Côte Basque Cultural Adventure: Discover Beaches, Landscapes, and Gastronomy

Embark on a cultural adventure along the Côte Basque, the luckiest 40 kilometers of coastline in Spain and France. Discover stunning beaches, landscapes, gastronomy, and fascinating stories from the Belle Epoque to Hollywood surfers. Don’t miss the recommended pintxos and indulge in cheese and chocolate delights. Find out more!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Phare de Biarritz - Biarritz is many things: Europe’s gateway to surfing in the mid-50s, a pioneer of beach tourism (they started promoting it 200 years ago!), and one of the most coveted places to see and be seen. We’ll walk along its promenade admiring the sea and its sumptuous hotels until we reach its 44-meter-high lighthouse.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Driver/guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Could these be the most fortunate 40 kilometers of shoreline in Spain and France? Indeed, they are the most fortunate 40 kilometers of shoreline in Spain and France. The Basque Coast is globally renowned for its exceptional standard of living, beautiful beaches, picturesque landscapes, dreamy houses and outstanding cuisine. Embark on a journey filled…

Location
Phare de Biarritz
Espl. Elisabeth II, Pointe St-Martin
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ashley_h
Jul 1, 2025
Olatz was a great tour... - Olatz was a great tour guide. She really did an amazing job at customizing our day to our family! She had great recommendations for foods and drinks! The drive was relaxing and the views were beautiful! She even took photos of the family and sent them to us after the day was completed. Olatz made our excursion such a treat!
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Susanlt2641oy
Jun 23, 2025
Awesome time in the Basque Country - We had a fabulous time going to Biarritz, Saint Jean de Luz and Hondarribia from San Sebastián. Our tour guide, Olatz, was very knowledgeable and fun and we really enjoyed the beautiful scenery, the markets, the Basque festival in Saint Jean De Luz and Olatz's company. Highly recommend this private tour.
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Karen
May 30, 2025
Amazing Basque Coast - Our tour with Olatz was the highlight of our trip to Spain. The Basque region is new to us, so seeing these three towns was really great. Each unique and wonderful in their own way. We all left the tour, and our stay in San Sebastian, knowing we had to return to this area. It was a perfect end to our time in this wonderful country.
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Edb838
Dec 10, 2024
A wealth of knowledge - Ania is a wealth of knowledge. She led us to the best places for food and history. Basque Country is complex and beautiful. She helped us discover that with our own eyes
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Vivian_c
Nov 6, 2024
Excellent experience in Basque Country - Martine is an attentive, knowledgeable and wonderful guide. His knowledge of the Basque history and culture is vast. We had a wonderful day with him visiting the towns on the coast.
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Diego
Oct 13, 2024
Three jewels in 20 km - We escaped from the Pillar Festivals and the experience was stratospheric. We arrived in San Sebastián to eat pintxos (we had three specific places to visit absolutely amazing that I will write about) and then go to our home in Fuenterrabia. The weather has accompanied all weekend. Lucky we had to leave on Thursday 10th so we could do our little Tour. We have done tourism of all kinds, cultural and non-gastronomic for the three jewels of Iparralde. Hondarribia is unrivalled when it comes to tourist offer and for all ages. The old stronghold, the castle today, the medieval streets and its multicolored houses with a history of Spain behind them to envy, the fishing port, the tapas there and below in San Pedro, climb the hermitage of Guadalupe, go to the Lighthouse, even the spectacle of seeing from the prop the landing of planes... endless possibilities and without needing many days to do it. Yes car. Money if you know how to optimize a broken one. It is true that we had a house that is certainly a lot. From there , without car , boat to Hendaye and enjoy walking its splendid walk and all its beach, marina and all the houses style “there” which is crazy. The next day we went to Biarritz and San Juan de Luz. Direct to the beautiful palace of Napoleon III to have an aperitif on the terrace and then walk along the pedestrian main street. Endless locals and a lot of atmosphere and a French air of those that recall some movies of yesteryear. Your Honor. From there to eat at San Juan de Luz. Gambeta, Louis XIV square and of course not all that sensory offer of chocolate soap pintxos wines and of course their mussels with potatoes!! What a special place where the French, the Spanish and the Basque mix and make it irresistible. Three jewels to keep you from missing
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Curiosity381370
Oct 2, 2024
Full Day Basque-Style - Despite the rain, we spent the day visiting three distinctly different cities, hearing about the history of each, the region’s influence thoroughout the centuries. Iker was fantastic and couldn’t speak more highly of this all day excursion. St Jean de Luz is a must see!!!
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Bobom747
Sep 20, 2024
Don’t Miss This Tour! - Super tour. Everything was perfect! Our guide, Mikel, knew the area extremely well. The scenery was great! Per my request we stopped at a very nice seafood restaurant and it just we wanted. My wife and I were the only 2 on the tour. Mikel helped my wife find stores where to stop. This was the Perfect Tour - Much better than we expected.
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Devasisg2016
Sep 3, 2024
Amazing tour with an excellent guide - Excellent tour - all the three places - St. Jean de Luc, Biarritz and Hondarribia - were worth visiting. Jan was an amazing guide - his knowledge of history, local culture and interesting anecdotes of the region kept us enthralled all through the tour
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Jasminewo1743nx
Aug 15, 2024
The BEST tour and guide! 5/5 recommend - Such a wonderful experience!! Absolutely gorgeous views of the country/coast, the small towns, history, cuisine samples, fun facts! I myself am a macron enthusiast so seeing where they originated from was one of the best parts. Our guide, Martin, was fantastic! He gave us so much history and interesting points to know about the areas, and some recommendations for places to check out after the tour. My travel partner and I are major gastronomists and llved the conversation regarding different cuisines around Basque country. He went out of his way to ensure we were comfortable, well informed, enjoying our tour, and allowed us some different options in what we preferred to do to tailor our tour to our own. Highly recommend! We felt like family as opposed to tourists!
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2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).