Portuguese Camino walking holiday
Price
€655To€695 excluding flights
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7 nights accommodation with breakfast | Road book with detailed route descriptions | Pilgrim Kit: Credencial (passport) and Vieira (shell) | Luggage transfer between accommodations – 1 bag per person | 24/7 emergency support
Description of Portuguese Camino walking holiday
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Price information
€655To€695 excluding flights
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7 nights accommodation with breakfast | Road book with detailed route descriptions | Pilgrim Kit: Credencial (passport) and Vieira (shell) | Luggage transfer between accommodations – 1 bag per person | 24/7 emergency support
Departure information
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
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Reviews
2 Reviews of Portuguese Camino walking holiday
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 17 Oct 2023 by Glynis Tredwell
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The landscape, the friendly locals, the camaraderie on the trail were all memorable. Arriving in Santiago de Compostela the most exciting.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Keep your carrying luggage as light as possible.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
It was good with one or two niggles.
Reviewed on 20 Apr 2022 by Ros Barwise
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
There were so many memorable and exciting moments on our trip but maybe the first day walking through Valenca and over the bridge into Spain without any passport control and seeing the enormous military fortifications built to keep out the enemy from the 16 th century now a mere tourist attraction made me feel there was hope for mankind! Also turning a corner and finding we were actually in front of the cathedral in Santiago and realising my feet had kept going for the ( way more than) 124 km was very special.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Stay in the present, keep packing as simple as possible, phone only for photos, make sure your feet are ‘ walking ready’ and engage with fellow walkers from time to time. Proper poncho that is light and breathable invaluable. Walk at your own pace, it’s not a competition. Leave the critical side of your personality at home!
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Certainly most of the places we stayed in were owned and run by local people and they thanked us for coming which suggested they needed our business. Also all the small cafes we stopped in were clearly locally run using local ingredients.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Everything worked perfectly: pick up, variety of authentic accomodation, luggage transfers. We also thought the arrival greeting with personalised book of the Way, accomodation details, put this operator way ahead of other companies who delivered everything by email and did not personally greet. Our group was Mother and 2 daughters walking to celebrate the elder’s 50th birthday. We all thought it was brilliant.
Responsible Travel
As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we've screened this (and every) holiday so that you can travel knowing we've worked to maximise the benefits of your holiday to local people and places, and minimise any negative impacts.
Planet
Following the final section of the Portuguese Camino de Santiago, from the Portuguese border to Santiago, on foot is an eco-friendly way to enjoy the beautiful region of Galicia.Our clients walk from base to base and we give them a full briefing that includes practical guidelines on how to minimise their impact on the environment, e.g. leaving no litter and respecting the wildlife and architectural heritage.
Tap water is perfectly drinkable throughout the programme and there are numerous safe public water fountains where clients can refill the bottle that we give them at the start of their journey, thus reducing the need to buy disposable bottles of water.
Luggage transfers between accommodation are made by local transport companies and arranged to coincide with that of other clients so as to reduce the number of car/van trips required and keep carbon emissions to a minimum.
Our preferred accommodation partners use eco-friendly practices to save water, use solar power and promote recycling.
People
Rural Galicia suffers from depopulation as young people tend to head to the cities for work, leaving older generations in the villages. That’s why we make sure our programme not only bring money into these marginalised communities and stimulate entrepreneurship but also make local people feel appreciated and motivated.We do this by encouraging our clients to eat and drink at local cafés and restaurants, and to shop in small grocery stores rather than the major supermarket chains.
Our office is in the small town of Ponte de Lima in Northern Portugal, not far from the starting point for this programme. Our location and specialist local knowledge enable us to rapidly organise local help and support to any of our clients as required.
Our information pack contains helpful phrases in Portuguese and Spanish to make inter-cultural communication easier, richer and more respectful.
The Camino is a well-trodden path so local people are generally welcoming of, and helpful towards pilgrims, which in turn encourages our guests to connect with the people they meet along the way.
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