5 volle dagen in Baskenland

Regione assai deludente se si esclude un po’ San Sebastian. Bilbao come la maggior parte dei centri abitati e le spiagge sono un fiorire di brutti palazzoni moderni. Architettura speculativa e ripetitiva.

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!

Iker, Daniel en Luis waren allemaal zulke geweldige gidsen voor onze 5 dagen in Baskenland. De geschiedenis, bezienswaardigheden en eten waren top. Sterk aanbevelen!