El Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage

Here is what an average day on the Camino with Creatio looks like:

05:30 Wake-Up
06:00 Packed and Ready
06:10 Team Prayer - Walk 50min
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Silent Hour - Begin Walking
15:00 Arrival @ Destination
15:00 Shower / Wash / Rest
17:00 Mass
18:00 Community Meal
19:00 Dialogue
20:30 Rest

Lunch - OYO - Recommended to snack lightly

The value of a good night’s sleep can’t be overstated, and we’ll be sleeping indoors in alburgues, dorm-style rooms.

Typically there are metal-framed bunkbeds with plastic-covered mattresses (easiest to sanitize and keep free of bedbugs). You’ll want a lightweight sleeping bag liner, sleep sheet, or some kind of cover, but you do not need a traditional sleeping bag.

Most albergues provide a pillow, but you can also improvise with your gear (stuff sack filled with laundry?) We do not advise bringing a pillow from home.

Learning some basics will always be helpful (agua, cerveza, baño, pan,...) , however shopkeepers and our hosts tend to know enough “Camino English” to communicate basic ideas and understand simple requests.

When in doubt just point at the thing you want, smile, and hold out your hand with a few Euro in it for them to take the correct amount (they’ll quickly let you know if you don’t have enough cash available, and are unlikely to ‘overcharge’ you)

We highly advise training as much as you can before this pilgrimage! This will allow you to more leisurely enjoy the Experience. There’s not much you can do to prepare for walking 20 miles per day ... other than walking 20 miles per day.

However, every bit of prep helps and you should start letting your body know it’s going to have some work to do. If you have been pretty sedentary (who, me?) start by walking a few miles at a time in the same socks and shoes you plan to wear on the Camino. This will give you a chance to test them out and make adjustments in advance of your arrival in Spain.

If you are seriously strapped for time, a training hack we like to do is walk on a treadmill with a weighted pack at incline for a mile or two at a time. Crank up the speed if you really want a challenge.

Eventually you may also want to toss your pack on, add some weight and head outside. You can dial in the weight and balance/adjustments of your pack, and get your feet ready to carry the extra pounds. Plus, when your neighbors see you wandering around with your pack they will suddenly think
you’re more interesting (or more weird) than they did before.

In general, we do not have an official age limit on our Creatio trips, rather an ability limit, especially depending on the trip.We have an expectation that all participants are able to maintain a walking pace that will allow them to finish the 15+ mile day trek in a timely manner.

We're walking anywhere from 7-10 hours a day and if someone falls too far behind, it can be a safety problem. We've had many people over the age of 50 join our trips and are very successful, but ability is up to the individual's discernment.