June 24 to 29, 2026

Pilgrimage to Poland

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In the footsteps of Saint John Paul II

Pilgrimage to Poland with the CARF Foundation

Review the life of St. John Paul II.

4 star hotel with full board.

June 24-29, 2026.

Poland, on a careful visit

Krakow is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Poland: discover its Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture, visit the Old Town (Stare Miasto), the largest market square in Europe (Rynek Glowny), the Town Hall tower, the old Cloth Market...

Centro de Cracovia, viaje con la Fundación CARF

Downtown Krakow

Explore Krakow, one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Poland. Visit Wawel Hill, with its Renaissance castle and cathedral. Discover the Old Town, its Gothic and Baroque architecture, and Europe's largest market square, Rynek Glowny.

Visita a Auschwits con la Fundación CARF

Auschwitz

Visit to the Nazi concentration and extermination camp in Auschwitz, where more than one million people, mostly Jews, were murdered during World War II. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is a symbol of historical memory and reflection.

Visita el santuario de Czestochowa con la Fundación CARF

Sanctuary of Czestochowa

Visit to the monastery of the Pauline Fathers where the miraculous image of the Virgin Mary of Czestochowa, also called the Black Madonna, is located: the most important pilgrimage site in Poland.

Wadowice, home of St. John Paul II

Visit the shrine of St. John Paul II in Krakow, built in the quarry where he worked during World War II. In Wadowice, tour his birthplace, now a museum, and the church where he was baptized in 1920. A journey through his life and legacy.

Wieliczka salt mine

Tour of one of the oldest salt mines in the world, operating since the 13th century, also famous for its long tourist tradition: the mine forms a subway city, with chapels (the chapel of St. Kinga is the largest subway chapel in the world), lakes and tunnels.

Sanctuary of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

The sanctuary of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, which after Jasna Gora in Czestochowa and Lagiewniki in Krakow, is the most visited sanctuary in Poland. It is a World Heritage Site, declared by UNESCO in 1999.

Itinerary

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Day 1: Departure from Madrid

17:30 h. Presentation at the Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez airport for check-in and boarding to Krakow. Assistance from Halcón Peregrinaciones staff during check-in.

19:25 h. Departure of the flight to Poland.

22:45 h. Arrival in Krakow.

Meeting with the accompanying guide and driver, transfer by reserved bus to the hotel Golden Tulip Krakow Kazimierz, or similar ****.

Cold dinner.

Lodging at the hotel.

Day 2: Krakow

8:00 h. Breakfast at the hotel.

9:00 h. Local guided tour of Krakow: Wawel Hill with the Castle (entrance to the royal apartments) with the Renaissance court, the cathedral (entrance included).
Krakow is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Poland: Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture of the Old Town (Stare Miasto), the largest market square in Europe (Rynek Glowny), the tower of the Town Hall, the old Cloth Market. In 1978 Krakow was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

12:00 h. Holy Mass in the church of Santa Virgen María with the altar of the brilliant sculptor Vito Stoss (entrance included).

13:00 h. Lunch.

14.30 h. Short visit to the old city wall near the Gate of St. Florian and the Barbican. Walk through the old town and visit to the Jagiellonian University.

16:00 h. Entrance to the Czartoryski Museum with the Lady with the stoat.

20:00 h. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3: Auschwitz, Birkenau, Czestochowa and Krakow

6:45 h. Breakfast at the hotel.

7:20 h. Departure to Auschwitz-Birkenau museum.

8:50 h. Visit (with local guides) to the territory of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, built by the Germans during the German occupation of Poland. The Germans murdered more than one million people, most of them of Polish origin.
Jewish. Today Auschwitz is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

13:00 h. Lunch.

14:00 h. Departure to Czestochowa.

15:30 h. Visit with a local guide to the monastery of the Pauline Fathers where the miraculous image of the Virgin Mary of Czestochowa, also called the Black Madonna, is located: the most important pilgrimage site in Poland.

17:00 h. Holy Mass at the sanctuary.

18:30 h. Departure to Krakow.

21:00 h. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 4: Krakow, Lagiewniki, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Wadowice and Krakow

7:00 h. Breakfast at the hotel.

8:15 h. Departure to the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Lagiewniki in Krakow.

9:00 h. Visit to the Shrine related to the life and work of Sister Faustina Kowalska.

10:00 h. Holy Mass at Lagiewniki.

11:00 h. Visit to the shrine of John Paul II in Biale Morza built on the grounds of the Solvay quarry.

12:00 h. Departure to Wadowice.

13:00 h. Lunch at the restaurant.

14:30 Visit to the house where Pope John Paul II was born on May 18, 1920 (now a museum about his life) and to the parish church where he was baptized on June 20, 1920.

17:30 h Visit to the Sanctuary of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska the third most visited sanctuary. The mannerist architecture and the environment is a world heritage site since 1999.

18.30 h Departure to Krakow.

20.00 h. Dinner with a concert of Jewish klezmer music.

Day 5: Krakow and Wieliczka

8:30 h. Holy Mass in a church near the lodging.

9:00 h. Breakfast at the hotel. Free morning.

13:00 h. Lunch at the hotel.

15:30 h. Departure to Wieliczka.

16:25 h. Visit to the salt mine (with local guide) - one of the oldest salt mines in the world, operating since the 13th century. In 1978 it was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The mine forms a subway city, with chapels (the chapel of St. Kinga is the largest subway chapel in the world), lakes and tunnels.

20:00 h. Dinner with Polish folklore concert.

Day 6: Return to Madrid

7:30 h. Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out.

Free time.

11:00 h. Holy Mass.

12:00 h. Transfer to the airport for check-in and boarding of the flight from Krakow to Madrid.

15:00 h. Flight departure.

19.35 h. Arrival in Madrid. End of the pilgrimage and Halcón Viajes services.

Reservation form

Before completing the booking form, please read carefully the conditions of the trip scheduled for March 2026.

Approximate price per person: 1.595 €.
Single room supplement: 380 €
Mandatory insurance for extended coverage: 65 €

Base price 40 people.

Indicative price* per person: 1,650 €.
Single room supplement: 380 €
Mandatory insurance for extended coverage: 65 €

Base price 30 people.

Doubts and questions
For any questions regarding the trip: flights, accommodation, special circumstances, other departure cities, etc., please contact the agency through the following telephone number e-mail or by calling 910 501 688 (Paola).

Essential
Deposit per person of 600 €. Rest of the payment, before May 2nd, until that day you can cancel without costs. After that, subject to insurance conditions.

Form of payment
Through the following account number of Halcón Viajes: ES04 0182 4581 7702 0151 1671
(SWIFT: BBVAESMMXXX) Concept: POLAND CARF 26 + FIRST NAME AND SURNAME

Important information
Departure from Madrid. If you need to depart from another city in Spain, please contact Halcón Viajes through the following link:

Halcón Peregrinaciones

Registration form 2026

Fill in your data, including those of your companion, if any.

Peregrinación a Polonia, tierra de san Juan Pablo II