Tour Walking The Camino De Santiago

Meals

All breakfasts and 7 dinners are included. Dinners are either taken at the hotel, or left open, where there is a good choice of restaurants.

Accommodation

You’ll stay in a diverse range of properties including converted watermills, stylish farmhouses and a restored parish house - all of them packed with period features. Please feel free to ask us for more detail about where you’ll stay. Room Upgrades:Room upgrades may be available on request for a supplement on the final night; prices start from an additional £10 per person per night (based on 2 people sharing) – please enquire at the time of booking for further details and prices. Upgrades available at select hotels only (not for the entire duration of the tour). All prices are based on 2 persons sharing, so if there is an odd number of people travelling in your party or you are travelling alone, there will be a compulsory supplement for a single room for the tour duration. For a solo traveller there is an additional charge to cover transfer costs.

Others

Route notes Standard Madrid to León rail ticket

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Flights

International flights are not included

Optional

Other activities and services not included

Insurance

Insurance is not included

Others

— Travel insurance — Single accommodation (available on request - compulsory supplement) — Solo traveller supplement (where only one person is travelling on a departure date) — Visas or vaccinations — Travel to/from the start/end points — Standard Madrid to Leon rail ticket

Guide

As this is a self-guided holiday there is no group and no leader. A local agent/representative is on hand to assist you and will meet you at the beginning of the week to go through the route notes and point out particular places of interest. Your luggage is transferred from point to point and route notes and maps are provided. The route notes contain a 24-hour emergency assistance telephone number. In an emergency, the local representative is normally able to dispatch a taxi or pick you up themselves. They may wish to charge for this service. Please note: the walking and luggage transfers that are included in this tour are subject to at least 2 people (in total) booked on the departure. A supplement (payable in advance) to cover these transfers and sole occupancy of a room will apply if only 1 person is travelling on any departure date.

Transport

Your luggage will be transported from hotel to hotel by our local agent while you are walking the Camino. We have included transfers after breakfast on the first three walking days, after which you’ll walk all the way to Santiago.

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Day 1 Day 1: Start Leon.
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Start Leon.

Arrive at your historic hotel in the heart of Leon. There are masses of restaurants and tapas bars on your doorstep, so we’ve left the choice up to you for dinner tonight.Comfortable Hotel
Day 2 Day 2: Trek From Cruz De Ferro To Molinaseca. (Breakfast)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Trek From Cruz De Ferro To Molinaseca. (Breakfast)

Your day starts with a guided tour of Leon’s magnificent gothic Cathedral which is often called the ’House of Light’ and a visit to the Basilica of San Isidoro, one of the most important Romanesque churches in Spain and resting place of Leon’s mediaeval monarchs. You will then receive your pilgrims passport. We then provide a transfer (1hr) to Cruz de Ferro, the highest point on the Camino, marked by a pre-Roman cross. The Camino winds downhill through fragrant pines where once the Knights Templar protected pilgrims from bandit attack. A path lined with wild chestnuts, cherries, peppers and fennel leads to riverside Molinaseca, known to be one of the most beautiful villages on the Camino. Two options: Distance 8km/5mi, approx. 2 hours walking or 19km/12mi, approx. 4 hours walking.Comfortable Hotel
Day 3 Day 3: Ascend The Rio Valcarce Valley To O’Cebreiro; Sunset Viewpoint. (Breakfast,Dinner)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Ascend The Rio Valcarce Valley To O’Cebreiro; Sunset Viewpoint. (Breakfast,Dinner)

After a short transfer (30 mins), you ascend the Rio Valcarce valley, climbing into moody oak woods strung with lichen and strewn with early purple orchid. O Cebreiro is a 11th Century village in the heart of the Cordillera Cantabrica. Walk to the viewpoint above the village for a perfect sunset and views over four ranges of hills then return along the narrow, cobbled streets, past traditional thatched houses known as pallozas. Comfortable Hotel
Day 4 Day 4: Walk Between Villages Overlooking The Monastery Of Samos; Continue To Sarria. (Breakfast,Dinner)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Walk Between Villages Overlooking The Monastery Of Samos; Continue To Sarria. (Breakfast,Dinner)

After a short transfer we drop you off at Triacastela. As the Camino meanders between heather-clad villages overlooking the Monastery of Samos, you can hear the bells ringing. On reaching Sarria - the antiques capital of Galicia, you’ll be whisked to Javier and Raquel’s elegant country rectory (10 mins), complete with chapel and al fresco dining patio area. Comfortable Hotel
Day 5 Day 5: Head Up The Celerio Valley; Descend Into Portomarin. (Breakfast,Dinner)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Head Up The Celerio Valley; Descend Into Portomarin. (Breakfast,Dinner)

A Roman bridge leads out of Sarria up the Celerio Valley, where you’ll traverse the hamlets of the southern flank of the Sierra del Paramo. Descend into Portomarin - the original village was drowned by the Belesar Reservoir, and some remains still shimmer below the surface! Comfortable Hotel
Day 6 Day 6: Walk Up Torres Valley To The Delightfully Rural Farmhouse At Lestedo. (Breakfast,Dinner)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Walk Up Torres Valley To The Delightfully Rural Farmhouse At Lestedo. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Drop into Portomarin’s church then follow the Torres stream, passing between cornfields lined with ox-eye daisies. Stamp your Pilgrim Passport in country churches dedicated to the Order of St James before arriving at your beautifully restored rectory. Comfortable Hotel
Day 7 Day 7: Hike To O’Coto Via Palas Del Rei. (Breakfast,Dinner)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Hike To O’Coto Via Palas Del Rei. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Country lanes lead past fortified farmhouses into the hillside town of Palas de Rei (Palace of the King) as you enter the province of A Coruna. You’ll pass typical, raised Galician granaries, and chickens scamper across narrow streets as you enter vineyards, with views east to the Montes del Vacaloura. Comfortable Hotel
Day 8 Day 8: Leave Hamlet Of O’Coto; Walk To Arzua. (Breakfast,Dinner)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Leave Hamlet Of O’Coto; Walk To Arzua. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Today’s first stop is Melide - a thriving country town where tavernas brim with locals enjoying Galician seafood in specialist pulperias (octopus restaurants). Drop into the Romanesque church to admire the frescoes, before lanes lined with bright yellow celandine bring you into the lively market town of Arzua. Continue on to your elegant manor house, surrounded by tranquil countryside, just outside the town. Comfortable Hotel
Day 9 Day 9: From Arzua Walk To A Converted Watermill In Rua. (Breakfast,Dinner)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: From Arzua Walk To A Converted Watermill In Rua. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Arzua’s colonnaded streets lead into open country where local farmers wear berets as they tend vines and build haystacks with pitch forks. Your route rises and falls through river valleys, crossing rushing streams. This evening you can marvel at Javier’s breathtaking converted water mill, where original machinery has been turned into spectacular period features. Comfortable Hotel
Day 10 Day 10: Walk To Santiago Via Monte Do Gozo; Visit The Cathedral. (Breakfast)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Walk To Santiago Via Monte Do Gozo; Visit The Cathedral. (Breakfast)

Excitement mounts as you set off towards Monte do Gozo (Mount of Joy), where pilgrims of old caught their first glimpse of the spires of Santiago. On reaching Santiago’s historic centre, congratulations are everywhere as a steady stream of pilgrims reach their journey’s end below the cathedral’s spectacular Baroque facade. Drop into the Pilgrim Office to collect your certificate if you wish, before checking into our historic hotel near the old marketplace - still a riot of colour! Comfortable Hotel
Day 11 Day 11: End Santiago De Compostela. (Breakfast)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: End Santiago De Compostela. (Breakfast)

Enjoy Santiago and the cathedral before taking a taxi to the airport (pay locally approx 15 euro). Alternatively, stay on for extra nights to explore this beautiful historic city. Walking through the old streets of Santiago is a fantastic way to spend your time here, with Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque buildings lining the old town’s streets and plazas.

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Walking The Camino De Santiago

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Itinerary of your trip Walking The Camino De Santiago

Day 1: Start Leon.

Day 2: Trek From Cruz De Ferro To Molinaseca. (Breakfast)

Day 3: Ascend The Rio Valcarce Valley To O’Cebreiro; Sunset Viewpoint. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Day 4: Walk Between Villages Overlooking The Monastery Of Samos; Continue To Sarria. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Day 5: Head Up The Celerio Valley; Descend Into Portomarin. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Day 6: Walk Up Torres Valley To The Delightfully Rural Farmhouse At Lestedo. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Day 7: Hike To O’Coto Via Palas Del Rei. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Day 8: Leave Hamlet Of O’Coto; Walk To Arzua. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Day 9: From Arzua Walk To A Converted Watermill In Rua. (Breakfast,Dinner)

Day 10: Walk To Santiago Via Monte Do Gozo; Visit The Cathedral. (Breakfast)

Day 11: End Santiago De Compostela. (Breakfast)

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