The walking tour we took was very good. We can highly recommend. Our guide was delightful and very informative.

I can not say enough good things about Basque Tours. The owner, Jon Galdos, does everything to make your experience memorable, fun and delicious. We did 4 tours with them and each one was fabulous. Jon will customize any tour to accommodate your interests. Basque Tours is simply the best, and we already can’t wait to go back!

We organised our tour with limited available days we had in San Sebastián…. Jon, the contact for Basque tours was very prompt to reply and give us a quote for our day out in the Rioja wineries …. Our tour guide was prompt to pick us up and was knowledgeable about the area and was a lot of fun … the wineries picked for our tastings were superb , the staff friendly and very informative … the food for the picnic lunch was both tasty and plentiful… All wines we tasted for the day were perfect … such a beautiful landscape and scenery in the areas we visited …. Just the best day out we could have asked for…. Thankyou to Basque Tours for an amazing day .

This company is amazing … very patient and thoughtful when I asked tons of questions to try to customize the tour originally. And emwe needed up having a great day trip to Pamplona with our guide Andy! He’s knowledgeable of the history and culture, and also just a fun person to hang out with. Would definitely recommend!

Jon an Jani organized a superb three day tour for us. A Bilbao walking tour, a Basque coast tour and a San Sebastian Pinxtos tour! Well organized with superb guides and lot to see and lot to enjoy!

I highly recommend the Flavors of the Basque Countryside tour if you are staying in the region, and you'd like to get out into countryside. We visited a small family-owned cider hour (tour of the grounds, tour of the process, and tasting of the cider along with regional snacks). We also visited a 16th century family-owned Basque pig farm, which included a wonderful homecooked meal of all local products (most from the farm). We were able to meet, talk and eat/drink with the owners, which made it especially special. Andrew from Basque Tours did a great job hosting us (and interpreting). Outstanding!

Absolutely brilliant. From the ease of booking (with Jon and Jani) to our amazing guide (Gorka), this was the perfect way to experience Rioja. Highly recommend.

We couldn't have asked for a better tour company. We were a group of 8 people visiting different places for 6 days; every tour was very well organized and interesting, the tour guides were amazing, knowledgeable and fun, especially Gorka. I would definitely recommend Basque Tours.

Andy was professional, personable and extremely knowledgeable. We were picked up at our hotel in a luxury van and driven through the beautiful Basque countryside. Andy discussed points of interest and explained the history of the area as we traveled. Our guide was familiar with the best wineries of the region and was able to provide a VIP experience at each place due to his years of building relationships with the wineries and families that run them. Our group has traveled through many of the best wine regions of the world, and this tour is top of our list. Could not recommend Basque Tours more highly.

We spent a day travelling from Bilbao to Rioja Valley then to San Sebastian with Gorka. He was a true pleasure to be with from start to finish. He was incredibly knowledgable about all the regions we were visiting, shared some really good tips and insights and also a very good driver! Although the tour was expensive, it was on par with all the other tours that I considered. I would highly recommend this company and in particular request Gorka!

This was our first trip to the Basque country and we feel like we saw the best of the best due to working with Basque Tours. We enjoyed every day and everything we did. We spent 3 days touring with Jon, 1 day with Andy, and 1 day with Angel. Not only were they very knowledgeable, but they were also fun to be with and significantly enhanced our experience. Basque Tours was recommended to us by my parents who have used them on multiple occasions. We would enthusiastically recommend them to anyone.

Jon was very friendly, informative and flexible. We visited 2 coastal towns, had a lovely walk and then went to a winery for amazing wine, views and food. Definitely a 5 star professional tour company.

In May 2023, my wife and I went on three all day excursions with Basque Tours out of San Sebastian. Each tour was personally guided, and the guides were very informative and knowledgeable. The first tour was the Basque coastline from Bilbao to San Sebastian. Jon along with Ebon were our guides on this tour. The Basque coastline tour featured a mountainous coastline, withs stops at stunningly beautiful beaches and coastal towns. Especially enjoyed the visit to the fishing village of Getaria. The second tour was to the Rioja wine region, with Gurka as our guide. Rioja has great wines and is well worth the visit. We especially enjoyed our outdoor lunch in the vineyard next to a beautiful river. Our third and final tour was of Biaritz and the French Basque Coast. Gurka along with Ebon were our guides on this tour of these beautiful coastal towns and beaches. On this excursion we enjoyed the opportunity to shop in these towns. We also stopped in the town of Hondarribia and has some great pintxos for lunch. The octopus dish was the best octopus we have ever eaten. Afterwards, we toured the old part of Hondarribia which is located inside fortified walls with wonderful medieval buildings and gorgeous views. We finished the day’s trip with some wonderful mountaintop views looking to both the Pyrenees Mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean. Our Basque guides made each tour feel very special and we valued the history and knowledge they gave to us. We highly recommend using Basque Tours as your private tour guide for this region.

While we appreciated the last minute availability of the sunset sail, the price did not match the experience and we were left disappointed. The “sail” consisted of motoring between two points in the port a couple of times as we circled other Basque “luxury” tours on the same route. The boat was quaint and decently maintained, but would not be an experience we would repeat again soon. Dealing with the the service, however, was exceptional, and everyone we encountered did a terrific job with the resources the organization made available to them.

No tour of the Baque area will be complete without the expertise and the wonderful guides from Basque Tours! We had 3 days of tours with them and wished we had more time! When we come back again, we will definitely go with Basque Tours again!!! Thank you Jon!