On June 5 to 8 2025, we brought the VOYAGERS Climate-Tech community on a special three-night, four-day learning and networking trip in Galicia, northern Spain. We ran this weekend at cost, with a mission to build close friendships among VOYAGERS working across a diverse range of industries and geographies – startup founders, investors, researchers, activists and many more. The weekend included a workshop and discussion programme designed to keep participants on top of key climate-tech trends and opportunities. We asked past participants in this adventure: “Overall, how would you rate the adventure on a scale from 0 [worst] to 10 [best]?” Their average score was 9.4 out of 10.

Feedback from 2023 participants | Feedback from 2022 participants

Photo gallery from 2023 adventure | Photo gallery from 2022 adventure

A mainly outdoor adventure in stunning scenery, with activities designed to build connections among the group.  

BRINGING TOGETHER A TALENTED GROUP OF CLIMATE-TECH SPECIALISTS

We curated an international group of climate-tech founders, board members, investors, regulators, activists and more. We asked that participants are working in climate-tech. We also ran this adventure in 2021 and 2022, with participants from the US, Israel, Taiwan, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Switzerland, the UK, Norway, Estonia and beyond.

Thank you so much for these magical moments you created. It takes a lot to reach that level of perfection. The secure environment you managed to create, leading people to being vulnerable and share. The mix of people you brought together. All senses stimulated — views, music, food, wine, touch, making it a truly unique experience.

HG, UK (on VOYAGERS' 2019 Health-Tech Adventure in Iceland)

A CAREER-ENHANCING LEARNING PROGRAMME BUILT INTO A HIKING WEEKEND

This four-day, three-night learning and networking weekend combined a bespoke guided hike along parts of the historic Camino de Santiago de Compostela trail, with afternoon pickups taking us to our magnificent accommodation — in two luxuriously converted monasteries. There is also an option to extend your trip for a fourth night and hike a little further or simply hang out with fellow climate-tech professionals.

The formal schedule began with a 4pm welcome reception on Thursday at our beautiful home, a converted Benedictine monastery near Ourense, the Parador de Santo Estevo. (The nearest main airports are Santiago de Compostela and Porto.) Amid beautiful surroundings, we began our content programme, with experts leading workshops and discussions on key themes of relevance to today’s climate-tech market — such as “Lessons from commercialising deep tech”, “The future of the carbon markets”, “How to build a world-leading team culture”. We got to know each other over a lavish dinner after participants had had an opportunity to relax in the hotel spa, before post-dinner games and storytelling.

After breakfast on Friday, we started our hike directly from our hillside hotel. The route was broken up with visits to places we love. After a two-hour circular hike we enjoyed a fresh, locally cooked lunch together back at the hotel. Mid-afternoon we set out for a second two-hour hike, before returning to the hotel for downtime — with spa visits and a yoga class. We organised more content sessions, so that participants could learn from experts in the group. After a special dinner we gathered for more storytelling and games of Werewolf, a VOYAGERS tradition.

On Saturday morning we were driven to a stunning walking route for a healthy day’s hike, and in the afternoon we were met by our transport to be taken to our second special residence, Parador de Monforte de Lemos. We met for a further content session over drinks in the hotel. Saturday’s dinner included “asks and offers” from the group, followed by a party and the VOYAGERS talent extravaganza.

On Sunday after breakfast we were driven to a prime part of the trail, and hiked in a very different landscape before heading into Santiago de Compostela, the culmination of the historic Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. We had a farewell lunch in Santiago de Compostela, which has a nearby international airport.

Those who chose to stay for an extra day could join us on Sunday night in a Santiago de Compostela hotel where we block-booked rooms. We offered these rooms at cost.

WHAT WAS INCLUDED

We took care of participants from the moment they arrived at our hotel near Ourense, in Spain, on Thursday June 5 2025 until the moment we said farewell in Santiago de Compostela after lunch on Sunday June 8 2025. We provided:

•Three nights’ accommodation in two excellent Parador hotels, which are beautifully renovated historic buildings: two nights at Parador de Santo Estevo; and one night at Parador de Monforte de Lemos

•All meals: breakfasts, lunches and dinners from Thursday afternoon until Sunday afternoon

•All drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, taken with the group

•The guided hikes and all other scheduled activities, including visits to local sites

•The rich programme of workshops and discussion groups, designed to make you a more informed and successful professional in climate-tech

•All transport for the duration of the scheduled adventure

•Transportation of your luggage between our hotels

•The VOYAGERS gift pack

•The services of the VOYAGERS production team

•Advance curation by the VOYAGERS team, including two extended site visits

•A few extra surprises we will announce nearer the event.

OPTIONAL FOURTH NIGHT: Some participants chose to extend their stay on Sunday night. We block-booked a hotel in the heart of Santiago de Compostela and offered rooms at cost.

CANCELLATION POLICY

We collected a €400 deposit to hold each place. You could cancel your place, for any reason with no questions asked, for a full refund until April 26 2025. Our refund policy is as follows:

UNTIL APRIL 26, 2025 (Midnight GMT): All fees paid were refundable in full, NO questions asked.
UNTIL MAY 18, 2025 (Midnight GMT): You could receive a refund of all fees paid, excluding your booking deposit.
AFTER MAY 18, 2025 (Midnight GMT): No refund was payable to you; but before June 1 2025 you could connect us with someone you had found to take your place, subject to the VOYAGERS organisers’ approval.

[Photography and drone video footage by Joël Boker and Ana V Araujo.]