Highlights
Following in the footsteps of pilgrims along the medieval trail to Santiago de Compostela passing by churches and crosses marking the famous route
Enjoying the camaraderie of your fellow walkers
Staying at friendly, family run hotels and eating at hotels and restaurants with delicious local dishes
Visiting Bilbao and the fabulous cities of Pamplona, Burgos, Leon and Santiago with their wealth of religious and historic treasures
Experiencing the highlights of the Camino Trail
Itinerary
The ultimate guided walk along the best sections of the Camino across northern Spain for lovers of good food, interesting walks and fabulous hotels. The Camino de Santiago, or Compostela Trail, has for centuries represented an important pilgrimage route from France, across the Pyrenees and the north of Spain to the tomb of St James in Santiago de Compostela. Following the most interesting sections from Roncesvalles in Spain through famous pilgrimage cities such as Leon and Pamplona, the landscapes change daily from mountain trails to forests and open plains. With the camaraderie of a small group and local guide, the trip is fully supported throughout. At night stay in atmospheric towns in a selection of hand picked hotels where the local flavours are introduced by your hosts. This carefully crafted itinerary is a firm favourite with our travellers who are always impressed with the quality of extra touches which make this trip so special.
day 1Arrive Bilbao, meet your guide and transfer to Pamplona
Meet your guide at a central location in Bilbao at 3pm (to be confirmed prior to your departure). If you would like to visit the Guggenheim Museum you can do this in the morning, or stay an extra day in Bilbao - please ask our office for pre tour accommodation rates and suggestions.
After your group meeting there's a brief stop at the Guggenheim Museum to admire the exterior of this architectural masterpiece before we transfer to Pamplona for dinner and overnight.
Transfer: approx 2-2.5hrs.
Note transfer times shown here are estimates and dependent on the group, traffic and weather conditions.
day 2Transfer to the Pyrenees and walk to Alto del Erro (4-5hrs), transfer to Pamplona
day 3Camino walk including Puente la Reina (4-5hrs), transfer to Logroño
day 4Visit Laguardia, walk Montes de Oca to San Juan de Ortega (3-4hrs), overnight Burgos
day 5Walk from Castrojeriz to Fromista (4hrs), transfer to Carrion de los Condes
day 6Walk along the Castile landscape (3hrs) and transfer to Leon
day 7Walk from Hospital de Orbigo to Astorga (3hrs)
day 8Walk from Cruz de Ferro to Molinaseca (4hrs), visit Villafranca, transfer to Hererrías
day 9Visit O Cebreiro, walk to Triacastela (4hrs), Samos Monastery and on to Sarria
day 10Walk to Portomarin (5hrs), transfer to Arzúa
day 11Walk the last stage of the Camino from Lavacolla to Santiago (3hrs)
day 12Morning tour in Santiago, afternoon visit to Cape Finisterre and farewell dinner
day 13Trip concludes
What's Included
Customer Reviews
My wife and I walked over 112 miles on select portions of the Camino Frances. It was our time, as a validation of her recovery from her compound leg fracture of 2024, and before my fairly awful knees give out. They provided a guide, a bus with a driver, and ten other travelers. Our entourage included mostly retired or nearly retired Australian couples, plus a mother and son from Singapore. Our wildflower-festooned walks included creek-bottom trails, cow paths, dark woods, rather bald mountain ascents and descents, road shoulders, wheat fields, Roman roads, city sidewalks, and many small and ancient villages. As expected, our group grew close. Our guide Sergio was amazing, had all the information we needed, walked every step with us, and he would always give us his best advice. Fran, our driver, stayed with the little bus, so we'd see him at the beginnings and ends of the day's trek, and occasionally when the track crossed a road, so he could provide a lift for any of us geezers who might be giving out for the day. The Camino offers time for spiritual reflection, either in solitude as one walks along gorgeous countryside, or in meaningful chats with fellow travelers and strangers encountered, or in a village church or Gothic cathedral with the Holy Spirit. Ten to twelve hilly miles a day tests one's physical endurance. We all have more than you might imagine. We could have stayed.
Loved the guide Sergio who was so fun loving!
Everyone, participants, leader and driver got along very well. This made for an exceptionally good time.
The trip was well planned and our guide Manual was superb. Unfortunately the menu options and service in several of the restaurants and bars on the trip itinerary left a lot to be desired.
I had such a fantastic time on this trip. The guide Jorges was passionate, knowledgeable and understanding to everyone. The places we stopped and the camaraderie we enjoyed on the Camino was down to the itinerary and the organisation of our guide. The trips structure was flexible and considerate of everyone’s needs, the guide was able to organise checkpoints throughout the day with the driver and people were able to skip parts if they had an injury or were finding it difficult. The local guides were very passionate and knowledgeable. I’d definitely recommend this trip if you’re wanting to do the Camino.
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