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Bilbao: 3-Hour Guided Highlights Small Group Bike Tour

1. Bilbao: 3-Hour Guided Highlights Small Group Bike Tour

Explore Bilbao by bike like a local on a guided tour past all the city’s main sights like the magnificent Guggenheim Museum. Uncover the history of this fascinating city and learn about its stunning old and new attractions. Departing from the central Calle de Villarias, follow your guide along bike lanes and pedestrianized streets to avoid the busy traffic. Follow the course of the river to learn why it was essential to the development of the city. Peddle by contemporary and historic sites and stop at the dramatic Guggenheim Museum, which opened on the banks of the Nervión River and was designed by the architect Frank Gehry in the 1990s.  Marvel at the Euskalduna Conference Centre, built on the site of the old shipyards, and see the new San Mamés football stadium. Explore historic Bilbao at sites such as the Neo-baroque Teatro Arriaga.  Cycle down the narrow streets and through the wide plazas of the Casco Viejo (Old Town), and discover the site of the old city walls by the San Antón Bridge, linking Bilbao La Vieja and Casco Viejo.

San Sebastian: Guided E-Bike Tour

2. San Sebastian: Guided E-Bike Tour

Feel like a local as you pedal through San Sebastian on a guided e-bike tour. Cross the city's extensive network of bidegorris (bicycle lanes) and see all the highlights before heading to the south of San Sebastian, a less touristy but equally interesting area. Meet your guide in town and get ready to explore Donostia in a sustainable and safe way thanks to the city's network of bicycle lanes, which spans over 30 kilometers. Learn about the local culture and history from your guide as you make your way around this picturesque resort town. Pedal through the vibrant Gros neighborhood and pass by La Concha Bay. Visit the city's less known neighborhoods as El Antiguo or Egia, climb Mount Igeldo and much more. The carefully planned route ends back where your cycling tour started, at the activity provider's office in the heart of San Sebastian. 

Bilbao: Off-the-Beaten-Path Seaside Cycling Tour

3. Bilbao: Off-the-Beaten-Path Seaside Cycling Tour

Explore the Bilbao seaside by bike on this 2.5-hour fun and informative guided tour. Start your tour right at the feet of the iconic Vizcaya Bridge, where you’ll learn about its history, fun facts, and the present role of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. After a pleasant ride along the seaside, enjoy your first stop at Puerto Viejo. Beautiful and filled with history and anecdotes, you’ll have the freedom to roam and walk around its hidden corners and streets. Blend in among the locals and join them as we taste some world-famous pintxos (small snacks), and maybe a glass of wine, or a Caña for beer lovers.   You’ll then continue on to a few secret local spots before heading on to the route to the Cliffs where you’ll experience the Biscay coastline at its best. With its unmatched scenery, the majesty of the sea and fresh air will accompany you for one of the most beautiful bike routes in the Basque country.   After the tour, you can enjoy the beautiful Arrigunaga beach just meters away, grab a bite in one of its panoramic resto-bars, have a drink with your feet on the sand at the beach bar, or just read your book on the beach.

San Sebastian: Small Group Bike Tour

4. San Sebastian: Small Group Bike Tour

Discover San Sebastian by bike and visit its hotspots together with your local guide. See San Sebastian's famous beaches and admire its art and architecture as you discover this vibrant coastal city. Depart from Downtown and cycle by 3 of the city's beaches. Make your way past Ondarreta, La Concha, and Zurriola Beaches and see the Comb of the Wind sculptures on the western end of Ondarreta Beach. Next, ride by the magnificent buildings that Spanish Queen Maria Cristina built during her reign in the late 19th century. Cycle along until you make your way to the eastern end of Zurriola Beach to see the Dove of Peace sculpture before riding back to your meeting point.

Bilbao: Alternative and Urban Art Small Group Bike Tour

5. Bilbao: Alternative and Urban Art Small Group Bike Tour

See another face of Bilbao, seen from the point of innovative art practices, exploring for about three hours neighborhoods such as Bilbao La Vieja, Zorrozaure or Bótica Vieja. During this bike tour about 3,5 hours you will encounter first hand the urban art scattered across the city, public art works, cultural centers, festivals and other emerging innovative initiatives. You will get to know reinvented spaces, old butcher´s transformed in cultural centers or obsolete industrial buildings turned into something else. It is a tour which invites you to be surprised, to enjoy, to learn and to look for details. A passionate and entertaining tour, narrated by a local guide and expert of the contemporary cultural life in Bilbao. 

Bilbao 3-Day Package: Guggenheim, Hotel Stay and Bike Tour

6. Bilbao 3-Day Package: Guggenheim, Hotel Stay and Bike Tour

This 3-day Bilbao welcome package offers a variety of items to make your stay a memorable one. It includes accommodation at a centrally-located 4-star hotel, with plenty of pintxo bars, shops and lively streets in the area. You’ll also receive a ticket to the Guggenheim Museum and a guided tour of the city by bicycle. The Guggenheim is a renowned modern art museum that hosts expositions of works by national and international artists along with its permanent collection. You can use your museum ticket whenever you like during your stay, during the opening times of the museum. You’ll also get to know the city better on a guided bicycle tour. In additional, you’ll have enough time to explore the city by foot, including the old town, the Abandoibarra district and the shopping streets.

San Sebastian: E-MTB Tour

7. San Sebastian: E-MTB Tour

Beautiful ride combining some easy and scenic gravel paths and trails along the coastline of Igeldo Mountain, all the way to the Kukuarri Cross, clearing a part of El Camino de Santiago. We will stop by a local mountain bar to share some pintxos before our final descent. We leave from our shop, located 50m away from la Concha Beach, where our staff will provide you the bike and some basic information. We will pedal across town to the steep entrance of Igueldo Mountain, and from there we will get into the paths leading to Kukuarri Cross, where we will enjoy the scenic views of the coastline and the iconic "Ratón de Guetaria". Before our final descent back to town, we will stop at a local mountain bar to enjoy a pintxo and a drink to recover some energy.

San Sebastian: City Bike Tour with Drink & Appetizer

8. San Sebastian: City Bike Tour with Drink & Appetizer

Enjoy a nice and relaxing bike ride with a local guide in San Sebastián, the heart of Basque Country. Check out the prettiest landmarks along the La Concha Bay on this city tour and savor a delicious pintxo (local appetizer) and drink at a local bar. The tour starts from Marina Kalea Street, located 50 meters from La Concha Beach. After receiving all the equipment needed for bike tour, pedal along the bike lanes of San Sebastián, visiting some of the most iconic corners in town, and learning about their history on the way. Next, cycle along the boulevard, past La Concha Beach, Miramar Palace, and the town hall, admiring the city’s varied architecture. While pausing to capture impressive views, take the opportunity to learn about the city’s royal history and influences from the local tour guide. Wrap up the tour by stopping at a local bar to have a pintxo and a drink to start getting a better understanding of the complexity of Basque gastronomic culture.

San Sebastian: Road Bike Tour

9. San Sebastian: Road Bike Tour

During this amazing ride we will clear some of the most iconic roads of the Guipuzcoa region, visiting some beautiful coastal towns and climbing some challenging hills on the way. All the roads in this Tour are very scenic and quiet. The activity starts from our shop, located 50m away from La Concha beach. After providing you the bike and some instructions, we will start pedaling across San Sebastián, to gradually leave town and get into the quiet roads of the region. The ride will be adapted to the level of our guests. We will recover some energy by stopping in a local bar to enjoy a Pintxo and a drink.

From Bilbao: La Rioja Wine Tour by E-Bike with Wine Tastings

10. From Bilbao: La Rioja Wine Tour by E-Bike with Wine Tastings

Cycle through one of the world's most internationally renowned wine-growing regions on this La Rioja e-bike tour from Bilbao. Enjoy pickup from your hotel and cycle through centuries-old vines, medieval villages, olive tree farms, and the Sierra Cantabria. Stop for two tastings on the way. After getting picked up from your accommodation in Bilbao, set out for your vineyard adventure in the company of an expert guide who will teach you everything you need to know about the Rioja DOca, the vinification process, the local grape varieties, and the area's incredible 2000-year-old wine culture. Visit two wineries (one in the vineyards and the other one in the cellar) and taste three different Rioja varieties in each. In the second winery, enjoy a traditional picnic lunch in the vineyards. The lunch includes Spanish tortilla (omelet), tomato salad, local dry meats, and cheeses. Finish your Rioja wine tour experience with a stop at the medieval village of Laguardia. Take some pictures of this picturesque town with over 900 years of history before returning to Bilbao.

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based on 122 reviews

This was GREAT! You’ll get a good feel for the city while seeing a few things only locals would know about. Our guide was Alba who explained many of the areas and history of each point of interest. The ride is relatively easy on the E bikes and San Sebastián is very bike friendly.

Very nice bike tour! It offers a lot of information about Bilbao's history. Beñat (the tour guide) was very friendly and interactive. I highly reccommend this bike tour! It's definitely worth it!

Fantastic bycicle tour with the best guide ever! She was passionate to share the story of Bilbao, shared so much insider tips, was super friendly and even fixed my bike!

Excellent in all aspects. Our guide was superb, engaging and knowledgeable. Very good value for money too.

Amazing guide Great to see Biilbao with kids It’s good fun