Our members get extra discounts
This tour is no longer available, here are some similar tours:
Self-Guided Galicia - The Lighthouse Way
8 Days Starting in Malpica de Bergantios and ending in Vimianzo
Visiting: Spain
Tour operator:
Tour code:
WSCF
Group Type:
Independent
Guide Type:
Self Guided
Age range:
14-99
Special diets catered:
Vegans, Meat, Vegetarians
Tour operated in:
EnglishTrip Styles:
Interests:
Activities:
Tour Overview
Discover the remote north-western coast of Galicia, walking along deserted beaches and cliffs above the wild coastline to isolated lighthouses and viewpoints. Stay off the beaten track in the small beach resort of Laxe and the quiet fishing village of Camarinas.
Small fishing villages - Stay in small, welcoming hotels along the coast of Galicia
Costa da Morte - Explore rugged landscapes steeped in local history and tradition
Local cuisine - Try the Galician cuisine, especially the fresh catch of the day
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1: Holiday starts in Malpica de Bergantinos
Accommodation: Pazo Do Souto
Meals Included: Dinner
After arriving in Malpica de Bergantinos and checking into your hotel, we recommend spending sometime exploring this colourful old fishing village and trying the fresh catch of the day for dinner.
Private transfers are available from Santiago Airport (SCQ) or Coruna Airport (LCG). Please contact our self-guided team for further information.
Day 2: Walk the coastal path from Malpica to Barizo
Accommodation: Hotel Rural Casa da Vasca
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today start your first walk along the Camino dos Faros or Lighthouse Way. Starting at the hotel follow gravel roads and small, sometimes uneven and exposed foot paths along the coast, passing a beach, a chapel and the Sisargas islands. The route ends at the doorstep of your rural and seaside hotel near Barizo. Tonight you can either dine at the hotel or perhaps try restaurant As Garzas next door awarded with 1 Michelin star in 2018 (but remember to book in advance. Dinner is not included today.
Today's 13 kilometre walk is expected to take around five hours with 430 metres of ascent and 420 metres of descent.
Day 3: Circular walk from Barizo taking in the lighthouse at Punta Nariga
Accommodation: Hotel Rural Casa da Vasca
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today you walk first to Punta Nariga, and one of the most famous lighthouses of the Costa da Morte. On a clear day, you will have great views both of the coastline and over to the uninhabited Sisargas Islands a mile off the coast. After the lighthouse, continue to the beautiful beach of Ninons, where you can order a taxi back to the hotel or start the return route along gravel roads that give access to a modern windmill park.
Today's 16 kilometre walk is expected to take around six hours with 720 metres of ascent and 720 metres of descent. If you take a taxi back from Ninons beach, it is shortened to 13 kilometres and 445 metres of ascent and 455 metres of descent.
Day 4: Taxi to Roncudo then walk to Ponteceso
Accommodation: Hotel Vida Mar de Laxe
Meals Included: Breakfast
This morning a taxi will take you to the tiny hamlet of Roncudo. From there you follow the Camiño along winding footpaths to the cape O Roncudo after which there is a three kilometre tarmac lane which takes you to the fishermen's village of O Corme. After a coffee break at O Corme choose between the long spectacular Camino along the coast with some exposed parts, or a shorter, higher route through shady woods before you reach the extensive sand plateau that separates the river mouth of Ponteceso from the Atlantic Ocean. Finally, walk a long stretch of sandy trail to Ponteceso. From Ponteceso a taxi will take you to your hotel in Laxe.
Today's 18 kilometre walk is expected to take around six and a half hours with 545 metres of ascent and 645 metres of descent. 23
Day 5: Walk from Laxe to Camelle harbour, taxi to Laxe
Accommodation: Hotel Vida Mar de Laxe
Meals Included: Breakfast
Starting from the hotel, walk around the cape north of Laxe and along Monte Insua until to reach Praia das Cristales - a beach sparkling with eroded glass stones that reflect in the sunlight. Continue along the coast to Camelle beach, a small coastal village of coloured houses. Here you can paddle, or swim if the conditions are right, before returning to Laxe by taxis.
Today's optional 15 kilometre walk is expected to take around five hours with 250 metres of ascent and descent.
Day 6: Trek from Arou to Mourin
Accommodation: Hotel Rustica Do Cotarino
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today a truly wild scenery awaits, as you descend and cross a chain of small beaches called Praias deTrece. You finally reach the Cemetry of the English; a symbolic burial place to honour the lives of sailors and passengers that died in three ship wrecks happened in this coast between 1883 and 1893. The last kilometres are easy as you hike along a gravel road for a while (taking some shortcuts close to the coast at times) before you head into the woods and walk to the doorstep of your cosy rural hotel Do Cotariño where you will also have dinner tonight.
Today's optional 14 kilometre walk is expected to take around five to six hours with 415 metres of ascent and 375 metres of descent.
Day 7: Hike along the coast from Mourin to Camariñas
Accommodation: Hotel Rustica Do Cotarino
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
As you walk back to the coast from Mourin, you see the dramatic location of the most imposing lighthouse on the route: the Cabo Vilan, also the first electrified lighthouse of Spain. You can visit the house (now it holds a visitors' centre and cafe) before you continue along the coast, past a modern fish factory and a chapel located on a hilltop above Camarinas. Todays' route is relatively short, which allows you to have a longer lunch at restaurant Arnelo in Camarinas. The traditional village architecture has suffered from modernity, but it houses a small museum dedicated to the typical handcrafted lace of Camarinas. After lunch walk back to Do Cotarino or order a taxi when it is time to return for dinner.
Today's optional 13 kilometre walk is expected to take around four hours with 335 metres of ascent and descent.
Day 8: Taxi to Vimianzo where this trip ends
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast, a taxi will take you to Vimianzo where this trip ends. From Vimianzo you can take a bus to either Coruna or to Santiago.
Private transfers are available to Santiago Airport (SCQ) or Coruna Airport (LCG). Please contact our self-guided team for further information.
What's Included
-
Accommodation
-
Meals – Breakfast Only
What's Not Included
Country Entry Visas
Check out our Q&As
-
I'm going on a walking/cycling trip-do I need to train?
It will depend on the grade and how fit you already are. Check the trip page for details of the walking or cycling grade and how far you’ll be walking/cycling each day. For moderate or challenging trips in particular we’d recommend doing some walks or cycles before you leave to build up your fitness and prepare you for the distances being covered.
-
Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?
We have a wide range of ages nationalities on our small group trips and they come from all walks of life.
-
Should I get travel insurance?
Yes–it is a condition of booking that you are fully insured when travelling with us
-
How long has the tour company been trading?
At Explore, we're the experts in adventure travel. Our small group adventure holidays have been running since 1981. Today, Explore is one of the most trusted travel companies in the UK with over 500 trips to more than 120 countries.
-
Can I join the tour once it has departed?
Yes, but there are no concessions for doing so, and we must have a record in your booking advising as such before the trip departs.
-
Am I contributing to any charity by booking the tour?
Being a responsible company is a large statement, something that has to be entwined within the very fibre of a company. Discover the charities and partnerships we support as part of this at https://www.explore.co.uk/about/sustainability/charities-and-partners
-
What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?
We want to be as clear as and as honest as possible about what happens if you decide to that you no longer wish to travel on your trip. Our booking conditions have details of the costs you’ll incur when you cancel-these charges depend on how long it is before your planned departure.
-
What is the accommodation like?
We choose comfortable accommodation in the best locations possible. We opt for small, local and family-run accommodation where we can, as opposed to large chain hotels. We typically use hotels that are the equivalent of European 3-star, and you’ll usually have an en suite room. Occasionally, where we want to get off the beaten trail we may stay in more basic accommodation.
-
What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?
Sustainability is embedded within the fibre of Explore, it emanates from the inside out. But as we enter a new decade it is clearer than ever that our world needs help, and Explore has created a sustainability strategy based on the 2015 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
-
What policies are in place for Covid-19?
Our flexible booking and safety policies mean you're protected before and during your travels with us. Receive a full refund if your trip is cancelled, transfer your trip free of charge up to 10 days before departure minus any irrocoverable costs.
-
Do I need to be very fit to book with you?
All our trips require some level of active participation. This could be on a cultural trip, trek, safari, expedition or voyage. It is in the interests of all members of the group that everyone should be capable of fully participating in the activities of their chosen trip.
-
What documents will I receive before I travel?
Final documents will include a comprehensive trip itinerary, climate and country information, budgeting and packing advice visa and passport information and details on optional activities available.
-
Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
Yes on most of our trips. Most trips are based on customers sharing twin-bedded rooms. If you book a group trip as an individual, you will share a room with someone of the same sex. However, on many trips we offer the opportunity to pay a supplement to pre-book a single room, known as our single room option. On some trips a single room will be provided every night, on others it will be provided o
-
Do we have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel
It’s now a condition of booking a trip with us that customers should have one of the following before they travel - — Be vaccinated against COVID, having received the full recommended course, and allowing enough time for immunity to take effect. Full vaccination includes any booster required to keep the vaccine valid. — Have taken a negative test (rapid antigen or PCR) within 72hrs of departure.
-
Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Explore will only offer hotels that have specific COVID-19 protocols in place and comply with local government guidelines. We will ensure these measures include; enhanced room cleaning, ventilation, social distancing, regular cleaning and disinfection of high frequency touch points in public areas, food safety, staff re-training and minimising contact within the properties.
Reviews of this operator
What are travellers saying about Tourhub
Book with Confidence
-
Free Date Changes
Explore! allows you to make 1 free date changes, as long as the change is made at least 70 days before the start of the tour.
-
Low Deposit
Explore! requires a minimum deposit of 10% or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 70 days before departure.
-
Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of explore! charges.
Up to 70 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
At 69 days before tour starts: Forfeit 30% of booking price.
At 41 days before tour starts: Forfeit 60% of booking price.
At 27 days before tour starts: Forfeit 90% of booking price.
At 13 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of booking price.
Why book with tourhub?
Safe & Secure
Your money is held in a dedicated client account until you travel.
The safest way to make overseas, multi-currency payments.
Guaranteed Best Value
Industry leading discounts, we won't be beaten on price.
No cancellation or amendment fees from tourhub.
(Operator terms may apply)
Expert Knowledge
Reliable & unbiased advice from travel experts.
Direct contact with the tour operator via our messaging service.
Inspiration & advice from a community of 6000+ real travellers, influencers & content creators.
Trusted Service
Official partners & licensed agents of 1000+ tour operators worldwide.
Don't just take our word for it...
"Tourhub: Friendliness, Professionalism & Integrity I would happily give tourhub a 6* review if I could..."