How different will Camino de Santiago be in 2024?

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0:00 Intro
01:18 Crowds
02:52 Route
05:30 Pilgrims
08:30 The WHY

[@gulsumozen4266]

I'm one of the 113 pilgrims from Türkiye. 🎉 Thanks for all informations about Camino. I'l do my third this year in april.

[@caminotellers]

Arkardash- is it “friend” in Turkish??? 🇹🇷 welcome to the channel

[@gulsumozen4266]

@@caminotellers thank you arkadaş 🧿

[@Emy53]

After being restricted because of the Covid-19 pandemic, during 2020-21, Europe was closed to many travelers. I think people want to get out and breathe the fresh air.

[@caminotellers]

We agree with you... and stats are too! Let's see when this "let's get out" trend will reach its peak??

[@ashleykristiansen7297]

I think if 2024 pilgrims are open to it, they will be able to accept the grace that comes with 2024s rising popularity and bigger numbers. ❤ There used to be 1 million people who did this per year, so the rising numbers are bringing vitality back into an old tradition in this new age, with renewed meaning. How amazing to choose to be a part of that! Buen Camino!

[@caminotellers]

We totally subscribe to your opinion - Earth would be a heaven if everyone walked the Camino! Hugs

[@davidj7239]

I really enjoyed this video. It’s amazing to see the explosive growth in popularity! And the increase in global popularity. Thanks for compiling the stats.

[@caminotellers]

Glad you enjoyed it! In which group are you?

[@nanchu81]

Great video guys!!! -- Gracias por tanto buen contenido :)

[@caminotellers]

Thank you 🤩

[@i_am_stef]

Thank you for creating these videos, they help me a lot with building my own Camino journey and ease the nerves surrounding it (never done this before). I hope to go this spring and I wish everyone who embarks on the journey all the health and stamina 🧡 Buen Camino 😊

[@caminotellers]

Thanks a mil for this positive vibe!

[@KZizzzz]

Totally agree and same! Maybe we will cross paths :)

[@kellyraghavan1264]

great video! thank you. I love the stat about starting in the 2nd half:) I'll be starting Camino del Norte April 24. Yippee!!

[@caminotellers]

Excellent! Keep us informed about how is the route this year!

[@justwalkjapan6010]

This was fascinating! You really dug deep into the stats from the Pilgrim Office. One thing you didn't get into which would be interesting is what percentage of people walk alone. (Also, how many people start alone but don't finish that way and vice versa.) I hope you can come back and do the Shikoku Pilgrimage again some day.

[@caminotellers]

Don, great to hear from you! BTW, just subscribed to your channel! These 2 stats aren't actually available, which is a pity as it could give us sooo much information! Hope to be back to Shikoku as soon as... Kukai is calling :)

[@craignoa8689]

Excellent video. Great tips. new pilgrims should be taking notes. Starting my second Camino Frances on May 15, so exciting.

[@caminotellers]

Thanks a lot! Are you starting from SJPDP??

[@craignoa8689]

@@caminotellers Yes. SJPDP , to Finisterre.

[@nancycompagnie6500]

First of all...happy newyear 🎉 I'm starting my camino in 74 days, on march 16, starting in my hometownOstend in Belgium. Starting on the Via Brugensis, Arras-Epernon, Via Turonensis, camino Frances and last but not leats camino Finisterre 🙂

[@caminotellers]

Nancy, you truly are an inspiration! We would love to hear all the stories you will experience. Keep us updated, and when you get to SJPDP, let us know. We'll be there in May

[@nancycompagnie6500]

@@caminotellers will do, i expect to arrive in SJPDP mid may, i think...would love to meet up with you both if possible🙂

[@pismorichy]

Ricky! I woke up with my cup coffee watching your short Selfie vid, 😂😂😂 too perfect funny , u made the start of my day 😂 Aloha , PismoRichy

[@caminotellers]

Haahahah glad we spread laugh! It’s already to much bad news out there!

[@psicologiasa]

Hi! I will be walking the Camino from the 10th of April, this year. Can't wait to see the beautiful views, although I know there'll be challenges. Thanks for the tips.

[@caminotellers]

Hola, bon dia Karen! great to have you here! you have to send us some pictures from the Live Camino once you there!!! @caminotellers(fb, insta)

[@stevebolszewski]

Thank you

[@caminotellers]

You're welcome 😇

[@Kate_Pilgrim]

Ricky you have a new towel! 😂 I remember you left your old one somewhere on the Camino Frances!

[@caminotellers]

hahahaha, yep, the same brand, just a different color, more bright so it's more difficult to loose it! hahahaha

[@fv1291]

Nice haircut Ricky!😊

[@caminotellers]

There is still some hair left! 🤣🤣🤣

[@fv1291]

​@@caminotellersAlways guapo. 😊

[@rexroganblat2690]

Thanks for not including any obnoxious "youtube" soundtrack music.

[@hikerliz]

Starting Camino Frances sept 11,2024 st Jean pied de port

[@caminotellers]

That great! We will be there around that time too :)

[@michellebrown5010]

Hello 👋 I should arrive St Jean Pied de Port 11 Sep and start walking 13 Sep 😊

[@elainedowe5988]

I'll be arriving at SJPDP on 11 Sept too. Looking forward to my first Camino.

[@MrSgtau]

I started my first camino from SJPP back in 2016. In early September 2024, I'll be walking the Camino del Norte from Irun. It will be my 7th camino.

[@goonerhill1668]

I was a little surprised by the number of women walking the camino. At one point while staying at a monastery, in 2020, i was the only man of the 10 guests.

[@caminotellers]

I've checked pre covid numbers and 2019 was also dominated by women!

[@caminotellers]

When is your Camino? Where are you starting from, share your vibes with the tribe!

[@passportwalletphone]

Our Camino Frances in September 2023 was great but would like to give a little less crowded Camino a try. Looking at Via de la Plata, Norte and Le Puy.

[@caminotellers]

Congratulations! It’s a great achievement 🥰 when are you planning your next adventure?

[@passportwalletphone]

@@caminotellers Planning 2025.

[@cucoreyes7941]

Planning to do the French way in July starting in St. John. I start on July 3.

[@caminotellers]

Let us know about your progress and if you wish, send us some pic too :)

[@grahamwallace]

Great video guys. Really interesting statistics. I was one of the increase in Portuguese Coastal numbers in 2023. I’m looking forward to my first time on the Frances, starting in SJPDP in the second half of April 2024. Sorry to miss the retreat. Question is, at what number of pilgrims will each route become too busy? Wishing you both a happy and healthy 2024.

[@mlurdesgoncalves1590]

Finished the coast portuguese way last week thinking about my next journey the french camino starting at Sarria for now still this year

[@melissab876]

Great video! Of all the pilgrims who started a camino, how many completed it?

[@caminotellers]

I think this is one of the most interesting categories but no one talks about it…

[@whyicare]

I did the Camino de Santiago (From Saria to the Compostela de Santiago) in April 2023. I did it in five days. I am planning to do the Camino De Frances from St. Jean de Pied Port in 2025.

[@caminotellers]

Keep us posted about your progress, and join the live streams on Thursdays to get more info 🤗

[@angelisa368]

I have long wanted to walk the Camino Frances. I hope to be among the American pilgrims either this year or next! Am concerned about coming for Summer/Fall 2024....do you think that the Olympics in Paris will also lead to many people staying in Europe to walk the Camino?

[@caminotellers]

I think that Olympic Games might be an issue if you are walking or rather flying to France… and except few, the Olympic crowd is different then Camino one..

[@user-kw7eo6ny1w]

Great video, im curious as to your predictions for the camino mozarabe in 2024. Any statistics for this lesser walked route ?

[@caminotellers]

There are already some of our friends from the community on Mozárabe, and they say it’s quite peaceful… some Caminos, maybe because of distance or because of no Hollywood coverage , will never be popular- which is a good news ;)

[@tonyadrayden3651]

You two are wonderful! It was great running into you in Portugal in April 2023. Question, you interviewed us on April 21 before heading to Fernanda’s about walking as a couple. How was this information used? Was it helpful? Thanks again for all that you do. Buen Camino! 👣🎒💞

[@tonyadrayden3651]

BTW - we will be heading to CF in the middle of June ‘24. Family commitments contributed to our mid month start in SJPP. Hoping to find a few moments of tranquility along the way. 🙏🏾

[@caminotellers]

What a great Joy to see you here! We are remembering you a lot in our post Camino reflections :) we never did the interview, although the camera was there,it wasn’t on! and we wanted to interview you soooo much but it felt that the time wasn’t perfect… We remember that day, and we regretted we didn’t!

[@caminotellers]

And thanks a million for the SUPER THANKS !!!

[@seansixfive]

I live on the north route and Easter to early summer 23 was busy. July and August were quiet but September it started again.

[@caminotellers]

Great info! We have a spy on the northern Way- where about?

[@seansixfive]

@@caminotellers Somo 🏄

[@maribelgonzalez4555]

hope to go to one of your retreats this year 2024 not sure which Camino I will take as my first.❤

[@caminotellers]

We are counting the days till your birthday!! 🎁

[@bettydarling2445]

Will Paris Olympics get more people to Europe this summer? I would combine trips if I could afford to go to any events in Paris😁

[@caminotellers]

Interesting... At first glance, there could be different audiences attending these events, but there's also a chance that many Olympic aficionados will feel motivated to engage in sports afterward, like walking the Camino. :)

[@user-rj7xy1wf2d]

April 14. Frances to the San Salvador to Primitivo to Portuguese

[@caminotellers]

wow! i think we might be on the similar path ;)

[@Caminoteachers]

Do you have statistics of how many become so obsessed with the Camino that they buy a house there? I am one of those. I bought it five years after doing the Camino. Heading back to it in a few days to just live on the Camino all summer. Good times to come.

[@caminotellers]

If you there in few weeks, we can pop in for a coffee :)

[@Caminoteachers]

@@caminotellers absolutely. We can meet at the bar and I'll show you my obsession with the Camino houses. Just let me know when you're coming by there.

[@matthewmendoza8922]

I went in 2019 and then in 2021. Pre covid and post covid. The differences were staggering gin terms of locations open. ease of travel. and the quality of the people who were on the Camino pre vs post.

[@matthewmendoza8922]

i also always start in june. i will be doing it for the third time this summer from st jean hopefully walking with at least two friends.

[@caminotellers]

Question: why are you doing it again? what's in the Camino that make people walk it over and over again??

[@Owen-rg5lz]

I’m 18 and am planning on doing the walk this June

[@caminotellers]

you never to old to do the Camino ;) where are you starting from?

[@samwinkless9163]

Hola! I found your chanel and loving your videos. I have also ordered your journal book ; the journey within. I would love to come for pilgrimage to start in France and Finish on easter sundat. Do you have a rough time journey would take, i am a good walker. Also, how. Busy do you believe this time would be? I would like to not book anywhere before hand for my journey.

[@caminotellers]

Easter is one of the busiest times… cross first 15days and it gets doable! We aren’t booking at the moment and we have a bed every night! The French way from SJPDP is 790km and many do it in 35 days… but the secret is to go slow ;) shhhhhh 🤫

[@samwinkless9163]

@@caminotellers hi. Thanks for replying. I just caught the end of your life stream earlier :)). So doing some more research, I think to start the beginning of March, ok I wont be for Easter but is ok. I think will be perfect for me with accommodation and not so busy. I do have another question though please. I eat only meat products, egg, fish, meat. Is there butcher shops in the towns I would walk though? Will 100% be starting Frances route SJPDP. 35 days is good, is that to the coast past Santiago?

[@gargar8]

Mabuhay Philippines i was in 2023 and I will be back. Your videos was a great help.

[@caminotellers]

Glad it was helpful! Let us know which Camino are you thinking about 🙏🤗 And by the way, if you enjoyed our videos and found them useful, please leave us a review. It will help other pilgrims find us and ensure a stress-free and unforgettable journey: g.co/kgs/opbtAzY

[@gargar8]

@@caminotellers Frances this time

[@oilers48]

What is the most quiet month walk it?

[@caminotellers]

All winter, march and november

[@el_tejon383]

I know a lot of people, including myself in 2022, put down spiritual instead of no religious so I would get the classic compostela. So the non-religious column is probably a lot higher in reality

[@caminotellers]

interesting... that defiantly can change all the stats! Anyways it's great that people still are driven by the inner call(whichever name it has). Are you coming back on Camino in 2024?

[@el_tejon383]

@@caminotellers no, but some day!

[@FrancJ5793]

I hope you make a video like this for 2025, I'm going next year (Portuguese way from Porto)

[@caminotellers]

We will! 😊

[@robert1453]

If you are in good shape, Camino Primativo is good!

[@caminotellers]

sooo true! we wish to walk it again this year. And you, any Caminos this year?

[@connectingwaves]

who is walking anytime soon? Do you know of any groups that likes to collaborate ?

[@caminotellers]

Groups? Like organizad group walking??

[@themydnighthour]

Ya, definitely Covid.

[@caminotellers]

could be...

[@camilodominguez1760]

Excelente video,solo una cosa,los peregrinos de Corea son del Sur,los del Norte no pueden ni desplazarse en su pais sin permiso.

[@caminotellers]

Did we say north Corea ?! That’s a terrible tong slip! Sorry

[@camilodominguez1760]

@@caminotellers solo dijiste Corea en general but is only a joke.

[@barryrashotte5538]

Women

[@caminotellers]

100% right!

[@2SueYou]

women walk it the most

[@caminotellers]

👏👏👏 so true! But do you know why women walk more? Is there any reason for that? What do you think?

[@2SueYou]

My first thought would be that The Camino started as a faith based pilgrimage for Catholics and Catholic women tend to practice their faith more than men statistically; next, would be that women are more social creatures on average and this pilgrimage offers this; last, I think women may be more inclined to do it for the health benefits. Are any of these reasons without looking further into them myself? @@caminotellers

[@Joiedevivredesilives]

I want to do it but bed bugs and human waste rubbish enroute i hear is off putting

[@caminotellers]

Have a look at todays live stream (day 14) where we talk about it and many pilgrims comment in comments

[@teresazentz333]

I think the answer is women walked the Camino more.

[@caminotellers]

😊

[@user-iu2li2ep2p]

Women!

[@caminotellers]

Right! thanks for comment

[@naomimoyer5168]

women

[@caminotellers]

Another good answer! And in 2024, what do you think??

[@VinaSerna]

I think women

[@caminotellers]

you are right!

[@Carolfelipe1213]

Women.

[@caminotellers]

👍

[@paulinakoopen1754]

Women

[@caminotellers]

Yeppppp 👏👏

[@stefaniesteinberg3789]

Women

[@caminotellers]

You’re right! 👏👏👏👏

[@grahamwallace]

Women

[@caminotellers]

As accurate as always! 😻

[@peteginnievota3061]

Women

[@caminotellers]

Nobody has doubts about that, right? Why do you think women are more frequently walking the Camino?

[@veganinsanantonioyvetteher9036]

Women

[@caminotellers]

👌