Camino from Sarria in a Guided Group

One month before the start of the trip we will send you the information about the accommodation where you will stay for the first night. It will be where you will meet the guide and the rest of the group that will arrive during the day.

You have a dinner booked together to get to know each other.

Although we understand that there are not always several options to get to Sarria from your home city, and if you depend on public transport or flight schedules, we advise arriving during the day to be present for the first evening meal with the group.

Initially a departure time is set for the group to start the Camino at the same time and all together. We understand that each pilgrim has different physical conditions, preparation and walking pace, so the whole group may not walk together along the way.

Stops will be scheduled to wait for those who lag behind the most and, if you prefer, you can continue walking and wait for the group somewhere else along the Camino or at the next accommodation.

At present, we offer the most popular stretch of the Camino de Santiago, the last 100 kms of the Camino Frances from Sarria to Santiago.

If you choose this type of trip, we include accommodation in a private room with bathroom, breakfast and evening meal. In addition, we transfer your baggage between stages every day, provide you with your pilgrim's credential, and send you the itinerary and route information documents.

You will also be accompanied by a guide who in addition to showing you the charms of the road, will accompany you on your guided tour upon your arrival in Santiago.

Finally, to mention that although you travel in a guided group, we continue to offer a 24-hour emergency phone to contact Santiago Ways and a transfer for emergencies during the Camino.

The group is dissolved after breakfast on the last day of the trip. If you want, you can start your journey back home, enjoy the city or, take the time to stay another day and get to know Finisterre with one of our organized excursions.

The Camino de Santiago can be started on any day of the year, always taking into account the weather and the season in which you want to travel, so that your clothes are the right ones.

For guided groups, we have specific dates already established. We already have all the dates published until 2021, so go ahead and reserve your place before all the groups are filled.

The starting point of the Camino is Sarria, if you contract a guided group. In this case, the nearest airport is Santiago de Compostela. From Santiago de Compostela to Sarria we can arrange a private transfer, or you can travel by bus or train if the schedules match those of your flight.

Alternatively, depending on your starting point, you can take a direct train from Madrid.

Yes, you can. All the routes on the Camino de Santiago are suitable for pilgrims to travel solo.

Nevertheless, as you travel as a group, it's a perfect opportunity to not feel alone at any time.

Anyway, although you'll walk the road with an experienced guide and along with a group of up to 15 people, you can take time to walk a stretch on your own if you want.

On the Camino de Santiago, you will find hundreds of pilgrims walking on their own. Many of them may have come to the Camino alone; others have probably moved away from their fellow travellers for a few hours because of the difference in speed when walking.

Also, whether you are travelling alone, or travelling accompanied but want to sleep in a single room, Santiago Ways offer this option to you.

We can book all your nights of accommodation in single rooms at an additional cost. We suggest you book well in advance since they are usually in high demand.

Yes, in this case, you travel with an experienced and specialized guide on the Camino who will guide you along the route and will explain curiosities about it along the way. The guides in charge of these routes speak both English and Spanish.

However, most routes on the Camino de Santiago are done in a self-guided mode. Thus, each traveller has the opportunity to advance on their own and at their own pace along the routes marked on the complete itinerary of the route, which is sent one month before starting the Camino.

The complete route itinerary of the route is a guide that we prepare for you with information about the maps, route profiles and places of interest, kilometre by kilometre on each of the stages that you will go through on the Camino de Santiago.

The distance travelled in kilometres and travel times indicated for each Camino, both on the website and the itinerary that we send you, are based on reference values. It depends on each pilgrim exactly how they carry out these times and distances, according to the speed at which they progress.

However, as you travel with a guide you can relax and follow the group without having to take the documents with you. However, it is always interesting that you have these documents and that you can consult them before you travel to get an idea.

You will receive it by email one month before starting your Camino along with all the documentation for the trip: accommodation reservations, baggage transfers, among others.

In Santiago Ways, we adapt each stage to the needs of our pilgrims, so that they can travel according to their physical capability and the number of days available.

In this case, the guided group would be from Sarria to Santiago with a duration of 8 days in total. On average, the stages are 15 to 20 km.

Both sedentary people and those who regularly exercise should physically prepare for doing the Camino de Santiago.

Sedentary people can start with moderate activity and continue progressively. They should start by taking small 20-minute walks, two or three times a week. It is suggested to increase the time until you reach walk about 4 or 5 kilometres every hour.

People with regular physical activity can start by walking from 45 to 60 minutes a day and increase the amount of time and kilometres they travel in the same span of time.

Generally, it is recommended to start training for about three months before starting the route.

There is no minimum of days needed in advance to book, although on certain dates accommodation occupancy is higher, especially in high season and on the dates of religious interest such as the feast day of Santiago the Apostle, on July 25th.

In addition, guided groups have set starting dates and limited places. Therefore, in order to guarantee availability for the dates that interest you, we suggest that you book as much in advance as possible.

For any of the Caminos, we suggest you to bring the following items: light and fast drying clothing, waterproof jacket and trousers, sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, a pair of shoes suitable for hiking, trekking poles, a pair of shoes to rest in, a jacket that doesn't take up much space and a bottle to carry water.

Depending on the time of year in which you make the route, these items may vary.

Remember that with Santiago Ways, you have included a baggage transfer service between stages, so we will take your backpack from one accommodation to another so that you only worry about walking (maximum 1 piece of 20 kg per person).

For this reason, we suggest you prepare a second backpack, much smaller, that you can carry with you every day with water, sunscreen, cap, sunglasses, documents, some food and cash.

Every day, at 8:00 am, you must bring your luggage properly labelled to the front desk along with the other luggage in the group. One of our carriers will pick them up and take them to the place where you are staying in the next stage.

Delivery time varies according to the distance between stages and the carrier's delivery route. Usually, delivery is made before 4 p.m.

To complete any of the routes on the Camino de Santiago, it is advisable to have travel insurance with all the necessary coverage, especially emergency evacuation and medical care.

To do this, we suggest you take out the Travel Assistance Insurance and Cancellation Insurance that we offer you in Santiago Ways. If you want more information about it, we will be happy to answer your questions.

Yes, all rooms you book with Santiago Ways to do the Camino de Santiago have a private bathroom.

Yes. We offer accommodation in single rooms and double rooms, according to the requirements of each pilgrim.

Single rooms have a special surcharge and are subject to availability according to the location.

We work with multiple accommodations in all locations which allows us to guarantee the best quality rooms for our pilgrims, provided that they are booked well in advance.

The name and exact location of each hotel is sent about one month before the start of the Camino with all the documentation related to the trip.

No. All the accommodations we book for our pilgrims have private rooms with private bathrooms in order to guarantee all the comfort needed torest properly.

All the accommodations that we book are in the centre of the towns or villages. In any case, depending on availability, if any accommodation is somewhat far from the centre, most of them are accessible on foot.

When necessary, Santiago Ways could offer a round trip transfer so that the group can reach their accommodation in the most comfortable way possible and return the next day to the point of the route from where the Camino must continue.

All the accommodation that we book in Santiago Ways offers the necessary comfort to rest after long days of walking.

We work with hotels, traditional Galician homes, country cottages, and charming hostels, always a room with a private bathroom.