Santiago De Compostela Tours in Fall

Our trip from Sarria to Santiago Rambler has been seamless, and most enjoyable as we only have to concentrate on the walking itself - all coordination of accommodation and our luggage transfer has been well arranged by the team - Thank you!

I was very happy with their services for our Camino trip. Everything was done to a high standard - from the accommodation to the meals to the guide. The great organisation meant we could just concentrate on our walking. I also enjoyed the extras such as the visits to a cheese factory, a bee farm and a Romanesque church. Despite some challenging weather on the Camino, we were well looked after and were able to be flexible in our eating and walking times.

I will start with a couple of small things that meant a lot to me. I had been travelling all day and arrived a Madrid Airport around 11pm local time to be met with Alex our guide who had a taxi waiting for me. He ensured the hotel checkin went very well. Everyone on the Camino was incredibly friendly if anyone was in trouble everyone came running to help. I mentioned above about being met at the airport and everything going smoothly it was the same for the whole trip. The hotels were all first class, the staff could not have been nicer. I felt that we were given the freedom we needed to experience the Camino with the support of a guide there in case anything went wrong. We formed a good group who got on really well. I can see why the pilgrimage is rated so highly, the scenery was excellent, the churches were fantastic along with some of the historic towns and cities. Something which surprised me about the Camino was the number of single women walking on their own. The fact that they feel that it is safe to do so should be a source of pride to the Spanish people. Everyone I talked to who completed the Camino took away what they needed from it.

The majority of the walking days followed the same pattern: Walk for approx 1.5-2 hours then stop for a coffee Walk for approx 2 hours then stop for lunch On the longer days we stopped for a coffee/break in the afternoon too. The trip notes are reasonably accurate with their description of the route and the activity times - this is the time walking, the days are linger when you factor in stops. On warmer days we took longer, on the rainy/cooler days we tended to be a little quicker. Day 6 of walking (day 7 of the trip) the walk is a bit longer than expected. It is about 30 minutes to the harbour but once you get off the boat it was about another 4km to the hotel via Padron. Pay attention to the packing list - on the early days of the walk when we were in Portugal the route was flatter and you could probably get away with trainers but from day 3 of walking (day 4 of the trip) walking boots are an advantage due to the terrain. A good waterproof coat is definitely needed as we got rained on alot. I used a single walking pole for support on the downhill sections from day 3 of walking onwards. You will stay in a mix of hotels - some were very good, others were definitely more on the cheaper side. We also really struggled to get food at a decent time in two of the Spanish hotels as the restaurants weren't open for hot food until 9pm and there was nothing else open nearby any earlier - after a long day of walking we all wanted an earlier meal and an early night.

They did a fine job finding great places to stay and getting my luggage transferred. The documentation was very informative and clear. They did a great job providing all I needed for a very enjoyable active vacation.

The Camino was fantastic. The accommodations were as I expected: simple, clean, efficient, and well-managed. I did not expect anything special. However, there were two days when we opted to take a break at a nice hotel and it also met my expectations.