Camino de Santiago (July 10-July 25, 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 17: $500 deposit

February 21: $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:
July 10: Depart US

July 11: Arrive Madrid
July 12: Visit Prado Museum and Reina Sofia Museum
July 13: Pamplona and visit Cathedral and Pilgrims office
July 14: Bus to St. Jean Pied de Port and Roncesvalles
July 15: Bus to Santo Domingo and Burgos and site visits
July 16: Bus to Leon and Astorga and site visits
July 17: Walk to Cruz de Ferro and leave a stone at the cross, Molinaseca and Ponferrada
July 18: O Cebreiro for lunch and Samos Benedictine Monastery
July 19: Sarria (100K mark)-Portomarin
July 20: Portomarin-Palais de Rei
July 21: Palais de Rei-Melide (enjoy grilled octopi)
July 22: Melide-O Pedrouzo
July 23: Santiago (Cathedral and museums)

July 24: Finisterre and Muxia (final day in Santiago)
July 25: Santiago (Depart for US)