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Tour Information
Under spiritual guidance of Fr Roshan D’Souza C.S.C. Pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish, Toronto, Ontario
August 03 – 14, 2022 12 days
Price: CA$5,490 (Taxes & Tips Incl.) for Toronto departure
Price: CA$5,890 (Taxes & Tips Incl.) for Montreal/Ottawa/Windsor departure
Price: CA$6,090 (Taxes & Tips Incl.) for Winnipeg departure
Price: CA$6,190 (Taxes & Tips Incl.) for Edmonton departure
Price: CA$4,690 (Taxes & Tips Incl.) for Land Only
FLIGHT ADD ON FROM OTHER CITIES MAYBE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Prices include everything, except lunches and insurance, based on double occupancy in 4* hotel accommodations
Call us @ 905.412.2242 or 905.412.3355, toll free @ 1.800.565.3619 during office hours: Mon-Fri. 9 am to 6 pm EST or email: group@qstours.com for further information or to register.
Travel arrangements by QS Travel & Tours Inc. (affiliate of Queen Syrena Travel Inc.)
3055 Dundas St. W., #4, Mississauga, ON L5L 3R8
Itinerary
Aug 03 Depart Toronto to Vienna.
Aug 04 After arriving in Vienna, transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight in Vienna.
Aug 05 In the morning we visit Schonbrunn Palace. This sprawling royal summer house has 1441 rooms, including a Hall of Mirrors. It is here young Mozart performed at the age of six in front of young Marie Antoinette. In the afternoon we visit St. Stephen’s Cathedral, an imposing structure dating to the 13th century and panoramic tour of the city including the Hofburg, former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty rulers, the Heldenplatz (Hero’s Square) and neo-gothic Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall). We also see the Opera House, home to the Vienna Boy’s Choir. Dinner and overnight in Vienna.
Aug 06 After breakfast we continue from Vienna to Salzburg, the town of Mozart. Sightseeing tour of this lovely city includes house, where Mozart was born, Residenz Square, Cathedral and the Horse Fountain. Mass. Continue to Bavaria for dinner and overnight.
Aug 07 After breakfast departure to the beautiful scenic village of Oberammergau, where we devote our afternoon and evening attending the famous Passion Play. In 1634 the Black Death decimated Europe’s population. Oberammergau remained untouched until a homesick villager returned one night, unknowingly bringing with him the dreaded plague. Almost 100 villagers died as a result. Frightened survivors vowed that if god saved them from the plague, once every 10 years they would re-enact the agony and crucifixion of Christ. From then on there were no further deaths from plague. The villagers fulfilled their pledge ever since. The play portrays the Passion of Christ – from the entry into Jerusalem to the Resurrection. Dinner and overnight.
Aug 08 From Bavaria we continue to Prague. Upon arrival we start our tour of the city with the Castle District where we tour built in 14th century gothic St. Vitus Cathedral, St. George Basilica and Golden Way, picturesque street lined with tiny, colourful houses. These houses were built into the castle’s fortifications around the end of the 16th century. Mass. Dinner and overnight in Prague.
Aug 09 Full day in Prague. We celebrate Mass at the Church of Our Lady of Victory and see the renowned statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague. After mass we continue our tour to Lesser Town – we see St. Nicholas Church and we cross the medieval Charles Bridge. We See landmarks of Prague’s Old Town – the elegant tower of the Town Hall with the world famous Astronomical Clock and the Church of Our Lady before Týn, Some free time in the afternoon for shopping. Dinner and overnight in Prague.
Aug 10 From Prague we travel today to Cracow. En route we stop in small town of Wadowice – the birth place of St. Pope John Paul II. We can see the house where he was born on May 18, 1920 and the church where he was baptized, served as an altar boy and prayed daily before miraculous picture of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Mass. Dinner and overnight in Cracow.
Aug 11 Today we start our day with a visit to the famous Salt Mines of Wieliczka, a splendid 3-mile long underground complex of chambers, chapels and statues sculpted from salt. Mass in one of underground chapels. In the afternoon we explore Cracow, the ancient capital of Poland. We visit the Market Place, St. Mary’s Church, where you may pray before the extraordinary Wit Stwosz altar. The surroundings of the square have remained unchanged for almost 700 years and contain buildings of historic value such as the Town Hall Tower, the Cloth Hall and the Wawel Castle. Visit to the Wawel Cathedral and the Crypt. Dinner and overnight in Cracow.
Aug 12 In the morning we visit Lagiewniki – world known as “divine Mercy Shrine”. It is here that the message of Divine Mercy originated, which Christ himself wished to pass on to our Generation, through meditation of Sister Faustyna. Here we celebrate mass and visit the convent of St. Faustyna, her tomb and relics. Mass. In the afternoon we visit Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi Concentration camp. We will see the cell that imprisoned St Maximilian Kolbe and the Martyrdom Museum recalling the horrors of the Holocaust and martyrdom of St. Edith Stein. Dinner and overnight in Częstochowa.
Aug 13 After breakfast, visit Black Madonna of Częstochowa, then continue to Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. Upon arrival, start sightseeing of Warsaw at the The Royal Łazienki Palace and Garden complex, the summer residence of Stanisław August, the last king of Poland. From there we continue via the “Royal Route” to the Castle Square, the Old Town and the Barbican, remains of historic fortifications that once encircled Warsaw. Dinner and overnight in Warsaw.
Aug 14 After breakfast transfer to the airport for our flight to Toronto.
TOUR COST CAD$5,490.00 INCLUDES:
– air transportation – hotel accommodation first class or superior tourist class based on double occupancy
– All taxes and tips
– 2 meals breakfast and dinner daily
– all sightseeing as per itinerary with English speaking guide
– Oberammergau Passion Play package
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR:
– single supplement $830 excluding the night on Aug 06 & 07, 2022 in Oberammergau
– meals not specified, insurance, documentation
HOW TO BOOK:
First non refundable deposit of $500.00 per person is required at time of booking. Second deposit of $500.00 per person to be paid by Sep 30, 2021. Insurance must be purchased at time of booking.
BALANCE OF PAYMENT
Balance due is payable 105 days prior to departure
For late bookings /within 105 days/ full payment is due immediately.
CANCELLATION:
If cancellation is necessary, please advise QS Travel & Tours immediately in writing. Cancellation charges are as follows:
Until September 30, 2021…………………………………$500.00 per person
105 days before departure ……………………………..$1,000.00 per person
Between 105 and 90 days before departure ………. 50% of the total cost
90 days or less ……………………………………………. 100% of the total cost
IF YOU CHANGE YOUR BOOKING:
A $25 administration charge will be applied for changes you make to your booking outside the 90 days to departure period. Please note name changes are not allowed and such will be treated as cancellations.
IF QS TRAVEL & TOURS CHANGES YOUR BOOKING:
QS Travel & Tours will advise you of any change we feel significantly alters the holiday which you have purchased from us. Occasionally, changes might occur close to departure time. In such cases, you will be notified as early as possible. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the local tour operator may have to make last minute changes in hotel or schedule. In case the standard of the accommodation is changed, QS Travel & Tours will offer the choice of a full and immediate refund or comparable alternate travel services acceptable to you.
UNUSED SERVICES:
No refund or adjustment can be made for any portion of holiday not used.
GOOD VALUE AND EXPECTATIONS:
The Ministry of Consumer Relations requires that Ontarians traveling abroad be advised that they may encounter different living standards and practices than those at home.
FLIGHT CONNECTIONS:
In the event of a change in our flight times, with or without notice, we cannot accept responsibility for any special connecting fares which you might purchase and which cannot be changed without penalty.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION:
A valid Canadian passport is required for all visits outside of Canada. It is the sole responsibility of the passenger to ensure proper and valid documentation. Failure to provide valid documentation may result in denied boarding of the aircraft and cancellation of your flight arrangements without refund. If you are holding a passport other than Canadian, please contact QS Travel & Tours to determine whether or not a visa is required for entry into the country you will be visiting.
BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
One piece of luggage of 23kg per person plus a carry-on-bag /weighting not more than 5 kg/
FLIGHT TIMES
All flight times are subject to change with or without prior notice to the passengers or his/her agent. QS Travel & Tours does not accept liability for missed connection or any expenses resulting from an off-schedule, rescheduled or late flight operations.
PRICES
Prices in this brochure are given in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. Prices are correct at the time of going to press. In the event of any change beyond QS Travel & Tours control, including but not limited to increase in the price of fuel, currency fluctuations affecting our costs, or increases in government taxes or levies. QS Travel & Tours reserves the right to surcharge the passenger/s up to 7% of a tour cost.
LIABILITY
QS Travel & Tours Inc. is a tour operator and has made the advertised holiday arrangements with the airline/s/, hotel/s/, cruiseship/s/, other operator/s/ and other. Each of these organizations has its own specific terms and conditions for doing business and you will be bound by them. QS Travel & Tours accepts no responsibility for /A/ the acts or omissions of any party/ies/ other than QS Travel & Tours employees./B/failure by the passenger to be properly documented; /C/ failure by the passenger to comply with departure or joining or baggage requirements;/D/ aircraft delays, government actions, priests change their commitments as spiritual directors, etc, act/s/ of God or any factor beyond our direct control; /E/ cancellation or delay to any tour or holiday or change to the itinerary; /F/ expenses resulting from lost or damaged baggage. QS Travel & Tours accepts no responsibility for additional expenses due to delays or changes in air, rail, road, sea or other service, quarantine, sickness, war, weather or other causes All such expenses will have to be borne by the passengers. QS Travel & Tours reserves the right to refuse any person as a member of these tours at its sole discretion. QS Travel & Tours reserves the right to cancel any or all departure/s/ with or without prior notice and QS Travel & Tours sole responsibility shall be to refund all monies paid for such cancelled departures. The laws and courts which govern this contract are those of the Province of Ontario.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
When you book you QS Travel & Tours, an agreement is made between you and QS Travel & Tours and others who will provide services. Please read carefully the information on this page for it sets out the conditions governing the provision of these holidays.
INSURANCE
TRAVEL INSURANCE (tax included)
Age/Type of insurance All inclusive Trip cancellation/Interruption Covid-19
only
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- Age: 0-59 $422.67 $376.92 $27.48
- 60-64 $490.41 $438.48 $41.88
- 65-69 $579.21 $495.72 $41.88
- 70-74 $599.72 $509.76 $83.88
Insurance rates subject to change any time.
Once purchased insurance premiums are not refundable.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:
Tel 905-412-2242, 1-800-565-3619
Email: group@qstours.com

Land marks of Vienna, Austria

Vintage retro hipster style travel image of panorama view of Vltava river and Gradchany (Prague Castle) and St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles bridge an people in paddle boats in the Prague, Czech Republic

Scenic summer aerial view of the Old Town pier architecture and Charles Bridge over Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic

The Infant Jesus of Prague

The Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Roman Catholic basilica dedicated to Divine Mercy devotion, as the resting place of Saint Faustina Kowalska, Krakow, Poland

Salt decorations in Wieliczka Salt Mine, Krakow. It was one of the world’s oldest operating salt mines and is placed on the original UNESCO roster of World Heritage Sites

the Basilica of St Stanislaw and Vaclav or Wawel Cathedral on Wawel Hill in Krakow, Poland