Camino Ninja in Numbers
In Camino Ninja you'll find 334 different Caminos with a total length of 80,031 km.
Along all Caminos, we are showing you 2,613 pilgrim hostels and 28,014 other accommodations, all with current prices. In the last 30 days, 86,031 stages were planned with Camino Ninja and 1,590 reviews of accommodations were written.
Why Camino Ninja?
What makes Camino Ninja so popular?
Camino Ninja is perhaps the best resource for planning your Camino—from your initial research at home to the final steps to Santiago.
- Plan
Determine your milestones
Break your Camino de Santiago into manageable daily stages that fit your pace. Check the distances, elevation gain, and key stops before you leave home.
- Accommodation
Find good hostels, avoid the bad ones
Read real pilgrims' reviews of the hostels. Find out exactly where you can stay—and which hostels you're better off avoiding.
- Navigation
Navigate the Way of St. James
Our map shows you exactly whether you're on the right track.
- Live Data
Always Up-to-Date
Our database is updated every day, and dozens of corrections are made every day.
Take Camino Ninja on a journey
Your Camino, Always in Your Pocket
Offline maps, hostel details, route planning, and the latest pilgrim updates—for iOS and Android, free.
Helpful Tips
What Every Pilgrim Should Know
Practical guides on routes, the first few days, and a gentle arrival in Santiago—written to make your walk easier and more mindful.
The funny anti-packing list: what pilgrims really haul along
An alphorn, a spätzle press, a rice cooker and a cuddly toy called Hans-Jürgen: pilgrims tell us about the strangest things they had with them on the Camino.
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The finest made-up Camino quotes – from Goethe to Obi-Wan Kenobi
“May the shell be with you”: quotes that never existed but absolutely should – entirely made up and slipped to famous people with a wink.
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The most beautiful Camino quotes: words about walking, pilgrimage and being on the road
From Laozi and Goethe to Paulo Coelho: the most beautiful quotes about walking, the Way and pilgrimage – sorted by theme, as inspiration for every stage.
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The Camino is …: more than 50 pilgrims on what the Way means to them
We asked pilgrims how they would complete the sentence "The Camino is …". More than 50 of their answers – from a single word to a whole life story.
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Pilgrimage Stories
Pilgrims Writing for Pilgrims
Honest accounts from people who have gone before you: what surprised them, what challenged them, and what changed them.
Ninja-News
What's New on the Camino
New routes, new features, and seasonal updates from the Camino Ninja team — so you're always planning with the latest.
New routes: Brittany complete
Eight new routes, around 564 kilometres: Camino Ninja now shows all twelve Breton Ways of St James, with all eight official starting points.
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New feature: Camino Partners
Associations, confraternities and initiatives that look after the Ways of St James on the ground now have their own pages – and every route shows who stands behind it.
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New feature: automatic review summaries
Every hostel with enough reviews now has a summary of all pilgrim feedback – at a glance instead of hundreds of entries.
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Ready to walk your Camino?
Camino Ninja is 100% free—no hidden purchases. Thousands of pilgrims are already using it to plan and hike.