7-Day Camino Dreaming Training Retreat for Long-Distance Walkers

This immersive week combines expert support with practical experience, helping you develop stamina, confidence, and the core skills needed for your walking adventure. You’ll begin with a guided fitness assessment and a personalised goal-setting session, then create a walking plan aligned with your current ability and future ambitions.

Each day brings guided hikes across varied terrain, with distances ranging from 10 to 35 kilometers depending on your fitness level and preferred challenge. Along the way, you’ll learn essential techniques for pacing, posture, and navigating different landscapes. The program also covers gear selection, blister and injury prevention, plus practical first aid and self-care tools you can rely on on the trail.

You’ll build valuable navigation skills too, including map and compass use, while also exploring how to support your body with effective nutrition and hydration strategies. Recovery is woven into the experience through daily yoga, stretching, and mindfulness sessions designed to strengthen both physical and mental resilience.

By the end of the week, you’ll complete a simulated long-distance hike and leave feeling prepared in every way – body, mind, and pack – for the journey of a lifetime.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

• Daily guided easy to moderate walks lasting from 2 to 8 hours, depending on your chosen distances.
• Daily workshops covering pacing, posture, terrain adaptation, gear and equipment, blister prevention, first-aid training, and injury-prevention techniques.
• Beautiful countryside throughout every route.
• Chances to visit markets and medieval towns, swim in lakes and rivers, explore castles and caves, and enjoy wine tasting and gastro restaurants.
• Welcome aperitif.

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:

• Free airport or train station transfers from Carcassonne, Bram, or Castelnaudary.
• All transport to and from all walks in the region, if not starting from the Razès Gîtes, plus supermarket transfers.
• Accommodation at the Razès Gîtes in fully equipped apartments.
• Professionally certified female guide on all walks.

OPTIONAL EXTRAS:

• Continental breakfast (€10), picnic lunch (€10), and/or a 3-course evening meal with wine (€25).
• Inclusion of wellbeing activities in your schedule, as listed on the Wellbeing Activities page.
• Airport pick-up and drop-off from Toulouse, Béziers, or Perpignan for an additional €100.

DISCOUNT:

• A substantial discount is available for 4-, 5-, and 6-person shared accommodation.