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Basque Coast: Gaztelugatxe, Guggenheim and more!

San Sebastian, Spainby North Coast Tours - Rioja Wine Tours

  • 8 hours
  • Free cancellation
  • Private tour
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guide: English, Spanish

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Overview

This is the most comprehensive day-tour that you can take in the Basque Country. This tour can be taken from San Sebastian or Bilbao. We will visit some of the best know and important places in the Basque Coast in a relaxed and informative manner: the Flysch, Gernika and Gaztelugatxe among them! You will enjoy a gourmet lunch included in the price and a coffee break. Finally you will have the option of visiting the Guggenheim museum on your own. This should be your number one tour when you visit the Basque Country!

What's included

  • Lunch: gourmet pintxos
  • Pick up and drop off, transport, gas and tolls
  • Narration of the Basque history, geography, and fun facts
  • Tips: optional and appreciated
  • Tickets to the Guggenheim museum
  • Bus drive to San Sebastian if you choose to stay in Bilbao

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Province of Guipuzcoa

    30 min

    After picking you up in your hotel or residence we will take a short coastal drive enjoying the views, driving by the town of Zarautz and stoping in the town of Getaria, our first stop.

  2. 2

    Getaria

    1 hour

    Getaria and walking tour. This coastal town is known for being the birthplace of Juan Sebastian Elkano (first circumnavigation of the world together with Magellan) and Balenciaga dressmaker; also for its medieval streets, grilled fish restaurants and Txakoli wine!

  3. 3

    Stop 3

    1 hour

    Then we will take a short 10 minutes drive to visit the Flysch of Zumaia, made famous by the TV show Game of Throns. We will take walk down the beach to admire this incredible geological formation

  4. 4

    Gernika-Lumo

    1 hour

    After the Flysch we will hop on the car and we will drive to Gernika. We will take a walking tour in the historic town, symbol of the Basque political autonomy, and infamous bombing that inspired Picasso’s masterpiece We willk have a gourmet PINTXOS LUNCH in Gernica, included in the price

  5. 5

    Province of Vizcaya

    1 hour

    Drive from Gernika to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe

  6. 6

    San Juan de Gaztelugatxe

    30 min

    Our next stop will be San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (Game of Thrones) for a pictures stop and coffee break (included in the price)

  7. 7

    Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

    1 hour

    Finally we will drive to Bilbao to see the Guggenheim museum. At this point you may stay in Bilbao to visit the museum (a couple of hours) and come back by bus after, or you can return to San Sebastian with us after a few pictures of the astonishing building (about 15 minutes)

  8. 8

    Province of Guipuzcoa

    1 hour

    After Bilbao, we will take the highway to return to San Sebastian. About 1 hour.

Meeting and pickup

We pick up from all San Sebastián hotels and residences, and throughout the nearby areas

Good to know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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