Our self-guided tours cater to travelers who want to walk the “Wisconsin Way” following one of our unique pre-planned itineraries with shared group accommodations and various services provided along the way. Individual participants can determine their own daily walking path/route and pace to each destination or optionally walk with others in the small group (minimum of 6 and maximum of 8 pilgrims per group). Our tours depart only a limited number of times during the year and on limited specific dates (fixed departure) as advertised on our Website and/or in marketing materials.

 

You will be walking on your own to each stop along the way. Participants are strongly encouraged to purchase, read and possess while traveling a guidebook titled, “The Wisconsin Way Spiritual and Walking Guide,” by Stacey Wittig, as well as any map(s) that you will be need to navigate a walking route to each day’s destination. You are responsible for walking each day to the next nightly accommodation destination. Our tours are designed for an individual or small groups of individuals already known to each other (re: Friends & Family) interested in meeting and sharing the pilgrimage experience with other people including perhaps people they don’t already know and traveling with the comfort, convenience and affordability that comes with being part of a group of at least 6 but not to exceed 8 travelers per group.

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WHAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR

All tours are LAND ONLY tours. They do NOT include airfare and do NOT include transportation to the starting point or from the end point of your tour itinerary. Self-guided Tours include the following:

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o   ACCOMMODATIONS. You are expected to cooperatively share various types of accommodations (as described in your tour itinerary) with others in the group with which you travel. There is no guaranty of a private room or other such private accommodation on our tours, absent exceptions as may be granted for religious or others with written advance approval at the sole discretion of WWPT; and that’s simply part of our pilgrim experience. Your pilgrimage tour involves minimal, basic creature comforts and is NOT intended to be luxurious or a vacation. You will be issued a clean sleeping bag and an air mattress, pad or cot for use that we will transport for you to each appropriate location. As your itinerary indicates, you will be provided with a sheltered place to rest and sleep each night, which may or may not have access to a shower. All our accommodation locations have a shared restroom, toilet or porta-potty and most also have a shower. For example, the Albergue in Luxemburg, WI, offers bunk type sleeping on a first come first serve basis; you are guaranteed a bunk but not any particular bunk in the guesthouse. At private homes, church rectories or monasteries where you stay, there may be beds or separate rooms available for some, but perhaps not all, on a first come first serve basis; and you are expected to cooperatively share spaces with others in your group. While staying at campgrounds, you likely will need to share a tent with at least one other person (typically 2 or 3 people share a tent designed for up to 4 or more), which we provide at each camping location along with conveniences such a lantern/light and power supply source for charging of cell phones where power would not otherwise be available. The accommodations shown on our website and the promotional materials are generally representative of what is available on the tours. Due to changing availability and for other unforeseen reasons, your specific accommodations may be subject to change. If a change does become necessary for any reason, at our sole discretion, substitutions will be reasonably equivalent.

o   MEALS.  A daily breakfast and dinner meal (or food to prepare a meal) are included and will vary depending on where you are staying that day. The breakfast will typically be continental style, and a limited amount of trail food and snacks will be provided at some locations at breakfast time, which you can carry with you (as a light lunch) particular in areas where stores and restaurants are limited or unavailable along the walking routes. Pilgrims are encouraged to patronize local establishments along the way for lunch, as well as dinner at their discretion/expense, where available.

o   BAGGAGE TRANSFER. You may bring one (1) standard U.S. based airline “carry-on” size bag (not to exceed 24” x 14” x 9”), which will be transported for you daily between your accommodations on each walking stage of the pilgrimage tour. Bags over the size limit will not be accepted. Be sure what you don’t want to carry daily fits in your “carry-on” size bag.

o   OTHER INCLUSIONS. In addition to the items listed above, your tour will include 24/7 emergency support by phone and WI Way Pilgrim passport.

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HEALTH AND FITNESS:

Our tours are active tours and require that you are in good health and good physical condition. You will be walking for several hours each day during several days, so you should discuss with your doctor to see if the tour you choose is appropriate for you.

 

See “Terms & Conditions” for details.