7-Day Training Retreat for Long-Distance Walkers
Ready to Walk 750+ kilometers?
Whether you’re preparing for the Camino de Santiago or another long-distance trek, our 7-day Camino Dreaming Training Retreat is designed to get you trail-ready – physically, mentally, and practically.
This immersive week blends expert guidance with hands-on experience to help you build endurance, confidence, and the essential skills for your walking journey. You’ll start with a guided fitness assessment and personalised goal-setting session, creating a walking plan tailored to your abilities and aspirations.
Each day you’ll explore diverse terrains on guided hikes ranging from 10- to 35-kilometers, learning key techniques in pacing, posture, and terrain navigation. We’ll dive into gear selection, teach you how to prevent blisters and injuries, and provide practical first aid and self-care tools for life on the trail.
You’ll also gain essential navigation skills (yes, map and compass too!) and discover how to fuel your body with real-world nutrition and hydration strategies. Recovery is just as important: daily yoga, stretching, and mindfulness sessions will help build physical and mental resilience.
By the end of the week, you’ll have completed a simulated long-distance hike, and you’ll walk away fully prepared – body, mind and pack – for the adventure of a lifetime.
Your journey starts here. Let’s make your walking dream a reality.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
• Daily guided easy to moderate walks ranging from 2 to 8 hours depending on your choices/distances.
• Daily workshops to cover: pacing, posture, terrain adaptation, gear and equipment, blister prevention, first-aid training, and injury-prevention techniques.
• Stunning countryside on every route.
• Opportunities to: visit markets & medieval towns, swim in lakes & rivers, visit castles & caves, savour great wine-tasting moments & gastro restaurants.
• Welcome aperitif.
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
• Free airport/train station transfers from: Carcassonne, Bram, Foix or Castelnaudary.
• All transportation to and from all walks in the region (if not starting from the Razès Gîtes) and supermarkets.
• Accommodation @ the Razès Gîtes (fully equipped apartments).
• Professionally certified female guide on all walks.
OPTIONAL EXTRAS:
• Continental breakfast (€10) and/or picnic lunch (€10) and/or 3-course evening meal with wine (€25).
• Inclusion of wellbeing activities into your schedule (as listed under the Wellbeing Activities page).
• Airport pick-up/drop-off from Toulouse, Béziers or Perpignan at an additional supplement of €100.
DISCOUNT:
• A substantial discount is applied to 4-, 5- and 6-people sharing accommodation.