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Camino de Santiago Tour from Bilbao Independently Walking with support of a Driver Guide

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ProductID: 1033

Type: Chauffeur Driven Tour

Country: Spain

Theme: Horse Back Riding and Walking Trails

Region: Euskadi (Basque Country)

Group Size: 2 - 6 People

Start City: Bilbao

Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights

Lodging: Paradores 4* & 5*GL / Deluxe Hotels 4*

Season: Jan - Dec 


 
Introduction:
Camino de Santiago Tours ~ View of Santiago de Compostela
Enjoy walking independently the most scenic portions of the Camino de Santiago French trail and still have the support of a Specialist Driver/Guide at your disposal for the duration of the trip. Unlike other chauffeur driven tours this version is with an Official English-Speaking guide specializing in all aspects of the Camino de Santiago. On this tour you have the bonus of a guide and driver rolled into one! Camino de Santiago Tours ~ Cathedral of Santiago FacadeThe normal daily schedule will be a morning walk of 2 or 3 hrs every day, but days will vary depending on the climate, etc... If you wish to walk more or less one day it won't be a problem because your guide will be there to suggest the best route for the duration you desire. In the afternoons you will enjoy guided visits of Cathedrals, old quarters, etc...




Camino de Santiago Tours ~ Portico de la Gloria in the Cathedral of SantiagoAccommodations are based on Deluxe Paradores and selected hotels refer to the lodging for further details. Along the way you will sample fine local cuisine and wines with a winery visit in the region of La Rioja. Camino de Santiago Tours ~ Old Quarter and Cathedral of SantiagoWhen you are on your own for meals our guide will be able to recommend restaurants, taverns, bars, etc...

An enjoyable way to travel along the Ancient Pilgrimage Way to Santiago de Compostela!

 
Day by Day Itinerary:
7 Days / 6 Nights



DAY 1: MON
BILBAO - HARO - LAGUARDIA (Rioja wine country)
- This morning your Specialist English-Speaking Driver/Guide will pick you up from Bilbao airport or from a city centre hotel if you have opted to stay overnight in Bilbao (NOTE: Pick up time will be from 09:00AM - 10:30AM. You must advise your flight times if you will be arriving this morning. If you will be staying at a hotel other than we have offered for a pre-tour stay you must advise hotel name)
- Departure from Bilbao to Haro in the Heart of Rioja Alvesa wine country
- Enjoy a visit of the old quarter of the town and a tour/tasting of a Rioja winery
- Free time for lunch on your own in Haro (Recommend: try a few Tapas in the many bars/taverns along Barrio de la Herradura)
- After lunch meet up with your driver/guide and continue driving through the rioja wine country arriving at Laguardia a charming wine town.
- Check-in Hotel
- Later if you wish take a stroll around the old quarter of town
- "Welcome Dinner" in the Restaurant of the hotel with fine Riojan Cuisine and Wines
- Overnight in Laguardia
D


DAY 2: TUE
LAGUARDIA - SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA - BURGOS
- Breakfast
- Today you will start by visiting Santo Domingo de la Calzada´s Cathedral and old quarter.
- Then leaving La Rioja you following along the FRENCH PILGRIMAGE WAY TO SANTIAGO IN CASTILLA Y LEON
- This morning you will start by walking between Belorado and San Juan de Ortega. We have selected the most scenic portions to walk which will be around 6kms (Duration: 1h30 approx.) for this stage. You will cross the Montes de Oca in the forest trails with Chestnut trees, etc.. and ending the day in Burgos. Walking today you will have the opportunity to meet other pilgrim walkers from many different countries around the world.
- Before lunch your driver/guide will pick you up and take you to Burgos
- Check-in Hotel and free time for lunch on your own
- In the afternoon enjoy a guided visit of Burgos, with its impressive cathedral and old quarter
- Rest of the day at your own leisure to explore the city
- Dinner tonight will be in a traditional restaurant offering Castilian cuisine
- Overnight in Burgos
B, D


DAY 3: WED
BURGOS - CARRION DE LOS CONDES - SAHAGUN - LEON
- Breakfast
- Today you will walk through the "Tierra de Campos" where you will see the wheat and cereal fields that are so characteristic of the Castilian Plains. During the walk you will see different types of traditional architecture of the homes, villages, etc... We have selected the most scenic portions to walk which will be around 8kms (Duration: 2h00 approx.) for this stage from Burgos to Castojeriz.
- Continuing on passing through many small pilgrimage villages stopping in Carrion de los Condes for lunch on your own (Recommend: Having lunch in the restaurant of a Pilgrimage Monastery)
- After lunch you continue to Sahagun
- Upon arrival to Leon Check-in hotel
- In the afternoon you enjoy a guided visit the cathedral & old quarter of the city
- Dinner tonight will be in a unique underground wine cellar restaurant serving traditional Castillan cuisine & fine wines
- Overnight in Leon
B, D


DAY 4: THU
LEON - ASTORGA - MOLINASECA - PONFERRADA
- Breakfast
- Leaving Leon you will make a stop at the Virgen del Camino (The Virgin of the Way)
- Then you continue on making a stop in Astorga to visit the Cathedral and Episcopal Palace which houses the Pilgrimage Museum de los Caminos
- Free time for lunch in the medieval town of Castrillo de los Polvazares (Recommended: For lunch you could try ordering in one of the local restaurant the traditional dish, "Cocido Maragato")
- After lunch we will start our walk in the beautiful region known as the "Valle del Silencio" (Valley of Silence). The picturesque walk today will take us though old mountain villages in an area of profound valleys of the Rivers Sil and Duero. We have selected the most scenic portions to walk which will be around 10kms (Duration: 02h30 approx).
- In Foncebadon stop at La Cruz de Ferro (The Iron Cross)
- Ending the day in Ponferrada, where you will visit the Templar Castle and the Iron Bridge
- Check-in Hotel
- Dinner tonight will be in a unique restaurant constructed as a Celtic thatched-roofed house offering local cuisine & Mencia wines
- Overnight in Ponferrada
B, D


DAY 5: FRI
PONFERRADA - VILLAFRANCA DEL BIERZO - O CEBREIRO - SAMOS - PORTOMARIN - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
- Breakfast
- In the morning you will make a stop in Villafranca del Bierzo to visit the old quarter
- Now leaving Castilla y Leon we following along the FRENCH PILGRIMAGE WAY TO SANTIAGO IN GALICIA
- Our first stop in Galicia will be to visit the Celtic mountain village of O Cebreiro
- After this we visit the Monastery of Samos
- Free time for lunch on your own
- Continuing on the way we pass through many villages making selected stops until in Portomarin
- Now you will make the final stretch to... SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA the end of the Pilgrims' way! Admire the typical Galician Countryside while walking through the forest trail with eucalyptus trees and passing by cows and "Horreos" which are stone granaries used to store the corn and wheat, and are a cultural symbol of Rural Galicia "The Land of the Apostle St. James". Passing Melide we are getting in the proximities of Santiago. For this last stage we have selected the most scenic portions to walk which will be around 5kms (Duration: 01h00 approx.)
- Arriving to Santiago we enter into the old quarter ending our journey with a visit to the tomb of the Apostle St. James inside the Magnificent Cathedral.
- Dinner on your own (Recommended: For fine cuisine Restaurante Toñi Vicente, for tapas try many of the bars/taverns in the old quarter)
- Overnight in Santiago
B


DAY 6: SAT
SANTIAGO - WALKING DAY TOUR IN THE HISTORIC QUARTER OF THE ANCIENT PILGRIMAGE CITY
- Breakfast
- This morning enjoy a detailed visit of the Cathedral & old quarter and ethnographic museum of the Galician people
- Lunch on your own in the old quarter
- Rest of the day at leisure to explore the city
- "Galician Goodbye Dinner" in the restaurant of the Parador with Albariño wine and Galician cuisine.
- Overnight in Santiago
B, D


DAY 7: SUN
SANTIAGO - SANTIAGO AIRPORT
- Breakfast
- Morning (10:00AM) departing hotel
- Transfer to Lavacolla, Santiago´s International Airport
- Those who are continuing on by other means of transportation will be dropped off in the Renfe Train Station in Santiago city.
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