Camino Koala

Walking the Camino in 2026? Plan every stage, find albergues, and know what's ahead. Camino Koala turns 195 stages across 11 routes into one simple day by day guide.

Walk the Camino de Santiago with a guide that works when your phone does not.

Camino Koala is a free planner and trail companion for the Camino Francés, Portugués, Norte and Primitivo. Download your route before you leave and every stage, town, albergue and story comes with you. No signal required.

PLAN YOUR CAMINO

• Stage by stage breakdowns with distance, elevation and terrain
• Albergues, donativos, pensions and hotels in every town
• Build a route that fits your dates, your pace and your budget
• Compare all four routes before you commit to one

WORKS OFFLINE, EVERYWHERE The meseta. A mountain pass. A Galician forest at dusk. Your maps, stages and town guides live on your phone, so you are never relying on one bar of signal to find out how far the next albergue is.

KNOW WHAT YOU ARE WALKING PAST There are a thousand years of history under your boots. We tell you whose.

• Short, readable history for the towns and churches on your route
• Roman bridges, Templar castles, pilgrim hospitals and the people behind them
• Why this path exists at all, and who walked it before you

DO NOT WALK PAST THE GOOD STUFF Recommended stops on every stage, so you know what is worth the detour and what will cost you an hour you cannot spare.

• Viewpoints, chapels, river crossings, ruins and monuments
• The famous ones, and the ones most pilgrims stride straight past
• Pinned on the map so you can decide as you walk

WHEN THE BOOTS COME OFF You arrive at two in the afternoon. Now what? Every town guide covers the rest of your day.

• Where to eat, including who does a proper pilgrim menu
• What is worth seeing in town once you have showered
• The practical things: pharmacies, ATMs, laundry, supermarkets, mass times
• Rest day ideas for the towns worth staying in twice

BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE WALKED IT We have carried our own packs over these routes. Stages, towns and recommendations get checked on the ground rather than scraped from somewhere else.

FREE No subscription. No paywall between you and the trail.

Buen Camino.