8 Days A PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY【 / LANCIANO (CHIETI) / / LORETO / ASSISI】/

VATICAN【ST. PETER CHURCH】

THE PAPAL AUDIENCE

To join the giving pilgrims and visitors the chance to "see the " and receive the Papal Blessing or Apostolic Blessing from the successor of the Apostle Peter.

ASSISI ST. FRANCIS BASILICA ROME COLOSSEUM VATICAN ST. PETER’S BASILICA

LANCIANO (CHIETI) SANTA MARIA SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO BASILICA SANCTUARY OF ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL Tour Includes : Air Ticket + Airport Tax as per Itinerary, Guide + Driver Tipping, Hotel, Transfer as per Itinerary, Meals as per Itinerary, Personal Travel Insurance (8 days only. For age below 70 years old, if age exceed than 70 years old, there is an extra amount to be charge), Entrance Fee as per Itinerary. Tour Excludes : Luggage Access Fee, Optional Tour, Own Expenses, Loses due to Flights Delayed & Natural Disasters.

Departure Date : Tour Fare : RM TBA all in per Adult

Day 01 Kuching  Kuala Lumpur  Enroute Flight (MOB) Assemble at Kuching Airport and departure for your exciting holiday with a pleasant flight to Kuala Lumpur. Upon arrival Kuala Lumpur International Airport, take another flight for transit then continue to Rome, Italy. Rome is the capital of Italy and the country’s largest and most populated city. Stay overnight on flight.

Day 02 Dubai  Rome San Giovanni Rotondo (381 KM) Flight / Coach (MOB / D) Afternoon arrival Rome International Airport, transfer from Rome to San Giovanni Rotondo, is the name of a town and commune in the province of and region of , in southern Italy, San Giovanni Rotondo was the home of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. Then, proceed for dinner and check in hotel.

Day 03 San Giovanni Rotondo Lanciano (Chieti) (156 KM) Coach (B / L / D) Assisi (283 KM) After breakfast, heading to the Old Church Our Lady of Grace, its surface area is 6,000 square meters. Built in devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, it can accommodate 6,500 people seated at worship, with standing room for 30,000 people outside. Then continue View of Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza; is a private hospital, founded by St. Pio of Pietrelcina. It was also known as home for the relief of the suffering. View of Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel & View of St. Maria Del Grazie; it is the oldest shrine in Western Europe dedicated to the archangel Michael and has been an important pilgrimage site since the early middle ages. After that, transfer to Lanciano (Chieti), is a town and commune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. The city is also known for the first recorded alleged Catholic Eucharistic Miracle. After that, transfer for lunch at local restaurant. Then, continue View of Basilica; one of the most important monuments in Abruzzo. Built in 1227 according to Bourgogne Cistercian lines, it was updated in 1540 in Baroque style, with the addition of two aisles and stucco decorationsThen, transfer to Assisi and proceed to Santa Maria Degli Angeli. Then, transfer for dinner and check in hotel.

Day 04 Assisi Rome (177 KM) Coach (B / L / D) After breakfast, heading to St Francis Basilica; is built into the side of a hill and comprises two churches known as the Upper Church and the Lower Church, and a crypt where the remains of the saint are interred. The interior of the Upper Church is an important early example of the Gothic style in Italy. The Upper and Lower Churches are decorated with frescoes by numerous late medieval painters from the Roman and Tuscan schools, and include works by Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini, Pietro Lorenzetti and possibly Pietro Cavallini. After that, proceed and view of Basilica Santa Maria Degli Angeli. The basilica was constructed in the Mannerist style between 1569 and 1679, enclosing the 9th century little church, the Porziuncola, the most sacred place for the Franciscans. After lunch, transfer back to Rome. Upon arrival, continue View of Colosseum, Arch of Constantine; originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an elliptical amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. Capable of seating 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. Next, continue visit to Circus Maximus, is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue located in Rome, Italy. Situated in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine Hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire. After dinner, check in hotel.

Day 05 Rome Coach (B / L / D) After breakfast, direct transfer to join in Papal Audience. The Audience with the Pope consists of small teachings and readings mainly in Italian but also in English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese and sometimes other languages depending on groups visiting. The Pope will do a greeting in each language and special visiting groups, Choirs from various countries will get a mention. At the end of the Audience the Pope will pray together with those attending the Audience, the Our Father prayer in Latin. At the end of the Prayer as Head of the he will impart his Apostolic Blessing upon the crowd which also extends to loved ones that are sick and suffering and blesses any religious articles such as rosary beads that people have brought with them for the purpose of the blessing. Next, transfer for lunch at local restaurant then visit to St. Peter’s Basilica; is a Late Renaissance church. St. Peter’s Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world. After that, visit to Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel. The collections in the museums are vast and can take hours to explore to some of the better known highlights of the collections, including the Gallery of Tapestries, Gallery of Geographical Maps, and the Raphael Rooms. After touring the galleries, head into the Sistine Chapel and admire the magnificent frescoes on the walls and ceiling. Don’t miss Michelangelo’s masterpieces in this room, especially the frescoes of “The Last Judgement” and “The Creation of Adam”. Next, continue to visit St. Mary Major Basilica, contains some the finest artwork and architectural wonders in the world. The ceiling is a masterpiece of the Renaissance and the work of Giuliano da Sangallo. It is gilded with the first gold brought to Spain from the New World by Christopher Columbus as a present to Pope Alexander VI from Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. Then, proceed for dinner and check in hotel.

Day 06 Rome Coach (B / L / D) After breakfast, visit to St.Paul Outside the Walls Basilica and Cloister; one of the UNESCO listed and plays an important role in Catholic jubilee celebrations. In addition to the 19th-century church with its magnificent Gothic baldachin by Arnolfo di Cambio, the complex has a beautiful 13th-century Romanesque cloister built by the Vassalletto family, and an art gallery with some of the works that once decorated the basilica. Next, continue visit to St. Clement Basilica, it is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to Pope Clement I located in Rome, Italy. After visiting, proceed for lunch and continue visit to St.John Lateran Basilica; UNESCO listed. It is here that St. Francis persuaded Pope Innocent III to give permission to begin the Franciscan Order. The night before, the Pope had seen a man in a dream and the man was supporting the tottering building of St. John Lateran. Next, visit to Scala Santa; purportedly the stairs that Christ climbed prior to his condemnation by Pontius Pilate. Next, visit to Pantheon, the building is circular with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns under a pediment. A rectangular vestibule links the porch to the rotunda, which is under a coffered concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 142 feet (43 m). Last, photo stop at Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. Then, proceed for dinner and check in hotel.

Day 07 Rome  Enroute Coach / Flight (B / MOB) After breakfast, proceed to Basilica of St. Maria Del Popolo for private Morning Mass, after that transfer to Rome International Airport for your flight departure back to Kuala Lumpur. Stay overnight on flight.

Day 08 Enroute  Kuala Lumpur  Kuching Flight (MOB) Afternoon arrival Kuala Lumpur International Airport, take another flight back to home sweet home – Kuching.

Tour Fare Twin or Triple Child Sharing per Adult With Extra Bed Per Pax (RM) Prices applicable for minimum of 21 Adults & Above. If less than 21 Adults, price will be different Hotel : Rome – 4* Hotel Pisana or Similar Assisi - 4* Hotel Cenacolo or Similar Sa Giovanni Rotondo – 4* Hotel Parco Delle Rose or Similar * Remarks : In Europe Tour, Child No Bed Disallowed * Purposed Flight : Emirates Airline, Etihad Airline or others

Contact Person : ELAINE, JOEY, SHIRLEY Contact Number : 014-3099953 (Elaine), 016-8789953 (Office Hotline) SPIRITUAL LEADER : TBA Tour Leader : TBA Deposit To Secure Seats : RM 2000 /pax (Non-refundable) Full Payment 1 month before departure. or Maybank : 511038-616628 (MING MING TRAVEL SERVICES SDN BHD) Installment are welcome before date of departure. Hong Leong Bank : 117-00-01062-9 (MING MING TRAVEL SERVICES SDN BHD)