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Catholic Pilgrimage · 10 Days · Poland

Saints of Poland with Jeff and Emily Cavins

Join Jeff and Emily Cavins on a pilgrimage to Poland. This trip will visit Warsaw, Krakow, Zakopane, Czestochowa, Auschwitz, Wadowice, and more!

Dates
September 19-28, 2025
Departs Minneapolis, New York City area, or Chicago
Duration
10 Days
Trip code 25JA09POJC
From
$3,995
The Pilgrimage

Walk in the Footsteps of Faith

Jeff and Emily Cavins and a Christian guide will meet your party at the airport and accompany you every step of the way as you visit the holy sites of Poland, including Zakopane, Krakow, Czestochowa, Auschwitz, and more.

Jeff and Emily Cavins
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Jeff and Emily Cavins

Catholic authors, educators, and pilgrimage leaders

Jeff and Emily Cavins are Catholic authors, educators, and experienced pilgrimage leaders. Jeff created The Great Adventure Bible Study and is a nationally known speaker, author, television host, and podcaster; he also serves as Director Emeritus and a teacher at the Catechetical Institute. Emily studied Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, participated in archaeological work in Israel, and has written books and resources for Catholic adults and children. Together, they help pilgrims understand Scripture through the history, geography, and living faith of the places they visit.

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What's included

✓ Included

  • ✓Roundtrip airfare from Minneapolis, NYC Area airport, or Chicago to Warsaw returning from Krakow
  • ✓Airport taxes and fuel surcharges
  • ✓Eight-night accommodation in First-class hotels
  • ✓Service charges and hotel taxes
  • ✓Buffet breakfast daily
  • ✓2 restaurant lunches
  • ✓5 hotel dinners (standard 3-course menu; beverages may be purchased at an additional cost)
  • ✓Restaurant dinner in Krakow
  • ✓All transfers with a private A/C motor coach as per itinerary
  • ✓Professional English-speaking Christian 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
  • ✓Return air from Prague
  • ✓Private bus transportation
  • ✓2 nights at a first-class hotel
  • ✓Private city tour of Prague
  • ✓2 hotel breakfasts
  • ✓1 restaurant lunch
  • ✓1 restaurant dinner with a choice of beer or wine
  • ✓English-speaking tour manager
  • ✓Hotel taxes
  • ✓Daily Mass

× Not included

  • ×Travel protection - we recommend you consider purchasing CFAR Travel Protection
  • ×Tipping /Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will provide for you with your final documents) Suggested budget $200- $220.00 per person
  • ×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

Tipping /Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will provide for you with your final documents) Suggested budget $200- $220.00 per person.

Day by Day

Your pilgrimage, mapped out

Tap any day to explore. Meals: B breakfast · L lunch · D dinner.
Day 1September 19, 2025
DEPART U.S.A.
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We depart on an overnight flight to Warsaw from Minneapolis, Chicago, or an airport in the NYC area. Dinner and breakfast will be served on the plane. Add-on flights and optional premium economy and business class upgrade quotes are available to quote starting 120 days before departure. (Group air will be available in November)

Day 2September 20, 2025
WARSAW
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Welcome to Poland. We are met by our tour director and are transferred to the Old Town area. After a quick lunch, we enjoy our walking tour of Old Town, which includes the Barbican, Market Square, St. John’s Cathedral, Royal Castle Square, and Royal Castle (exterior view). We drive the scenic Royal Route through the glamorous Nowy Swiat shopping street, mostly rebuilt after WWII, ending at Lazienki Park with its gardens, palaces, and Chopin Monument. We celebrate Mass and check into the hotel for a welcome drink, orientation, and dinner at the hotel. Overnight stay in Warsaw. (Welcome dinner at the hotel)

D
Day 3September 21, 2025
WARSAW – NIEPOKALANÓW – CZĘSTOCHOWA
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After breakfast, which is included each morning, we depart Warsaw, driving to the Niepokalanow Sanctuary to see the Franciscan Monastery linked with St. Maximilian Maria Raymund Kolbe – a martyr from the death camp in Auschwitz. Continue to Czestochowa for dinner and overnight.

BD
Day 4September 22, 2025
CZĘSTOCHOWA – KRAKOW
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After breakfast, we visit the Jasna Gora Monastery, where we see the Treasury, the Knight’s Hall, the Refectory, the Basilica of the Holy Cross, and the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The highlight of our visit will be viewing the famous icon of the Black Madonna, to which miraculous powers are attributed. We celebrate Mass at one of the chapels. Continue to Krakow and check into our hotel.

BD
Day 5September 23, 2025
AUSCHWITZ – KRAKÓW
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Today we visit Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp where St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein) faced martyrdom, and St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe died in the Death Block from starvation after volunteering his life for that of a fellow prisoner. Mass will be celebrated. In the afternoon, we return to Krakow for time at leisure and the opportunity to explore the lovely city of Krakow on our own. Overnight.

B
Day 6September 24, 2025
SALT MINES – KRAKOW
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Today, we drive to Wieliczka, the oldest salt mine in Europe, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The mines are a unique place where many generations of Polish miners have created a world of underground chambers and decorated chapels carved out of salt, including the famous Chapel of St. Kinga. We see St. John Paul II Chapel, where we celebrate Mass. Returning to Krakow, we visit Schindler’s Factory, now a World War II & Holocaust Memorial. Continue to Krakow’s Old Town to see the central Market Square, St. Mary’s Church, Cloth Hall, and City Hall Tower. Dinner and overnight in Krakow.

BD
Day 7September 25, 2025
KRAKOW – ZAKOPANE – KRAKOW
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Following breakfast, we depart to Zakopane. We celebrate Mass in the Sanctuary of the Holy Virgin of Fatima, a chapel constructed in 1999 in gratitude for Pope John Paul II’s survival from an assassination attempt. We continue our tour with a cable car ride to Gubalowka for a stunning view of the Tatra Mountains. Lunch will be at a local restaurant. After spending some time at leisure exploring the downtown area on our own, we return to our hotel in Krakow for overnight. Dinner is at leisure.

BL
Day 8September 26, 2025
KRAKÓW – WADOWICE – KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA – KRAKOW
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This morning, we visit Wadowice, the hometown of Pope St. John Paul II, and visit his childhood home, which is now a museum. We visit the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary, where he was baptized, and where we celebrate Mass. Following lunch in Wadowice, we depart for a visit to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, a popular pilgrimage place for Pope St. John Paul II when he was a young man, and, in the 17th century, the Palatine of Krakow founded a Franciscan Monastery. On the slope of the hill and the valley is an architectural “Way of the Cross” of 40 chapels set on the surrounding hills. Return to Krakow for dinner and overnight.

BLD
Day 9September 27, 2025
DIVINE MERCY – HAVE NO FEAR CENTER – KRAKOW
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This morning, we depart for Lagiewniki, the capital of the Divine Mercy, where we see St. Faustina’s convent chapel and her tomb. Following Mass, we are hosted on a tour of the Shrine by a Sister of Divine Mercy. Here, the message of the Divine Mercy originated, which Christ himself wished to pass on to our generation through the mediation of St. Faustina. The Sanctuary houses the grace-working image of the Merciful Jesus and the relics of St. Faustina. We visit the newly constructed Shrine of Divinity, dedicated to Pope St. John Paul II, on his last visit to Poland in 2002. Next, we visit the Pope St. John Paul II – Have No Fear Center nearby. We have free time for lunch and shopping before returning to Krakow. The afternoon is at leisure for shopping in the city center. Tonight, enjoy a dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight Krakow. (B. Special dinner)

BD
Day 10September 28, 2025
ARRIVAL IN THE USA
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We depart for the USA and arrive stateside in the afternoon.

B
Day 10September 28, 2025
BRNO - PRAGUE
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We drive this morning toward Prague, departing Poland for the Czech Republic. En route we stop in Brno for Mass, lunch, and to stretch our legs. Check into the hotel and enjoy dinner at leisure, where we can explore Prague’s vibrant pub and restaurant scene.

BL
Day 11September 29, 2025
PRAGUE
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Considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and often called the Paris of the East, Prague dazzles with its architecture and beautiful neighborhoods. We celebrate Mass at the Church of Our Lady Victorious and see the Infant Jesus of Prague statue. Our walking tour includes the Charles Bridge to visit the Old Town, the Market Square, the Astronomical Clock, Wenceslas Square, and the Josefov – the Jewish Quarter. The rest of the afternoon is spent at leisure exploring the city on our own. We suggest visiting the Hradcany Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, and St. George Basilica. Tonight, we enjoy a farewell dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in Prague. (B. Special dinner)

BD
Day 12September 30, 2025
ARRIVAL IN THE USA
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We depart for the USA and arrive stateside in the afternoon.

B
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$5,195per person

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$3,995per person

Land Only. Main trip package.

Single Room Supplement
$995additional

Single Room Supplement. Additional supplement.

Optional Extension to Prague (Double Occupancy)
$795per person

Optional Extension to Prague (Double Occupancy). Optional trip component.

Optional Extension to Prague (Double Occupancy) - Solo supplement
$195additional per solo traveler

Optional Extension to Prague (Double Occupancy) - Solo supplement. Additional supplement.

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A deposit of $500.00 per person by check should accompany the enrollment form and a copy of your passport picture page by May 20, 2025.
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Final payment is due by July 21, 2025.
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Your passport must be valid through March 30, 2026.
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