San Sebastián · CITY TOURS
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The good city tours in San Sebastián fill up fast in high season. Here are the 9 best, with current prices and what makes each one different, so you can lock a slot before the calendar closes.
Hop on San Sebastián’s open-top double-decker bus for Belle Époque views, Parte Vieja stops, and an 8-language audio guide for one day.
“A lot of the ports weren’t working so a few of our group did not get to hear the audio 😣”
Private San Sebastián tour with hotel pickup in ~3 hours: Monte Igueldo views, Peine del Viento, market walk, and Old Town sights.
“Perfect way to spend 3 hours…getting to know so much history of San Sebastián and seeing many beautiful sights! Luis was a fabulous Guide…picked us up right on time and took us all over the city from the heights of Mount Urgell down to the streets of Old Town. We highly recommend this Tour - great way to get your bearings and to learn about the different areas of Town. Even with rainy/windy conditions we enjoyed our time with Luis!”
San Sebastián highlights guided walk: La Concha, Puente María Cristina, Old Town pintxos, and local tips for $34.
“Our guide was informative and full of interesting facts. She was friendly and had excellent knowledge of San Sebastián. 90 mins went by far too quickly!”
Private San Sebastián walking tour with a local guide, seaside sights, pintxos stop, and Parte Vieja highlights in English.
“Judith was amazing! Very knowledgeable about the city, and patient with us as we took picture and asked questions. I highly recommend this tour!”
Private San Sebastian food tour with market tastings, pintxos and wine, plus history from guide Juan. Pickup and English included.
“Well I can only rave about this experience. Learnt about the local culture , the local wines, the local food ( going to a variety of pinxos bars for tastings) and getting recommendations on where to eat. Juan was the perfect host who took us to places he and his family frequent . That’s what a tour should be about.”
Private luxury transfer from San Sebastián to Bilbao Airport with a named driver, Mercedes car or V-Class, luggage help, and all fees included.
“We had a lovely ride back to the Bilbao airport from San Sebastián. Luckily our driver called in advance to warn us the Vuelta would impede our travel plans and adjusted our pickup to save us this potential hassle. Definitely recommend.”
Electric-bike tour in San Sebastián with Monte Igueldo views, La Concha art, port sights, and beach stops in 2.5 hours.
“We arrived on time and the tour operator never showed up. We traveled all the way from Las Vegas to take this tour, but the shop operator was too disorganized to follow through with our reservation.”
Small-group walking tour with local guide Ignacio: old town, modern city, military remains, and panoramic sea and mountain views. 110 min.
“Gids kwam niet en nam telefoon niet op. Bleek op een bruiloft te zijn en vond dat ik maar niet ‘lastminute’ had moeten boeken. Heb 2 dagen van te voren geboekt…hij had dus genoeg tijd om een bericht te sturen, of om gewoon zijn agenda bij te werken. Compleet onbetrouwbaar en dus geen stadswandeling voor ons…”
Cycle San Sebastián’s bike lanes with easy stops at La Concha Bay, Miramar Palace, Peine del Viento, and Kursaal. 2 hours for $69.
“Would highly recommend this - I recently did the city tour with basque epic with Ander who founded basque epic. Ander is a really helpful, super knowledgeable guy who’s passion for San Sebastián shines through. Price is excellent value considering we got brand new Read more”
