Camino Inglés 29 August-5 September 2026

WalkOn: Camino Inglés

The Camino You Actually Have Time For

29 August-5 September 2026

Have you ever dreamed of doing the Camino - but never had enough time? Or you don't like travelling completely solo? Or you thought it is too heavy? Or you wouldn't even know where to start?
A full Camino typically takes 3-4 weeks. You walk by yourself with your backpack. You don't know where to sleep...
This is your shortcut in.

Camino Inglés - 120km across northern Spain + time in Santiago - in just 8 days. Fully organized, fully led, in a small group of women who showed up anyway. You just come and walk. You will have your time solo. And in a group.

29 August - 5 September 2026.
Maximum 7 women.

I handle everything - preparation, logistics, accommodation, daily support - so the only thing you need to do is train your feet and get on the plane.

WHAT?

120km of real Camino - Ferrol to Santiago de Compostela. The shortest route that earns you the official Compostela. A complete pilgrim route, walked in full.
Albergue life - Dorm-style, shared, authentic. Bunk beds, other pilgrims from across the world, the sound of boots at 6am. No hotels. No bubble wrap.
Medieval Betanzos - Stone streets, 15th century churches, morning coffee in the square. If the legs allow - a slow morning here.
Breakfast and dinner every day - Simple meals cooked together in the albergue kitchen. Scrambled eggs, noodles, whatever the kitchen has. This is not a restaurant tour - it's better.
All transfers sorted - Fly into Santiago or A Coruña. Your bus to Ferrol is included. You land, I handle the rest.
Full preparation program - What to train, what shoes to buy, how to prevent blisters. Everything I learned the hard way so you don't have to.
Complete Camino packing guide - Everything you need, packed into cabin luggage only. Under 10kg. It's possible - I'll show you how.
Flight search help - Give me your criteria, I'll find the options. Amsterdam travellers, we coordinate together.
Pilgrim's Passport (Credencial) - Stamped at every albergue along the way. The proof that earns you the Compostela.
Arrival in Santiago de Compostela - Thursday. The Cathedral. The Pilgrim Mass. The Compostela in your hands.
Evening recovery yoga - Optional, end of each walking day. Just what the body needs after 20+ kilometers.
Full support from me throughout - I know what day 3 feels like. I know when to slow down and when to push through. I've got you.
And somewhere around day 2 - the "Holy sh*t, I'm actually doing this" moment. It will come.
BONUS: Adventure Pill included - 7-day digital movement programme (€27 value) to build your movement habit before the Camino starts.

WHEN?

29 August - 5 September 2026

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WHY?

It fits your actual life.
A full Camino Francés takes 30+ days. This gives you the real thing in 8. Not a shortcut in quality - a shortcut in time. You come back with the Compostela, the blisters, and the story.

It's the quieter route.
The Inglés carries a fraction of the foot traffic of the Francés. Serious pilgrims, Galician villages that barely see outsiders, albergues that still feel like the Camino was meant to feel. Less noise. More Camino.

You don't go alone.
Maximum 7 women. You walk at your own pace and meet at the end of the day. Never lost in a crowd, never alone at the dinner table.

Your body will surprise you.
You will have hard moments. You will want to stop. And then you will keep going. You go home knowing what you're made of. That's the part no Instagram post can capture.

The arrival in Santiago is something else.
Five days of walking. A Credencial full of stamps. Your name on the Compostela in Latin. That feeling belongs to you alone. It's proof, not a souvenir.

The Fisterra option, if you're not done yet.
West, to the Atlantic, to the end of the world. 80km, three days, the most dramatic coastline in Galicia. Optional. Worth it.

FOR WHOM?

This trip is for women who have been carrying the Camino on their list for years - and are done waiting for the perfect moment. The perfect moment is not coming. This one is.
You don't need to be a runner or a seasoned hiker. You need to be willing to train, willing to carry your own pack, and willing to sleep in a bunk bed next to strangers. The preparation program handles the rest.
Physically: 20-25km per day on mixed terrain. Manageable for anyone who trains consistently for 8-10 weeks beforehand. I'll tell you exactly how.

The accommodation is dorm-style albergues - shared rooms, communal bathrooms, bunk beds. If this sounds like a dealbreaker, this trip is probably not for you. If it sounds like an adventure - you're in the right place.
Age is not a barrier. I'm almost 49 and I've done this. The women who get the most from this kind of trip are not the youngest or the fittest. They're the ones who stopped waiting for permission.

HOW MUCH?

€670 per person
(launch price - first edition of WalkOn: Camino)
This is the first time I'm running this trip. The price reflects that. It will not be this low again.
Flights from Europe are typically €250-300 return and are not included. If you're travelling from Amsterdam, we can coordinate that part together.

To secure your spot:
€200 deposit by bank transfer. Full balance due by 15 August 2026.
Maximum 7 women. Spots fill in order of deposit received.

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INCLUDED:

All accommodation - 7 nights in albergues (dorm-style, shared, pilgrim-style)
Breakfast and dinner daily - cooked together or sourced locally; albergue kitchen used where available
All transfers - bus from Santiago de Compostela or A Coruña airport to Ferrol (starting point)
Full preparation program - training plan, shoe guidance, foot and knee care, blister prevention, everything learned the hard way
Complete Camino packing guide - full deck, cabin luggage only, under 10kg on your back
Flight search support - Olga searches based on your criteria and travel dates
Pilgrim's Passport (Credencial) - organized at the start of the Camino, stamped throughout
Evening recovery yoga - optional daily session at the end of each walking day
Full daily support from Olga throughout the entire journey
Adventure Pill (bonus) - 7-day digital movement programme (€27 value) included as pre-departure preparation

NOT INCLUDED

Flights (typically €250-300 return from Europe)*
Lunch and snacks on the trail
Health and travel insurance (required - please arrange before departure)
Backpack transfer service, if needed (~€10/day - Olga helps organize)
Personal expenses

*You only need cabin luggage. Your pack should stay under 10kg. No checked bags needed - this also keeps your flight costs lower.

EXTRAS / ADD-ONS

The trip is complete as it is - but a few extras are available if you need them.
If your back decides it's had enough, I'll help you organize a bag transfer service: your pack gets driven to the next albergue while you walk free, around €10 per day.
If you have a few extra days after Santiago, don't go home yet - the Camino Fisterra runs west from the cathedral to the Atlantic, to the place medieval pilgrims called the end of the world. 80km, three days, the most dramatic coastline in Galicia. Self-organized, absolutely worth it.
And laundry - almost every albergue has a machine and dryer, around €3 per use. Pack light, wash often.

THE PART NO ONE PREPARES YOU FOR

On Thursday morning, after five days of walking, you arrive in Santiago de Compostela.
The Cathedral of Santiago has been the endpoint of pilgrims for over a thousand years. You walk in from the Camino Inglés - the same route the English, Irish and Scandinavian pilgrims arrived on after crossing the sea. You stand in the square with your backpack, your Credencial full of stamps, and your legs that have now carried you 120km across northern Spain.
Then you collect your Compostela - the official certificate of completion, issued by the Cathedral, with your name on it in Latin. It is given only to pilgrims who walked the minimum 100km. You will have walked 120.
Whatever you thought you were capable of before you left - this will adjust that number upward. Permanently.

WHERE?

The Camino Inglés - the English Way - was the route pilgrims from England, Ireland and Scandinavia walked after sailing into the ports of Ferrol and A Coruña. It almost disappeared when Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church in the 1530s. It survived. At 116km from Ferrol to Santiago, it's the shortest route that still earns you the official Compostela - the same certificate pilgrims who walked 800km on the Francés receive. Same cathedral. Same stamp. Same feeling.

The route runs through Galicia - green, hilly, quiet. River estuaries, medieval stone bridges, eucalyptus forests. Fewer pilgrims than the Francés, which means more silence and more space. You start in Ferrol on Saturday evening. You finish in Santiago de Compostela on Thursday. What happens in between belongs to you.

REGISTRATION

WITH WHOM?

Former lawyer. Yoga teacher. Amsterdam-based, almost 49, and apparently incapable of staying home. I've done the Camino. I know what day 3 feels like - and I know what happens on the other side of it. I built this trip because I wanted other women to find that out too.
On the road I'm the person who carries the first aid kit, finds the best albergue, and makes you laugh when everything is slightly harder than expected. Which it will be.
You'll be fine.