3 days /2 nights
Casual
Customised Journey
Programed Journey
San Fermin Festival
The Basque Lands
Kingdom of Navarra
La Rioja
With some of the best festivals, museums, gastronomy and wine in Spain, Northern Spain Travel offers three packages that bring these all together. We share the true essence of Spain’s greatest festival of all in a San Fermín experience . San Fermín is a once in a lifetime must and for many a bucket list adventure. Experience the lifestyle of Northern Spain that inspires a true love of life.
July 5th to July 14th
*Rates are per person, double occupancy in Euros.
Make this culinary journey yours. This private tour can be customised to your specific preferences and requirements.
We transfer to Pamplona to enjoy the San Fermin Festival. This will be a San Fermin experience made up of a series of cultural and traditional events, social festivities, enjoy the music in the streets and our fabulous gastronomy. There will be time to enjoy the festival on your own. We regroup for dinner with views of the evening fireworks.
Transfer: at the airport Biarritz to Pamplona
Experience: Exclusive cultural tour of the San Fermin festival
Lunch: Sit down lunch in the heart of the festival
Dinner: Regroup dinner and fireworks
Transfer: Transfer to your hotel
Sleep: Hotel in Pamplona ****
Watch the runnning of the bulls from the bullring, followed by a non-violent public exposition of ‘vaquillas’ (bravo cows). Then, we visit the exclusive Navarre winery Arinzano. We 4×4 through the estate vineyards, we visit the winery and enjoy Navarre wines paired with Iberian cold meats and local sheep cheese – all while admiring the gorgeous panoramic views of a vast expanse of grapes. We transfer to Bilbao. The afternoon is yours to enjoy on your own.
Experience: Watch the runnning of the bulls from the bullring
Transfer : Pamplona to eclusive Navarra Winery
Experience: Visit by 4×4 the vineyards + wine tasting + Iberian hams and cheese
Transfer : Navarre winery to Bilbao hotel
Free time : Free afternoon in Bilbao
Sleep: Hotel in Bilbao ****
Enjoy a stroll along the estuary to the Museum Guggenheim and a private visit of the world famous Guggenheim Museum. Then, we transfer to the Bilbao Airport.
Experience: Private visit to the Guggenheim Museum
Transfer:Bilbao hotel to Bilbao Airport
We will transfer to La Rioja to explore the region known for its truly world-class wineries. We will enjoy aperitifs and wine tasting in Haro wine bars. We will enjoy dinner at a Michelin recommended restaurant, which was once a 17th Century winery of the Marqués de Vargas, whose manor is also in that town. We enjoy an exclusive visit to their private wine cellar. Transfer to hotel. Transfer to yout hotel.
Transfer: Bilbao Airport to La Rioja region
Experience: Visit Haro to enjoy wine tasting at 2 top wine bars + aperitifs
Dinner: at a Michelin recommended restaurant + exclusive visit of the private wine cellars with the owner.
Transfer: Transfer to your hotel
Sleep: Hotel in la Rioja ****
We will mount a hot air balloon and ride over la Rioja Alta vineyards, We transfer to our mid morning vineyard experience and lunch in the Valdemar winery, where you will enjoy a hands-on wine growers experience, followed by wine tasting and aperitif. We enjoy a sit down lunch at the Winery. We transfer to Bilbao. The afternoon is yours to enjoy on your own.
Transfer: Bilbao Airport to La Rioja region
Experience: Hot air balloon and ride over la Rioja Alta vineyards
Experience: Private winery experience and picnic in the vineyard with 2 wines and tapas.
Lunch: Traditional lunch with lamb chops paired with top Family Wines.
Transfer: Transfer to your hotel
Sleep: Hotel in la Rioja ****
Enjoy a stroll to the Museum Guggenheim and a private visit of the world famous Guggenheim. Then, we transfer to the airport.
Experience: Private visit to the Guggenheim Museum
Transfer:Bilbao hotel to Bilbao Airport
We transfer to Pamplona to enjoy the San Fermin Festival. This will be a San Fermin experience made up of a series of cultural and traditional events, social festivities, enjoy the music in the streets and our fabulous gastronomy. There will be time to enjoy the festival on your own. We regroup for dinner with views of the evening fireworks.
Transfer: at the airport Biarritz to Pamplona
Experience: Exclusive cultural tour of the San Fermin festival
Lunch: Sit down lunch
Dinner: Regroup dinner and fireworks
Transfer: Transfer to your hotel
Sleep: Hotel in Pamplona ****
Watch the runnning of the bulls from the bullring, followed by a non.violent public exposition of vaquillas (bravo cows). Then, we visit a coastal 16th century fishing village. We take a traditional ‘txalupa’ across the tidal river to enjoy lunch in an authentic fisherman’s tavern. We transfer to Hondarribia for a guided historic tour of Hondarribia. We transfer to BIlbao.
Experience: Watch the running of the bulls from the bullring
Transfer: Transfer to the Basque coast
Lunch: will be in a Fisherman’s tavern
Experience: Historic tour in Hondarribia
Transfer: Transfer to your hotel in Bilbao
Sleep: Hotel in Bilbao****
Enjoy a stroll to the Museum Guggenheim and a private visit of the world famous Guggenheim. Then, we transfer to the airport.
Experience: Private visit to the Guggenheim Museum
Transfer:Bilbao hotel to Bilbao Airport
* NST itineraries may be subject to slight route changes, hotel substitutions, and other modifications.
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Alma Pamplona is an active travel friendly hotel. Modern and avant-garde, has its own personality, which seeks to surprise. This quiet enclave is where we luxuriate in the Spa and Treatment center, and chill at the gastro bar after a morning of activity.
Hotel Miró is located in the center of Bilbao about 170 meters from the Museum of Fine Arts and 900 meters from the Zubizuri Bridge. The historic quarter, where you will find the Arriaga Theater and the Plaza Nueva among other points of interest, is in walking distance.
Hotel Tayko is located in the center of Bilbao, about 70 meters from Arriaga Theater and the Plaza Nueva, among other points of interest, is in walking distance. But, best of all is that Tayko Hotel is a lifestyle hotel with 54 rooms with prime views of the Ria (estuary) or Merced Street.
Señorío de Arínzano is one of the oldest wineries in Spain, but is also one of our favorite accommodations for walking, cycling and food and wine visits.
It is strategically located in the town Briones, it is the ideal location for our culinary journeys to discover the region and its gastronomy. It is already one of the best hotels in La Rioja.
Stephanie, the dynamo of our organization, is a Canadian who has fallen in love with this region of Spain. She is enterprising, innovative and has an endless amount of energy to design unique outstanding travel plans, making her passion her profession. She has the firm conviction that until the product standards are exceptional, they should not be offered.
“Our goals are two: one is to dazzle our visitors and another is to share with them what we find so extremely enchanting about this region of Spain”.
Oliver is our greatest ambassador of Pamplona. Oliver has it all: charm, conversation and deep knowledge of his Basque culture. You will feel like you’ve made a new friend during one of his energetic tours. Oliver is always on the beat searching for the perfect pintxo and exciting, outside-the-box experiences. He is dedicated to designing the most exclusive events for our guests, such as the Hemingway to the Basque Coast tour, or a walking tour of the Running of the Bulls course with an international bull runner. He knows the all the best destinations and activities on the off-the-beaten cultural track.
“This is our essential hallmark that sets us apart from any other events agency”.
