Full-day private Bilbao tour (Guggenheim museum & full pintxo lunch included)

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
5 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 8 guests
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English, Spanish
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Discover Bilbao's charm with a day tour. Enjoy a private visit to the Guggenheim, a stroll through the 13th century Old Town, and savor a pintxo lunch at a local market.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This tour is the perfect opportunity to get to know Bilbao in your first day. The walking tour includes a private visit to the Guggenheim museum, the 13th century Old Town, the Zubizuri bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava, La Plaza Nueva, the local Ribera food market and lunch with a selection of 3 pintxos (local tapas) and a local drink.


We cover the most important sights of Bilbao in a very relaxed approach and our guides will share with you unique information about Bilbao, the area, nearby towns and local tips to make your visit more delightful.

What You Get

Tickets to enter in the Guggenheim museum
Lunch
3 local tapas and local wine per person

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

If there is a compulsory stop to visit during your time in Bilbao is this building designed by the acclaimed architect Frank Gehry. This private visit is led by our Guggenheim museum authorised guides who will offer you a real and authentic view of everything related to the museum´s building and artists and history behind it. Enjoy the pieces of art from artists such as Andy Warhol, Anselm Kiefer, Jean-Michel Basquiat and the local Basque sculptors of Eduardo Chillida and Jorge Oteiza. Learn why the museum was built in first place and the huge impact that has had in the last decades over the Bilbao prosperity.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
2

Mercado De La Ribera

You need to understand how Basque people shop and what are the main ingredients we use for our everyday cooking lifestyle. The best place to discover this is the Ribera Market known as the biggest covered market in Europe.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
3

Casco Viejo

For lunch we will take you to discover the Old Town of Bilbao dated from the 13th century. This part of Bilbao is plenty of small boutique shops, cobbled streets and colourful facades. The tour includes a wonderful selection of pintxos (The Basque Tapas) and local drinks in La Plaza Nueva. We will seat in a couple of terraces, relaxing and enjoing the real Bilbao life. This will be the perfect place where to explain you everything about the Basque Language and the famous Bilbainadas.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
4

Puente Zubizuri

You will cross the famous Zubizuri bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava and discover the new area of Bilbao known as El Ensanche where the commercial shops are as well as some of the most emblematic buidlings
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

San Nikolas eliza, Plazuela de San Nicolas, Bizkaia Euskadi, Spain, ES, 48006

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Your guide will be waiting for you by the entrance of the San Nicolas church of Bilbao
End Point

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Abandoibarra Etorbidea, Bizkaia Euskadi, Spain, ES, 48009

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Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $598.19 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Central European Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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Earliest available date: May 20, 2025
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Central European Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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