Private tour to Zarautz, Getaria & Zumaia from San Sebastian
Description
Experience a private excursion from San Sebastian along Gipuzcoa’s western coast, blending landscape, culture, and gastronomy. Start in Zarautz, elegant and surf-loving, with its long beach and seafront promenade. Continue along the scenic coast to Getaria, birthplace of Cristobal Balenciaga, where the harbor, Main Street, and smoky grills reflect centuries of seafaring tradition, perfectly paired with local txakoli. Finish in Zumaia, facing Itzurun Beach and the flysch cliffs, a geological masterpiece and film location, with the Hermitage of San Telmo offering stunning views. With a local guide and private transport, enjoy an unhurried day, capture the best photos, receive pintxo recommendations, and return to Donostia with sea salt on your skin and lasting memories.
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Itinerary
At the beginning of the tour, we pass through Orio, a well-known village famous for its rowing team, one of the best in the region. On competition days, locals show their support by hanging yellow flags from the balconies. We may also spot pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago, as our route follows part of their journey.
Panoramic view from Talai Mendi, offering breathtaking coastal scenery, followed by a visit to Zarautz, where you can experience its vibrant surfer atmosphere.
Visit to the fishing village of Getaria, where we’ll stroll through the Old Town, its particular San Salvador church, and the charming pier. Along the way, we’ll share the stories of two important historical figures from this town who left a lasting mark on history.
Visit to Itzurun Beach in Zumaia, home to the stunning Flysch cliffs, a unique geological formation. This breathtaking location was also featured as Dragonstone in Game of Thrones! Enjoy the spectacular coastal views and admire the San Telmo small chapel perched on top of the cliffs.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We can pick you up at any hotel/apartment of your convenience in San Sebastian. Please provide name and address. After booking we will send you a confirmation email.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
- A minimum of 2 adults is required, among all bookings, for the tour to go ahead. If the minimum group for carrying out the activity would not be reached, an alternative date or full refund would be offered. If your booking was below this number we will contact you at least 2 days in advance to inform you in case the minimum group size was not covered by this stage. Please feel free to contact us anytime to confirm the total amount of bookings for your tour date.
- Unfortunately, this tour is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Reviews(8)
Great tour to explore coastline fishing / surfing villages and Geology of the cliffs at Zumaia was breathtaking.The church in Getaria is worth the visit alone. All in the company of Eider our guide. She has great knowledge of the region and enthusiasm and concern that we all enjoyed it to the full.Very helpful and empathic with the older generation of visitors.Highly recommended.
Eider treated us very well, gave us clear explanations and at all times was watching over us
I really enjoyed this tour, the stops were beautiful and Eider our guide was amazing!! She was very knowledgeable, entertaining and friendly and makes a pretty decent photographer too 😀 I would definitely recommend this trip.
Wonderful excursion through Zarautz, Getaria and Zumaia with Paul, a guide of ten!!! Very good experience for very nice places , and having such a professional guide and explaining everything so well and with so much passion does it better and you get what it transmits from all places !!!! Definitely the best guide we have known so far!!!!
¡Muchas gracias por tus amables palabras sobre nuestro guía!
Lovely tour of 3 coastal towns. Beautiful views and learned the history of the area from our competent guide, Eider. She was very knowledgeable. She lead a leisurely tour while still keeping us on time. Very good at suggesting photo spots and also taking our photos. We loved the fishing villages and seeing the Santa Maria, complete with worker on the mast. We would recommend this tour and taking it with Eider. Thanks, Jerry & Mary
Hi Jerry! Thank you so much for your review! See you soon.
A private tour is the most convenient, efficient way to visit these costal towns. Public transit would be tedious, inefficient, and barely feasible. We had a comfortable tour led by Javier. He was an excellent guide, adapting his informative commentary to our particular interests. He was warm and friendly with excellent language skills. He was very attentive to our comfort throughout, particularly appreciated by us, an older couple. We saw lovely vistas, toured medieval streets and buildings, and learned about the unique history of each town, both ancient and modern. We hope to book another tour with Javier and Local Expert Tours soon.
We're happy you enjoyed the tour. Thanks for choosing us!
Our tour guide, Iñigo, was extremely knowledgeable about her country, restaurants, and people. He entertained us with stories, pointed out little-known landmarks, and made sure we didn’t run out of wine or food to try! He was very cool with my kids all the day and he even gave us tips on restaurants in other cities in the general area.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience! We are happy to see that you enjoyed your experience with us. All the best!
