Camino Inglés

The Camino Inglés is suitable for regular walkers with a good level of fitness and experience with long-distance walking. If you want to gain your Compostela certificate away from the crowds on the Camino Frances, then this beautiful trip through rural Galicia is the one for you.

Before your tour, we recommend walking regularly and incorporating some hilly terrain into your routine. Be sure to check the daily distances and elevation changes outlined in your itinerary.

This route has it all—farm tracks, dirt paths, quiet roads, and those picture-perfect scenic footpaths that make you want to stop and soak it all in.

This tour is graded easy-moderate. Within the tour individual days may vary in difficulty - some might be a bit tougher or easier than the overall rating suggests.

Accommodation is a mix of rural hotels and hostals (small Spanish hotels and guesthouses), all with private en-suite rooms. You'll find a warm welcome, traditional hospitality and delicious local food throughout. This is a popular route, so we recommend booking early, as hotels and inns can fill up quickly, especially in high season.

There's plenty to see and do along the way, so many travelers choose to add extra nights, either as a rest day or for some extra sightseeing. If you're walking solo, it's worth not adding too many extra nights, as you may lose touch with the other pilgrims you've met along the way.

Yes, solo travelers are very welcome. There will be a supplement because some costs, like transfers, aren't shared. Or if you'd like to book a single room, just ask. These are available for a supplement.

A local continental breakfast is included each morning - sometimes just coffee, bread and orange juice. Lunch and dinner aren't included as standard, so you're free to choose from the options available at each stop. Every overnight location has evening meals on offer, and a pilgrim menu - usually three courses with wine and water for a modest price - is widely available.

This tour is available to start on any day from the beginning of March to the end of October. Spring (April to June) brings pleasant temperatures, blooming landscapes and fewer crowds than summer, though there's a chance of spring showers. Summer (July and August) can bring real heat to much of Spain, but the northern regions stay refreshingly mild thanks to the coastal climate, and the trails are at their busiest with fellow pilgrims. Autumn (September to early November) offers milder temperatures, lovely autumn colors and quieter trails, with a similar chance of rain to spring.

Your bags will be collected from your accommodation each day and moved onto your overnight accommodation. We ask you to limit your luggage to one bag of up to 20kg/44lbs per person.

If you'd prefer to carry your own bag as a traditional pilgrim would, you can opt out of the luggage transfer when booking.

The route is marked with yellow painted arrows, though it's worth taking extra care at intersections. You'll usually find other pilgrims nearby if you need a hand finding your way, and a detailed Tour Info with route notes, local information and maps will be waiting for you at your first accommodation.

Navigation is straightforward using our app which has maps, tracks and daily route info. Simply download the information and tracks for offline use and follow the route on your phone. Once on the trail you do not need signal for the app to work and follow your progress.

Recommended Reading
Although not essential, if you'd like more information on the route, we recommend:
A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Inglés by John Brierley
A Cicerone Guide to the Camino Inglés and Ruta do Mar by Dave Whitson and Laura Perazzoli

Getting to the Start
You can fly in and out of Santiago easily from London, Paris, Barcelona and Madrid with Ryanair and Iberia. From Santiago Airport, take the airport bus to Santiago Bus Station (around 20 minutes), then a Monbus service on to Ferrol - there are five buses a day, taking around 1 hour 20 minutes. Alternatively, you can fly into La Coruña with Vueling from London and Cardiff, with several daily buses connecting on to Ferrol, or you can travel from La Coruña by train with RENFE.

You'll need good hiking shoes or boots, comfortable hiking clothes, waterproofs, a daypack, and we recommend hiking poles. A portable charger for your cell phone is essential. On booking, our Tour Info will give you a complete packing list.

On certain days you can shorten the route or skip it entirely by using a taxi or public transport.

The Camino is extremely popular and numbers can rise sharply during peak season, so we'd recommend booking at least 6 weeks ahead of your travel dates. Once you've started walking, it generally isn't possible to change your accommodation bookings or itinerary, as alternative accommodation isn't usually available at such short notice.

Your Pilgrim Passport (Credencial del Peregrino) and scallop shell will be waiting for you at your first accommodation. The Passport is a record of your journey along the Camino, officially issued by the Church of St. James, and you'll collect stamps (sellos) along the way from albergues, churches, cafes and other stops.

To earn your Compostela Certificate in Santiago, you'll need to walk at least the final 100km of the Camino, with your collected stamps serving as proof of this. If you complete other sections of the trail, your Passport still makes a lovely keepsake of all the stamps you picked up along the way.

We highly recommend that you have travel insurance when you book with Macs Adventure. Your policy should cover medical treatment (including repatriation and emergency evacuation by air ambulance or helicopter), injury, death, third-party liability, and trip cancellation