Visit beloved holy shrines around the world, where you can deepen your faith as well as explore the local culture and history. See the Vatican with its awe inspiring St Peter's Basilica and Sistine Chapel, Poland and the boyhood home of Pope John Paul II as well as the treasured Marian Shrines of Europe including Lourdes, Fatima and Medjugrje, where the Virgin Mary has historically appeared to give messages to the world. Let Guidepost Christian Heritage Tours take you on a memorable pilgrimage. Guidepost can also arrange special tours and dates for church groups following similar or tailored itineraries.
Most tours operate regularly throughout the year. As prices can vary for different seasons, please contact our office for details relevant to the time you plan to travel. Click on the enquiry button at the top of this page.
Pilgrimages and tours to deepen your Catholic faith
Italy is traditionally home to the Catholic faith, and this tour touches on the most important religious sites combining them with some of the most iconic Italian highlights. Spend three full days to explore Rome and Vatican City, get to know the most important highlights such as the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Enjoy the verdant, relaxing Tuscan landscapes and learn about the cradle of the Renaissance, Florence. In Siena, immerse yourself into medieval ages and visit some of the most significant churches of this charming town. A new pilgrimage for 2013 Contact Guidepost Tours (Cos5300)
Enjoy 11 days in Italy, from Rome to Venice. This tour has comprehensive sightseeing in Rome then travels through Italy visiting attractions, shrines and Holy sites including San Giovanni Rotondo, Assisi, Florence and Pauda. Tour dates through to October 2013 - limited spaces still available for 2012. Please contact Guidepost Christian Tours for more information. (GptGlbTV)
Enjoy 10 days in Ireland. In Dublin, visit Our Lady of Lourdes Church, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Oscar Wilde’s Trinity College. Visit Knock Shrine, the Church of the Apparition, the basilica, and the Folk Museum, and join the evening rosary processions. On the way to Galway we stop at Kylemore Abbey. Explore Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands where many Catholics fled. Read the Globus Religious Travel itinerary for a full appreciation of all the highlights. Dates available through to late 2013. Contact Guidepost Tours for bookings. (GptGlbTZ)
Enjoy 11 days in France. Visit the Grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, and St. Bernadette’s birthplace and family home. You may wish to bathe in the healing waters, attend the “Blessing of the Sick,” or join the evening’s rosary and candlelight procession. Contact Guidepost Christian Heritage Tours. Book early for 2013 tours.(GptGlbTB)
This itinerary covers a journey through the best known Marian shrines of Portugal, Spain and France, along with the visit of some of the most significant Sanctuaries, Monasteries and Cathedrals of the area. Enjoy the chance to experience how Catholic faith has been interpreted and portrayed through the centuries in this part of the world, and how the mystical atmosphere of the pilgrimage destinations is still attracting millions of people every year. Contact Guidepost Tours for special prices and reservations. (Cos5310)
This 12 day Globus Religious Pilgrimage from Lisbon to Madrid takes you through Fatima, Burgos and Lourdes where you visit Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, and St. Bernadette’s birthplace and family home. Visit the Church of the Holy Miracle in Santarém. In Fatima, visit Our Lady of Fatima Shrine. Tours dates through to October in 2013. Contact Guidepost Christian Tours for faith based pilgrimages. (GptGlbTM)
Add 2 days exploring Old Dubrovnik to your week in Medjugorje. Visit St. Blaise church, the Rector's Palace, Bell Tower clock, Orlando's Column and the Sponza Palace. You will also see the Dominican Monastery and the Franciscan Monastery. Escorted pilgrimages run monthly as per this itinerary. Contact our office for information on independent retreat packages. (Gpt-206PT-1B)
On June 25, 1981, in the mountain village of Medjugorje in Herzegovina, Our Lady appeared to six children. She identified herself as the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace, and continues to appear to several of the visionaries. Her mission is to promote peace with God and mankind, through her Son, Jesus. Spend a week in retreat at Medjugorje. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-1)
Visit Lourdes and experience a spiritual journey from which many have claimed healing and conversion. This pilgrimage was designed for those who would like to spend more time in Lourdes, to pray and reflect. Contact Guidepost Pilgrimage Tours. (Gpt-206PT-2)
Our pilgrimage tour starts in Lourdes and continues to Paris, Nevers (St. Bernedette) and Lisieux (St. Terese the Little Flower) with an optional Medjugorje extension. Contact Guidepost Tours for more information. (GPT-206PT8A)
Visit Lourdes, the birthplace of St Bernadette to whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. Visit the town of Lisieux, the home of St Therese whom Pope Pius X called "the greatest saint of modern times". Visit Paris and all its wonderful sights like Notre Dame Cathedral and Sacre Coeur. Visit Nevers by way of the Loire Valley to see where St Bernadette lived for 12 years. Contact Guidepost Pilgrimage Tours - departures year round. (Gpt-206PT-8)
On this pilgrimage you will visit the wonderful shrines of France spending reflection time in Lourdes before discovering Paris, Lisieux and Nevers then travelling on to Rome where our sightseeing tour will offer insight into the most significant Catholic sites in Rome. Our visit to Rome includes a Papal Audience and the Vatican Museums tour. Tour operates all year with many departures. Contact Guidepost Tours for details of dates and prices. (Gpt-206PT10)
Lourdes is the birthplace of St Bernadette to whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. Our pilgrimage and tour of Lourdes includes visits to the sanctuary and the Basilica of St Pius X, the world's largest underground church. Contact Guidepost Tours for more information. (GPT-206PT-15)
Lourdes, Paris, Rouen, Lisieux, Nevers, Paray-le-Monial, Ars, Lyon, La Salette - La Salette is the site where the Virgin Mary appeared in 1846 to two shepherds, Melanie Matthew and Maximin Gird. Our Lady appeared to these shepherds crying, lamenting over the lack of observance of Sundays and the profaning of her Son's holy name. Contact Guidepost Tours - regular departures year round. (Gpt-206PT-20)
Visit Lisieux, the home of St Therese. Visit Paris with sights like Notre Dame Cathedral and Sacre Coeur. See the sights as the Eiffel Tower, L'Arc de Triomphe, and drive through the Champs Elysees. Celebrate Mass at Shrine of the Miraculous Medal. We travel onto Rome - one of history's most powerful and important cities as well as home to the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope, and the site of the Vatican City. For dates and prices contact Guidepost Tours. (GPT-206PT22)
Experience Christ's love as you walk and follow the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra culminating in the Chapel of Calvary which overlooks all of Fatima. Join your prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world. This retreat package is accompanied by a priest for part of the time. Tour operates fortnightly throughout the year. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-36)
Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima, Salamanca, Alba de Tormes, Burgos, Loyola & Lourdes. This 9-day pilgrimage departs regularly from March to November. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-37)
Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima, Salamanca, Alba de Tormes, Burgos, Loyola, Lourdes & Medjugorje. Departures every month March to November. During your stay in Medjugorje you will have full discretion over how your time is spent in order to have the fullest spiritual experience possible. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-38)
Your pilgrimage starts in Lisbon where you meet your Priest, tour guide and fellow pilgrims. Journey on to Santarem, Fatima, Salamanca, Alba de Tormes, Burgos, Loyola, Lourdes, Paris and Lisieux. Contact Guidepost Tours. Regular departures every month. (Gpt-206PT-40)
This tour runs monthly to Lisbon, Santarem (Eucharistic Miracle), Fatima, Salamanca, Alba de Tormes, Burgos, Loyola (St. Ignatius), Lourdes, Paris, Lisieux (St. Terese the Little Flower), Nevers (St. Bernedette) and Rome. Contact Guidepost Pilgrimage Tours for times and prices. (GPT-206PT-41)
Our pilgrimage starts in Lisbon and takes you to Santarem (Eucharistic Miracle), Fatima, Salamanca, Alba de Tormes, Burgos, Loyola (St. Ignatius), Lourdes finishing in Rome. This tour runs reguarly through the year. Contact Guidepost Pilgrimage Tours (Gpt-206PT-47)
On this pilgrimage visit Lisbon, Santarem (Eucharistic Miracle), Fatima, Salamanca, Alba de Tormes, Burgos, Loyola (St. Ignatius), Lourdes, Paris including an excursion to Lisieux, St. Terese the Little Flower, and an excursion to Nevers to see the body of St. Bernadette, Lisieux, Rome including a Papal Audience and Vatican Museum Tour, and Florence where you can enjoy guided tour which includes the magnificent Franciscan church of The Holy Cross. Contact Guidepost Tours for more information. (GPT-206PT-51)
Our pilgrimage tour starts in Lisbon and continues to Santarem (Eucharistic Miracle), Fatima, Krakow, Auschwitz, Lagiewniki (Divine Mercy) and finishing Warsaw. Special departures in July and October. Contact Guidepost Tours for prices and other dates. (GPT-206PT-53)
This tour will take in the sacred sites in Barcelona, Montserrat, Manresa, Zaragoza, Toledo, Madrid and Santiago de Compostela. Highlights include a tour of Barcelona with panoramic views of the harbour area, Montjuic, Plaza de España, and Plaza de Catalunya; visiting the Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat; a tour of Madrid including the Royal Palace and Plaza Mayor; and stopping in Villafranca del Bierzo, where you will visit to the Collegiate Church of Santa María, the churches of Santiago and San Nicolas, as well as the Agua Street, full of palaces and emblazoned houses. Contact Guidepost Tours for more information. (GPT-206PT-56)
As well as Garabandal, Santiago de Compostela, Fatima and Lourdes visit Santander, Lisbon, Santarem (Eucharistic Miracle), Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, Cvila (St. Teresa), Burgos, and Loyola (St. Ignatius). Little has changed in the rural town of Garabandal since June 18, 1961 when four children had an apparition first of an angel sent to prepare the children for a visit from the Virgin. From July 2, 1961 sporadically until November 13, 1965, the Blessed Virgin visited them, speaking, guiding and confiding secrets of future events. For information about this tour contact Guidepost Tours. (GPT-206PT-67)
Travel through Spain and Portugal visiting Garabandal, Santander, Santiago De Compostela, Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima. Tours operate each month throughout the year. All tours are available for special group pilgrimages. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-69)
Although this is a “walking tour” – rest assured that everything will be taken care of for you! On your pilgrimage, you will be staying at fabulous hotels. You will have a driver and vans following your group as well as transporting your luggage. Enjoy excellent meals throughout the pilgrimage and you will have an assistant and a guide at your side from start to finish. The Way of St. James, often known by its Spanish name, el Camino de Santiago, is the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where legend has it that the remains of the apostle, Saint James the Great, are buried. Contact Guidepost Pilgrimage Tours for dates and prices. (Gpt-206PT-70)
On this tour of pilgrimage sites in Portugal, Spain and France visit the Cathedral of St. James in Santiago de Compostela which is one of the finest examples of architecture in all of Europe; enjoy a tour of Lisbon; walk through the narrow streets of Santarem to the Church of St Stephen, containing the oldest recorded Eucharistic miracle; and so much more. Contact Guidepost Tours for more information. (GPT-206PT-72)
Our tour begins in Santiago de Compostela then visits Lisbon, Santarem (Eucharistic Miracle), Fatima, Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, Cvila (St. Teresa), Burgos, Loyola (St. Ignatius) and Lourdes. Include 3 days in Paris visiting Nevers, Chartres, Lisieux (St. Terese the Little Flower) and Rouen. Then add a week's retreat in Medjugorje. Contact Guidepost Tours for times and prices. (GPT-206PT-73)
Visit Siena, Assisi (St. Francis), Loreto (Holy House), Lanciano (Eucharistic Miracle), and celebrate Mass at the tomb of Padre Pio, tour the sanctuary, and see the old church and the crucifix from which he received the stigmata in 1918. Also visit Monte Sant'Angel and Monte Cassino. Contact Guidepost Pilgrimage Tours for dates and prices. (Gpt-206PT-90)
Visit City of Rome and attend a Papal Audience and Vatican Museum Tour. During your stay in Medjugorje you will have the opportunity to share faith with pilgrims from all over the world. Experience the beauty and peace of this simple village. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-91-A)
Visit City of Rome and attend a Papal Audience and Vatican Museum Tour. During your stay in Medjugorje you will have the opportunity to share faith with pilgrims from all over the world. Experience the beauty and peace of this simple village. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-91)
This 8-day tour covers the best of Rome including a tour of "Christian Rome", a Papal Audience and a tour of the Vatican Museums. After departing the Eternal City and head north to Siena, the birthplace of Saints Catherine and Bernardine and one of Italy’s loveliest medieval cities. Visit the tomb of St Francis in Assisi. Explore the quaint hilltop birthplace of St Francis that still retains something of the atmosphere of the early 1200s, the period when St Francis began his ministry. Finish the tour in Florence, the home of Michelanglo's "David" and the magnificent Franciscan church of The Holy Cross or Santa Croce with the beautiful facade. For dates and prices contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-94)
In Rome participate in the Papal Audience and visit the Vatican Museums. In Italy visit the shrines in Siena, Assisi (St. Francis), Loreto (Holy House), Lanciano (Eucharistic Miracle), San Giovanni Rotondo (Padre Pio), Monte Sant'Angel and at Monte Cassino. Then it's onto Medjugorje for a full three day period of reflection. For more information contact Guidepost Tours. (GPT-206PT-96A)
VisitMonte Cassino, San Giovanni Rotondo, Monte Sant'Angel, Lanciano, Loreto, Assisi, Siena & Rome. The beautiful town of Siena is the birthplace of Saints Catherine and Bernardine and one of Italy’s loveliest medieval cities. Here we will stroll the Piazza Del Campo, one of Italy’s finest squares, and visit the Cathedral and the Basilica of St. Francis. Contact Guidepost Tours. Regular departures every month. (Gpt-206PT-96)
On this 10-day tour of Classic Italy start your tour in magnificent Rome, which includes a full-day tour of Rome, a Papal Audience and a visit to the Vatican Museums. Visit Medieval Siena and Assisi - birthplaces of Saints Catherine and Bernadine and Saint Francis. Move onto Florence, Padua - where St. Anthony, patron saint of lost things, is honoured - and finally to Venice for a full-day tour taking in sites such as St. Mark's Square, the Golden Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs, and the Dodges' Palace. Contact Guidepost Tours for pricing and dates. (Gpt-206PT-98)
This pilgrimage operates most weeks throughout the year. Visit Tel Aviv, Galilee, Caesarea, Cana, Nazareth, Tiberias, Mt. Beatitudes, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Bethany, Jericho, Dead Sea, Medjugorje. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-111-A)
Each day of your pilgrimage you will have time to renew and affirm your faith; to pray and reflect. The Scriptures will come alive as you visit Our Lord's homeland. You will be inspired by the natural beauty of the landscape in addition to its rich historical heritage. This pilgrimage runs most weeks throughout the year. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-111)
This 16-day tour will travel to Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Nazareth, Cana, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, Mt. Tabor, Jerusalem, Gethsemane, Ein Karem, Bethlehem, Qumran, Jericho, Masada, Dead Sea, Mt. of Olives, Gethsemane, Mt. Zion, Holy Sepulchre, Rome & Medjugorje. It includes a Papal Audience in Rome, following the steps of Jesus in Israel and and a time for reflection in Medjugorje. Contact Guidepost Tours for more information. (GPT-206PT-114A)
Tour Israel and Italy seeing significant Biblical and Catholic Pilgrimage sites. Visit Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Nazareth, Cana, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, Mt. Tabor, Jerusalem, Gethsemane, Ein Karem, Bethlehem, Qumran, Jericho, Masada, Dead Sea, Mt. of Olives, Gethsemane, Mt. Zion, Holy Sepulchre, Rome, Siena and Assisi - the home of St. Francis. (GPT-206PT-116)
Tel Aviv - Mediterranean Coast - Galilee - Caesarea - Mt Carmel - Stella Maris - Cana - Nazareth - Basilica of the Annunciation - The Ministry of Christ in the Galilee - Tiberias - Sea of Galilee - Capernaum - Mt. Beatitudes - Caesarea Philippi - Jordan River - Mt Tabor - Jerusalem - Bethlehem - Mt Olives - Church of Visitation - Shepard's Fields - Church of the Nativity - Jerusalem - The Passion of Jesus' Last Hours - Mt Olives - Palm Sunday - Dominus Flevit - Gethsemane - Cave of Betrayal - Cave of Assumption - Pater Noster - Stations of the Cross - Via della Rosa - St. Anne’s Church - Ecce Homo - Church of the Holy Sepulcher - Wailing Wall - Upper Room - Dormition - The Wilderness - Bethany - Jericho - Mt Temptation - Dead Sea - Jerusalem - Tel Aviv - Rome - Monte Cassino - San Giovanni Rotondo - Monte Sant' Angelo - San Giovanni Rotondo - Lanciano - Loreto - Assisi - Siena - Assisi. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-117)
Highlights include Nazareth, Cana, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, Jerusalem, Gethsemane, Bethlehem, Qumran, the Mount of Olives and Gethsemane in Israel; Rome, Siena, Assisi (St. Francis) and San Giovanni Rotondo in Italy. Here are 17 days of touring to inspire and refresh your faith. Contact Guidepost Tours for more information. (GPT-206PT-118)
If you desire to draw closer to Jesus of Nazareth, come as we follow in His footsteps. Each day of your pilgrimage you will have time to renew and affirm your faith; to pray and reflect. The Scriptures will come alive as you visit Our Lord's homeland. Then travel to Portugal. The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima is one of most famous Marian shrines in the world. Drawn by apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three local shepherd children in 1917. Four million people visit Fatima each year. Contact Guidepost Pilgrimage Tours for dates and prices. (Gpt-206PT-120)
Holy Land, Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima, Salamanca, Alba de Tormes, Avila, Burgos, Loyola, Lourdes. Pilgrims have been travelling to the Holy Land and Spain for hundreds of years, and as part of your pilgrimage we include many of the rich traditions that have evolved over time. Contact Guidepost Pilgrimage Tours (Gpt-206PT-121)
Our tour begins in Warsaw and continues on to Swinice Warckie, Niepokalanow, Czestochowa, Wadowice, Krakow, Auschwitz and Lagiewniki (Divine Mercy). We then fly to Tel Aviv and visit Caesarea, Nazareth, Cana, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, Mt. Tabor, Jerusalem, Gethsemane, Ein Karem, Bethlehem, Qumran, Jericho, Masada, Dead Sea, Mt. of Olives, Gethsemane, Mt. Zion and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Contact Guidepost Tours for times and prices. (GPT-206PT-130)
This pilgrimage visits Amman, Petra, Kerak, Maeleba, Mt. Nebo, Jerash, Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Nazareth, Cana (our pilgrim couples will have a special opportunity to renew wedding vows on Day 3 during Mass), Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, Mt. Tabor, Jerusalem, Gethsemane, Ein Karem, Bethlehem, Qumran, Jericho, Masada, Dead Sea, Mt. of Olives, Gethsemane, Mt. Zion, and celebrate Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Contact Guidepost Tours for more information. (GPT-206PT-158)
Your journey through the book of Acts - Thessaloniki, Phillippi, Kavala, Kalambaka, Delphi, Corinth, Athens, Kusadasi, Patmos, Ephesus, Heraklion, Santorini - an inspiring journey to the actual places where the Apostle Paul lived and preached God's word. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-161)
Thessaloniki, Phillippi, Kavala, Kalambaka, Delphi, Corinth, Athens - follow in the steps of the Apostle Paul through Greece. This tour operates regularly throughout the year. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-162)
Tour operates monthly April to November. Explore the Catholic Heritage of Poland through Warsaw, Swinice Warckie, Niepokalanow, Czestochowa, Wadowice, Zakopane, Krakow, Auschwitz, Lagiewniki. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-168)
A pilgrimage through Catholic Ireland - Dublin, Wicklow, Glendalough, Tipperary, Rock of Cashel, Waterford, Kerry, Dingle Peninsula, Shannon, Cliffs of Moher, Corcomroe Abbey, Galway, Corrib Lake, Clonmacnoise, Knock. Tour operates monthly between April and November. Contact Guidepost Tours. (Gpt-206PT-202)
Guadalupe, Mexico City, Coyoacan, Tlaxcala, Ocotlan, Cholula, Puebla. The Shrine at Guadalupe is considered the holiest place in the Western Hemisphere. The Basilica commemorates the Virgin Mary's appearance to a humble Indian and honors her request that a shrine be built in Her honour. This pilgrimage runs monthly throughout the year. Contact Guidepost Tours for reservations. (Gpt-206PT-206)
The Shrine at Guadalupe is considered the holiest place in the Western Hemisphere. Pope John Paul II preached to millions of the faithful from this holy Shrine during his 1979 visit to Mexico. The Basilica commemorates the Virgin Mary's appearance to a humble Indian and honors her request that a Shrine be built in Her honour. Our 10-day pilgrimage continues to Riviera Maya. Contact Guidepost Tours. (GPT-206PT-207)
This extension 4 night/5 day package can be added to many pilgrimages and tours giving you the options to explore Rome and the the Vatican. Contact Guidepost Christian Tours. (GptHrv)
Fly into Split or Sarajevo before being transferred by coach to the village of Medjugorje where we prepare for a most extraordinary encounter of grace and peace for the next five days. Contact Guidepost Christian Tours for more details and reservations. (GptHrv)
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