Private San Sebastian Pintxos Tour with Local Guide
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About This Tour in San Sebastian
Why Visit San Sebastian?
San Sebastian, Spain offers a wealth of attractions, cultural experiences, and activities for visitors. From historic landmarks to modern attractions, San Sebastian provides an unforgettable travel experience with something to discover around every corner. Explore local cuisine, discover unique culture, and create lasting memories in this remarkable destination.
Getting to San Sebastian
You can reach San Sebastian, Spain by air, train, or road depending on your starting location. The city is well-connected by public transportation, including trains, buses, and metro systems. Taxis and rideshare services are also readily available. Train connections from major European cities make San Sebastian easily accessible by rail as well.
What's Included
- Private group
- Private guide
- 5 pintxos y 5 drinks - enough for a full meal
What's Not Included
- Meals, drinks and tickets that are not listed
- Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
Additional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please note that many of the bars don't offer seats
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Meeting and Pickup
Meeting Point
Txikiteo: The first rule of the txikiteo clubMeet your guide at the Monument of the Drummer at Plaza Sarriegi, Old Town of San Sebastián
End Point
San Sebastián Cheesecake: If GodMeet your guide at the Monument of the Drummer at Plaza Sarriegi, Old Town of San Sebastián
Pickup Information
Pickup Option: All travelers must meet at start point
Itinerary
Tour Itinerary
Txikiteo: The first rule of the txikiteo club is: there are no rules 1 hour
Txikiteo: The first rule of the txikiteo club is: there are no rules. An approximate definition of ‘txikiteo’ could be: going from bar to bar, eating a pintxo and drinking a glass of something (the usual is a low-alcohol beverage, not cocktails!) in each. The txikiteo is done standing up, in front of the bar full of pintxos and surrounded by people you don't know (but that you could end up meeting.) And this is precisely what you’ll do with Ikusnahi: pure txikiteo, flying from bar to bar, tasting the most renowned specialty of each in a genuinely Basque environment and surrounded by locals that, y’know, you don't know...but that you could end up meeting.
Pintxo: A piece of miniature cuisine that started... 1 hour
Pintxo: A piece of miniature cuisine that started off as something simple (a portion of potato omelette, a slice of ham on bread...) and that the bars of the Basque Country improved upon over time, making it more complex in order to attract more customers. The story is exciting and there are as many versions as there are historians. On our tour you’ll get to know some of them, as well as many other curiosities about the cult of the stomach that exists in the Basque Country. Drinking: This is the other great religion (along with Eating) in the Basque Country. Wine and cider have been favorite drinks of the Basque people for the last five centuries, although beer has been prevailing in recent years. Did you know that in the 16th century, Basque sailors hardly suffered scurvy on long sea voyages, thanks to the cider they drank?
Txakoli: Typically Basque dry and sparkling white wine... 30 minutes
Txakoli: Typically Basque dry and sparkling white wine whose grapes are grown in vineyards near the Cantabrian Sea. It is ideal to accompany fish dishes...or pintxos. Nothing more to add. Cider: Low-alcohol beverage obtained from fermented apple juice. Slightly sweet, slightly bitter, it has only one danger: it is drunk as easily as water. Zurito: Short drink of beer (about 20-25 cl.) Ideal to accompany pintxos. The term ‘zurito’ is exclusive to the Basque Country. If you go to Madrid and ask for a 'zurito' no one will understand you (unless the bartender is Basque, of course).
San Sebastián Cheesecake: If God were a cake,... 30 minutes
San Sebastián Cheesecake: If God were a cake, He would be a San Sebastián Cheesecake. Did you know that San Sebastián Cheesecake is global cheesecake royalty, right up there with New York Cheesecake? Did you know that, as a result of this success, the Thermomix kitchen robot includes the recipe for 'San Sebastián Cheesecake' in its programs? Okay. Today you’ll taste the authentic, the mother of everything, the origin, the Big Bang.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cancellation policy?
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Is this tour suitable for all ages?
Please check the age requirements and physical fitness level requirements listed in the tour details above. Some tours may have age restrictions or require a certain level of physical fitness.
