Camino de Santiago (June 25-July 10, 2025)
Cost: Approx. $3600.00  (does not include airfare). Cost includes lodging at modest 3+ hotels, breakfast/dinner and most lunches. Price also includes all entrance fees and ground transfers. Plan to bring extra money for snacks and souvenirs. 

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

January 20: $500 deposit

February 20: $1000 

March 21: $1000 

May 19: Remaining balance 

We will see the entire Camino and have the option to walk the last 100K to receive a Compostela certificate. The program includes pre-reading and preparation activities for the Camino. All levels may walk portions of the Camino and we will take a slow easy pace. You will learn about the culture, history, art, and food along the Camino Francés as you walk portions of one of the most important Christian pilgrimage routes in the world.

Proposed Itinerary:
June 25: Depart US

June 26: Arrive Madrid
June 27: Visit Prado Museum and Reina Sofia Museum
June 28: Pamplona and visit Cathedral and Pilgrims office
June 29: Bus to St. Jean Pied de Port and Roncesvalles
June 30: Bus to Santo Domingo and Burgos and site visits
July 1: Bus to Leon and Astorga and site visits
July 2: Walk to Cruz de Ferro and leave a stone at the cross, Molinaseca and Ponferrada
July 3: O Cebreiro for lunch and Samos Benedictine Monastery
July 4: Sarria (100K mark)-Portomarin
July 5: Portomarin-Palais de Rei
July 6: Palais de Rei-Melide (enjoy grilled octopi)
July 7: Melide-O Pedrouzo
July 8: Santiago (Cathedral and museums)

July 9: Finisterre and Muxia (final day in Santiago)
July 10: Santiago (Depart for US)