Explore Camino Frances, the most famous Camino to Santiago de Compostela.
Cross the Basque country, enjoying the sunshine & the magnificent scenery.
Induldge yourself in rooms en-suite in selected hotels along the way and enjoy a high level of comfort.
Time travel along 1000 years of history and meet people from every horizon.

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This Walking Holiday explores the second section of the Camino Frances / French Way, the most traditional of all the pilgrims' ways to Santiago de Compostela and the best known internationally.

Start your walk in Pamplona, famous for its Bull Run festival, and finish in Logrono at the heart of the Rioja wine region. Enjoy an attractive hike in hilly Navarra with its 12th-century castles, picturesque villages, and vineyards.

Everyday, during the walk, you are guaranteed a high level of comfort and gastronomy. The Camino is clearly marked with the “Scallop Shell” showing you the way. This walk can be physically demanding and requires a reasonable level of fitness. However, it’s a highly rewarding walk that includes numerous cultural highlights.

DAY 1 – To Pamplona
You will be pre-booked in a traditional hotel in the heart of the town.

Town: ATM, Internet, shops,all facilities. Accommodation: 3* hotel right in the historical centre in a renovated 16th-century house, en-suite.

DAY 2 – Pamplona to Puente de la Reina (6h15, 21.5km, +330m -480m)
When leaving Pamplona behind, you are also leaving behind the Atlantic area of Navarra. From here onwards, the landscape will be dominated by cereal crops, Holm oaks and Mediterranean brushwood. The Pamplona basin is left behind too when you cross the "Alto del Perdon".

Town: ATM, Internet, shops, all facilities. Accommodation: 2* hotel at the entrance of the village, en-suite. Meal: Half Board

DAY 3 – Puente de la Reina to Estella (6h15, 21km, +260m -170m)
The Camino to Estella is very uneven and quite agricultural. Small towns and villages are dotted amongst cereal fields, vineyards and olive trees.

Town: ATM, Internet, shops,all facilities. Hotel: 2* Hotel in the center, en-suite. Meal: Half Board

DAY 4 – Estella to Los Arcos (6h30, 21.5km, +220m -210m)
Today you go through the Rioja area of Navarra. Enjoy the olive trees, cereal fields and, most importantly, the vineyards. From Villamayor do Monjardin to Los Arcos, you will cover 12km without coming across a single village.

Town: ATM, shops. Accommodation: 2* hotel, en-suite. Meal: Breakfast

DAY 5 – Los Arcos to Logrono (8h, 27km, +190m -240m)
Today we leave Navarra and journey into Rioja. A pleasant hike into undulating countryside. On the route you will pass the stunning ruins of the Clavijo castle. Finally we come to the town of Logrono, strategically situated on the border between Alava and Navarra.

Town: ATM, Internet, shops,all facilities. Accommodation: 3* hotel on the Camino and right in the historical centre! Meal: Breakfast

NOTE: If you would like to walk at a more relaxed pace, we can split this walking day into 2 stages (17km & 10km), staying overnight in the village of Viana. Here you will be staying at a charming 2* hotel.

DAY 6 – Logrono, end of the walking holiday
After breakfast we bid you farewell. Logrono is a city rich in history and traditions that have been preserved since the Middle Ages. The pilgrim's Camino to Santiago de Compostela made this one of the most important towns on the Camino.

• Luggage transfered from hotel to hotel
• Rooms en-suite
• Half Board during the hike
• Detailed Walking Notes
• Map
• Pilgrim passport

• Flights
• Insurance (recommended)
• Drinks
• Dinner on first and last nights
• Transfer from/to airport