I work with a group of teens at my episcopal church who are considering doing the Camino next summer. What we want to do is a little off the beaten track, and I'm having difficulty figuring out how to do this.
They want to fly into Paris. From there, we want to pick up a guide and a vehicle to take us all south. There will be 5 teens (4 girls, 1 boy) and 4 adults (two male, two female). Some of us will have a bit of French and Spanish, but no fluent speakers. Thus, we want a guide and driver, preferably the same person.
South of Paris we want to stop in to visit the Lascaux caves. It's been part of our study over the past two years, and we shouldn't pass up the opportunity to see them.
From there, we would pick up the Camino proper. We want to take our time going over the Pyrenees, stopping at local shrines and really getting a feel for the area. We would then walk the last 100 km or so into the shrine.
As we're going with teens, we will not want to spend the night in hostels. It's important to protect the teenagers, and they will not share bedrooms or bathrooms with strangers.
We are expecting to spend around 10 days in the country to do this trip. I can't find a pilgrimage tour site willing to accommodate our plans. Can anyone help me with ideas on how to arrange this?
They want to fly into Paris. From there, we want to pick up a guide and a vehicle to take us all south. There will be 5 teens (4 girls, 1 boy) and 4 adults (two male, two female). Some of us will have a bit of French and Spanish, but no fluent speakers. Thus, we want a guide and driver, preferably the same person.
South of Paris we want to stop in to visit the Lascaux caves. It's been part of our study over the past two years, and we shouldn't pass up the opportunity to see them.
From there, we would pick up the Camino proper. We want to take our time going over the Pyrenees, stopping at local shrines and really getting a feel for the area. We would then walk the last 100 km or so into the shrine.
As we're going with teens, we will not want to spend the night in hostels. It's important to protect the teenagers, and they will not share bedrooms or bathrooms with strangers.
We are expecting to spend around 10 days in the country to do this trip. I can't find a pilgrimage tour site willing to accommodate our plans. Can anyone help me with ideas on how to arrange this?