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Private walking tour in San Sebastian

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San Sebastian, Spain
  • 2 to 4 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Enjoy a private city tour around San Sebastian’s historic center. Visit over 15 landmarks such as San Vicente Church and Plaza de la Constitución and learn about the history of each landmark from your informative guide. Finish the tour with a pintxo and a drink in one of the traditional bars of the old town.
  • Discover San Sebastian on a 3-hour private city tour
  • Visit at least 15 local landmarks and learn about the city’s history
  • Enjoy a delicious pintxo and drink at a local establishment
  • Receive a personalized experience with your own private guide

What's Included

  • Local guide
  • Unique insights and personalized attention during the tour
  • Hotel pick up and drop-off
  • Rain clothes
  • Food and drinks, unless specified

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Donostia Information and Tourism Office
    Alameda del Blvd., 8, 20003 Donostia / San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain

    Meeting point: San Sebastian tourism main office. Address: Alameda del Blvd., 8, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa Please wait for your guide outside the tourist office.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

1

Donostiako Bulebarra

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

2

Donostia-San Sebastián City Hall

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

3

Buen Pastor Cathedral

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

4

Victoria Eugenia Antzokia

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

5

Miramar Jauregia / Palacio

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

6

Tabakalera

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

7

Peine del Viento

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

8

Parte Vieja

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

9

Parte Vieja

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

10

Mercado De La Bretxa

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

11

Donostia - San Sebastian

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

12

Basilica de Santa Maria del Coro

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

13

Donostiako Bulebarra

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

14

Donostiako Bulebarra

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7
based on 33 reviews
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Great tour of San Sebastián

MariaLuiza_G, Jan 2026
Gilles was very nice and professional. Very knowledgeable as well. Great tour! I highly recommend him.

Awesome day in San Sebastián

Rogerio_S, Dec 2025
We had an outstanding walking tour in San Sebastián with Iker. From the very beginning, he was warm, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable. His love for the city truly shows, and he brings San Sebastián’s history, culture, and everyday life to life in a way that’s both informative and entertaining. Iker struck the perfect balance between historical context, local stories, and practical tips — from the origins of the city and Basque identity to great recommendations for pintxos, beaches, and hidden corners we would have never found on our own. He was also very attentive, happy to answer questions, and adjusted the pace naturally so everyone felt comfortable. This tour was the perfect introduction to San Sebastián and added so much depth to our visit. If you want to understand the city beyond the surface and enjoy it through a local’s perspective, Iker is an excellent guide. Highly recommended!

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Thank you! We're glad everything went well and that you took home good memories :)

Loved the Tour

Debbie_S, May 2024
From start to finish, this was an excellent tour with Iker. The pace was perfect for us and Iker took us to all the important areas, with explanations and chats, so we learnt about the area. Thank you so much and I would definitely recommend this tour with Iker, perfect.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Thank you for your review! We’re glad you enjoyed the tour with Iker.

Great tour

Michael_P, May 2023
Fabulous tour of the city. Friendly and knowledgeable guide. I highly recommend it. We went to two tapas places which were excellent.

Wonderful cultural San Sebastián experience

Louise_W, Apr 2023
Felix was a wonderful passionate guide who grew up and lives in the area. He gave us an insight into the history and culture of San Sebastián and the Basque region. We would highly recommend Felix and this private walking tour.

City tour

Pamela_K, Jul 2022
Tour guide was personable, and answered many questions. Her knowledge is a plus for this tour. She gave us tips for eating which were definitely a high light after the tour.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Thank you for your comment! We are glad you enjoyed the tour!

Perfect start to understanding San Sebastian

KARTHIK_M, Jul 2022
Imanol was an excellent tour guide and made us very comfortable. His knowledge on basque history with respect to a variety of subjects was incredible. Loved this tour for its easy pace. Ideally 2 hours on this wud be enough compared to the 3 hour schedule that we undertook.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Thank you for your comment! We are glad you enjoyed the tour with Imanol!

Great Introduction to San Sebastián

Sherrie_J, Jul 2022
Fantastic tour! Fran was an amazing guide and very knowledgeable about San Sebastián. I would highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Thank you for your comment! We are glad you enjoyed the tour with Fran!

Disappointing tour…

John_S, Feb 2022
San Sebastian is a wonderful city. However, our tour was not informative at all. Though our guide (Lander) was a very nice guy, but his knowledge of the city is minimal. He didn’t even know the name of María Cristina’s husband! We did not learn much about the history, lives, architecture, food (of the past and present). No interesting stories. Really quite disappointing.

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Dear John, We are very sorry for your feedback regarding our tour's performance. We have reviewed the tour's protocols and all the information about Maria Cristina, her husband (Alfonso XII) and son (Alfonso XIII) is set for being used and provided in our tours. All our tour leaders know this information and they are ready to share it with our guests. However, every private tour has different requirements in terms of how deep some want to go into history, others into local gossip, others into culture and so on, and according to your review it seems clear that we did not make it right to suit your needs and interests and we are sorry for that. We hope we can make amends with you in the future to show you that we can do much better. We are sure we would not miss the chance to change your mind about our performance. Best regards, and hopefully we will meet again soon. The Local Experts Tours team

A great introduction to the city

nmspies, Oct 2021
Helene was a great guide. She was Able to share pertinent history about the city of San Sebastian. We walked all along the city and she was able to show us all of the interesting places that are there. She also gave us an incredible restaurant recommendation that we were able to secure it with her assistance for that night at a three star Michelin restaurant. We thoroughly or enjoyed our time with Helene

Response from Host, Oct 2021

We will tell Helena about this for sure! Thanks a lot and best regards.

Excellent tour!

Daniel_O, Jul 2020
Judith was amazing! Very knowledgeable about the city, and patient with us as we took picture and asked questions. I highly recommend this tour!

Response from Host, Jul 2020

We appreciate your kind words very much. Thank you for visiting our city and choosing us!

Unfortunately we had a bad...

Maya_T, Jun 2018
Unfortunately we had a bad experience. The guide was boring, his English was quite bad. Not recommended.

Response from Host, Oct 2020

As we wrote in the previos comment, we modified a lot of aspects in our guide's skills after your comments. Thank you for your feedback and hopefully we will have the chance to change your impression in the future. Best regards!

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