We offer riding tours of the Way of St James on the ‘Classic Camino’, the Camino Frances, the Portuguese Way, Ruta del Mar, and other Caminos. Our fully supported Camino by Horseback tours include full board accommodation, horses and equipment, a dedicated tour guide/host, a support vehicle with equine staff, luggage transfer, and insurance. You can choose between joining one of our group rides or organising your private tour (minimum group size of 4, subject to availability). We also have tours for couples or friends where one rides and the other doesn’t – ask us for details. A special highlight of your horse riding tour will be entering your destination, Santiago de Compostela, clattering along the cobbled streets into the Cathedral Square.
Spend from a week to a month riding the classic, most loved Camino de Santiago from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela
Join a fascinating ride along the lesser-known Camino Invierno. Las Medulas is an fantastical landscape created by the Romans, who mined here for silver. You begin at the magnificent Knights Templar Castle of Ponferrada
Ride the Galician section of the central Camino Portugues, which begins at the mighty Rio Mino, which separates Spain from Portugal.
From the Camino Portuguese to Santiago, ride west to discover the spectacular Galician coastline with its fishing villages and golden beaches
From Santiago Cathedral, ride to the actual ‘end’ of the Camino at the 0.0 km way marker at Finisterre lighthouse. Then, ride to the pretty fishing port of Muxia with its Christian and pagan monuments.
Some of Spain’s most prestigious wines have been grown along the River Duero valley for centuries. Explore and enjoy wine tastings as you ride between wineries with wonderful private hotel lodgings.
Ride the great warrior’s trail south of the city of Burgos in the ancient kingdom of Castille
From £2870 per person, 6-nights on the Camino Frances
Price Excludes
Our most popular horseback route is our 6-day/7-night ride from O Cebreiro to Santiago de Compostela.
Follow in the footsteps of kings and popes, knights and archbishops, saints and crusaders. Ride the Camino on horseback, as the medieval nobility did.
You will be transferred to the start of the ride to meet your guide and companions. Tonight, you will enjoy a welcome dinner and prepare to start on the Camino the following day.
O Cebreiro is an ethnographic time capsule characteristic of NW Spain. A hamlet of circular stone-built and thatched-roofed buildings, it is a place of great charm and has long been a significant stop on the Camino Frances. Tricastela and Sarria are also starting points for this week-long guided horseback trip
Your expedition sets off through the impressive mountainous terrain of the Sierras Os Ancares, with the highest altitude on the French Route in Galicia at 1337m. You’ll enjoy beautiful green panoramas into the green valleys. Onwards, through old villages, which all have Saint James traditions, and through native woodland and river crossings before a timely stop at the famous Monastery of Samos. From Sarria, riders cross the Aspera bridge through woods, meadows, and arable lands.
In the middle of an enchanting forested landscape, the Camino makes its way down to cross the mighty Miño River to arrive at Portomarin by Belesaru dam. Then wind through the hamlets to Melide, the geographic centre of Galicia, where you can taste the delicious classic dish of Galician octopus. Here, the French Route meets the Primitive Route from the north.
In Arzua, the pilgrims of the French Route mingle with those making their way to Santiago from the North. Stands of eucalyptus and oaks pepper a landscape of meadows and little villages before arriving at the outskirts of Santiago de Compostela.
Just outside Santiago, the riders reach the village of Lavacolla for the final night, near Monte do Gozo. This is a significant hilltop landmark – for your first view of Santiago Cathedral towers in the distance.
On the final morning, you have an early ride into the famed City and its magnificent Cathedral. We have a special dispensation to enter the Cathedral Plaza early in the morning. It is a memorable experience to arrive here before the city is fully awake and the pilgrim travellers arrive on foot.
At the journey’s end, the guides will wish you a fond farewell and a buen viaje on your homeward voyage.
Please note that your final night in Santiago is not included in the price.
We can arrange additional nights in Santiago and beyond by request.
What to Expect on the Camino
Once you start out on the Camino Trail, you will ride 30-35 miles daily for 6-7 hours at a moderate pace. As you will be in the saddle for at least 6 hours each day, you are expected to have a degree of experience, fitness, and stamina.
If you need a break, you can travel part of the way in the backup vehicle.
You should be able to walk and trot comfortably. On most trails, you will also have the chance to canter and gallop. Bear in mind that you are sharing the Camino with others on foot and by bicycle.
Each morning after breakfast, you will set out as a group with the horse already prepared. You stop daily for a sit-down lunch on the Camino, a chance for riders and horses to rest well. The backup team rendezvous with the riding group at lunch and at the end of the ride to care for the horses.
Once you arrive at your destination, you have free time to relax, take a siesta, or look around the area before the group comes together for dinner. On the final day, you can take a short ride into the Plaza Obradoiro at Santiago de Compostela Cathedral from approximately 7 to 9 a.m.
After bidding farewell to the horses, you will all collect your Compostela certificates at the Pilgrim Office in time for the Pilgrim Mass at 12 a.m., which signals the end of Jesus’ services.
We will require details of your age, height, weight, and level of ability to assist with matching you with the correct mount. We also provide you with a list of recommended clothing for riding tours.
We can also organise private horseback tours for a minimum group of 4 riders, subject to availability. Contact us for a quote and to check your preferred dates. We also offer tours for couples where one rider doesn’t. Please ask us for details.
We have partnered with two professional horse-riding companies based in Spain for over a decade. We are experienced in providing expertly guided tours on several Camino routes throughout Spain. We provide all the services and facilities you need to ride the Camino by horse, reserving the best hotels, cottages and country houses. Our partners have first-class knowledge of the route and hoteliers along the way, ensuring you enjoy the best service.
They will provide you with a wonderful horse, equipment, clothing and water. The horses are a mixture of Hispano Arabe and Español, and there are various sizes of horses to suit a wide range of riders. The team consists of additional personnel to handle horses, assist with the daily rides and manage daily baggage transfers between accommodations. They use a support vehicle daily, so the team will look after you if you require an early finish or wish for a day off. A horse box is also part of the set-up for transporting additional horses, feed and kit. They are prepared for every eventuality.
(If you are still deciding which Camino route is best for you, browse our full selection of Self-Guided Camino Experiences.)
The horses are a mixture of Hispano Arabe and Español, of various sizes, and suitable for a wide range of riders. The team will provide you with a wonderful horse, equipment, a riding hat, a rain cape (in Galicia), clothing, and water. You can choose to ride in an English or Western Saddle. However, for trail riding, we highly recommend you choose Western style as it improves the horse’s and rider’s comfort.
The team consists of additional personnel handling horses, assisting on the rides, and managing baggage transfers between accommodations. A support vehicle is used daily, so if you require an early finish or wish a day off, the team can look after you.
There is also a horse box for transporting additional horses, feed, and kit. The team is prepared for every eventuality.
We have worked with Jesus and his equestrian team for a very successful decade. Jesus himself will be your host and guide on our Galicia Camino horseback tours. A native of Galicia, he has a wide range of wonderful horses in tip-top condition, well-schooled, and accustomed to carrying riders on the Camino trails. He has first-class knowledge of all the Camino routes and the hoteliers along the way, ensuring you enjoy the best service possible.
With an abundance of small inns along the way, when you are on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela you will really enjoy the local food and wine. Jesus will guide you and we will do our best to cater for your dietary needs. Galicia is renowned internationally for its white wines, such as Albarino, and reds, such as Ribeiros and Ribeiras. They make great light beers, too – “Galicia Estrella” or Galicia Star – how appropriate!
Every town in the Camino has a variety of lively plazas with bars and restaurants, so you will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy the delicious Spanish gastronomy and the variety of world-famous Spanish wines.
During the tour, you have full board and lodgings, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, with non-alcoholic beverages and snacks included.
Jesus has special permission to ride into the Cathedral Square early, before the daily swell of pilgrims arrive on foot. It’s a marvellous feeling, arriving on horseback at the cobbled Plaza Obradoiro, passing the magnificent Parador of the Catholic Kings to finish at the spectacular Cathedral of St James.
Since 1985, Santiago de Compostela has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the destination of the Way of St James pilgrimage, one of the major themes of medieval Europe. For over 1,000 years, millions have travelled to Santiago along many Caminos from nearly every corner of the planet. The city boasts a magnificent old town around the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, a masterpiece of Romanesque art, and is worthy of being one of Christianity’s greatest holy cities.
Full board provided: breakfast, lunch on the trail and dinner usually at your hotel.
Does not include extra snacks or alcoholic drinks.
Hand-picked comfortable establishments with high standards of personal service
We believe that our high level of personal service and customer care offers the best in the Camino food, culture and history.
Your accommodation will include a variety of traditional farmhouses, historic homes, and hotels on the Camino de Santiago. Often these are chosen for proximity to loose boxes and pasture for the horses.
All rooms have en-suite facilities, usually with in-house restaurants, but sometimes you will dine out.
The team move your baggage from one accommodation to the next as you ride. Your luggage will be awaiting you on arrival at your new lodgings each day.
Your hotel accommodations will be confirmed about one month before departure date.
