CHRISTIAN TOUR OF HOLLAND, GERMANY & BELGIUM
10 Days / 8 Nights
AMSTERDAM - MAASTRICHT - LUIK - BRUSSELS - BRUGES - AMSTERDAM
The history of religion in the Netherlands has been characterized by considerable diversity of religious thought and practice. From 1600 until the second half of the 20th century, the north and west had embraced the Protestant Reformation and were Calvinist. The southeast was predominately Catholic.

Inclusions
- Round-trip air USA – AMSTERDAM – USA
- Meet and Assist upon arrival
- Private air-condition motor coach
- English speaking guide
- Your choice of 3, 4 or 5 star hotel accommodations
- Ten nights’ accommodations
- Breakfast and Dinner included as indicated
- Canal Boat ride included
- Eight days of sightseeing tours
- Hotel taxes and service fees
- All transfers
- USTOA 1 Million Dollar Consumer Protection Plan
This itinerary may be modified to the requirements of your group
**Ask about our Church donation program**
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.

Inclusions
- Round-trip air USA – AMSTERDAM – USA
- Meet and Assist upon arrival
- Private air-condition motor coach
- English speaking guide
- Your choice of 3, 4 or 5 star hotel accommodations
- Ten nights’ accommodations
- Breakfast and Dinner included as indicated
- Canal Boat ride included
- Eight days of sightseeing tours
- Hotel taxes and service fees
- All transfers
- USTOA 1 Million Dollar Consumer Protection Plan
This itinerary may be modified to the requirements of your group
**Ask about our Church donation program**
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.

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At a Glance
- DAY 1: USA
- DAY 2: AMSTERDAM
- DAY 3: AMSTERDAM
- DAY 4: KEVELEAR - MAASTRICHT
- DAY 5: LUIK
- DAY 6: BRUSSELS
- DAY 7: BRUGES
- DAY 8: BRUGES
- DAY 9: AMSTERDAM
- DAY 10: USA

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Itinerary
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DAY 1: USA
This evening depart with your overnight flight to Amsterdam. Meals will be served on board.
DAY 2: AMSTERDAM
Upon arrival in Amsterdam you will be greeted and assisted by your Perillo Tours representative. Begin with a panoramic tour of the city before checking into our hotel. In the afternoon you will enjoy a boat ride through the canals. While gliding through the old center of the city you’ll see warehouses dating back to the 16th and 17th century, arched bridges and houseboats. Proceed to your hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is at leisure to help you adjust to your new time zone. Dinner and overnight accommodation at your hotel. (D.)
DAY 3: AMSTERDAM
After breakfast we celebrate Mass at the address where Ida Peerdeman lived. Ida Peerdeman received many messages from Mary, the "Lady of all Nations" which began in 1945. After mass visit the grave of Ida Peerdeman in Amsterdam-West. We visit the church of Our Lady in the Begijnhof, dedicated to St. John and Saint Ursula. Dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 4: KEVELEAR - MAASTRICHT
After breakfast we depart to Kevelear, just across the German border and visit the Shrine of Mary. After continue to Steyl for a visit of the Upper and Lower Church of the Society of God's Word and the Mission Museum. Celebrate Mass in either Kevelear or Steyl, after proceed to Maastricht in southern Holland for your hotel check-in. Dinner and overnight accommodations at your hotel. (B.D.)
DAY 5: LUIK
After breakfast we begin our city tour of Maastricht to see the main sights. Maastricht is one of the oldest cities in Holland, as you will quickly discover when strolling through the historic inner city. Churches, city walls, monumental merchant houses and big squares merge seamlessly with a comprehensive and varied range of shops. We celebrate Mass at St. Servatius Church. After continue to Banneux, where 8 apparitions took place in 1933. Visit the Notre Dame, the Lady of Banneux, the different chapels and the Stations of the Cross. On to Luik for dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 6: BRUSSELS
After breakfast depart to Hasselt to visit St. Quintinus Cathedral where a miracle took place in 1317, celebrate Mass. Continue to Louvain for a visit to St. Antonius Chapel at the tomb of father Damian, whose beatification took place in 1994. We continue on to Brussels for an afternoon city orientation tour. Dinner and overnight accommodations at your hotel. (B.D.)
DAY 7: BRUGES
After breakfast visit the site of the Eucharistic Miracle and possible mass here. Continue to Gent for a city tour including a visit to the famous Adoration of the Lamb by the brothers van Eyck. Onto Bruges for dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 8: BRUGES
Half day sightseeing tour of Bruges, including a visit to the holy blood chapel church of our Lady and the Beguinage for mass, it's one of the many old and picturesque churches of Bruges. Optional visit to a beer brewery at a monastery. Faithful sights since the middle ages. Monks are known for producing excellent beer! Dinner and overnight. (B.D.)
DAY 9: AMSTERDAM
After breakfast we depart to Amsterdam. Afternoon free at leisure, the tour leader will provide some suggestions. Visit the Anne Frank house, a houseboat, visit the Flower market near the Munt tower or visit the hidden Church Our Lord in the attic. Perhaps an excursion from Bruges to Amsterdam, in Kinderdijk, to view the 19 windmills all in a row. Visit Delft, admire the beautiful Market with medieval town hall and New Church where the members of the Dutch Royal family are buried. Visit the 'Porceleyne Flesch' factory, producing Delft Blue porcelain. A farewell dinner at a typical local restaurant is included this evening. Dinner and overnight (B.D.)
DAY 10: USA
After breakfast we transfer to the airport for our return flight home. (B.)
DAY 1: USA
This evening depart with your overnight flight to Amsterdam. Meals will be served on board.
DAY 2: AMSTERDAM
Upon arrival in Amsterdam you will be greeted and assisted by your Perillo Tours representative. Begin with a panoramic tour of the city before checking into our hotel. In the afternoon you will enjoy a boat ride through the canals. While gliding through the old center of the city you’ll see warehouses dating back to the 16th and 17th century, arched bridges and houseboats. Proceed to your hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is at leisure to help you adjust to your new time zone. Dinner and overnight accommodation at your hotel. (D.)
DAY 3: AMSTERDAM
After breakfast we celebrate Mass at the address where Ida Peerdeman lived. Ida Peerdeman received many messages from Mary, the "Lady of all Nations" which began in 1945. After mass visit the grave of Ida Peerdeman in Amsterdam-West. We visit the church of Our Lady in the Begijnhof, dedicated to St. John and Saint Ursula. Dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 4: KEVELEAR - MAASTRICHT
After breakfast we depart to Kevelear, just across the German border and visit the Shrine of Mary. After continue to Steyl for a visit of the Upper and Lower Church of the Society of God's Word and the Mission Museum. Celebrate Mass in either Kevelear or Steyl, after proceed to Maastricht in southern Holland for your hotel check-in. Dinner and overnight accommodations at your hotel. (B.D.)
DAY 5: LUIK
After breakfast we begin our city tour of Maastricht to see the main sights. Maastricht is one of the oldest cities in Holland, as you will quickly discover when strolling through the historic inner city. Churches, city walls, monumental merchant houses and big squares merge seamlessly with a comprehensive and varied range of shops. We celebrate Mass at St. Servatius Church. After continue to Banneux, where 8 apparitions took place in 1933. Visit the Notre Dame, the Lady of Banneux, the different chapels and the Stations of the Cross. On to Luik for dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 6: BRUSSELS
After breakfast depart to Hasselt to visit St. Quintinus Cathedral where a miracle took place in 1317, celebrate Mass. Continue to Louvain for a visit to St. Antonius Chapel at the tomb of father Damian, whose beatification took place in 1994. We continue on to Brussels for an afternoon city orientation tour. Dinner and overnight accommodations at your hotel. (B.D.)
DAY 7: BRUGES
After breakfast visit the site of the Eucharistic Miracle and possible mass here. Continue to Gent for a city tour including a visit to the famous Adoration of the Lamb by the brothers van Eyck. Onto Bruges for dinner and overnight accommodations. (B.D.)
DAY 8: BRUGES
Half day sightseeing tour of Bruges, including a visit to the holy blood chapel church of our Lady and the Beguinage for mass, it's one of the many old and picturesque churches of Bruges. Optional visit to a beer brewery at a monastery. Faithful sights since the middle ages. Monks are known for producing excellent beer! Dinner and overnight. (B.D.)
DAY 9: AMSTERDAM
After breakfast we depart to Amsterdam. Afternoon free at leisure, the tour leader will provide some suggestions. Visit the Anne Frank house, a houseboat, visit the Flower market near the Munt tower or visit the hidden Church Our Lord in the attic. Perhaps an excursion from Bruges to Amsterdam, in Kinderdijk, to view the 19 windmills all in a row. Visit Delft, admire the beautiful Market with medieval town hall and New Church where the members of the Dutch Royal family are buried. Visit the 'Porceleyne Flesch' factory, producing Delft Blue porcelain. A farewell dinner at a typical local restaurant is included this evening. Dinner and overnight (B.D.)
DAY 10: USA
After breakfast we transfer to the airport for our return flight home. (B.)

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