Portuguese Camino de Santiago self guided hiking vacation

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CARBON REDUCTION

This eight day walking vacation along the Portuguese section of the Camino de Santiago is, by its very nature, slow and sustainable. It focuses on human-powered transport with guests walking 18-25km per day, enabling them to complete the route in a way that produces the least amount of carbon emissions possible - by foot.

We offer advice for our guests who might like to travel to and from the start and end point of this vacation by bus or train. As well as traveling overland by rail to other destinations from Santiago de Compostela.

ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE

Trails on this vacation have been way-marked and are regularly maintained; an important measure taken in order to prevent people from straying from the intended routes, therefore reducing any damage to the immediate surroundings of the trails. We also always advise our guests to not stroll from the marked way for this reason.

Although we do have tours during peak season ( May-September), this vacation is available from March to November. This means that guests can support the local economy for three seasons of the year and, at the same time, we are also trying and encourage walkers to keep their impact as low as possible on the environment during busy times.

People

LOCAL ECONOMY

Accommodation on this tour includes small, locally-owned and family-run hotels. They have been carefully selected based on a variety of criteria including their location, warm hospitality, good local food or commitment to responsible tourism.

Only breakfast is included on this walking vacation and so we encourage our guests to buy lunches and snacks in local shops, and also recommend small, local eateries en route, or the accommodation provider will also provide dinner if requested. All contributing to the local food economy.

EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY

All of our partners in Spain live locally and play an important role in contributing to the local economy. At home, we have a strict policy to pay all our own employees and team members a living wage and fair wage, with vacation entitlement. In the hiring process, we prioritise experience, qualifications and passion, emphasising that race, gender, sexual orientation, or nationality are not factors of consideration. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace based on skills and expertise. We also endeavour to support any guests with visible and non-visible disabilities or any special requirements, when possible.