Thirty years ago, Friendly Planet Travel, a leading tour operator which includes helped thousands experience high-quality, reasonably priced vacation packages to exotic destinations worldwide, began its business as a group pilgrimage operator. Over time, the company has gained extensive experience arranging pilgrimages to exciting spiritual and religious locales. Today, Friendly Planet Travel has expanded beyond their previous itineraries, and is announcing 14 new Catholic pilgrimage programs designed to go above the traditional pilgrimage experience. In addition, these new travel programs offer lower pricing that will location these important spiritual adventures within reach of many more tourists.

“We take pride in offering the best service at quality prices, and this policy applies to our fresh pilgrimage program as well,” says Peggy Goldman, President of Friendly Planet Travel. “Travelers experiencing our pilgrimages will visit the most sacred Catholic holy websites and Marian shrines in the world. Plus, our own programs will travel over beaten path and to the picturesque towns along the outlying, exposing travelers to the social, artistic, and historical points of interest within these regions. Exceptional exchange rates and land rates have allowed us to provide superior accommodations, itineraries, and services at a price among the lowest in the industry without compromising on good quality. This is what differentiates our plans from others.”

All new pilgrimages include hand-picked, first-class and centrally located accommodations for excellent shopping and dining options; English-speaking guides; entrance charges; many meals; and an associated tour chaplain. In addition, these plans include multiple masses within ancient cathedrals and chapels, such as the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, St. Peter’s Square in Rome, Santiago signifiant Compostela in Spain, and St. James Church in Medjugorje.

Friendly Planet Travel has eliminated as much one-night stays as possible and limited groups to 25 tourists, making for a spacious and also relaxed touring environment. For example, all travelers will benefit from the window seat, as Friendly Planet Travel’s pilgrimages tour breathtaking websites of Biblical significance, for example the Sea of Galilee, the 14 Stations of the Cross, Vatican City, and the Sistine Chapel.

The 14 pilgrimages offer the Catholic experience of a lifetime through providing the chance to see major non secular destinations throughout Israel, Rome, Italy, Spain, France, and other places in central Europe. Further sites unique to Friendly Planet Travel’s pilgrimages include stays within Rocamadour and Avignon in France, Perugia and also Cortona in Italy, Dubrovnik on the Adriatic Coast, and Regensburg in Germany. Presented pilgrimages include:

· Visit the grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared several times around the 13-day La France Catholique tour, from $2,999 per person.

· Bathe inside the holy waters of Lourdes and also explore Notre Dame on the eight-day Lourdes & Paris visit, from $1,599 per person.

· Receive a Papal Blessing and explore Italy’s many sacred sites on the 13-day Fantastic Basilicas of Italy tour, from $3,199 per person.

· See the precise locations of the Virgin Mary’s apparitions within Lourdes and Fatima on the 10-day Lourdes & Fatima tour, from $1,999 per person.

· See Jesus’ manger and also walk the Holy Stairs that Jesus climbed prior to Pontius Pilate on the seven-day Rome & Holy Observe tour, from $1,399 per particular person.

In addition to the 14 published pilgrimages, Friendly Planet Travel offers large and small groups expert customized travel services and personalized factors, providing limitless opportunities for unmatched spiritual and social experiences for all involved. No matter whether it’s one of Friendly Planet Travel’s prepared itineraries, or one that has been completely produced by and for a particular group, the skills and pricing will be extraordinary.

To learn about any of Friendly Planet Travel’s pilgrimage specials, departure dates, and also full itineraries, please visit the pilgrimage page on the company’s website. For more about Friendly Planet Travel, please visit Friendly Planet’s website; Friendly Earth Travel’s blog; or contact Jackie Zima-Evans in 610-228-2138 (office), 215-534-2973 (mobile), or email Jackie@GregoryFCA.com. />
ABOUT FRIENDLY PLANET TRAVEL
Friendly Planet Travel makes high-quality exotic travel reasonably priced for everyone. Since 1981, Friendly Planet Travel has been arranging all-inclusive, escorted discounted vacation packages and cruises for the most exciting destinations in the world at the lowest possible prices. Each year, Friendly Planet Travel offers more when compared with 30 different group vacation holidays to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Southerly America-at discounts of hundreds of dollars away from similar vacations. With no hidden charges, add-ons, or surprises, Friendly Planet Travel vacations include convenient flights and airfare; carefully selected, first-class and excellent hotels; knowledgeable, English-speaking guides; a lot of meals; planned itineraries; as well as romances and memories that last a lifetime.

Friendly Planet Travel offers its extensive, economical travel services to private groupings, including universities, religious institutions, alumni associations, and family members. Groups who wish to travel jointly can count on Friendly Planet Travel’s three decades of experience to operate his or her group travel program adeptly and always at the very best achievable prices, writes tagza.com.

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