The Best of Basque | Private Luxury Tours Basque Country & Rioja

3 Days in Basque Country

Basque Gourmet Cuisine & Wine Tour

Tour Description

Come experience the best of Basque gastronomy and wines on this 3 day customizable experience. This tour package is ideal for the wine and food lover who wants to experience all the Basque country has to offer. The following private tours are included, however we can add, remove or change any of the tours to your exact needs and expectations. Just let us know.

Sample Itineraries

Bilbao Food Tour

We will do as the Basques do! A bar hopping tour of the old part of Bilbao. This activity is referred to as pintxo-pote in the Basque culture. A pintxo is the Basque version of the Spanish tapa accompanied with typical drink (usually wine or a small beer!). Sampling pintxos in the Basque Country is an absolute must! The Basque people demonstrate our love of gastronomy with these tasty little bar snacks.

Essential Rioja Wine Experience

Discover what makes La Rioja Spain's premier winemaking region on this private, customizable wine tour from Bilbao. Visit 3 top wineries to taste the bold, fruity red blends that put Rioja on the wine lover’s map, and admire the architectural styles of other estates, including one designed by Frank Gehry. Stroll inside the city walls of the medieval Basque town of Laguardia on a guided walking tour, and enjoy the flexibility of a private tour that's tailored to your group’s interests.

Txakoli Winery, Gaztelugatxe & Gernika

We will take you directly north along the beautiful tree-lined roads heading towards the rugged, green coast of the Basque Country. This private tour is a fantastic combination of wine, scenery and history!

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EmmaH
30 August 2026
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Top tour with delicious pintxos Spent a great evening enjoying a fantastic selection of pintxos and drinks chosen by Lei, our very enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. The venues were all nice and reasonably varied. I would never have known to order most of the pintxos which Lei selected and it was great to try such different options. We left nicely full and very happy with our tour selection. Lei - you did an amazing job and thanks for giving us such a great night.
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Trip26427251658
27 August 2026
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Es war ein großartiges Erlebnis! Leire, unsere kompetente und empathische Guide, führte durch die Geschichte der Basken und Bilbao. Dabei genossen wir klassische und kreative Pinxos mit köstlichem baskischen Wein. Praktische Tipps, Minisprachkurs und Einblick in örtliche Traditionen inklusive. Großartig! Eskerrik asko Leire
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Joanne W
27 August 2026
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Great Experience with Leire Leire was a great guide and we all had a really enjoyable experience..it ran smoothly and on time. No hassle and we had fun with the rest of the group and Leire.We were all extremely full after the pinxtos and local wine and cider..would recommend this experience 💯
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acbeaulieu2020
23 August 2026
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Delicious pintxos and great guide in Bilbao Tour guide Leire (she said we could call her Lei), was super friendly, informative, engaging and helpful. There were 10 people on our English-speaking tour from a variety of countries, and it was fun to get to know everyone. The pintxos and wines were delicious, and it felt like we had the perfect amount of both. I felt pleasantly full at the end and not too intoxicated (which I was afraid of after having wine at every stop lol). Lei was also very accommodating of food allergies and preferences that myself and other members had. Great tour and tour guide. Highly recommend!
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Aina C
20 August 2026
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planazo es un privilegio viajar y poder comer buena comida local, y en este tour, esto esta garantizado! lo recomiendo mucho, pasas un buen rato y comes muy bien
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Brian C
15 August 2026
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Perfect and fun tour This was the best, most fun food tour. Our guide Irene was so fun and informative. The food (all Pintxos) were all incredible and so were the drinks. Bilbao has such a rich history. We loved this.
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Cheryl N
14 August 2026
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Rioja Valley winery tour from Bilbao Rioja Valley winery tour from Bilbao: We (group of three couples) had an absolutely fantastic day with Zach as our driver and amazingly knowledgeable tour guide. Zach took us from the Getxo cruise port to visit wineries in Rioja Valley and back to our ship in plenty of time. Communication for scheduling and questions prior to the tour date was always timely and helpful. The wineries we visited were beautiful and our entire day was very personalized and enjoyable. We learned a lot about the beautiful Basque and Rioja areas from Zach during our drive. We highly recommend The Best of Basque as an excellent choice for touring in northern Spain.
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Andee A
11 August 2026
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Great food tour Fabulous food tour. Everything was tasty and drinks were good. Two pinchos and a drink at eat spot. Great way to taste pinchos that you may not have chosen
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Brian M
9 August 2026
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Best Tour Yet! Wonderful! Zach showed up on time, which already felt like a small miracle. He knew a lot but did not act like a know-it-all. He smiled. He waited for us, which mattered, as our group moved like a geriatric ward The van was brilliantly clean. No odd smells. Seats soft enough that no one complained, which says a lot. The walk to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe felt like a scene from a film, but with more stairs and less grace on my part. Worth every step. Then the wine. Good wine. The kind that makes you nod as if you understand things you do not.
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Kerri_EJK
8 August 2026
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Perfect first night in Bilbao First night in Bilbao and a great food tour with Irene. Explored the old town via 5 pinxtos bars with fabulous food and wine selections. Enjoyed hearing about the history of the Basque region and nice to meet other people in the group. We revisited some of the locations on our subsequent evenings.
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