Included:

• • An experienced hiking guide with extensive knowledge of the area
  • Depending on the chosen itinerary, self-guided tour of:
    • The coastal portion of Camino Portuguese
    • The final 100 km of Camino Portuguese
  • Accommodation for 8 nights in 2 or 3-star hotels or equivalent, based on double occupancy
  • 8 breakfasts and 4 dinners (you choose when, which is why they’re not listed in the itinerary)
  • Luggage transfers
  • Holiday pack — pilgrim passport, luggage tag, route notes or guidebook if you have requested a hard copy (this will be waiting for you at your first accommodation)
  • Walking notes and vouchers with all the information about your accommodation
  • 24/7 hotline

Add-ons (available to add at checkout):

• • Single occupancy room

Not included:

• • Transportation to and from the starting/end point
  • Lunch and drinks
  • Premium accommodation — available upon request
  • Airport pick-up — available upon request
  • Additional nights — available upon request
  • Day tours — available upon request
  • Guide gratuities — optional
  • Insurance — available to add at checkout

*Please note that refrigerators are not guaranteed in the accommodations.

The most important thing about walking the Camino Santiago is that you enjoy the journey at your own pace. Whether you’re a very fast or a slow walker, we encourage you to enjoy the trail. Having said that, a good fitness level is still required. The trails have plenty of opportunities to rest and recover!

You’ll be doing between 11 and 30 km a day (7 to 19 miles), carrying a daypack of things you might need on the trail, for 6 consecutive days. Don’t worry about the baggage, though, as the support vehicle will carry everything for you! Most days involve gentle climbs, with the biggest elevation gain being around 250 m (820 ft)—and often even less.

Hiking consecutive full days can be quite strenuous. In preparation for your hike, your guides recommend doing some 5-10 mile (8-16 km) walks—including some uphills and downhills with a loaded backpack.

Here’s a list of clothing we recommend bringing:

• • Clothes made from quick-drying fabrics (avoid cotton)
  • Leisure clothing and footwear for the evenings
  • Spare clothes for layering
  • Waterproof rain jacket
  • Fleece pullover or jacket
  • Quick-dry short-sleeved and long-sleeved tops
  • Quick–dry walking pants (consider the ones that zip off to make shorts)
  • Waterproof pants — optional (unless it’s very cold, it’s usually best to hike in shorts, but feel free to bring these pants if you’d feel more comfortable)
  • Hiking boots or shoes
  • Hiking socks
  • Sunhat
  • Gloves

Here’s a list of other equipment we suggest you bring:

• • Daypack large enough to carry everything you might need throughout the day
  • Hydration bladder or a water bottle
  • Sunglasses
  • Hiking poles — optional
  • Earplugs — optional
  • Basic first aid essentials, such as blister protection
  • Toiletries (sunscreen, hand sanitizer, bug spray, etc.)
  • Camera — optional (but recommended)

Your guides will take care of all luggage handling and transportation for the duration of your tour. This means that you’ll leave your bags with your guide in the morning, and they’ll handle the details of getting them into the next hotel room. Luggage is transferred on the days that you are walking to a different hotel. We ask you to have it ready at reception at 8.00 so as to make sure we can deliver your luggage and others as early as possible in the afternoon. The luggage transfer is limited to 1 bag per person with a maximum weight of 15 kg per bag. Additional bags can be transferred for an extra €10 per bag per transfer.

Accommodation for the duration of your tour is based on a number of criteria, including location, comfort, services, price, and character. Though accommodation on the Camino is limited, your guides will always try to book something that is near the Camino as well as the historical center of the city. Expect hotels of a 3-star standard in larger cities, while for the smaller villages and towns, your guide choose hotels or guesthouses of a 2-star standard. Exceptions may be made.

Pricing is based on double occupancy. Still, a solo traveler can certainly sign up, but please note there will be an additional single supplement fee.

Group sizes and prices:

• • For these Camino Portuguese hiking tours, the usual client to guide ratio is 15:1. That’s also the maximum group size.
  • It takes a minimum of 8 people for this tour to operate. If the minimum number of clients for the date is not reached up to 30 days before the tour start date, the tour will be conducted as a self-guided trip. If the trip becomes self-guided, a refund of 50 euros will be provided.
  • Pricing is based on double occupancy. Single occupancy room is available at an additional cost.
  • If you’re booking solo, a single occupancy room is automatically included. But if you plan to share a twin room with someone you know, just let us know in the note below—we’ll refund the single supplement after booking.

Walking the Camino Portuguese can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.

Min. age requirements:

• • If you are older than 18, you’re good to go.
  • Minors younger than 18 may be permitted to join the hike on a case-by-case basis, but must be in the presence of a parent or legal guardian.

If your group has hikers under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

Depending on the tour you choose, your starting point is either in Oia or Tui. To get there, it’s best to fly into Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ). From there, your guides can either arrange airport transfers to the meeting point for an additional fee or you can reach them by yourselves. You can rent a car, take a bus or a train and it could take you anywhere between 1 and 2.5 hours.

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Once your booking is confirmed and your trip is paid in full, you will be offered to purchase Redpoint’s protection. If you need any help or require more information, let us know and we will be happy to help!