From Bilbao, 3 Cities Basque Country 6-Day trip

Servicios Turisticos Integrales

Discover the highlights of the Basque Country with this 6-day tour with accommodation included, where you will visit the most important cities as well as magical and unique places.

Sanctuary Of Arantzazu

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Visit the highlights of the Basque Country on a tour of its main cities and unique places. Stay at Bilbao, San Sebastian and Vitoria, and go on daily guided excursions where you will discover the most beautiful places of the destination.

Day 1: Bilbao
Arrival in Bilbao and private transfer to the hotel.
Free time in Bilbao. Visit the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum with the entrance ticket included in the program.

Day 2: Bilbao - San Sebastian
Breakfast at the hotel
We will leave Bilbao and pass through unique villages nestled among mountains before arriving in Loyola, birthplace of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. Here we will visit the impressive Basilica and the tower house where he was born and lived.
Our next stop will be Getaria, a unique medieval fishing village and birthplace of famous people such as Captain Juan Sebastián Elcano, the first man to circumnavigate the world by sea, and Cristóbal Balenciaga, the famous designer.
We will then pass through Zarauz, a beautiful tourist spot with the largest beach in the province of Gipuzkoa and arrive in San Sebastian, where we will take a walking tour of the Old Town and have free time for lunch. In the afternoon, we will go to Mount Igeldo to contemplate the incredible view of La Concha Bay before returning to Bilbao in the evening.

Day 3: San Sebastian
Breakfast at the hotel
Enjoy a free day to explore San Sebastian. Visit San Telmo Museum with the entrance ticket included in the program.

Day 4: San Sebastian - Rioja - Vitoria
Breakfast at the hotel
Our first stop will be Ordizia, where we will go on a walking tour to discover this beautiful town with many ancient buildings and monuments. Our next stop will be Oñati where we will visit the Sancti Spiritus University, one of the gems of the civil architecture of the Basque Renaissance. Later we will head to Arantzazu Sanctuary, where we will visit the majestic monument and example of contemporary sacred architecture. Our last stop will be Laguardia, where we will go on a guided tour around the beautiful medieval town and we will have free time for lunch. Finally we will take a panoramic tour of Vitoria,on our way to the hotel.

Day 5: Vitoria - Bilbao
Breakfast at the hotel
In the morning we will visit Añana Salt Valley, where we will learn about the historic salt mining industry. We will continue to Orduña, where we will take a guided walking tour of the town. We will then stop for lunch in Balmaseda, and finally we will visit the Bizkaia Bridge, the oldest transporter bridge in use before heading back to Bilbao.

Day 6: Bilbao
Breakfast at the hotel
Enjoy some free time in Bilbao before leaving to the airport/station.
Private transfer to the airport/station.