Camino De Santiago - 8 Days 

Date of Tour:

Sept:  18th - 25th.

Cost is €755 per person.

Recommended Flights - 

Sept 18th - Ryanair - Dublin 09:30am - Biarritz: 12:30  (FR 1982)

Sept 25th - Aer Lingus - Bilbao 14:05  - Dublin: 15:15 (EI 749)

The Camino De Santiago is the ancient Pilgrimage trail of St James  with its source in many countries and ending up at the Camino de  Santiago de Compostela in Northern Spain.
On this section we will be following the traditional first part of the  French Way (Camino Frances) starting from St Jean Pied de Port in the  Pyrenees and going as far as Los Arcos. 

This section brings you from France into Spain through the Pyrenees  following what is called the "Napoleon Route".

Day 1: Arrive St Jean de Port to Hunto (Orisson) – 7km, Ascent 450m
Meet your guide at Dublin Airport and fly to Biarritz, Pickup at the  Airport and travel to St Jean de Port. This town is the ancient capital  of the Basque region with a great medieval atmosphere in its narrow  streets. We will have some time to look about the town and get our  Camino passports stamped at the official start of your adventure. We  then take the Camino for our short walk today. Although it is a short  walk today the trail starts to climb as soon as you leave St Jean.

When we reach our accommodation, there is time to freshen up before having out first meal together.

Day 2: Hunto (Orisson)  – Burguete: – 18.9Km, Ascent 950m, Descent 750m
This is the most demanding of all the walks we are going to do and the  reason that we have shortened it a little the previous day. We will be  continuing walking on what is called the “Napoleon Route” named  after the Great French General. This route starts to ascend as soon as  we start walking. We will be making our way past the town of  Roncesvalles onto Burguete. The town of Burguete is famous for Ernest  Hemingway with a central square and statue of San Nicolas de Barri (A  saintly protector of Pilgrims on the Camino).
(Luggage Transfer To Burguete)

Day 3: Burguete – Zubiri: – 16.2Km, Ascent 200m, Descent 300m
Today’s walk will be a mix of woodland and open countryside and we are  still at a height of about 900m so there is still a lot more down than  up to go. It is also mainly quite track with very little road. We will  be crossing the Puente de la Rabia (medieval bridge). The bridge is  called this because it was believed that any animal led 3 times around  the central arch would be cured of rabies. Zubiri itself has a  population of approx 400 and has grocery shop, bank, restaurants, bars  and church.
(Luggage Transfer To Zubiri)

Day 4: Zubiri – Pamplona – 21.2Km Ascent  180m, Descent 280m
The path today is a tranquil walk crisscrossing the Rio Argo for the  first half and the rest will bring us along busy main road leading into  the town Pamplona. There are plenty of shaded areas along the way to  cool down and water fonts as well. Pamplona itself is a beautiful city  and the Camino trail passes right through the heart of it. We can stop  here and visit some nice cafes and tapas bars before going to our  accommodation in Pamplona.
(Luggage Transfer To Pamplona)

Day 5: Pamplona to Puente La Reina. 21 KM, Ascent Ascent 300m, Descent 380m
The trail today is mainly on a quite path and not as long as yesterdays  trail. There is how ever some hills to cross but these offer great views  across Pamplona behind us and to the west of us the Arga Valley opens  up and the villages we pass through ahead. The scenery is quite  different from what we have walked through before with open farmland  around us. Eventually we will make our way into Puente La Reina.
(Luggage Transfer To Puente La Reina)

Day 6: Puente La Reina – Estella – 21.9Km, Ascent 200m, Descent 100m

Today’s walk continues through some wonderful open farmland with a  little incline at the start but is quite flat after this leading to  lovely lovely peaceful walk all the way to Estella. We pass few through  quite a few villages along this way so plenty of chances to get water,  snacks etc.
(Luggage Transfer to Estella)

Day 7: Estella - Los Arcos 21.1Km, Ascent 300m, Descent 280m

The majority of this days walk is on delightful natural paths, through some oak and pine forests at the start. The last stretch towards Los Arcos brings us through open vineyards and countryside. You will need to bring snacks and water for today's walk with you.
(Luggage forwarded to Los Arcos / Logrono)

Note: We may need to get a transfer from Los Arcos to Stay in Logrono (This will be arranged)

Day 8: Au revoir and Hasta luego to the Camino for now…
Today after some breakfast and getting our things together we say Goodbye to the Camino for Now.
Get a bus to Bilbao airport for our return to Dublin.

The Accommodation is a mix of Hotels and Guesthouses.

Free WiFi and Breakfast included.

There is no Cancellation Fee if the tour is cancelled due to any Covid Restrictions or travel Guidelines. 

Otherwise as below.

 · A cancellation fee of 100% applies for cancellations made less than 2 weeks in advance, or in case of no-show.

· A cancellation fee of 50% applies for cancellations made less than 4 weeks in advance.

· No cancellation fee applies for cancellations made 4 weeks or more in advance.