Top 10 Camino Tips

Here, we give you our Top 10 Camino tips so you can make the most of your Camino experience!

1. Choose the Right Camino

There are many Camino Routes, all unique in their own way. Find the right route for you: a coastal route or an inland route? What distance are you comfortable covering? Find the right season to travel; for instance, if you don’t like heat, Spring or Autumn would be better for you.

For more information, read our guide to Choosing the right Camino.

2. Get Walking – Top 10 Camino

The Camino de Santiago is within everyone’s ability but it is highly recommended you do some training in advance. Get walking to build stamina for your trip. A bit of walking and training goes a long way.

3. Know the Camino Culture

The Camino is a UNESCO-listed trail and it has been connecting people and cultures for many centuries. Learn about the history, heritage, and languages of the regions you visit before your trip. If you can, learn a few words in the local language.

4. Bring the Right Gear

Good walking shoes will be the most important gear you’ll have on the Camino. Make sure to check the weather forecast before departing to ensure you bring the right clothes and weather protective gear. Read our packing guide for the Camino for more information on what to pack.

5. Don’t forget your Camera

To capture those special Camino moments.

6. Pack your Camino pilgrim passport

Don’t leave without your pilgrim passport. You’ll have to get your pilgrim passport, known as credencial, stamped along the way to be able to receive your Compostela pilgrim certificate.

7. Find your own pace

It is essential you walk at your own pace to enjoy the experience. It is all about enjoying the journey so don’t feel like you have to keep up with faster walkers on the trail. You will be walking for many days so there’s no point getting tired pushing yourself too hard.

8. Spirit of the Camino

Get into the spirit of the Camino, respect fellow pilgrims, and greet them and locals with a ‘Buen Camino!’

9. Eat the Camino

Each region has its own cuisine and delicacies. Our tip? Try them all! From Galicia’s famous octopus to the tapas trail in Logroño and Portugal’s exquisite custard tarts, there is a new world of flavors to be discovered on the Camino trails.

10. Get your Camino Certificate “Compostela”

Get your Compostela pilgrim certificate at the Pilgrims Office in Santiago, then make sure you explore the wonders of Santiago de Compostela.