Luggage: You can choose to take on the challenge to journey like a traditional Pilgrimage, carrying what you need for this trip on your back. It is also possible for your luggage to get transported each day to our next stop. The total cost for this is $65.

Just to be clear, Nathan and I will have our luggage transported, and we will still be true pilgrims. Carrying your luggage on your back has a lot to do with living with only what you will need in the moment, not building security. Pilgrims only traveled with what was on their backs as they felt no need to have anything beyond that. 

Group Size: This Pilgrimage will be at full capacity at 8 people, and will run with a minimum of 5 people.

Nuts and Bolts

Routes and Dates

Portuguese Route Valença - Santiago: Monday, June 23 - Monday, June 30, 2025

We will take six days to walk the route Valença, Portugal, to Santiago, Spain. This is the inland Portuguese route. You will walk between 8 and 15.5 miles  / 13 and 23 km per day, and there is slight elevation on several days. The paths are a mixture of roads through villages, pebble stones, and dirt paths through woods and nature reservoirs.

French Route Sarria - Santiago: Saturday, July 5th - Saturday, July 12, 2025

We will take six days to walk part of the French Route from Sarria, Spain, to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. You will walk between 9 and 14 miles  / 14 and 22 km per day with slight elevation on several days. The paths are a mixture of roads through beautiful villages, pebble stones, and dirt paths through woods.

Cost: $2,950 per person for a double-occupancy room for those traveling together.                $3,300 per person for a single room.

This includes:

• 8 days, 7 hotel nights.

• 8 breakfasts at our hotels.

• Your Pilgrim Passport (credentials) and Jacob Shell.

• Route booklet with descriptions of route per day.

• 24/7 emergency contact phone number through a local partner.

• Daily guidance and availability from MaddyChristine and Nathan.

• Community time with daily spiritual practices, meditations, and group processing.

• Optional Spiritual Direction sessions with MaddyChristine, and Coaching sessions with Nathan.

Extra options:

• Luggage transportation each day for those not carrying their overnight needs on their backs - Cost $65.

• For Porto Camino: Transportation from to the hotel in Valença, where we will start our walking journey.

• Extra hotel stay in Santiago to spend more time in this historical city before traveling home - Estimated Cost $ 135 single room. 

Not included:

• Airfare to and from Europe (You will receive a document on flight information once you are registered.)

• Transportation from airport to hotel.

• Transportation from hotel to airport (departure in Santiago - estimated cost taxi: € 20 / $ 25.)

• Lunch and dinners (one can choose to bring snacks for walking days (Maddy never bought lunch), and there are little cafes on the route with inexpensive lunch options ($5 - 10). Dinner nightly is estimated to cost $15-25.

• Travel insurance (this is required!)

• ETIAS application for those traveling from USA and UK (for a full list, see below) - € 7 / $ 7.5

We recognize that Pilgrimage involves significant sacrifice—of time, finances, and personal commitment. We desire for finances to not stand in the way of the life-changing experience of a Camino , and we work hard to build our scholarship fund.

We do our best to offer partial scholarships to those who demonstrate a sincere dedication to this journey but still require assistance despite their efforts to make it happen. Scholarships are for individuals who have made meaningful sacrifices but face genuine financial barriers. Please inquire with us about available funds and the application process might you need financial assistance.