Medjugorje with excursions to Mostar and Kravica Waterfall

We fly from London Gatwick to Dubrovnik. Upon arrival your guide and driver will be waiting to take you to our 4-star hotel in Medjugorje. The journey takes approximately two and a half hours, so sit back and relax and enjoy the beautiful panoramic view of the countryside and the Adriatic Sea on the way to Medjugorje. Medjugorje has been called the ’spiritual heart of the world’, by Pope Saint John Paul II. When Our Lady calls you to her shrine, she calls you to prayer. There she has reminded us all of five essentials for our journey through life to God. Praying the Rosary daily with the heart, fasting twice a week, monthly confession, Sunday Mass and to read the Bible every day. Fundamentally though, a pilgrimage to Medjugorje will deepen your love of God in Mary’s school of prayer. Here she continues to appear, to encourage the world to return to God. Allow yourself a week of healing and inspiration close to the Mother of God, and Queen of Peace. Check-in to the hotel and overnight.

After breakfast, we meet our guide and we walk up the Apparition Hill. On our way down, we visit Vicka‘s old family house. She is one of the 6 visionaries and received many apparitions during her years here. After lunch we have a guided walking tour of the Sanctuary and the surrounding area. Our guide will explain all the information you long to hear on Our Blessed Mother’s Apparitions. Evening dinner followed by the start of the Youth Festival Programme; 18:00 Rosary, 19:00 Opening of the Festival, Holy Mass, 21:00 Adoration. Afterwards, return to the hotel.

Today we follow the Festival program: 06:00 Rosary on Apparition Hill at Our Lady’s statue, then breakfast once we return to the hotel. Then 09:00 - 12:00 Prayer, Catechesis, Testimonies. 16:00 Testimonies, 18:00 Rosary, 19:00 Holy Mass, 20:30 Either Procession with Our Lady’s statue, Adoration or Prayer before the cross with candles. Dinner will be at the hotel before the evening Youth Festival programme starts. Special Note: During your free time, please note that there are many Spiritual activities in Medjugorje and around the Sanctuary you can attend daily. Confessions are conducted throughout the day in many languages (Medjugorje is well known for this). Talks from one of the visionaries can be arranged if they are available, Divine Mercy Prayer at 3pm will be in St James church, visit Risen Christ located at the back of the church and pray the Stations of the Cross here if you wish. You can also revisit the Apparition Hill and the Blue Cross where many of Our Lady’s apparitions and healings have taken place. Daily Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is held at the open altar at the back of the church (we can attend this daily). There are many restaurants to choose from for lunch, all very reasonably priced as well as shops to browse through.

This morning we follow the Festival program: 06:00 Rosary on Apparition Hill at Our Lady’s statue. Breakfast once we return to the hotel. We then travel with our guide to explore outside Medjugorje and visit the Old City of Mostar, a Medieval City. The highlight is the famous Old Bridge of Mostar built in the 17th century and sadly destroyed during the Bosnia and Herzegovina war between 1992 and 1995. It is now being restored to is its former glory. We stay here for the rest of the day and have lunch and afterwards some time for shopping (there are plenty of things you can buy here). This excursion is an alternative to the normal daily programme of: 09:00 - 12:00 Prayer, Catechesis, Testimonies. 16:00 Testimonies, 18:00 Rosary, 19:00 Holy Mass, 20:30 Either Procession with Our Lady’s statue, Adoration or Prayer before the cross with candles. Dinner will be at the hotel after we return from Mostar and before the evening Youth Festival programme starts.

Today we follow the Festival program: 06:00 Rosary on Apparition Hill at Our Lady’s statue. Breakfast once we return to the hotel. 16:00 Testimonies, 18:00 Rosary, 19:00 Holy Mass, 20:30 Either Procession with Our Lady’s statue, Adoration or Prayer before the cross with candles. Dinner will be at the hotel before the evening Youth Festival programme starts.

This morning we follow the Festival program: 06:00 Rosary on Apparition Hill at Our Lady’s statue. Breakfast once we return to the hotel. We then travel with our guide to Kravica Waterfall to view the beautiful 25 metre high cascade of water on the Trebizat River. You can take in the stunning scenery and even go for a swim to cool off. This excursion is an alternative to the normal daily programme of: 09:00 - 12:00 Prayer, Catechesis, Testimonies. 16:00 Testimonies, 18:00 Rosary, 19:00 Holy Mass, 20:30 Adoration, Mission, Singing farewell. Dinner will be at the hotel after we return from the excursion to Kravica Waterfall and before the evening Youth Festival programme starts.

Breakfast in the hotel. Today we follow the Festival program: 05:00 Holy Mass on the Cross Mountain. Free for the rest of the day. Farewell evening dinner at the hotel.

After breakfast, we leave Medjugorje for our flight back to London. Note: breakfast is your first meal on day 2, breakfast is your last meal on the day we leave. Itinerary is subject to change and the price is based on 20 pilgrims travelling. E&OE.