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Catholic Pilgrimage · 9 Days · Croatia and Medjugorje

Pilgrimage to Medjugorje and Croatia with Fr Leo Patalinghug

Join Fr. Leo Patalinghug on a Catholic Young Professional pilgrimage to Croatia. This pilgrimage will visit Dubrovnik, Montenegro, Medjugorje, and more!

Dates
June 14-22, 2025
Departs Newark
Duration
9 Days
Trip code 25RS06CRLP
From
$2,795
The Pilgrimage

Walk in the Footsteps of Faith

Explore Croatia with Fr. Leo Patalinghug. Visit Medjugorje, Dubrovnik, Zadar Riviera, Trogir, take an excursion to Montenegro, and more.

Fr. Leo Patalinghug, IVDei
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Fr. Leo Patalinghug, IVDei

Catholic priest, chef, author, speaker, and founder of Plating Grace

Fr. Leo Patalinghug is a Catholic priest and member of the Voluntas Dei secular institute, as well as an award-winning chef, author, speaker, and radio and television host. He founded Plating Grace, a food-and-faith ministry that uses meals and hospitality to strengthen families and relationships while presenting Jesus as nourishment for mind, body, and soul. A longtime international pilgrimage leader, he brings together Catholic teaching, culture, cuisine, prayer, and joyful evangelization. His work emphasizes the dinner table as a practical setting for communion, conversation, and discipleship.

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What's included

✓ Included

  • ✓Roundtrip airfare from Newark to Dubrovnik x Split to Newark
  • ✓First-class hotels for 7 nights
  • ✓Service charges and hotel taxes
  • ✓Buffet breakfast daily
  • ✓2 lunches accompanied by a choice of wine or beer
  • ✓1 Hotel dinner (standard 3-course menu; beverages may be purchased at an additional cost)
  • ✓3 restaurant dinners accompanied by a choice of wine or beer
  • ✓Cooking demonstration with Fr. Leo
  • ✓All transfers with a private A/C motor coach as per itinerary
  • ✓Professional English-speaking Catholic tour guide throughout
  • ✓Entrance fees are included to sites specifically listed (outside view means no entrance is included)
  • ✓Luggage handling at hotels (one piece per person in / out)
  • ✓Select International Tours Travel Portfolio
  • ✓Confirmation of daily private Mass
  • ✓Whisper sets

× Not included

  • ×Any items not explicitly mentioned in the listed inclusions
  • ×Beverages at meals unless otherwise noted
  • ×Meals not specifically listed at the end of each day (B. L. D.)
  • ×Church donations (budget $2.00 - $5.00 per Mass)
  • ×Airport transfers for land-only passengers unless at the airport at the same time as the group
  • ×Personal expenses
  • ×ETIAS European Travel Authorization
  • ×Any airline baggage charges
  • ×Baggage handling at train stations, airports, and hotels in excess of one suitcase per person
  • ×Any charges incurred due to excessive luggage including the cost of an additional baggage vehicle or porterage charges

See the official trip information for gratuities, shipping and handling, payment fees, and any optional-extension charges.

Day by Day

Your pilgrimage, mapped out

Tap any day to explore. Meals: B breakfast · L lunch · D dinner.
Day 1June 14, 2025
DEPART FROM THE USA
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This evening, we depart on an overnight flight to Dubrovnik, Croatia. Dinner and breakfast are served on the plane. Quotes for add-on flights from most major airports, as well as for Premium Economy and Business Class upgrades are available upon request.

Day 2June 15, 2025
ARRIVE IN DUBROVNIK
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Upon arrival in Dubrovnik, we are met by our English-speaking tour manager and transferred to our hotel. We settle in before proceeding to the city to explore the Old Town, also known as the “Pearl of the Adriatic.” Mass will be celebrated. Enjoy dinner at a typical Dalmatian restaurant that serves local delicacies and wines. Overnight in Dubrovnik. (Special dinner)

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Day 3June 16, 2025
DUBROVNIK
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Following breakfast, we return to the Old Town for a 90 minute walking tour, beginning with a visit to St. Blasius Church, where we celebrate Mass. Continue to the Gothic and Renaissance-style Rector’s Palace, home to the History Department of the Museum of Dubrovnik. Next, we stroll by the iconic Bell Tower Clock and Orlando’s Column. To the left of this column is the Sponza Palace. Our final stop on the tour is the Dominican and Franciscan Monasteries. Enjoy lunch on your own at one of the many small, family-owned restaurants along the narrow streets. The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the walled city or enjoy the beach. Dinner is at leisure. Overnight in Dubrovnik.

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Day 4June 17, 2025
FULL-DAY EXCURSION TO MONTENEGRO
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After breakfast, we depart for Montenegro, a small country boasting a dynamic landscape of extremely high peaks juxtaposed beside very deep canyons, caves, and bays. We begin our excursion by heading toward the mouth of the beautiful Bay of Kotor, the longest and deepest fjord in Southern Europe. Enjoy a boat ride to Our Lady of the Rocks, one of two islets off the coast of Perast. The Roman Catholic Church is the largest building on the artificial island made of rocks and old ships. The island was created by a local fisherman who found the Blessed Mother and Jesus icon on a rock here. Now it is a tradition to throw rocks at the island to increase its size. Upon return to the coast, we stop in Perast, a charming, old coastal town with just one main street, yet sixteen churches! We celebrate Mass. Then return to Dubrovnik for dinner and overnight.

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Day 5June 18, 2025
DUBROVNIK – WINE TASTING – MEDJUGORJE
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This morning, we celebrate Mass near Dubrovnik and then drive along the coast, stopping at the inlet of Peljesac for a wine tasting. From here, we begin making our way toward the village of Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina. En route, we stop for lunch and to stretch our legs in Ston, a beautiful coastal town with large city walls known as the Great Wall of Europe. Then continue to our comfortable hotel in Medjugorje, where we settle in and enjoy an orientation tour. In the evening, we participate in a program consisting of the prayer of all three Mysteries of the Holy Rosary and the evening International Holy Mass. Afterward, we may participate in the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Blessing of the Sick. Tonight we have a unique experience at a local restaurant where we enjoy a cooking demonstration hosted by the local chef with Father Leo. Overnight in Medjugorje. (B. Special lunch and dinner)

BLD
Day 6June 19, 2025
MEDJUGORJE – MOSTAR
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Our spiritual program in Medjugorje consists of a retreat by Fr. Leo, talks given by the Franciscans, daily Holy Mass, a visit to Podbrdo, also known as Apparition Hill, the site of the apparition of Our Lady, and a visit to the village Bijakovici from where all six visionaries come. We have a chance to meet with the visionaries if they are in Medjugorje. Later this afternoon we have an option to visit the city of Mostar with its historic bridge and old bazaar with cobblestone streets. Dinner is at leisure in Mostar.

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Day 7June 20, 2025
MEDJUGORJE – TROGIR – ZADAR
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This morning, we depart Medjugorje driving to the small coastal town of Trogir where we have lunch and time to stretch our legs in the old city. En route, we stop at the Shrine of Little Lourdes to celebrate Mass. Then continue to Zadar for dinner at leisure and overnight.

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Day 8June 21, 2025
ZADAR – KRKA NATIONAL PARK – ETNOLAND
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This morning, we drive to Krka National Park, where we view the beautiful waterfalls and enjoy a boat ride down the river to Visovac Monastery. From here, we continue to Etnoland, a family run historical and cultural site, where we experience authentic, interactive and entertaining storytelling, try the famous Drniš “pršut” (smoked ham) and enjoy our amazing family style “peka” lunch. Then return to Zadar for the afternoon at leisure. Farewell dinner in a local restaurant with wine. Overnight in Zadar. (B. Special lunch and dinner)

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Day 9June 22, 2025
ZADAR – SPLIT – USA
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Early this morning we travel to Split airport for our flights back home.

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