Christian Guides, Top-Tier River Ship, Private Buses, and Daily Mass
Fr. Gary Mayer and a Christian guide will meet your party at the airport and accompany you every step of the way as you explore the footsteps of St. Paul, including stops in Athens, Corinth, Philippi, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini, and more!
Land and Air from Chicago $5195.00
Land Only $4195.00
Single Room Supplement $1095.00
Footsteps of St. Paul Pilgrimage to Greece with Fr. Gary Mayer
October 12-22, 2025
Tour Code: 25RS10GRGM
Included on Your Trip
YOUR COMPREHENSIVE TOUR INCLUDES
• Roundtrip airfare from Cedar Rapids to Thessaloniki x Athens to Cedar Rapids
• Airline surcharges, fuel, and Airport taxes are subject to change until the time of ticketing
• First-class hotels for 6 nights
• Service charges and hotel taxes
• Open hot buffet breakfast daily
• 4 Hotel dinners (standard 3-course menu; beverages may be purchased at an additional cost)
• Farewell dinner in a restaurant w/wine
• All meals on the cruise (breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight buffet)
• All beverages on the ship, including beer and wine, during lunch and dinner
• All transfers with a private A/C motor coach as per itinerary
• Professional English-speaking Christian tour guide throughout
• Entrance fees are included to sites specifically listed (outside view means no entrance is included)
• 3 Shore excursions for Ephesus, Patmos, and Crete
• Cable car tickets in Santorini
• Outside cabins
• Port taxes
• Baggage handling for one suitcase per person only included at the hotels
• Parking fees for buses
• Select International Tours Travel Portfolio
• Confirmation of daily private Mass
• Whisper sets
TIPPING
• For the convenience of the pilgrims $220.00 tip fund will be invoiced and collected in advance. Tip fund covers gratuities for the guide, driver, baggage handling, and restaurants for included meals
RATES DO NOT INCLUDE
• Trip Protection and Medical Insurance (highly recommended)
• Any items not explicitly mentioned in the listed inclusions
• Beverages at meals unless otherwise noted
• Meals not specifically listed at the end of each day (B. L. D.)
• Church donations (budget $2.00 – $5.00 per Mass)
• Airport transfers for land-only passengers unless at the airport at the same time as the group
• Personal expenses
• Airline Seat assignments and assistance with flight pre-check-in
• ETIAS European Travel Authorization
BAGGAGE CHARGES NOT INCLUDED IN TRIP COST:
• Any airline baggage charges
• Baggage handling at train stations, airports, and hotels in excess of one suitcase per person
• Any charges incurred due to excessive luggage including the cost of an additional baggage vehicle or porterage charges
