Basque cooking
Overview
Highlights
- Learn the secrets of world-renown Basque cooking
- Go behind the scenes of a 3* Michelin restaurant before dinner
- Eat your way through San Sebastian on a tapas tour
- Visit the exquisite Guggenheim museum by Frank Gehry
- Marvel at the state of the art and family owned vineyards of the Rioja
- Participate an exclusive cooking class in a private Gastronomic Society, accessible only for members
- Explore quaint fishing villages and enjoy freshest seafood
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Trip includes
- Airport Transfers
- 5 nights at superior room at boutique hotel****
- Daily breakfast
- Guided Tapas (Pinxto) tour including tastings (day 1)
- Hands-on cooking course, recipes including lunch with wines + full day guided wine tour to Rioja
- Hands-on class on Iberian ham & Sherry tasting
- Return transfers to Bilbao
- Gourmet dinner at Arzak (3 star Michelin restaurant)
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Itinerary
Arrive in San Sebastian and transfer from the airport to your hotel
In the early evening, we will pick you up for your pinxtos tour and introduction to the world of delicious Basque food: Start time: 18.30 End time: 20.30
Get ready for dining on a select...
After a sumptuous breakfast, we will take you by small boat to the quaint fishing village across the harbour of San Sebastian for your Basque cooking course.
From fish filleting to making the most emblematic dishes of the region, this unique hands-on class focu...
After breakfast, pick up by our guide for a full day private wine tour to the beautiful Rioja (8:30am – 18:30pm)
From state-of-the-art construction and modern architecture to family-run vineyards with wines aging in 16th century cellars, we witness the spectrum...
Morning at leisure to explore the beautiful old town of San Sebastian, visit the new San Telmo Museum which occupies a beautiful 16th C convent or enjoy the beach.
In the afternoon, your culinary extravaganza awaits (4-6pm)
Led by local master ham cutter...
Transfer to Bilbao. Spend the day visiting the famous Guggenheim museum – an amazing museum of modern and contemporary art, designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, built by Ferrovial, and located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.
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Breakfast and explore San Sebastian at your leisure. Transfer to the airport and departure.
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Excellent gourmet private tour in San Sebastian
This was by far the most fun and exciting vacation my husband and I ever took. The communication with Judith regarding the planning and logistics of this gourmet tou...
Excellent private tour in San Sebastian
This was by far the most fun and exciting vacation my husband and I ever took. The communication with Judith regarding the planning and logistics of this gourmet tou...
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Excellent gourmet private tour in San Sebastian
This was by far the most fun and exciting vacation my husband and I ever took. The communication with Judith regarding the planning and logistics of this gourmet tou...
Excellent private tour in San Sebastian
This was by far the most fun and exciting vacation my husband and I ever took. The communication with Judith regarding the planning and logistics of this gourmet tou...
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- Travel to and from San Sebastian, meals and optional excursions not listed, museum entrance
Accommodation
Your home during your stay in San Sebastian is a charming 25 bedroom hotel located in a renovated 19th century villa which has been declared a Historical Heritage Building of San Sebastian. This villa is an outstanding address for the discerning traveller, offering a harmonious balance between the warm and familiar atmosphere of a century-old home and the comfort and services of a luxury hotel.
For deluxe accommodation, the 5* hotel Maria Cristina, a Luxury Collection and one of Spain’s grandest hotels, has just been refurbished and enjoys the highest luxury and best location in town.
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- 59 days or less prior to departure date: 100% payable
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