Carey, OH • Niagara Falls, NY • Fultonville, NY • Fonda, NY • Scranton, PA • Baltimore, MD • Washington, DC • Emmitsburg, MD • Pittsburgh, PA • Bellevue, OH
6 Days - Our prices include transportation from Ft. Wayne, IN and exclusively 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.
Round-trip transportation from Ft. Wayne, IN is included.
Exclusively 5 star hotels in downtown areas.
All breakfasts and all dinners. Wine is included with all dinners.
Transportation with luxury bus.
All entrance fees to all the sites.
All tips to everyone involved in the tour.
The tour fees for our guides. Our tour guides are well educated, caring, and professional.
Luggage handling. Please pack light, one piece of luggage and one carry-on.
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 5 star hotels.
If you are traveling alone and you allow us to find you a roommate, you don't have to pay the single supplement. If you wish to have your own room and you are not open to the idea of rooming with another passenger, then $600 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.
Taxi and wheelchair is provided gratis for those passengers who cannot walk. But a traveling companion has to push the wheelchair throughout the trip.
At the time of registration, as a part of the total balance, a non-refundable $500 is due. For example, if your trip costs $1,900, when you sign up and you pay the $500 deposit, your balance would be $1,900 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 pay the entire cost of the trip immediately.
Trip Does Not Include
Lunches
Trip Insurance
Trip Itinerary
October 18: Everyone will gather for a noon departure from St. Joseph Hessen Cassel Church in Ft. Wayne IN. Our first stop will be at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation, Carey, OH after visiting the shrine we will hop back on the bus and proceed to Buffalo, NY. We will stop at a convenient location along the way for dinner and arrive in Buffalo for a late check-in.
October 19: After breakfast, we will depart for Niagara Falls. After lunch we will continue to make our way to the Shrine of our Lady of Martyrs in Fultonville, NY and the National Shrine of St. Kateri Tekakwitha in Fonda, NY. After dinner in the area we will proceed to Scranton, PA for an overnight stay.
October 20: This morning we will begin with a visit to the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Anne before departing for Baltimore, MD. We will have lunch and visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. After a short drive to Washington DC we will enjoy dinner and check into the hotel for a relaxing evening.
October 21: We will spend the full day in our Nation’s Capital. We will visit the St. John Paul II National Shrine and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The remainder of the day will be at your leisure to see the sites or do some shopping. We will spend the night in Washington DC.
October 22: This morning we will depart for Pittsburgh, PA to visit St. Anthony's Chapel Shrine of Many Relics. On the way we will stop in Emmitsburg, MD to visit the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Upon arrival in Pittsburgh we will visit the Shrine and the balance of your day will be yours to visit the Rivers Casino, go shopping or go sightseeing. We will spend the night in Pittsburgh.
October 23: After breakfast we will begin our drive home. Along the way we will make a stop to visit the Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue, OH and have some lunch. We will arrive back at the church parking lot before 5:00 pm.