Walk the beautiful English Way Camino on a shorter pace for an enjoyable trip
Experience the English Way Easy, allowing you to walk at a comfortable pace. Known locally as the Camino Ingles, this self-guided tour has been designed with easier days, allowing you more time to explore the villages and is less taxing on the body.
This version of the Camino Ingles covers the 100 km pilgrimage from Ferrol to Santiago in 10 days, averaging 12 km daily. Historically traveled by British, Scandinavian, and Dutch pilgrims after a perilous boat journey, it remains a popular alternative route to Santiago de Compostella.
Begin in Ferrol to qualify for the Compostela, providing a peaceful and quiet journey. Customize your experience by splitting walking days. Tailored itineraries are available upon request for a unique pilgrimage.
Highlights of the Easy English Way Camino Tour
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English Way Easy Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Check in
Arriving in Ferrol, a coastal town and the recommended embarkation point for the English Way.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Ferrol
Distance: None
Meals: None
Day 2 Start your Camino Ingles, walking to Neda
Embarking on the initial leg can be completed in a single morning with minimal challenges. Before setting out from Ferrol, explore the port and the contemporary Magdalena neighborhood. En route, don't miss the opportunity to visit the San Martiño de Xubia monastery, featuring a charming 12th-century Romanesque-style church.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Neda
Distance: 25km
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Day 3 Neda - Pontedeume
Prior to departing Neda, take the time to explore the baroque Santa María church, housing a Tudor-style Christ that arrived in 1550 via a British ship. Upon reaching Pontedeume, a must-see is the 14th-century Tower of Andrade, the sole remaining structure from a medieval fortress.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Pontedeume
Distance: 15km
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Day 4 Pontedeume - Miño
This segment offers a blend of coastal vistas and woodland strolls. Miño, situated along the coast, is renowned for its picturesque beaches.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Miño
Distance: 10km
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5 Miño - Betanzos
During your journey, make sure to stop by the iconic San Pantaleón de las Viñas church along the English Way. In Betanzos, the capital of one of the seven provinces of the ancient Kingdom of Galicia, explore numerous monuments showcasing the town's rich history. Don't miss the opportunity to savor their renowned potato omelette.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Betanzos
Distance: 11km
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Day 6 Betanzos - Leiro
Transitioning from the coastline, the English Way ventures into the heart of Galicia, passing through numerous quaint villages. Approximately halfway, explore the San Estevo de Cos church. This route encompasses both paved roads and rustic rural paths.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Leiro
Distance: 11km
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Day 7 Leiro - Bruma-Mesón do Vento
This segment of the Camino presents the most demanding terrain, reaching the peak of the English Way at 454 meters. As you traverse, you'll pass by traditional Galician churches, chapels, and cruceiros (monumental crucifixes).
Overnight Location: Hotel in Bruma-Mesón do Vento
Distance: 17km
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Day 8 Bruma-Mesón do Vento - A Rúa
Your journey will wind through quaint rural villages, meandering past chapels and cruceiros. Notably, in the village of Cruz, enjoy the sculptures of a local artist, including depictions of the Apostle Santiago and a dinosaur, adding a unique artistic touch to your walk.
Overnight Location: Hotel in A Rúa
Distance: 10km
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Day 9 A Rúa - Sigüeiro
The penultimate leg guides you through rustic landscapes, featuring both rural expanses and well-paved roads, allowing you to relish the lush greenery of Galicia's countryside.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Sigüeiro
Distance: 14km
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10 Sigüeiro - Santiago
The final day's walk spans 15 km, ensuring an early arrival in Santiago for ample city exploration. You've reached Santiago, the apostle's ultimate resting place, concluding your journey! Remember to visit the Pilgrim’s Office with your Pilgrim Passport to obtain your Compostela (Pilgrim Certificate).
Overnight Location: None
Distance: 16km
Meals: Breakfast
English Way Easy Tour Price and Dates
This self-guided tour is always run as a private tour for your group only.
- Single room: from $1,195 USD*
- Sharing a double room: from $875 USD*
*-Pricing for this tour depends on the dates of your trip and all the prices are per person. Please click the booking button below to get the exact pricing for your trip dates.
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During this trip you will mostly stay in hostels and pensions. These accommodations have the necessary services to cover the basic needs of cleanliness and rest. Officially, hostels and guesthouses are 1-star accommodations. However, this rating should not be taken into account when evaluating the level of comfort and quality of their services.
Single Rooms and Solo Travellers
Rooms are double occupancy. You can pay a supplement to have a private room in a hotel where possible. Solo travellers may be required to pay a supplement.
Hotels on Standard Tour
Simple hostels and pensions along the Camino
Stay in basic hostels and pensions along the walking route. These accommodations, although simple, are adequate and are preferred option of a stay for many Camino walkers.
What’s Included in the English Way Easy Tour?
Meals
9 breakfasts and 6 dinners are included.
Accommodations
Accommodations for 9 nights are included.
Transportation during the Tour
Transportation for your luggage is included, however, you are in charge of any other personal transfers.
Also included
- Detailed route description and maps
- 24-hour telephone assistance
Not included
- Any personal transport
- Guide services
- Flights
- Meals, drinks, or snacks not previously mentioned
- Travel insurance
- Tourist Tax
- Personal expenses such as drinks, phone calls, tips, extra transfers, etc.
Optional Extras
- Accommodation upgrades
- Single occupancy upgrades
Frequently Asked Questions about Easy English Way Camino Tour
Galiwonders is a specialist tour operator, focusing on pilgrimages along the Camino de Santiago in Spain and Portugal as well as the Via Francigena in Italy. They offer adaptable tours to suit a variety of client needs and focus on truly taking care of their guests.
The tour guides are local experts, living and working right along the Camino. They have visited each hotel and restaurant they recommend, ensuring each is up to standard.
Galiwonders offers constant contact with their guests, ensuring all concerns or questions are addressed immediately so you can relax and enjoy your trip.
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Margot is a new guide with Galiwonders, and loves sharing her pride in her home region of Galicia with visitors. She enjoys sharing the history, stories, legends, and unknown information with tourists to connect them deeply with the region they’re in.
- Q: What is your favourite trip to lead and why?
- A: Any trip around Galicia. Fortunately, I have had the chance to travel far and wide, I’ve visited many counties, many cities, all beautiful and with something special, but I guess the saying "the heart is where home is" is applicable to me.
- Q: What are guests most surprised about in visiting your country?
- A: Tourists usually have a preconceived idea of what Spain is like, and when they are here they are surprised to see that how they thought it was had no similarity to that notion. I find this is especially true with Galicia. The most common ide they have is that it’s all Flamenco, bulls and polka dot dresses. That is just in Andalucia, and in Madrid, for tourists. Each region has its own unique traditions and folk culture.
- Q: What is one experience anybody visiting your country should do?
- A: El Camino de Santiago. It does not matter what religion you belong to. It is the sentiment, the relaxation, the feeling of wholeness one senses while on the Way. It’s the goal of accomplishing a pilgrimage for whatever the reason one may have, reaching the end of the road where all roads meet. Along the way you make friends with people from all over the world, the group gets larger and larger, some speak Spanish, others French, others English, even Chinese. It’s a wonderful multiracial group, and once you all reach Plaza do Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela, you all embrace. Everyone’s jumping and laughing with sore, bruised feet and sweaty clothes for having accomplished the challenge, feeling so good and wondering why the rest of the world does not embrace this experience.