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CAMINO FORUM WALK
A tour specially made for Camino Forum members. Ultreya Tours, the local Camino Specialist, together with Ivar Rekve, the creator and administrator of www.CaminodeSantiago.me, present the first Guided Tour along the Camino de Santiago for Forum Members.
Finally, get to meet other members and Ivar while experiencing the best the last 112 km (70 miles) of the French Way has to offer staying in 3 to 4* hotels and luxurious Galician Manors. We will guide you through our favorite monuments, villages and viewpoints and show you true Galician hospitality.
PRICE & DATES FACT FILE
Tuesday 6th to Tuesday 13th of September 2016 Accommodation Luxurious €1305 per person Manors & 3 to 4* Hotels Total Walking Distance 112 km • Single room supplement: +€380 per room (25% discount for sharing a triple room) Duration 8 days / 7 nights • Extra night in 3* hotel: +€115 per room (dinner not included) Starts Sarria • Extra night in the 4* San Francisco Monumental Hotel: +€200 Stops Portomarin, Palas de Rei, per room (dinner not included - upgrade +€85) Melide, Arzua, Pedrouzo • Extra night in the 5* Parador of Santiago: +€250 per room Ends Santiago de Compostela (dinner not included - upgrade +€175) • Minimum 8 participants & maximum 14
CAMINO FORUM WALK INCLUDES • A Pilgrim Kit per person • Guaranteed Botafumeiro ceremony • Transfers in and out from Santiago airport, other during the Pilgrim Mass at arrival in airports on request Santiago Luggage transfers from hotel to hotel • • A collection of photos of the group to • Emergency support from our local team share • Dedicated bilingual guide during the whole tour • Walk between 14 km and 22 km per day duration • Welcome cocktail party for the group in • En-suite accommodation in charming luxurious Sarria & farewell dinner in Santiago with manors & 3 to 4* historical hotels Ivar Rekve • All taxes and gratuities for the guides and hotels • A detailed guidebook and Spanish phrasebook per room • All Breakfasts and Dinners www.ultreyatours.com ULTREYA TOURS [email protected] +1 917 677 7470
CAMINO FORUM WALK DAY BY DAY ITINERARY
This 7 nights route brings you along the last 112 km (70 miles) of the Camino Frances - French Way into Santiago de Compostela.
DAY 1 - MAKING OUR WAY TO YOUR STARTING POINT OF THE CAMINO
Our driver will pick you up from Santiago airport at the agreed time to bring you to your first hotel in the iconic town of Sarria, where you will start your journey on the Camino the next day. You will be staying in Sarria’s old town 4* hotel where you will be able to relax and forget about the day’s transit at in the pool. In order for you to meet everybody participating in the Camino Forum Walk, we will organize a Welcome Cocktail including some tapas and wine or beer for the group in the hotel around 7pm before having dinner together. Night in 4* Hotel Alfonso IX.
DAY 2 - 22KM - WALK FROM SARRIA TO PORTOMARIN
Finally, the day we start the Camino Forum Walk! We will meet at reception after breakfast to head up the medieval staircase and start making our way together to Portomarin. Our first experience of the Camino is walking through easy paved trails through beautiful countryside, meadows and oak woods, charming villages with slate roofs and across a huge medieval bridge. Expect some steep uphill and downhill at some point today, but the beauty of the trail will make it up to you. At arrival in Portomarin, you will stay in the town’s 3* hotel, which used to be a Parador, and you will have free time to enjoy their pool or spa, your private balcony and stroll through the impressive archway village with it’s memorable church before dinner. Night in 3* Pousada de Portomarin www.ultreyatours.com ULTREYA TOURS [email protected] +1 917 677 7470
DAY 3 - 20KM - WALK FROM PORTOMARIN TO PALAS DE REI
Today, you will be walking a trail that has been protected by the Knights of the Order of Santiago since 1184. There will be some more uphill and downhill but mostly peaceful oak and eucalyptus forests and charming villages including Gonzar and Airexe. You will be staying tonight in a beautiful and luxurious Guest-House/ Galician Manor just outside the Camino 3-4 km before Palas de Rei. To shorten the long walking day, the hotel will pick us up from the Camino and bring us back to the same point the next day. Night in Casa Roan y Casa Grande
DAY 4 - 18KM - WALK FROM PALAS DE REI TO MELIDE
In the morning, we will walk the remaining kilometers into Palas de Rei, where we will stop to visit the town church and enjoy a coffee in the old town. We then have about 4h walk into Melide but we want to make sure to arrive in Melide in time for lunch (2pm in Spain). Melide is renown for having the oldest surviving cruceiro (calvary) in the world and for the best Pulpo a la Galega (Octopus) in Galicia. We will stay tonight in a unique spa-hotel with a Celtic inspired architecture by a lac where they will be able to enjoy a hydro-massage bath and a relaxing atmosphere. In both case, a taxi will pick us up from Melide to bring us to the guest-house and back the next day. Night in Hotel Balneario Rio Pambre
DAY 5 - 14KM - WALK FROM MELIDE TO ARZUA
After our transfer back to Melide, we will continue our journey through the peaceful Galician countryside. You will find by now the way you live the Camino is changing. As your body and feet are getting used to the activity, the path becomes gentler. Take it in and enjoy this time-off from your busy life to think, relax and interact with fellow pilgrims. You have done more than half of your journey but the best parts are still to come. We will be walking to Arzua, which is famous for its peculiarly shaped cheese, before being transfered to a stunning 500 years old Galician Mansion. Night in Casa Brandariz
DAY 6 - 19KM - WALK FROM ARZUA TO O PEDROUZO
After a short transfer back to Arzua, we will continue our way to O Pedrouzo. With only 40 km left from Santiago, you will notice the ambiance along the Way is changing as people plan to celebrate their arrival and start realizing it will soon be time to part with people they might have been walking with for a month. The countryside itself changes as you enter forest with totally symmetric rows that produce curious visual effects. The villages you pass virtually have no name and seem stuck in time. www.ultreyatours.com ULTREYA TOURS [email protected] +1 917 677 7470
In O Pedrouzo, we will ask the owner of a stunning XVII century Galician Manor to pick us up. Before dinner, you will have free time to visit the guest-house’s 64.000 m2 of land including it’s own functioning water-mill, orchard, horreo and a small chapel. Night in Pazo de Xan Xordo
DAY 7 - 20KM - WALK FROM O PEDROUZO TO SANTIAGO
After a drive back to O Pedrouzo, we will have 20 km left to walk before arriving at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, where the Apostle Saint James is buried. We will leave early as a long day awaits and to be able to enjoy as much time as possible in Santiago. On our journey today, we will cross Lavacolla’s river, where traditionally pilgrims would bath and clean their clothes - and hence purifying their soul - before stepping into the Cathedral. We will climb up Monte do Gozo (Mount of joy) which offers stunning views on the City before continuing downhill into the Medieval Town, which we will enter via the “Camino Door”. A few minutes later, we will finally pass the Azabachería Door, the official entrance to the Cathedral on a non-Holy year, and continue down to the Plaza del Obradoiro. You have finally finished the Camino de Santiago! You still have a few things to do this afternoon: checking into your hotel 150m away from the square, getting your pilgrim certificate & marvel at the architecture of our beloved City. At 19:30, the group will gather to attend the Pilgrim Mass, where we will have pre-booked the Botafumeiro ceremony. After Mass, around 9pm Ivar Rekve will join us for a farewell dinner and we will share our thoughts about the journey we just undertook together and how the Forum brought us together. Night in 4* Hotel San Bieito
DAY 8 - START OF YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE
A wise pilgrim once told us “the real Camino starts where the Camino de Santiago finishes but I will not be afraid because the Camino will always be there for me.” Today, as we bring you to your departure airport, we hope it has brought you whatever you were looking for and wish to see you again soon on the Camino! www.ultreyatours.com ULTREYA TOURS [email protected] +1 917 677 7470
ABOUT ULTREYA TOURS WHY CHOOSE US?
We are a Incoming Tour Operator specialized Fully bonded, ensured and registered as in organizing comprehensive and highly retail & wholesale Travel Agency in Spain personalized walking tours for groups on the We are based in Santiago and you Founded and based in Camino de Santiago. can reach us 24/7 while you are on the Santiago de Compostela, we know the region of Camino Galicia and the secrets of the Camino by heart. We only book the best accommodation The Camino de Santiago is not just our business it according to your group’s requirements is our way of life and we would love nothing more and budget than to introduce you to our vision of the Camino. You will get a dedicated Camino Account Planner to assist at every step Our name Ultreya comes from the Latin word for Special rates and dedicated offers for Onwards. “Ultreya, Suseya, Santiago” was the large groups common greeting amongst pilgrims in Medieval times. It meant courage, further and higher is Excellent commission structure for Santiago. We are already in Santiago so our goal resellers and travel agents is to bring you there and help you every step of the Way.
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ONLY 4 STEPS AWAY FROM YOUR JOURNEY
STEP 1 Get in touch with one of our Camino Planner for a personalized quote STEP 2 Once you are satisfied with the Terms & Conditions of your tour, we will invoice you for a 50% of the total price non-refundable deposit to process the booking
STEP 3 Immediately after receiving the initial deposit we will start booking your accommodation, meals, activities, guides and any other services
STEP 4 30 days before the departure, we will request the 50% remaining deposit and you will receive the list of your accommodation, confirmation vouchers for extra services and activities, pilgrim kits for each members of your group, a detailed guidebook and Spanish phrasebook per room
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Ultreya Tours www.ultreyatours.com +1 917 677 7470 (USA) +34 881 249 039 (Spain) Centro de Emprendemento Ciudad de la Cultura de Galicia 15707 Santiago de Compostela