Evening fight leaving the US.
Arriving in Paris Charles de Gaulle,.
Assistance and transfer to your hotel combined with a guided city tour of the French Capital with photo stops: among all the famous landmarks you will see: Eiffel Tower, Louvre Palace, Champs Elysees, Arch of Triumph, Notre Dame, the Latin Quarter and much more.
Rest and take photos as you enjoy a River Cruise in the evening.
Check-in at the hotel for 1 night.
Dinner at a local restaurant nearby.
After mass and breakfast, you will travel to Lourdes in the morning. The TGV, high-speed train, leaves from Montparnasse station around 10 AM and arrives at Lourdes in the middle of the afternoon.
Check-in at your hotel for 2 nights. Free time to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the place until it is time for dinner at your hotel. Then, you can go and join the torchlight Marian procession, a very emotional and spiritual experience
Breakfast before you will visit the shrine where Bernadette Soubirou saw Our lady appearing in 1858 near the Grotto. A Mass will be celebrated and you will enjoy some free time.
In the afternoon, a walking tour will allow you to follow the steps of the life of St. Bernadette, the place where she was born, the house of her parents; the “Cachot,” a former dark jail, where she was living at the time of the Apparitions; the Parish church where she was baptized and the Chapel where she received her First Holy Communion.
Dinner at hotel and possibility to join the candlelight procession for a second time.
Morning departure by coach to the airport of Pau or Toulouse. Assistance until you check-in for your flight to Rome airport. Arrival at Rome Fiumicino mid -afternoon. Transfer and assistance to go to your hotel. Check-in for 3 nights.
Morning visit to the Vatican including the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter’s Basilica. Papal audience is available around 10:00 AM when the Pope is in Rome
IN the afternoon continue your visit to the Old City of Rome: Walking tour to see Piazza Navona, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish steps and the Pantheon.
Return to your Hotel for dinner.
After breakfast enjoy another day with your guide to continue your visit to the “Eternal City”.
Among all the famous treasures of Rome you will see to the Colosseum, the Forum, the Capitoline Hill, the Catacombs, via Appia and the three most important Roman Churches after Saint Peter’s: Santa Maria Maggiore, Saint John Lateran Cathedral, Saint Paul Outside the Walls.
Breakfast and transfer to Fiumicino airport to take your return flight home.
One week spiritual trip for a small group of 10 participants traveling together. En route to Lourdes you will stop and visit Paris, the “City of Lights”. Then after meditating and praying Our Lady of Lourdes you will reach Rome, the Eternal City where you will pray in presence of the Pope and visit the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica where Saint Peter is buried.
This is a sample itinerary for a small group wishing to travel with their spiritual leader. Dates and details in the itinerary are flexible.
Proposed Hotels
● 1 night Paris
● 2 nights Lourdes
● 3 nights Rome
Hotels in Paris and Lourdes will be 3* superior or 4* category In Rome, you will enjoy comfortable rooms and meals in the city center at one of the pleasant monasteries which accommodate pilgrims.
● 6 breakfasts
● 6 dinners either at the hotel or at a local restaurant
● Assistance at airports and train stations
● Deluxe transportation
● English speaking local guides
● Entrance fees with skip the line reservations
● All services and visits as mentioned in the day by day itinerary
● One way air ticket between Pau or Toulouse to Rome
● One tour leader to accompany the trip throughout
● Trans-Atlantic air ticket leaving from the US returning from Rome
● Single room supplement + $395
● Daily lunch
● Passport
● Visa fee if necessary
● Cost of personal items: phone, beverages, laundry etc.
● Trip cancellation and travel insurance
Package Price $2545.- per person sharing a double room
Single supplement + $395.-
This price is based on a small group of 10 participants traveling together with their spiritual leader. The price will be reduced if the group gets larger.
| This trip is a land only program. You can book your airline ticket prior to travel. Celestial Voyagers is an IATA licensed tour operator. We will be able to advise the best schedule, the best routing and best value for your ticket. Your round trip ticket leaving from the USA will be to arrive in Porto, Portugal and return from Lisbon Please contact us before booking your flights. Should you choose to purchase your airline ticket on your own, please provide us with a copy of your schedule. You may have to book additional private transfers between the airport and your hotel. |
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Francoise is the president and founder of Celestial Voyagers. She graduated with a tourism degree at Nice University in France and has worked as a tour director and operations manager in France, Australia and Mexico. Settling in New York City, she founded Celestial Voyagers with the aim of creating uniquely curated group travel for adults and Academia.