5 full days in the Basque Country

Amazing Amazing Amazing! Iker was great and very responsive to helping us customize a wonderful 5 day tour for my foodie family who also loves history and soccer. Our guides, Gorka and Martin were so great and really connected well with my 2 teenage sons - taking us to French Basque, small villages, larger villages, Bilboa and provided us with the history along the way! They were also very helpful in making dinner reservations for us! They are both very kind and very knowledgeable about the Basque region.

Wonderful Donostia Vacation The 5 days with Gorka, Malena and Juan was a delightful and enlightening experience with delicious food and learning about the culture. All 3 guides were attentive, polite and knowledgeable. Will definitely recommend to family and friends.

Our super friendly guide, Gorka, was extremely proud of his home country and we now know why. After 4 days with him and one day in the Rioja area with Mateo, we feel like we know Basque Country well now too. We loved the food, scenery and heritage. Gorka gave us such a great introduction into Pintxos bars that we felt comfortable ordering on our own. Cheesecake at La Vina is to die for. The seaside towns and mountain drives through the Highlands are a must.

We booked this tour 4 months in advance and opted for the full 5 days of tours since we had the time and wanted the full experience. What an excellent decision. From our first contact with Iker, the owner, to meeting our guide, Gorka, everything went perfectly. We spent a day each in San Sebastián, Biarritz, Bilbao, Rioja Wine Country and the Highlands including the Basilica of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. We chose the Highlands vs. Pamplona and were blown away by the mountain scenery. We cannot say enough about Gorka. He was prompt, very personable and knowledgeable of each place we visited. Our guide for Rioja, Mateo, was also excellent. I would not hesitate to book them for whatever type and # of days you want.

The itinerary prepared by Iker from Basque guides was amazing . We visited many locations and towns every detail of this trip was perfect and exceeded our expectations

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My brother highly recommended Iker from a prior trip to San Sebastian & the Basque Country. I can honestly state that planning our itinerary with Iker went smoothly, and he responsed in a timely manner. We ended up booking 5 tours with Basque Guides & all were fantastic. We did the Walking Tour of San Sebastian, Evening Food Tour, the Basque Countryside, Bilbao & the Guggenheim Museum, & the French Basque Coastline. Iker lead a couple of our tour and Mateo and Alvaro led the others. All were wonderful & Iker checked back with us each day to make sure that we enjoyed each tour. We ate well, enjoyed seeing the local markets, saw beautiful scenery, & learned about the culture, language and history of the country. I'd recommend San Sebastian & Basque Guides in a heartbeat! ScaryCostco, Iker (and if you want to know what that means you will have to go & find out for yourselves!)

Fantastic Basque Country tour with Iker, a very knowledgeable and engaging guide whose helpfulness ensures a memorable experience. Highly recommended!

Overall a fantastic experience. Friendly and professional staff, flexible and accommodative, super helpful! Many thanks. Highly recommend!

My family and I have nothing but great things to say about our experience with Basque Guides (5 day tour)! Our group of 6 ranged in age from 44 - 82. Juan was our guide for 4 days (San Sebastián, French Basque Country, Bilbao, La Rioja), and Martin was our guide for our final tour in Pamplona. Here of the highlights of why we loved the tour so much: Guides - these gentlemen clearly love their jobs and focused on educating us about the true Basque Country, rather than taking us to stupid tourist traps. Juan has advanced degrees in food & wine, while Martin has a degree in anthropology. They were a wealth of knowledge! We especially enjoyed hearing funny stories about Juan's "extremely Basque" mother! We saw tons of things each day, yet never felt rushed. The guides were very good about tailoring the pace of the tour to the group. Food - 5 stars. Phenomenally delicious. Nothing touristy. We are still talking about the lamb chuletas we ate in La Rioja. The pintxos we ate in San Sebastián were incredible. Transportation - Excellent. Clean and well-maintained Mercedes-Benz vans. Drivers were very safe. Itinerary - every day offered something new and a different view of the Basque Country. We also noticed that the tour alternated between more "active" days and more relaxing days, which worked well for the more senior members of our group. We were also able to meet Iker, the owner, who was an absolute delight and gave us a great recommendation for dinner in San Sebastián. I would love to return to the Basque Country and will definitely give Iker a call when we are ready for more tours!

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Iker, Daniel and Luis were all such great guides for our 5 days in Basque Country. The history, sights and foods were top notch. Recommend highly!