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Rome & Assisi Catholic Essentials
A Catholic pilgrimage through Rome, Vatican City and Assisi, visiting major basilicas and places associated with Saint Francis.
- Duration
- 8 days / 7 nights
- Route
- Colombo → Rome → Vatican City → Assisi → Rome → Colombo
- From
- LKR 949,000
- Style
- pilgrimage · value · group
A closer look at your journey
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Catholic pilgrimage / value church groups
Your journey
Parish groups, first-time Catholic pilgrims, senior travellers and families
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8 planned days
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1Depart Colombo
International travel day.
Day 2Rome arrival
Transfer, hotel check-in and opening Mass if arrival time permits.
Day 3Vatican City
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica, with prayer time.
Day 4Major basilicas
St John Lateran, St Mary Major, St Paul Outside the Walls and selected catacombs.
Day 5Papal Audience and Christian Rome
Audience request when available, followed by selected Christian and historic Rome sites.
Day 6Rome to Assisi
Travel to Assisi, visit St Mary of the Angels and the Porziuncola.
Day 7Assisi pilgrimage
Basilicas of St Francis and St Clare, prayer time and return toward Rome.
Day 8Departure
Airport transfer and return flight.
Covered
What’s included
- Return airfare, checked baggage and Schengen visa coordination
- Seven nights 4-star accommodation on twin sharing
- Private pilgrimage coach and airport transfers
- St Peter's Basilica, the major Roman basilicas and selected catacomb visit
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel standard group admission
- Papal Audience attendance request when scheduled and available; never guaranteed
- Assisi pilgrimage covering St Francis and St Clare sites
- Daily Mass arrangements subject to church confirmation and clergy availability
- English-speaking pilgrimage guide, Travel Nexus tour manager and visa-compliant insurance
Plan for
What’s not included
- Donations and Mass stipends
- Papal Audience guarantee
- City taxes if payable locally
Stay & dine
Hotels and meals
- NH Roma Villa Carpegna or Hotel San Giovanni Roma (4-star tier), 5 nights
- Hotel Cenacolo Assisi (4-star) or similar, 2 nights
Meal plan
Daily breakfast and dinner, plus two lunches
Use the named properties or a written equivalent in the same star category and practical location. Confirm room type, meal basis and group handling before sale.
Make it yours
Optional upgrades
- Priest travels from Colombo
- Full-board plan
- Lourdes and Fatima extension
