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pilgrimage to greece, turkey, sicily & italy

pilgrimage to greece, turkey, sicily & italy

$5,390

CAD

$5,390 CAD | 14 days

Featuring a cruise aboard the “Voyager of the Seas” – Royal Caribbean Cruises With Fr. Jan Gogolewski, Pastor of Nativity of Our Lord Church in Etobicoke
October 11 - 24, 2025

Toronto Departure
Toronto Dep. incl. taxes and tips

Itinerary
Tab 1
Day
Location
Details
October 11
Depart Canada
Evening departure from Toronto to Athens.
October 12
Athens
Early afternoon arrival in Athens. Transfer to the hotel, time for rest dinner and overnight.
October 13
Athens - Cruise embarkation
Morning tour of Athens takes us to the Acropolis, the Olympic Stadium, the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian’s Arch and other memorials. After transfer to our ship. Mass will be on ship before dinner and overnight.
October 14
Mykonos
This morning the ship arrives in Mykonos. Upon arrival free time for leisure on this charming island.  Return to the ship. Mass, dinner and overnight.
October 15
Ephesus
Today we arrive at Kusadasi in Turkey. We are transferred to Ephesus, where the first of Seven Churches was located and where St. Paul lived for some years. We enter through Magnesian Gate and discover numerous monuments such as the Forum, the Odeon, the Library of Celsus, the thermal baths of Scolastica and the Great Theater of Antiquity. We also visit Virgin Mary House where we will have Mass, the Monastery of St. John and Grotto of the Apocalypse. Dinner and overnight on the cruise ship. 
October 16
Santorini
This morning, we arrive at Greek island of Santorini, site of ancient volcanic eruption. We explore beautiful villages, with low-lying cubical houses, made of local stone and whitewashed or limewashed with various volcanic ashes used as colors. Return to the ship for Mass, dinner and overnight.
October 17
Day at Sea
Full day at the sea. Time for rest, leisure and observing passing islands. Mass, dinner and overnight.
October 18
Sicily
This morning we arrive in Messina Sicily. Our tour takes us to beautiful city of Taormina - Known as the “Pearl of the Mediterranean”. Some free time in the afternoon. Return to the ship for Mass, dinner and overnight.
October 19
Naples - Sorrento
Today our ship docks in Naples. Full day excursion of Naples and beautiful Sorrento. Late afternoon return to ship for dinner and overnight.
October 20
Disembark - San Giovanni Roton
Today our cruise comes to an end. We arrive in Civitavecchia. After disembarkation we are transferred to San Giovanni Rotondo, the city of Padre Pio. Mass, dinner and overnight.
October 21
San Giovanni Rotando - Rome
Morning in San Giovanni Rotando. We start our day with Mass at the Church where Padre Pio said Mass most of his days, and then we visit His tomb and the museum.
Afternoon, we depart to Rome. Transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.
October 22
Rome
Full day in Rome. Our tour includes visit and walking through the Holy Doors of Santa Maria Maggiore and St John Lateran Basilicas, as per Holy Year tradition. Continue to the Coliseum, Forum Romanum and Trevi Fountain. Then continue to our hotel for rest, Mass, dinner and overnight.
October 23
Rome
This morning, we visit the Vatican Museum including Sistine Chapel, St. Peter Basilica, walking through the Holy Door, visit the tomb of John Paul II. In the afternoon some
free time for last minute shopping. Mass, dinner and overnight.
October 24
Return to Canada
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for our flight back to Toronto.
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COST $5,390.00 INCLUDES:
  • air transportation from Toronto (unless specified otherwise), incl. all taxes and surcharges,
  • all inside cabins, supplement $ 640 pp for outside, cabin. First class hotel based on double occupancy – single supplement $1400.
  • 3 meals daily while on the ship, breakfast and dinner in Hotels
  • all sightseeing as per itinerary with English speaking guide – all tips in restaurants and hotels.
  • tips to bus drivers and guides on land tours

HOW TO BOOK:
Please call or book online. A non-refundable deposit of $500.00 pp required at time of booking. Insurance must be purchased at time of booking.
Second deposit of $1000.00 by January 31, 2025.

PAYMENT:
Please send e-transfers to: accounting@ihtours.com
Please put the code 'DK6040' in the notes for us to match the payment.
You may also pay by credit card or personal cheque payable to: International Heritage Tours
7117 Bathurst Street, Suite 200, Thornhill, ON, L4J 2J6

BALANCE OF PAYMENT:
Balance due is payable by August 7, 2025
For late bookings (after August 7, 2025) full payment is due immediately.

NOT INCLUDED IN THE COST OF THE TOUR:
  • meals not specified, insurance, documentation.
  • tips on the ship 
  • insurance, documentation.

CANCELLATION:
If cancellation is necessary, please advise IHT immediately in writing. Cancellation charges are as follows:
  • before Jan. 31, 25 - $ 500.00 per person
  • between Jan 31, 25 and Aug. 7, 25 - $1500 per person
  • after Aug 7, 25 – 100% of the total cost

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7117 Bathurst Street, Suite 200, Thornhill, ON, L4J 2J6
Tel: 1-877-999-8868
Halina ext. 315 or 647-294-4116 halina@ihtours.com
Alex ext. 317                               alex@ihtours.com
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