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

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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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What People Are Saying
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We had a nice experience...
July 06, 2025
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We had a nice experience with this private walking tour of Bilbao and the Guggenheim Museum. Our guide Mabel met us at our hotel and she shared her knowledge of the City, how it became a tourist de...read more

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Fabulous day in Bilbao
June 13, 2025
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We spent a fantastic day with Maria touring Bilbao. We toured the Old City. We explored all sorts of corners of the city, we saw some local festivals, we wandered around the Ribera Market, checkin...read more

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July 25, 2024
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Our experience was Superb! We visited La Rioja, Bilbao and San Sebastian. Irene was a conosieur of all three. Amazing food , wine and local tours. Our family had the best vacation.

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My Tour to Bilbao
October 16, 2022
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Ana was an amazing tour guide. She explained all the details of the city and answered all our questions and helped us with some special requests. Bilbao is a most go city, I recommend this tour 100...read more

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Guggenheim and Bilbao
July 07, 2022
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Ana provided us with a wonderful tour of Bilbao. She was able to comprehensively explain the exhibits at the Guggenheim, which we so enjoyed. She tailored the overview of the city to our family, an...read more

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