Dates: 2nd to 11th June 2025
Price: 1650.00 Euros
Welcome to our Camino Confidence Meseta Slow Stroller on the Camino Frances.
The Camino Frances is around 800 kms long and stretches from St Jean Pied de Port in France, over the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Northwest Spain and is one of the greatest pilgrim routes in the world.
The three distinct geographical regions along the route correspond to the 3 stages of personal growth often experienced along the journey. These include physical conditioning, emotional reflection and spiritual awareness.
The second stage of the Camino Frances lies between Burgos and Leon. Both are majestic cathedral cities. Our stroll will take us from Burgos to Carrión de los Condes across the expansive landscape of the Meseta. This stage offers the pilgrim the opportunity for deep emotional reflection.
Pilgrims walk the Camino for many different reasons be it to reconnect with the church, search for a spiritual experience, walk in someone’s memory, search for answers, take time to reflect or simply for the fitness benefits. Whatever your reasons are, it will definitely challenge you both physically and mentally.
We have walked with women who have experienced the death of a loved one, a devastating divorce, loss of their primary role in life due to children leaving home or parents dying but also women looking for adventure, excited about discovering Spain and the Camino, determined to make the most of this exciting time of life.
Over 10 days, our group of no more than 8 women will come together from all over the world and walk the 86 kms on our Camino Confidence Meseta Slow Stroller, with manageable daily distances of 10km or 6 miles. You can take the opportunity to leave your responsibilities at home and enjoy some much needed me time. All you have to do is sleep, eat, walk, repeat. Your Camino guide will do the rest.
It can make you feel very vulnerable when you strip your life bare of all responsibilities and simply walk, suddenly your mind is able to wander, and you are given time to truly reflect on your life. For this reason, it isn´t unusual to experience a roller coaster of emotions.
There may be moments of hilarity, happiness, joy, excitement, trepidation, discomfort and even sadness but the beauty of walking with like-minded women is that they can share these moments with you, encourage you and celebrate your growth with you.
We openly encourage you to enjoy every moment of your Camino, whether you walk with the other members of the group or choose to walk alone and meet up with the group in the evening. It is important to us that you walk your Camino your way and experience the Camino through your own eyes, with the comforting knowledge that your luggage is being transported, your accommodation is booked and there is a guide to help you.
Our guides will share stories with you about the Camino, its rich history and fascinating legends to help you to fully immerse yourself in this wonderful experience.
As Founder and Guide at Camino Confidence, I am so proud of the women in these groups. It gives my guides and I great pleasure to see them come together in the WhatsApp group, help each other, book activities together, often even arrange to travel together to and from the start and finish point. We observe as their confidence grows every day as they become a unit often becoming such good friends that many of them come back to walk with Camino Confidence time and time again.
The Beauty of The Meseta
On the Meseta in June, we can expect to see expansive fields of wheat, the beautiful red Flanders field poppies, and wildflowers. Animals are most active at dawn and dusk, avoiding the heat of the day, and this is also the time for colourful, awe (and selfie) inspiring sunrises and sunsets.
What’s included
- 10 nights shared (usually twin rooms) good standard accommodation sourced and personally checked by Camino Confidence.
- Luggage transported.
- An experienced (Spanish and English) guide legally registered to work in Spain.
- Advice on travel and logistics within Spain.
- Your credentials, scallop shell and Camino Confidence patch.
- Two question and answer zoom meetings with Carol Alexander-Price Founder of Camino Confidence (more meetings can be arranged if extra guidance is required).
What’s not included
- Health or travel insurance (we strongly recommend that you get full travel and medical insurance for your own peace of mind before you reserve your place).
- Travel to and from start and finish point.
- Food, drink and snacks.
- Buses or taxi transfers along the route (unless included in the package). Please note that whilst there are taxis along the route, they cannot be flagged down on the side of the road, they have to be reserved by phone by your guide. We cannot guarantee that one will be available at all times.
- Services such as laundry, phone calls etc.
- Tips for guides.
The Itinerary
For a complete itinerary please contact Carol Alexander-Price by email on contact@caminoconfidence.com