INTERNATIONAL TOURS
PHILIPPINE ISLAND TOURS
Day 1: Rome
Depart Manila early morning via your favorite airline and arrive in Rome in the afternoon, our tour escort who will accompany us throughout our journey meets us. We will be transferred by private motor coach at the hotel. In the afternoon, we enjoy a panoramic tour of the city. Welcome dinner at the hotel. Explore Ancient Rome with a tour that includes the Coliseum, Capitol Hill, the Vittorio Emmanuel Monument, Roman Forum, Circus Maximus and Michelangelo’s statue of Moses at St. Peter in Chains church. Dinner and overnight. (D)
Day 2: Rome
Beatification
day. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 3:
Rome-Pietrelicina-San Giovanni Rotondo
Morning departure to San Giovanni Rotondo. En route we stop
at Pietrelcina, birthplace of Padre Pio. We visit his home, the Church of Santa
Ana, where he was baptized and then we have Mass at Santa Maria degli Angeli.
Next we stop at Piana Romana to visit the place where Padre Pio received the
invisible stigmata. After our visit, we continue to San Giovanni Rotondo where
we visit the new Church. (B,D)
Day 4: San Giovanni
Rotondo-Assisi
In the morning, we visit the Church of our Lady of Grace,
built during Padre Pio's lifetime (1956-1959) to accommodate the many pilgrims
and worshippers attracted to San Giovanni Rotondo. Continue to Assisi where we
visit the St. Francis Shrine and the Basilica of St. Claire. Dinner and
overnight. (B, D)
Day 5: Assisi-Florence
Today we drive in the direction of Florence. We visit
Florence by walking tour. We will visit the famous monuments of the city: the
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Cathedral Square and the Baptistery.
Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 6: Florence-Pisa-Rome
After breakfast, we drive in the direction of Pisa where
group will visit the Miracle Square and the Leaning Tower. Then we proceed to Rome. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 7: Rome/Manila
After breakfast, enjoy a guided tour of the Vatican Gardens, including the Vatican Museum, and the
Sistine Chapel, where you will view some of the most inspiring works of art,
including Michelangelo's magnificent fresco of the Last Judgment. Whole afternoon free for last minute shopping and
until transfer to the airport for your return flight. (B)
Day 8: Arrival Manila.
Home sweet
home!
TOUR COST:
Minimum 30 full paying paxs
USD$ 2390.00 - based
on twin sharing
USD$ 296.00 - approximate taxes on ticket (SUBJECT TO
CHANGE)
USD$ 120.00 - Schengen visa fee with assistance
USD$ 80.00 - mandatory travel insurance
USD$ 48.00 - mandatory tips for drivers and tour guides
TOUR INCLUSIONS:
Hotel accommodation at guaranteed 4*
Roundtrip economy class airfare
Roundtrip airport transfers
Continental buffet breakfast daily; 6 dinners
English speaking local guides as per program
Entrance fees as per program
Porterage at hotels and airport of 1 large suitcase per
person
Deluxe fully equipped motor-coach for the whole tour
Guaranteed good location/view of the Beatification
Services of Pilgrimage chaplain and tour escort
Travel kit and pre-departure briefing
A non-refundable deposit of USD$500/ person upon reservation
including visa fees & documents to be ON or BEFORE MAY 16, 2010
Fifty percent deposit due ON JULY 15, 2010
Balance of full payment due ON AUGUST 16, 2010
Cancellation charge of fifty percent (50%) of tour cost will
be imposed if cancellation is done two (2) weeks before departure date.
Full tour cost will be forfeited if cancellation is done
within two (2) weeks before departure date.
Unused portion of the tour is non-refundable.
CONDITIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
PRICES/TOUR COST DO NOT INCLUDE Philippine
travel tax (PHP1620.00), taxes on air tickets, airport and departure taxes,
Schengen visa fee and assistance , travel insurance, medical and
hospitalization expenses, tours and transportation expenses during free
periods, porterage of extra luggages, drinks and meals not specified in the
itinerary, tips for drivers and tour guides (USD8/day/pax) and such other
personal nature like telephone calls, fax, laundry, room services and expenses
not mentioned in the itinerary terms and conditions.
EPHESUS
TRAVEL has arranged for the various tour
services to be performed under the responsibility of various operators. Our
company or its subagents therefore only acts as agents for the operators
providing the various services described in this tour and assume no
responsibility or liability that may occur out of or in connection with losses
or unexpected expenses due to delays, overbooking, and defaults. The
tour itineraries and prices are subject to change without prior notice. Our
company reserves the right to cancel, reschedule and increase the tour cost
should we fall short of the required number of passengers (30pax). The
payment for a reservation fee on the tour shall constitute acceptance and
consent to all provisions in the tour conditions/responsibility published in
this tour.
Be
witnesses of his journey through our Pilgrimage on October 16 - 23, 2010