Day 1
Depart the United States
We depart on our overnight flight to Warsaw. Dinner and breakfast are served on board.
Warsaw, Częstochowa, Wadowice, Kraków and the Shrines of Poland
Nine days from Warsaw to Kraków, in the footsteps of St. John Paul II, St. Faustina and St. Maximilian Kolbe, with the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, the Divine Mercy shrine at Łagiewniki and the ground of Auschwitz.
Upcoming departures to Poland. Each group has its own host, dates, and itinerary. The route below is our standard.
Warsaw, Niepokalanów, Świnice Warckie, Częstochowa, Wadowice, Kraków, Zakopane, Auschwitz, Łagiewniki and Wieliczka.
OvernightVisit
Nine days, arriving in Warsaw and departing from Kraków, with three nights in the capital and the north before the pilgrimage settles into Kraków for the rest of the week. Your group travels on its own dates, and the itinerary can be adjusted to fit the time you have and the places that matter most to your pilgrims.
“Canterbury treats you like family! They handle everything, from creating exciting itineraries to managing calls, registrations, and payments.”
Patrick Madrid
Tell us the window you have in mind and we will build the itinerary around it: the time you have, and the places that matter most to your pilgrims.
These inclusions can be easily tailored to the individual needs of your group
Every group earns complimentary places. The more pilgrims you bring, the more you earn. How complimentary places work
If the group does not fill, deposits are returned. You owe nothing and neither do your pilgrims. What happens if a group does not fill
Flyers, a registration page, and what you need to invite your people. Our guide to promoting a pilgrimage
Registrations, rooming lists, payment plans and the phone calls. How leading a pilgrimage works
Every pilgrim in your group gets the app. Their itinerary, hotels and flights, the prayers of the day and a way to reach one another, all in one place and kept current as the pilgrimage unfolds.
Your whole group in one thread, so a change of plan reaches everyone at once.
The full day-by-day schedule, always current, in every pilgrim’s pocket.
Where the group is staying each night, with addresses and dates.
Flight details kept alongside everything else, not in a separate email.
The prayers of the day, including the Liturgy of the Hours.
A keepsake record of the shrines your group visits along the way.
Times and meeting points pushed to everyone the moment they change.
“They’re big enough to handle any problem that arises, and small enough to craft truly unique experiences.”
Chris StefanickOur current Poland departures start at about $5,300 per person, including round-trip airfare. The price depends on the length of the trip, your departure city, dates and group size, and we quote every group individually.
Yes. Our standard Poland itinerary includes the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Kraków-Łagiewniki, where St. Faustina rests in the convent chapel beneath the famous Divine Mercy image painted by Adolf Hyła. Groups can pray the Chaplet there at 3 p.m., the Hour of Mercy. If you want to be there for Divine Mercy Sunday or St. Faustina’s feast on October 5, plan about a year ahead.
Groups travel to Poland from late April through to early October. May, June and September give the mildest weather and the longest days, and are the months most groups choose. High summer is warm and busy, particularly at Jasna Góra and in Kraków’s Old Town. Winter pilgrimages are possible and quieter, but daylight is short and the mountain roads to Zakopane can be difficult.
Moderate. Most days involve two to four hours on your feet, with walking on uneven ground, ancient stone, and steps at archaeological sites. Pilgrims who can manage a full day of sightseeing at their own pace do well. If anyone in your group has mobility limitations, tell us early and we will adapt the days around them. What activity level means.
Travel insurance, lunches, drinks beyond those served with included meals, personal expenses, and gratuities for your tour manager and driver. Any of these can be built into your package on request, so tell us what you would like covered and we will arrange it. Passports and visa fees are the one exception and remain the responsibility of each pilgrim.
A United States passport valid for at least three months beyond your return date is required. No visa is needed for stays under ninety days. Poland is in the Schengen Area, so there are no border checks on the road between Poland and its neighbours once you have entered.
Yes. Daily Mass is built into the itinerary, and we arrange times and locations in advance with each church. Your priest should travel with a celebret or letter of good standing from his bishop or superior. We handle the scheduling.
Most of our groups are between 20 and 50 pilgrims, and we can arrange smaller tours as well. We have also organized pilgrimages for groups as large as 2,500, so whatever size your group turns out to be, we can build for it. Minimum group size for a group flight.
Dioceses, parishes, schools and Catholic ministries plan their pilgrimages with Canterbury.
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