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Medjugorje, located in Bosnia & Herzegovina, is the site of the 1981 Marian Apparitions. On June 24th 1981 six children witnessed the Blessed Virgin Mary on what is now known as Apparition Hill. The apparition of Our Lady had a message of peace for the world, as well as a call to conversion, prayer and fasting. She appeared to them with an infant in their arms and confided several secrets to the children. Some of the children, now adults, continue to witness Our Lady’s apparitions.
Medjugorje is a place of peace and prayer where over 40 million people have visited the now popular Pilgrimage site. In 2018 Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Henryk Hoser the “Apostolic Visitor” to Medjugorje in steps to officially recognize Medjugorje as a sacred Catholic site. On May 13, 2019 the Holy See officially announced that Dioceses and Parishes throughout the world are officially authorized to organize Pilgrimages to Medjugorje.
Your trip includes
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Round trip airfare from Dallas (DFW)
- Airport Taxes and Fuel Surcharges
- Hotel accommodations: (or similar) in double occupancy
- ~ 8 nights: Jul 30 - Aug 7: Villa Grace, Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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- Base Price: 2 Travellers in 1 Room: Queen or King Bed or 2 Twin beds
- Optional - Additional Cost:
- ◦ Solo Traveler: No Roomate
- ◦ Triple Room: Upon Request
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- Post Tour hotel accommodations:
- ~ 3 nights: Aug 7 - 10: Twentyone Hotel, Rome, Italy
- Breakfast and Dinner daily
- Wine and mineral water with dinners
- Transfers as per itinerary
- Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
- Whisper headsets where needed
- Assistance of a professional local Catholic Guide
- Visits to Siroki Brieg, Tihaljina and Surmanci
- Meeting with visionaries (Pending availability)
- Visit to Community Cenacolo
- Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
- Mass daily & Spiritual activities
- Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
- Flight bag & PDF digital confirmation of all travel documents
Not Included
- Lunches and beverages not mentioned, Tips to your guide & driver.
Itinerary
Day 1 | Tuesday, July 29: Depart USA
Board your overnight transatlantic flights from your local airport. Meals are served on board.
Day 2 | Wednesday, July 30: Arrive Medjugorje
After an early morning arrival in Frankfurt (Munich or Vienna) you will connect flights to Dubrovnik (Split or Sarajevo). Upon arrival, you’ll be greeted by a tour guide and/or driver who will then take you on the 2 1/2 hour drive by private coach to the village of Medjugorje. Guide will be with your throughout your stay. Once there, you’ll meet your fellow pilgrims and your spiritual leader.
Days 3 - 9 | Thursday - Wednesday, July 31 - August 6: Medjugorje
Experience the beauty and peace of this simple village. During your stay in Medjugorje you will have the opportunity to share faith with pilgrims from all over the world. Our local guide will accompany us throughout your stay.
Here are some of the activities you’ll be sharing with our fellow pilgrims:
Each morning at 10am we assemble at St. James Church for the English-language Mass (Feast days and Sundays English Mass is at Noon). Follow the path up Apparition Hill where the visionaries first encountered Our Lady. Touch and pray before the cross that commemorates the spot where Mary first appeared to the visionaries. Each evening at 6:00pm we will join the villagers and pilgrims to pray the rosary. The apparition takes place at 6:40pm , and then stay on for Croatian Mass. Don’t miss on Tuesdays and Saturdays Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and on Fridays Veneration of the Cross in the Church. Each evening during Croatian Mass, there is the Blessing of the Sick and blessing of the items you have with you. Our guide will arrange meetings with the visionaries at their own homes provided that they are in Medjugorje during your trip, and pending their availability. We will have the opportunity to climb Krizevac Mountain, where in 1933 the villagers built a 30′ high cross on the anniversary of Jesus’ crucifixion. Visit and pray at “Blue Cross”, which is a place of great healings and graces- a very special place at the base of Apparition Hill. We will also visit the community of Cenacolo.
Day 03: Thu: Jul 31
During the morning: Holy Masses according to language groups
6:00 pm – Rosary
7:00 pm – welcoming words by and to the youth from different countries, Holy Mass
8:30 pm – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Day 04: Fri: Aug 01
9:00 am – Morning Prayer
9:30 am – 1200pm – Lectures, music and testimonies
12:00 pm – Recess
4:00 pm – Lectures, music and testimonies
6:00 pm – Rosary
7:00 pm – Holy Mass
8:00 pm – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Day 05: Sat: Aug 02
9:00 am – Free Time
9:30 am – 1200pm – Lectures, music and testimonies
12:00 pm – Recess
4:00 pm – Lectures, music and testimonies
6:00 pm – Rosary
7:00 pm – Holy Mass
8:15 pm – Procession through the parish
10:15 pm – 1100pm – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Day 06: Sun: Aug 03
9:00 am – Morning Prayer
9:30 am – 1200pm – Lectures, music and testimonies of the “Cenacolo” community
12:00 pm – Recess
4:00 pm – Lectures, music and testimonies
6:00 pm – Rosary
7:00 pm – Holy Mass, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9:15 pm – Theatre and musical show, “Cenacolo“
Day 07: Mon: Aug 04
9:00 am – Morning Prayer
9:30 am – 1200pm – Lectures, music and testimonies
12:00 pm – Recess
4:00 pm – Lectures, music and testimonies
6:00 pm – Rosary
7:00 pm – Holy Mass
8:30 pm – 930pm – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9:30 pm – 1100pm – Singing Farewell
Day 08: Tue: Aug 05
4:30 am – Rosary while Climbing the Cross Mountain (private)
5:00 am – Holy Mass on Cross Mountain
Day 09: Wed: Aug 06: Last day in Medjugorje
Day 10 | Thursday, August 7: Depart Medjugorje - USA
After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells, we leave by motor coach to Sarajevo, Split or Dubrovnik airport for your return flights home.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUTH FESTIVAL:
* Things to bring with you: a small FM radio with headphones, a Bible and an umbrella.
* Groups participating in the Youth Prayer meeting: please do not arrange or make plans for any other programs during this week.
* The evening prayer program for all begins with the Rosary at 6 pm followed by Holy Mass at 7 pm.
ATTENTION: DURING THE TIME OF THE YOUTH FESTIVAL
(except on Sunday)
No morning Mass for pilgrims
All pilgrims will attend evening Mass with the youth.
During the entire Youth Festival, there will be simultaneous translatio
*206 Tours Disclaimer:
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.
Post Tour to Rome
August 7 – 10, 2025
- Post Tour hotel accommodations:
- ~ 3 nights: Aug 7 - 10: Twentyone Hotel, Rome, Italy
- Breakfast and Dinner daily
- Wine and mineral water with dinners
- Transfers as per itinerary
- Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
- Whisper headsets where needed
- Assistance of a professional local Catholic Guide
- Meeting with visionaries (Pending availability)
- Visit to Community Cenacolo
- Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
- Mass daily & Spiritual activities
- Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
- Flight bag & PDF digital confirmation of all travel documents
Anticipated Daily Itinerary:
Day 1 | Thursday, August 7: Medjugorje to Rome
Following breakfast, transfer to Dubrovnik or Split airport for your short flight to Rome. Upon arrival at Rome airport, collect your luggage in the baggage claim area, and continue to the arrival’s hall, where you will be greeted by a tour escort and/or driver. You will make your way to the bus and transfer to your hotel. Following check-in, you will have free time to relax, or explore Rome on your own. Your tour escort may suggest places to visit. Later in the afternoon, your group will meet in the hotel lobby for a “Meet and Greet” with your fellow pilgrims and depart for Mass. Following Mass, you will attend a welcome dinner. After dinner, you will have the opportunity to walk to St. Peter’s Square as a group, for the Rosary (optional)
Day 2 | Friday, August 8: Rome: St. Peter's Basilica - Vatican Museum - Appian Way - Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls - Catacombs
This morning you will enjoy an early breakfast before making your way to the largest Christendom Church, St. Peter’s Basilica. This Basilica was built on the site where St. Peter, the first Pope and Bishop of Rome, was martyred. Also, it was Our Holy Father, Pope Francis who was the first Pontiff to visit the necropolis since extensive archaeological excavations were conducted at the ancient site decades ago. It is here that you will view Michelangelo’s Pieta. This stunning marble sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary holding Christ after His crucifixion, death, and removal from the cross before being placed in the tomb. Continue to proceed to the Vatican Museum. At the world-renowned museum, you will see the most impressive of edifices, galleries, and awe-inspiring relics. Additionally, you will observe the Tapestry Gallery, Raphael Rooms, Sistine Chapel, and Michelangelo’s Masterpiece, the restored mural of the Last Judgment. The final stop on your Vatican tour is at the tomb of Saint John Paul II. After, you will be transferred to the Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), where you may enjoy some free time on your own for lunch. Continue on your short journey down the Appian Way, the earliest road of Ancient Rome. This road leads to the Domino Quo Vadis Chapel, the Baths of Caracalla, the Arch of Drusus, the Tomb of Cecilia Metella, and the catacombs of St. Callixtus. The day concludes with a visit to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Originally founded by Emperor Constantine in the 4th Century, this Basilica is the burial place of Saint Paul the Apostle. We will make our way to a local restaurant for dinner. Following dinner, feel free to explore the streets of Rome, or return to the hotel for overnight.
Day 3 | Saturday, August 9: Basilica of St. John the Lateran - Holy Stairs - Basilica of St. Mary Major
After breakfast you will visit the oldest of the four major Basilicas in Rome, and the home to the relics of Peter and Paul, the Basilica of St. John the Lateran. This Basilica is where Pope Francis was installed as Bishop of Rome, and where he officiates as the Bishop of Rome. Next, we will cross the street to visit the Holy Staircase. Tradition states that this staircase is from Pontius Pilate’s palace of Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. It is also said that this Staircase was brought to Rome by St. Helen in the 4th century. You may climb the steps on your knees, in memory of Christ’s agonizing Passion. To conclude your day, we will proceed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major. This Basilica contains a relic from the Manger of the Infant Jesus. Reminder of the day is free to explore Rome on your own or do some last minute shopping. Return to the hotel for farewell dinner and an overnight.
Day 4 | Sunday, August 10: Rome Airport – USA
After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells, transfer to the Rome Fiumicino airport for return flights home.
Would you like to arrive earlier or stay later?
Let us know at the time of registration if you would like to arrive earlier, or stay later, than the scheduled tour dates, and pending availability, we will change your airline reservations accordingly, additional fees may apply. Pre- and/or post-stays at the hotel will cost an additional fee. These options should be available to you when registering online, or simply contact us: sales@206tours.com
