A Taste of the Camino: Porto to Bilbao

Great tour, small group, great guide, excellent locations visited and restaurants very good standard

It was a great tour, a lovely group to travel with.
Ana our guide made it special in all ways.

Although you don't do the Camino you get an excellent feel of the experience. The history and the accommodation were excellent.

A fabulous tour through towns and villages, stuning scenery and experiencing local life and fascinating history of the early and modern pilgrims. Excellent accommodation and local food.

A very interesting tour.The tour could have more enjoyable with a better guide.She was too obsessed with her own Camino experiences

Felt that the walking tour in Santiago de Compostella took too long.
The accommodation was exceptional. Not too much time to explore.

Having done a previous tour with Back-Roads Touring, I was disappointed with the lower standards on this tour.
Our tour leader Deirdre was less organised & less knowledgeable than our previous tour leader; much of her commentary was about her experiences when walking the Camino. Few of the hotels were of as high a standard, the bus was good rather than excellent (eg I had difficulty at times connecting to the bus wifi). The food at the included meals (including breakfast) was pleasant; on our Discover Portugal tour it was exceptional.

Enjoyed the small group we had ,fantastic to see all the old buildings , roman walls ,churches , and learn some of the history of the pilgrims journey .also liked the wine tour very interesting .Amased at the Cueva grotto where we had lunch .The cable car was a great trip even had some sleet ,view amazing views .
Tour leader more suited to a younger group , not paying attention to her charges at times , talking non stop ,made me want to switch off .her personal info we didn't need .Provided lunch and dinner on the same day not good .In all great time had .
Thank you . Wendy & Nancy

Overall a very interesting and enjoyable trip. Our guide Eddi was fantastic, and the group of travellers was a good fit (all 60 / 70s Australians and a few Kiwis).

Some of the hotels left a bit to be desired, though others were very good indeed.

Exploring parts of the Camino, travelling through the beautiful countryside of north western Spain and tasting some delicious local fare were standouts for us on this tour. We had a brilliant guide, Eddie and driver, Francisco. We loved exploring some of the historical sites such as the Roman walls in Lego, the medieval castle, and the 12th century church outside of Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela itself was a great experience - such a vibrant city. And snow , yes snow in the Cantabrian mountains, didn’t expect that. The cable car ride in the Picos de Europa National Park was very special. Great tour with a great range of sights and experiences . Very well organised.

I wasn’t expecting it to be a religious trail. I was unfamiliar with the Camino trail. Although interesting, I was expecting the tour to be more of the food choices and more of the parks and gardens. My fault for not investigating it more before we left. I would have like to have had Bilbao included in the tour and perhaps not as long in other areas, as it looked a very interesting place. As we had to leave earlier than planned because of flight changes, we drove past many intersections features.
The mountain trip was the highlight. The countryside was beautiful and very scenic. The cable car ride to the top was delightful.
The first bus we took was a little cramped. Those of us who are tall had problems with leg space. When the bus had problems and we transferred to the second bus, it was more comfortable.
On the whole, these issues aside, I enjoyed the trip.

Good value for our money spent. Tour guide could have explained more as we travelled. We missed some details of excellent monuments.

One of our group had an accident the last day of the tour, and the rest of us waited for an update, which didn't come until we got on the bus 2 hours later to end the trip in Bilbao. No one at B.R. answered the emergency phone line, nor the customer service line on a Friday morning. And of course, the end of the trip was cancelled.

Trip Narration inadequate. Rude hotel staff in Santiago. Guide not totally comfortable in English.

. it was marvelous traveling back routes. Some of the places we stayed overnight extraordinary

Good value for the money. Lovely itinerary.

Tour guide deficiency. Not engaged.

Good value for money other than the Leon accommodation. Leon accommodation location was good but the hotel wasn't the same standard as the others we stayed in.

As above. Laura and Xavier were great.

Somewhat boring content, needed some thought on medical assistance when required.

Terrific guide, Eddie. Wonderful knowledge of Spain and Portugal, and the history

All around a great value; inexpensive, yet very comfortable.