Amsterdam • Zaanse Schans • Utrecht • Ghent • Bruges • Dinant • Beauraing • Banneux • Aachen • Cologne • Trier • Strasbourg • Heidelberg • Rothenburg • Neuhausen am Rheinfall ( Rhine Falls) • Lucerne • EinSiedlen
Trips in 2026 - $5,999.00
Trips in 2027 - $5,999.00
Trip Itinerary ~ 12 Days
Day 1: Departure from USA. Your meals will be served on board.
Day 2: Upon arrival, you will be greeted by your tour guide and/or driver. Visit the Chapel of our Lady of All Nations, one of the Virgin Mary’s apparition sites where Our Lady appeared to Ida Peerdeman. Proceed to the site of the Eucharistic Miracle where, in 1345, as a result of a man's illness, a Sacred Host was found preserved in his house. Dinner and overnight in Amsterdam.
Day 3: Tour of Amsterdam: Enjoy this seventeenth century city with its canals and squares. Visit the Royal Place, Vrijheidsbeeld, the Flower Markets, Opera House, City Hall and Begijnenhof, the Zaanse Schanns, a unique piece of Dutch history on the river Zaan. Take a look were clogs are made, the cheese factory, and the various windmills. Dinner and overnight in Amsterdam.
Day 4: After breakfast we will depart for Utrecht. Visit Katherine’s Convent Museum (Catharijne convent) located in former hospice of the Order of St. John, telling the history of Christianity in the Netherlands. Then off to Ghent, Belgium, home to the famous painting, "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" painted by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck in 1432, and is currently housed in Ghent's, St. Bavo Cathedral. Continue to Bruges and visit The Zeebrugge port of Bruges which is an important center for European trade. Dinner and overnight in Bruges.
Day 5: Visit the Church of Our Lady from the Middle Ages hosting the marble statue, Madonna and her Child sculpted by Michelangelo, the Holy Savior's Cathedral, Bruges Cathedral and the Basilica of the Holy Blood. This Basilica also holds a venerated relic of Jesus Christ that was collected by Joseph of Arimathea and brought from Jerusalem. Modeled on the Church of the Holy Suplechre, it has a replica of the Christ’s tomb. Dinner and overnight in Bruges.
Day 6: Travel to Beaurin. We will make a stop in Dinant, a charming town located below steep limestone rocks. Visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Beauraing, also known as, the Virgin of the Golden Heart where, in 1932, the Blessed Mother appeared to a group of young children thirty-three times. Continue on to Banneux - Notre Dame, also known as, the Belgian Lourdes. Visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Banneux where in 1933, the Blessed Mother appeared to twelve-year-old Mariette Boco as the "Virgin of the Poor". Dinner and overnight in Aachen.
Day 7: Visit the Aachen Cathedral, a Gothic Marian Shrine. The Church is the oldest of Germany containing Jesus' swaddling clothes, the Lord's loin cloth, the Blessed Virgin's Cloak and, the cloth used for St. John the Baptist's head. Depart for Cologne that was originally founded by the Romans in 50 A.D. When this city received relics of the Three Magi in 1194, it gained importance as a pilgrimage center. Tour of the Gothic Cathedral, "the Kolner Dom" that houses the relics. Enjoy the rich history of this city that became in the Middle Ages one of the major trade routes between Eastern and Western Europe. Dinner and overnight in Aachen.
Day 8: Drive to Trier, the oldest city in Germany. It is situated in the Mosel wine region, and was founded before the year 16 B.C. Visit The Porta Nigra, the Roman amphitheater and baths were places of relaxation for the ancient monks. Tour of the Trier Cathedral, home to the Holy Robe that Our Lord Jesus Christ wore during the Crucifixion. Lastly, visit the Liebfrauenkirche, located near the burial site of the Saint who replaced Judas Iscariot, St. Matthias. Dinner and overnight in Heidelberg.
Day 9: Tour of Heidelberg: Visit the Old Town, Heidelberg Castle, the marketplace with the Town Hall, and the Church of the Holy Spirit. Enjoy the Old Bridge to the other banks of river. Proceed to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a beautiful quaint medieval town. Dinner and overnight in Heidelberg.
Day 10: Depart for Neuhausen am Rheinfall for a boat trip to see the Rhine Falls. Visit the Benedictine monastery of Muri, one of the most significant cultural monuments in the Canton of Aargau. Celebrate Mass at Muri Monastery. Continue to Lucerne for dinner and overnight.
Day 11: Tour of Lucerne. Enjoy the view of Mt. Pilatus and Rigi in the Swiss Alps. Visit the wooden Chapel Bridge and a scenic ride along Lake Lucerne and Lake Zug to Einsiedeln. Visit the Benedictine Monastery of Einsiedeln dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits. Dinner and overnight in Lucerne.
Day 12: Fly back home.
