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San Sebastian walking tour with pintxo and drink option

Recommended by 90% of travelers
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San Sebastian, Spain
High interest
Booked 2 times today.
  • 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.)
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.7
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· Nicole_M ·
Oct 2025
A lovely tour of San Sebastián! Our guide was knowledgeable and interesting to listen to, and provided great historical and architectural information. And the pintxos and wine were a great way to end the tour! We only had a few hours in town, and it was a perfect way to spend them.
· Guy_B ·
Sep 2025
Great guide, learnt a lot and saw a lot. Would highly recommend this tour on first day so you get a good feel for where to go

Overview

Stroll through the historic Old Town of San Sebastian with a guide on this walking tour. Through a guide's commentary, learn about the city's people, culture, architecture, and history. With a small group of just 10 people or fewer, travelers will enjoy personalized attention and the chance to ask questions on the tour, which will stop at a local bar for a round of pintxos (tapas) and a drink.
  • Walking tour through San Sebastian's Old Town
  • Small group of 10 people or fewer means an intimate atmosphere
  • Visit the top sights and highlights in San Sebastian in a single tour
  • Stop at a local bar for a round of pintxos and a drink

What's Included

  • Local guide
  • Local pintxo and drink in the Old Town (if option selected, not available for Bilingual group)
  • Food and drinks unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Rain clothes
  • Food and drinks for underaged

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Donostiako Zerga Bilketa Bulegoa
    Ijentea Kalea, 1, 20003 Donostia / San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain

    Meeting point: San Sebastian Tourism Office, at the Town Hall side entrance facing the Boulevard Address: Ijentea Kalea, 1, 20003 Donostia / San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa The tour leader will carry a corporate ID displaying our company name, Local Experts Tours.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

1

Centro

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

2

Old Town

40 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

3

31 de Agosto

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
  • A minimum of 2 adults is required, among all bookings, for the tour to go ahead (minimum of 4 adults for the bilingual group 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.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

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 212 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great tour

Allegra_M, Apr 2026
Great walking tour with Jonathan. We learned so much and had a great time. It was perfect for my son and me.

Excellent tour and guide

Michael_G, Feb 2026
The guide was terrific. She was very knowledgeable about San Sebastian and its history. The pintxos and cider were great too. Overall, a very good tour and one I would recommend.

Great information and a taste of local gastronomy!

Nicole_M, Oct 2025
A lovely tour of San Sebastián! Our guide was knowledgeable and interesting to listen to, and provided great historical and architectural information. And the pintxos and wine were a great way to end the tour! We only had a few hours in town, and it was a perfect way to spend them.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

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

Not great

Lauren_L, Sep 2025
Requested a tour in English. Guide spoke with a very heavy accent and her English wasn’t very good. All of us on the tour had no idea what she was saying.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Thank you for your feedback Lauren. We’re very sorry to hear that the language on your tour did not meet your expectations. We take comments like yours seriously and will review this with our team to ensure a better experience in the future.

Very informative

Guy_B, Sep 2025
Great guide, learnt a lot and saw a lot. Would highly recommend this tour on first day so you get a good feel for where to go

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Thank you for your kind review! We’re glad you learned so much and enjoyed seeing the highlights. We appreciate your recommendation, see you soon!

Pintos and drinks

Kerry_W, Sep 2025
A lot of walking not at lot of information. It was raining on the tour and the guide walked quickly so we may have missed information regarding San Sebastián

Fran is very passionate...

David_W, Sep 2025
Fran is very passionate about telling the history of San Sebastian, its culture, its passion for food, and the Basque culture and area. He also walked the group by some very good Pintxo bars that he recommended that we could check out later after the tour.

Great Briefing about San Sebastian/Donostia, the Basque People and of course food

Susan_D, Sep 2025
Fran who was our guide had excellent English and was well informed. The tour was well structured to give insights into the very long history of San Sebastian. Although we have been to San Sebastian before we enjoyed learning the history and about the Basque people.

Basque tour treat

Anna_R, Sep 2025
Julen, who is a native Basque, was most informative and answered all our questions. He spoke perfect English which was really helpful.

Very Informative

Angelique_B, Jul 2025
I learned a lot. Very informative. Gave me lots of ideas of what to do later and different places to visit. Lots of recommendations for food. Good to do at the beginning and learn about lots of things to do.

Great tour that feels like a family outing

Regina_F, Jun 2025
Eva was amazing! She showed us all around -as we talked about history and culture today and answered all our questions, even ones we were curious about. My teenagers loved her!

Excellent

Paul_E, Jun 2025
Great English speaking guide, very knowledgeable of the city history. I will recommend to friends coming next month.

Fabulous walking tour with Fabian

Katie_B, Jun 2025
We had a great time with Fabian and learned so much about the history of San Sebastian and many of the famous and historical buildings in the old city. Fabian was very personable and professional, incredibly knowledgeable, and very happy to answer our many questions. The tour ended with a visit to a pintxos bar where we all had a glass of txakoli and a pintxos. This provided a wonderful opportunity for us to mingle with the other people on the tour. Thank you Fabian for a memorable afternoon!

Marginal Experience

Jorge_A, May 2025
The city tour was ok. Our tour guide was knowledgeable but difficult to understand at times and seemed a bit off perhaps due to the rain and heavy winds. Guide not as friendly as expected so a bit disappointing overall.

Informative stroll around San Sebastián

Janine_M, May 2025
Informative historical stroll around San Sebastián ending at a lovely local pintos bar for snack and a drink. Very enjoyable!

This tour was a nice...

Margaret_B, May 2025
This tour was a nice paced tour. However, when we would stop to hear the history about San Sebastián, our guide always seemed to be in competition with construction, loud music and large groups. The food was a nice stop, but it would have Ben better if each person on the tour could have picked their own food item.

Excellent- Fabien was...

Heather_W, Dec 2024
Excellent- Fabien was very knowledgeable and thoroughly enjoyed - even tho only the 2 of us on the tour and a massive storm! Would highly recommend

We loved the walking tour...

tessarlopez, Dec 2024
We loved the walking tour of San Sebastián! Fabian, our guide, answered all our questions related to the tour, and related to San Sebastián. We learned a lot! It was a cloudy/rainy day then, and only 3 of us (4 with the guide) did the walking tour. Fabian looked for shelter areas near the key landmarks to give us background and perspective. Even my daughters - 23 & 19 got so engaged that they asked a lot of Qs as well. We appreciated San Sebastián more with this tour!

The best way to start a 48 hour stay - by understanding the background to the city

Claire_L, Oct 2024
Victor was knowledgeable, enthusiastic & friendly, and willing & able to answer all our questions. It was a great start to our 48 hours in San Sebastián, and enabled us to make the best of our time there. Highly recommended - at the start of any trip.

Cultural walk old town Donostia San Sebastián

Pamela_M, Oct 2024
Enjoyed learning about the city’s history and the cultural specialties. One thing to read in a book but sometimes you have to hear it explained by someone for it to sink in. A beautiful day weather-wise made it perfect. Our guide was excellent! Highly recommend this tour.

Wow! Information !

MaryAnne_M, Oct 2024
The shared info was excellent! Historical and relevant Very thoughtful guide Would recommend Flood orientation of the city and recommendations for exploring the city

Nice city overview

Tim_S, Oct 2024
Loved the tour with our family. We learned about the city and enjoyed the pinxos and wine. Guide was considerate to having a 4 year old on the tour.

Great afternoon in San Sebastian

Rachel_A, Oct 2024
Ana Maria was very knowledgable and her insight about San Sebastián’s culture and history was very interesting

Well worth it

Amanda_D, Oct 2024
Our tour guide was fabulous. He was very knowledgeable and answered lots of questions from the group

Fun in San Sebastián

Marisol_R, Sep 2024
Our guide was Cheerful, knowledgeable and fun to be with. When we shared the pinxotes we felt a part of San Sebastián.

Great walking tour

Carmen_J, Sep 2024
Great way to see the town if you are short on time. Our guide was great and very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend.

High recommend Eva for San Sebastián

Alina_D, Sep 2024
Fantastic fun walking tour of San Sebastián with Eva - so many interesting stories - loved it and highly recommend it

Nice tour

Lisa_H, Aug 2024
We had a wonderful time. Our guide was good and the short tour gave us a overview for the entire time in San Sebastián!

Good overview of city and history

nickitaitz, Aug 2024
Polite and accommodating guide Great sights and information Delicious pinchos at the end Felt like the guide could have offered more enthusiasm of the city

Great Time wih a Sympathic Local Guide

alessandroprosportsb, Aug 2024
Our Guide Eva is a local with a total friendly attitude. She know a lot about the history and she interacts with the people in the strees in a way to give a deep feeling of Donostia day by day life.

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