Pilgrimage to Medjugorje with Kim Zember, Jackie Francois Angel, and Fr. Edwin Leonard

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. As we work with group airfare, we are unable to accommodate seat assignments on flights. If this is an important feature of your trip, please book your own air and book a land only package with us.

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 )

Following breakfast, we return to the Old Town for a 90-minute walking tour, beginning with a visit to St. Blase Church, where we celebrate Mass. We enter the city through Pile Gate, onto Stradun, the main street. Since the 13th century, this limestone street that crosses the width of the Old Town has been Dubrovnik’s main thoroughfare. Along it, we see countless elegant Venetian buildings that make walking here feel like we have traveled back in time. The street has been used as a filming location, not only for Game of Thrones but also for Star Wars. Before making our way down the street, be sure to take a moment to admire the 15th-century Large Onofrio Fountain just inside the Pile Gate. 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, with the rest of the day at leisure to explore the walled city. We suggest taking the cable car up to Mount Srdj with an amazing view of Dubrovnik and booking dinner at Restaurant Panorama ( reservations are necessary). Dinner is at leisure. Overnight in Dubrovnik.

This morning, we celebrate Mass near Dubrovnik and then drive along the coast, stopping at the inlet of Peljesac for a wine tasting at Matusko Winery, which produces some of the best wine in Croatia. 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 prayers for all three Mysteries of the Holy Rosary and the evening International Holy Mass. Afterward, you may participate in the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Blessing of the Sick. Dinner and overnight stay in Medjugorje.

Breakfast and dinner are served daily at our hotel in Medjugorje. Our days in Medjugorje will be filled with prayer and spiritual enrichment, including the daily English Mass at St. James Church, the Rosary, meeting with the visionaries who may currently be in the village, climbing the Blue Cross Mountain, visiting the Apparition Hill, attending the Blessing of the Sick, Stations of the Cross, and praying at the statue of the Risen Christ. On our last evening in Medjugorje, we will have dinner at a local winery. Overnights are at the hotel in Medjugorje.

Following morning Mass at St. James Church we depart Medjugorje driving toward the Croatian Etnoland, a family-run historical and cultural site, where we experience authentic, interactive and entertaining storytelling, taste the famous Drniš “pršut” (smoked ham) and enjoy the amazing family-style “peka” lunch. Then, we proceed to the Krka National Park, where we view the beautiful waterfalls and enjoy a boat ride down the river to Visovac Monastery. Continue on to Split, where we check into our hotel for dinner and overnight.

We have a walking tour of the Old Town, whose core consists of the vast quadrangular palace built by Emperor Diocletian 295–305. We see the colonnaded central court, the Temple of Jupiter (now a church), Diocletian’s mausoleum (the cathedral) and the halls of the palace’s substructure. We have time to relax and explore the Riva area of Split before our farewell dinner with wine in a local restaurant. Mass will be celebrated. Overnight in Split. (B. Special dinner)

This morning, we are transferred to Split Airport for our flights home.