Carey, OH • Columbus, OH • Marietta, OH • Cincinnati, OH • Covington, KY • Bardstown, KY • Elizabethtown, KY • St. Meinrad, IN • Vincennes, IN • Notre Dame, IN
5 Days - Our price includes exclusively 4-5 star hotels everywhere
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Trip Includes
- A Catholic priest will be with the group to celebrate Mass. Daily Mass is available.
- Exclusively 4-5 star hotels in downtown areas, or selected lodging for custom trips.
- All breakfasts and all dinners. Wine is included with all dinners.
- All entrance fees to all the sites.
- All tips to everyone involved in the tour.
- The tour fees for our guides.
- We limit our group to a maximum of 24 passengers, unless the priest on the trip requests a larger group. Small groups with a 5 star service in 4-5 star hotels.
- If you are traveling alone and you allow us to find you a roommate, you don't have to pay the $200 single supplement. If you wish to have your own room and you are not open to the idea of rooming with another passenger, then $200 is what you pay for single supplement fee.
- Dress casually all throughout the trip. Shoulders and knees should be covered when visiting Basilicas or churches.
- Due to individual vehicles being used as transportation for this pilgrimage, a special chase vehicle with motorcycle trailer will be accompanying the travelers for any road contingencies that may occur.
- At the time of registration, as a part of the total balance, a non-refundable $500 deposit is due in the form of a check. For example, if your trip costs $990, when you sign up and you pay the $500 deposit, your balance would be $490 and is due 4 months before departure date. If you sign up after the final payment due date or at the last minute, you must overnight the entire cost of the trip immediately.
Trip Does Not Include
- Lunch
- Insurance ~ The total trip cost is non-refundable, so we recommend trip insurance to protect your investment.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Gather at the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation, Carey OH –Pray the Rosary together for safe travels. Starting from Our Lady of Consolation we will ride to the Pontifical College of Josephinum in Columbus, OH. After lunch on your own, we will tour Josephinum. Then ride to Marietta, Ohio and enjoy a tour of the Basilica of the Assumption. Afterwards, we will check into the hotel and enjoy a relaxing evening on the river at the Historic Lafayette Hotel.
Day 2: After breakfast at the Hotel we will convene at the Basilica of the Assumption for morning prayers and Mass. From Cincinnati we will ride to The Anthenaeum: Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. We will enjoy a self-guided tour of the Vatican Mosaics and other art including lunch on your own, with time to explore the outdoor courtyards and Stations of the Cross. The six Vatican mosaics include: The Blessed Virgin with the Infant Christ; the Pieta; two mosaics of the Crucifixion; St. Patrick; and Ecce Homo (Christ with crown of thorns). A seventh mosaic of St. Joseph and part of the Capitani collection is not a Vatican Studios work but thought to be the work of a Venetian artist of the same period. Afterwards we will take a short ride across the river to Covington, KY and visit the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, where the famous rooftop Gargoyles can be seen. Leaving the Cathedral, we will check into the hotel and have a wonderful dinner at a rooftop restaurant; a true culinary experience with 360* views of the river and cities.
Day 3: After breakfast, Mass and morning prayers, we will proceed on our ride to St. Joseph Proto Catholic Cathedral Basilica in Bardstown, KY., then ride on to the Basilica of Blessed Virgin of Gethsemani, in Trappist, KY. The afternoon is one of quiet reflection, prayer and contemplation. We end the day with a short ride to dinner and our hotel for our overnight stay. We will dine at the oldest restaurant in Kentucky “Top of the Tavern.”
Day 4: We begin with morning prayers, Mass and Breakfast, then a mid-morning ride to St. Meinrad. The whole day we will enjoy the picturesque, and vibrant seminary. Choose where you will spend your time and explore this fantastic campus. Explore the libraries, the hallowed halls and the other wonderful places on campus. We have the entire afternoon free, followed by Evening Prayers and dinner on campus.
Day 5: We start with an early Mass and breakfast then on to Vincennes, Indiana with a less than 2-hour ride. After a tour of the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, and lunch on your own, we will continue with a 5-hour ride to Notre Dame Campus for a tour of the Basilica of the Most Sacred Heart, Notre Dame, Indiana. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart serves as the mother church of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the United States. It is in the Basilica, that Holy Cross Religious profess final vows, that seminarians are ordained priests, and where deceased religious are commended to God. Likewise, it is a place of worship and prayer for students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as for regular worshipers, pilgrims and countless visitors. We will close out the trip with Mass at the Basilica at 5:15 p.m. and then a farewell dinner.