PILGRIMAGE TO FRANCE AND ITALY

Itinerary

Oct 17 Day 1 Board your overnight flight to Paris.

Oct 18 Day 2 Upon arrival, mass, dinner and overnight in Lisieux.

Oct 19 Day 3 After breakfast, we visit the site of the Lisieux family home, Les Buissonets, the Carmelite Convent Chapel where St. Therese and her parents are entombed. Mass. After lunch, we visit the Basilica of St. Therese. Dinner and overnight in Paris.

Oct 20 Day 4 After breakfast we will visit Sacre Coeur Basilica in Montmartre, a charming village famous for many artists lived here in XIX century. After lunch, enjoy a panoramic tour of Paris, including famous landmarks: the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, and Champs Elysees. Mass. Dinner and overnight in Paris.

Oct 21 Day 5 Full day in Paris. We start with the visit to Miraculous Medal Church where Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Laboure in 1830 and gave her instructions to have the Miraculous Medal made. Celebrate Mass in the Chapel, and venerate the incorrupt body of St. Catherine Laboure, as well as the heart of St. Vincent de Paul. From there you will visit the nearby chapel of the Vincentian Fathers to view the incorrupt body of St. Vincent de Paul, the saint who inspired thousands of charities and volunteers. After lunch, we will visit Notre-Dame Cathedral. Dinner and overnight in Paris.

Oct 22 Day 6 After breakfast, we travel to Nevers, view the incorrupt body of St. Bernadette at the Convent of St. Gildard, miraculously preserved since her death in 1879. We will enjoy lunch at the Convent. Mass. Dinner and overnight in Paris.

Oct 23 Day 7 After breakfast, transfer to the airport for our flight to Rome. Upon arrival, we transfer to Loreto and visit Basilica della Santa Casa, for the Holy House of Nazareth and the beautiful Madonna of Loreto. Mass. Dinner and overnight in Loreto.

Oct 24 Day 8 After breakfast, we travel to Lanciano to visit the site of the Eucharistic Miracle. The host that turned to flesh and the wine that turned to visible blood in the 8th century. Following Mass, we continue driving south to San Giovanni Rotondo, the home of Padre Pio. Dinner and overnight in San Giovanni Rotondo.

Oct 25 Day 9 After breakfast, we will visit the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, where Saint Pio celebrated Mass for many years. We will also visit the Saint Pio Church and the beautiful mosaic crypt that houses a glass reliquary containing Saint Pio’s body. In the afternoon we drive to nearby Monte Sant Angelo, one of the most ancient of Christian shrines, dedicated to the Archangel Michael who appeared here in the 5th and 8th centuries. We return to San Giovanni Rotondo for dinner and overnight.

Oct 26 Day 10 This morning we drive to Monte Cassino to visit the Benedictine Abbey set high atop a mountain. The abbey was founded by Saint Benedict of Norcia in the 6th century. Saint Benedict established his first monastic community here. Mass. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Oct 27 Day 11 After breakfast, embark on a sightseeing tour of the three major basilicas: St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. Mary Major, and St. John Lateran. Visit the Holy Staircase (photo stop only), believed to have been brought to Rome by St. Helen in the 4th century. Mass. In the afternoon, take a city tour of Rome, including the Colosseum (photos from the outside only, no entry), and the Trevi Fountain, where we will toss three coins. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Oct 28 Day 12 Early morning transfer to the Vatican for a general audience with Pope Leo XIV. After lunch, visit St. Peter’s Basilica and the Vatican Museum. Mass. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Oct 29 Day 13 After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home.

TOUR COST $4,490.00 INCLUDES:
– Hotel accommodation first class or superior tourist class based on double occupancy
– 2 meals daily breakfast and dinner.
– All sightseeing as per itinerary with English speaking guide
– All taxes and tips

NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR:
– Air transportation
– Single supplement $950.00
– Meals not specified, insurance, documentation.
– Drinks at dinners

HOW TO BOOK:
A non refundable deposit of $300.00 per person is required at time of booking. Insurance with premium(if desired) must be purchased at the 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:
105 days before departure ……………………………………………….$300.00 per person
Between 105 and 46 days before departure …………………….. 50% of the total cost
45 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
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TRAVEL INSURANCE 
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Insurance rates subject to change any time.
Once purchased insurance premiums are not refundable.

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