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Hossegor: The most beautiful Basque villages! Private excursions.
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Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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The best of the Basque Country condensed into a magnificent circuit combining mountain landscapes, traditional villages, culture and the ocean.
Highlights
9 hours
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
9 hours
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Local guide
Bottled water
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Hossegor
Return
Hossegor: The most beautiful Basque villages! Private excursions.
(1) Reviews
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
About
The best of the Basque Country condensed into a magnificent circuit combining mountain landscapes, traditional villages, culture and the ocean.
Highlights
9 hours
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
9 hours
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Local guide
Bottled water
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Hossegor
Return
Itinerary
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Saint-Jean-de-Luz
After picking you up from your accommodation, we will take the highway directly to reach the great stage of Saint Jean de Luz! It will be approached by a walk on a hill overlooking this beautiful bay and offering breathtaking views. If walking is not for you, you can easily access a viewpoint with the van.
50 minutes
2
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
The city center tour includes the beach, pedestrian shopping streets, the fishing port and the sumptuous 17th-century houses. Your guide will reveal many themes: whaling, wealthy shipowners, the era of privateers, the marriage of Louis XIV, the reconquest of the city by Napoleon III, the development of tourism and the treasures of Art Deco.
2 hours
3
Sare
From Saint Jean de Luz, we will follow a beautiful road to the foot of the mythical mountain of La Rhune. The varied landscapes and the fauna of the hinterland will not fail to enchant you.
50 minutes
4
Sare
On the way to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, we will stop at Sare, an isolated village at the foot of the Rhune, where the serene atmosphere contrasts with the heavy past of its border location.
1 hour
5
Ainhoa
We will head further inland to the Xareta Valley, where the kinship between the French and Spanish villages was conducive to smuggling.
30 minutes
6
Ainhoa
Nearby is the charming village of Ainhoa, listed among the most beautiful villages in France, where your guide will introduce you to Basque culture and social organization. The theme of the Way of Saint James will also occupy an important place in this fortified town, created in the 13th century to colonize the population and serve as a stopover for pilgrims.
1 hour
7
Espelette
We will continue with a visit to Espelette, famous worldwide for its chilli pepper used by chefs around the world. The village is located on the border between the provinces of Labourd and Lower Navarre. The border is not only historical, but also geological, as the landscape changes and we enter a mountainous area
1 hour
8
Soorts-Hossegor
Your driver/guide will take you back to your place of residence.