Biarritz and French Coast Small Group Tour from San Sebastian

Experience the delights of the French coast on a small group tour from San Sebastian. Visit charming fishing villages, enjoy Basque gastronomy, and explore historic towns with local guides and private transportation.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • San Sebastian - Donostia - 9:00am Pick up and departure from San Sebastian
  • Biarritz - 10:00am Arrival in Biarritz: Casino, Rocher de la Vierge, Hotel du Palais and Sainte Eugenie church and free time for lunch
  • Baiona - 12:30pm Arrival in Bayonne: Sainte Marie cathedral, Port Neuf, city hall and market.
  • Saint-Jean-de-Luz - 3:30pm Arrival in St. Jean de Luz: rue Gambetta, Saint-Jean church, Grande Plage and Louis XIV square (only available for the small group tour option)
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off (if small group option selected, not available for Minibus Bilingual)
  • Professional guide
  • Saint Jean de Luz (if small group option selected, not available for Minibus Bilingual Tour Option)
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Rain clothes and umbrella
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The delights of the French coast can be found close to San Sebastian. Tiny and lovely fishing villages like Saint Jean de Luz (if small-group tour option selected), where time seems to have stopped centuries ago, or nice villages on the beach such as Biarritz where people from all around the world spend their summer enjoying the Basque gastronomy and surf in the same town. Let Bayonne impress you, a charming small city full of historic buildings and a lovely quaint downtown, or visit Hendaye, a town in the border between France and Spain witness of many historical events throughout the last 200 years. Do not miss the opportunity to visit the fantastic towns of the Basque French shore while you stay in San Sebastian, and do it with the comfort of having local guides and private transportation from the convenience of your hotel entrance. Please note that it is compulsory that you bring your identification document (ID or Passport) with you in order to cross the French border.

  • A minimum of 2 adults is required, among all bookings, for the tour to go ahead (minimum of 4 adults for the minibus option) . If the minimum group for carrying out the activity would not be reached, an alternative date or full refund would be offered. If your booking was below this number we will contact you at least 2 days in advance to inform you in case the minimum group size was not covered by this stage. Please feel free to contact us anytime to confirm the total amount of bookings for your tour date.
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • We would like to remind you that it is compulsory that you bring your identification document (ID or Passport) with you in order to cross the French border.
Location
Donostiako Bus Geltokia
Federico García Lorca Pasealekua
For the Minibus Bilingual Tour option the meeting point is set at the San Sebastian Central Bus Station. Our tour leader will meet the group at the space between the escalator (downstairs) and the indoor cafeteria. There is only one escalator and one cafeteria at the Bus Station.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Getaway19379505142
Oct 2, 2024
Wonderful tour, beautiful sights, knowledgeable guide - A very nice trip combining riding in a mini bus, which unfortunately was quite cramped due to the larger stature of the passengers, and a guided walk through some lovely Basque towns on the French side. The lunch was palatable though nothing to write home about and likely could be better. Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and made sure we were all as comfortable as possible, with plenty of time to ask questions and get a great feel of the villages and combined with some Basque cultural history. The small group was a very nice way to experience these sights!
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4bornick
Sep 30, 2024
Comfortable, accommodating and informative! Wonderful experience! - Alan our driver was awesome!!! He helped to engage all the travelers in the group, shared a lot of information, was kind and considerate. Well done Al be🤗
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Dominic_w
Sep 30, 2024
Great experience - Driver was great at giving historical information and valuable tidy bits during our trip to Biarritz and Bayonne.
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Teodoro_f
Sep 26, 2024
Ooh la la Trip! - It was really a great tour, especially with the Great Martin Magallanes, who showed us to 2 cities of Frsnce.. It was exciting since I had never been to France!.. And by the way, when we returned from the tour, I forgot my jacket on the bus, and that evening, Martin contacted me and I picked it up the following day.. Thank you!
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Greghk2615pd
Sep 24, 2024
Excellent guide and company! - We had Imanol for a guide. He was a local guide and was very knowledgeable of the area. We enjoyed the tour and would definitely book tours with this company again in the future. The restaurant we had lunch at had excellent food.
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414edf
Sep 24, 2024
Great tour of France's Basque Country - My wife and I had an excellent private guided tour of France's Basque Country – Biarritz, Bayonne, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Bidart with Victor. Victor is very knowledgeable guide. He provided us with interesting information about history and culture of France's Basque Country. He went above and beyond and added an additional stop at very lovely town of Bidart. I think some people may even prefer to visit Bidart instead of Saint-Jean-de-Luz to experience true and beautiful nature of France's Basque Country. The entire tour was very relaxed. We highly recommend this tour and Victor as your guide.
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459ibais
Sep 10, 2024
Costa Biarritz. - We made the excursion a group of friends and it was a great surprise. We didn't know this area and loved it. The landscapes are very beautiful and the villages charming. 100% recommended to do it. Guide Jon treated us wonderfully and his explanations were very interesting. Must see for San Sebastian and surrounding areas.
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Travel620055
Aug 29, 2024
Great local tour choice - We went on two tours with this company, Hondarribia, San Juan and San Pedro and the French coast tour to Biarritz, Bayonne, and St. Jean de Luz. Our tour guides, Ana and Imanol were wonderful as guides and were great company to chat with. Highly recommend this company if you’re looking to go on tours of the basque region.
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Michael_k
Sep 19, 2024
Misleading Description - The tour we took was described as ‘a minibus small group tour’ what we actually got was a coach tour in excess of 20 people. As a result, we spent a lot of time waiting around for various people unable to keep to the timetable with the tour guide then having to do head counts approx every 20 minutes. This over a six hour period was very frustrating & meant there was very little free time left in particular for lunch this would not have occurred with a small group which is what we were under the impression we had paid for - so be warned!
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Marc_a
Aug 20, 2024
Less than stellar tour guide - We took a multi-lingual tour. The group was about 50% English speaking. Martin said he would speak first in Spanish then English. When we stopped in Bayonne, Martin spoke for 15 minutes in Spanish. We stood there for 15 minutes while he explained to the group in Spanish about Bayonne. I mentioned that we are English speaking and we didn't understand and he then spoke about same subject for about 5 minutes. The entire tour went this way. There were items of interest on the bus rides but Martin never pointed out any as he was busy talking with the bus driver during those times. We have toured using Viator over 25 times in the last few years. This is the first bad review I have ever posted. Bayonne and Biarritz were beautiful. I recommend you seeing it but not with Martin!
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