade with many souvenir shops.
11.00 Free time for shopping
12.00 lunch in a local restaurant.
13.00 Departure for Czestochowa via Tyniec Benedictines Abbey
15.30 Stop at Tyniec Abbey Monastery.
16.30 Departure to Częstochowa
18.30 Guided tour of the most important pilgrimage place in Poland – the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa with the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary called the Black Madonna.
19.30 A mass in Sanctuary.
20.30 Check-in at the hotel and dinner at your own Overnight at Arche hotel in Czestochowa.
08.00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09.00 Departure to Lichen.
12.00 Lunch at a restaurant in Lichen
13:30 Lebanese private mass at the biggest church in the world” The Lichen Basilica”
14.30 Sightseeing of the shrine in Lichen and free time
18.00 Departure to Warsaw.
20.00 Check in at Airport hotel in Warsaw,
21.00 Dinner at your own.
08.00 Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out.
09.00 Guided tour of Warsaw: Park Łazienkowski (Royal Baths Park) with the Frederic Chopin monument, the territory of the former Warsaw Ghetto, Umschlagplatz, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Palace of Culture and Science, Krakowskie Przedmiescie Street, the Old Town (listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO), St. John’s Cathedral.
13.00 Lunch.
15.00 Visiting Saint Stanislaw Kostka’s Church. It’s the burial site of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered by communist militia officers in 1984
19.00 Free Dinner at Leisure on your own.
20.00 Departure to the airport and check-in for the flight Lot Lo 145 at 23.10
Rate per person: (limited seats available)
| Sharing Twin Room | Single Room | Air Fare ticket | Visa fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euros 1270.00 | Euros 1720.00 | $420.00 | $100.00 |
Rate per person: (limited seats available)
- 07 -nights Accommodation in 4 stars hotels centrally located, divided:
- 04Nights Krakow : Golden Tulip Kraków City Center
- 01 Night Zakopane : Nosalowy Dwór Hotel.
- 01 Night Czestochow : Arche
- 01 Night Warsaw : Airport Hotel Okęcie + Late Chack out .
- Daily Breakfast
- 8 Lunches + 01 Dinner with Folklore
- A tour leader for the whole
- Travel Insurance
- English speaking guides for all sightseeing and below visits according to the program:
- visit of Lagiewniki and Kazimierz
- visits to Lagiewniki, Biale Morza, Kalwaria and Zakopane with a tour-leader
- visit of Wadowice (entrance tickets included)
- visit of Krakow with entrances to: The Cathedral Church in Krakow, Saint Mary’s Church
- visit of Wieliczka with entrances the Salt Mine
- visit of Auschwitz (obligatory headphones included)
- visit of Czestochowa
- visit of Lichen
- visit of 4 to Warsaw (no entrance tickets are included).
- Entrance tickets for sailing on wooden
- visit to the the biggest church in the world, The Lichen
- Private Transportation by High quality air-conditioned private and new vehicle
Flight details with LOT Polish Airlines :
LO 144 T 01MAY BEIRUT WARSAW 0335 0620
LO3907 T 01MAY WARSAW KRAKOW 1025 1120
LO 145 T 08MAY WARSAW BEIRUT 2310 0345
Documents to apply for Schengen visa to Poland (C-Type Schengen Visa):
- A visa application form filled via the system, printed and
- A 5 x 4.5 cm color photo. The photo must be:
- sharp, taken against white background and printed on a quality paper,
- newer than 6 months,
- taken en face, clearly showing the eyes and face from both sides from the top of the head to the top of the shoulders with the face covering 70-80% of the photo. The photo must be taken without any headwear.
- Passport issued within last ten years, valid for at least six months from the expected return date, with at least two blank pages for If you have another valid passport, you should attach it to the visa application form.
- A copy of the passport page with personal data and a
- Travel
- Work certificate + copy of commercial circular+ legal registration for the company or legal certificate from syndicate.
- Social security
- Proof that you have enough means of subsistence in the form decided by the mission:
- A valid bank account statement issued by your bank,
- A valid credit card with a certificate of means available,
- A valid income certificate from your employer for the last three months,
- Proof of accommodation (for example, an official invitation or a hotel booking or reservation).
- A document to confirm the purpose and the conditions of your planned stay in
- Excerpt from the family
- Plane ticket
- Written trip plan (for tourist visas).
To fill in the application and take an appointment below information needed :
- Email address
- Phone number
- Marital status
- Applicant’s home address
- Current occupation +address+ phone number
- Copy of Last Schengen visa if available
- Copy of the residence permit
- Purpose of trip(tourist, business)
- Travel dates
- Address in Poland
- Payments are Non
