Basque Region Tour: Explore Biscay and Dragonstone

Immerse yourself in Basque history on a tour of Guernica, Mundaka, and Gaztelugatxe. Visit the Guernica Peace Museum and learn about its tragic bombing during the Spanish Civil War. Explore the stunning landscapes of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve and witness the world-class surfing wave in Mundaka. Discover the charm of Bermeo fishing village and more!

Duration: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • San Juan de Gaztelugatxe - Short hike to viewpoint of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
  • Gernika-Lumo - Arrival in Gernika and lunch. Walk through Assembly Hall, market and air shelters
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Discover the Basque region surrounding Bilbao, known as Biscay (Bizkaia in the Basque language), on a full-day trip from San Sebastian. Fall in love with the enchanting 10th-century hermitage of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, climb its 241 steps to the top, and take in the breathtaking views. This location was featured as Dragonstone in the 7th season of…

Location
Donostiako Bus Geltokia
Federico García Lorca Pasealekua
Main door of the cafeteria (there is only one).
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Vanessala8215qd
May 17, 2025
Beautiful scenery - Fabulous tour with our guide Paul. He is a wealth of information on all the places we visited. Paul was attentive and very helpful as the walk up to and back down from the lookout point and church at Gaztelugatxe can be a challenge. Bonus points, we all know how to pronounce Gaztelugatxe! We enjoyed our excursion with Paul!
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Sheree_m
Mar 30, 2025
Terrific combo of scenery in Gaztelugatxe and history in Guernica - This is a great combo tour of history and scenery and a lovely lunch stop ! Our guide Anna was fantastic and helped my mother with everything. !!!
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Momenchen
Mar 11, 2025
Strongly recommended!! Great experience - I travel relatively often and always book tours, as I have always had good experiences. But this tour with Adur (Iriondo) reinvented tours for me! If I could, I would give 20 stars... I booked the tour from Bilbao to Gaztelugatxe, Mundaka and Gernika. We had fantastic weather and the places Adur showed us were fantastically beautiful. He immediately caught our group with his incredibly likeable and humorous manner and impressed us with his insanely broad historical and general knowledge including fun facts of the Basque Country. We also got tips for pintxos bars and the best (subjectively) tortillas trufada after the tour. I could have listened to you forever, I would prefer the tour never ended!! Thank you for this highlight of my trip, Adur! I highly recommend the tour - a priceless experience!:)
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Fearless381503
Feb 25, 2025
An Amazing Experience - Our trip to San Juan Gaztelugatxe and Gernika was everything we hoped it would be. Both locations were very beautiful and Ana was an excellent guide. She was friendly, knowledgeable and very passionate about Basque and Spanish history. She also gave us several recommendations af things to do and places to visit. Thank you Ana for an amazing day!
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X9342tnadriank
Jan 17, 2025
Gernika and SJG - Amazing views, good timing to see Gaztelugatxe before crowds arrived. Gernika was a nice surprise with rich historical components aside from a tragic story. Excellent pintxos spot in Gernika. Ana was very attentive and conscientious!
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S6332uxcarolync
Jan 13, 2025
Magic in the Bay of Biscay - Once again Ana was very knowledgeable about Gaztelugatxe and Guernika and her English is perfect. I feel so comfortable, safe and happy doing her tours. I feel I have learnt so much and loved all of the experiences we had. A visit to The Assembly House of Gernika was well worth it as was everything we did. Ana helped us other our pintxos abd drinks and I feel we spent the right amount of time on each activity.
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Pamela_m
Dec 19, 2024
Gaztelugatxe and Guernika - Good walking shoes are a must. The hike out to the monastery Gaztelugatxe could be quite challenging if you are not in reasonably good health, that is having no problems walking/hiking. We were surprised at just what an endeavor it was! But absolutely worth it! We also thought the visit to Guernika was so meaningful, even more so than seeing the original Picasso painting in Madrid. A must see! Our guide Felix was excellent, thorough explanations and thoughtfully suggesting logistics and timing. Absolutely recommend this tour!
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346xins
Oct 30, 2024
Great Experiences - The tour guide was great, the trip was great, the view was amazing, the experience was amazing as well. Just be prepared with raining gear. It was sunny the hour before and pouring the hour after.
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798narelleh
Sep 24, 2024
Excellent tour - Alby our guide was wonderful, very informative and the pace of the tour was great. The coastline was amazing and Alby was happy to give advice for the rest of our stay. Go do it
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459ibais
Sep 10, 2024
Gaztelugatxe and Gernika from San Sebastian. - Some tourists from the hotel told us that they had made this visit. We informed ourselves and did not hesitate to do it. San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is a top and must-see place. Gernika is famous for its bombing and a charming village. Interesting tour of the landscapes and its history. It is advisable to do so with Guide so as not to lose time or detail. 100% recommended.
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From $106
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).