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5 days on private tours

Discover the Basque Country like a local

5 Full day tours along the basque country. Visiting not only touristy places but off the track ones, which only local people know.

• 1st day: Visiting San Sebastian. City walking tour, exploring not only the main sites and taking pictures from stunning lookouts with panoramic views, but including many hidden parts of the city. Learn about our history, culture, traditions. Taste, enjoy, dive into the world known Basque gastronomy on our private famous «pintxo» (basque tapas) tour, well deserved treat after the walk and sightseeing. Best food and wines tasting experience that you’ll remember for ever!  And as something unique, if you are big foodies and love cooking or gastronomy, you might be able to visit one of the  famous ancient private men’s cooking secret club… Ask for it!  Never hear about them? Many secrets to be told are waiting for you in this tour… Tour lenght, about 5 hours. (Transport included if necessary under request)

• 2nd day: French-Basque coastline tour. Visiting towns like Biarritz, the pearl on the coast, exploring Saint Jean de Luz, the historical fishermen town, the tour continues along the coast discovering the best preserved walled medieval town, Hondarribia. Walk along the colourful and narrow streets, gather with locals, taste the best flavours of the coast. 3 towns in 1 day with no rush? Yes! The aim of our guidance is to make easy going tours, which is the good way of travelling, making you be part of us, locals.  Tour lenght, about 8 hours

• 3rd day: Visit the city of Bilbao and enjoy the architecture & art at the Guggenheim museum.

Option A;  Visit the main and hidden sites of the city like a local, learning about it’s history, culture, gastronomy and the famous museum on a full day trip.

Option B;  Breath the breeze from the sea as we head to visit the Guggenheim museum on our nice slow driving rute along the biscay coastline, stopping in Guernica, the historical site,  drive to the local fishing picturesque town of Bermeo, continuing with San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, the famous Game of Thrones site. Tour lenght, about 8 hours.

• 4th day: Wine tasting tour in the world renowned Rioja area with real home made food lunch in a local restaurant, No tourist traps!  Real and authentic Rioja vibe, going out off the track like a local, tasting top quality, 90+Parker marked delicious wines in the best wineries. Admire not only the most famous winery, «Marques de Riscal», designed by Frank Gerhy,  but others like a local  XVth century underground cellar. Get to the boutique family run wineries, unique high ending wines that you’ll never find. Take a break on the way, take some amazing pictures of the valley, vineyards and landscape, enjoy walking along the medieval town of Laguardia discovering the secret hidden «winecaves» before lunch. Tour lenght, about 9 hours

• 5th day: Choose Visiting the city of Pamplona, the famous running of the bulls & historic sites of the city. Admire the fortified citadelle, stroll along the streets, find the local food market,  taste authentic traditonal food and wine-drinks options on the way, promenade along part of the St.James pilgrimage trail and walk safely, with no bulls,  the dangerous «race trail» of the running of bulls during the San Fermin festival.

OR Plan B for the 5th day; Discover the coast and the countryside in the spanish side of the Basque Country.  Feel like at home along the fishing towns, beautiful beaches, see the farms in the stunning mountains . This tour takes you visiting the most emblematic and pinturesque towns like Orio, fishermen village,  Zarautz, surfers paradise, Getaria, the place with the best grilled fish in the area, where you will learn and enjoy our local sparkling white wine, Txakoli.  Taste the best,  visiting the vineryards.  Want more? Let’s head to Zumaia and be amazed by the famous “Flych” cliff, the spot where the famous «Game of Thrones» was filmed! Explore like a local, strolling along the villages where the men used to catch wales and suffered many battles against the French army in the 19th century.  Tour lenght, about 6 hours

• Our goal is to take you to the heart of the Basque Contry’s cultural, gastronomical and geographical treasures in small private groups.
• Add, swap, skip or add sites to customize your days as you wish.
• All our tours are completely private and flexible so we could adapt them to your willing or need.
• Please let us know and do not hesitate to ask for any further information.
• For bigger groups over 8 people, please ask for a quote.

Itinerary:
Pick you up at your hotel in San Sebastian and take you anywhere you need or like to go in the Basque Country or surrounding areas.
Tours are described above.
Back to San Sebastian
For other cities pick up, please ask.

Where and When:
Meet up location: Hotel,airport, port…End location: At the same place
Duration: 8 hours

Tour #: 118302

• Tour Type: City, Cultural, Food and Wine
• Transportation Method: Private air conditioned transport
• Activity Level: Light
• Kid Friendly: Yes. Children must be at least 5 feet tall for standar seats regulations
• Language(s): English (fluent), French (conversational), Spanish (fluent) , Basque (fluent)
• Maximum travelers: 8