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A quick visit to the Guggenheim Museum is not enough. There are many other spots worth exploring beyond this iconic attraction. Got your appetite ready after the museum visit? Your local host knows exactly where to take you for some delicious pintxos!

Destination

Bilbao, Spain

Category

Skip The Line Tours

Duration

4 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Dansk, Español, Norsk, Svenska, Deutsch, Português, Italiano, Français

Included

• Private Guide
• 5 pintxos & 2 local drinks
• Entrance to Guggenheim Museum
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 6 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at At the flower sculpture of the dog - Bilbao to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. How It Works

   Before entering the Guggenheim Museum, meet your host and get an introduction to your tour

4. Ahead of the Crowds

   On this tour, follow your local host’s lead and spend time inside the attraction discovering its highlights and hidden gems

5. Inside the Guggenheim Museum

   Once you are inside, follow your local host’s insights as you check out the must-sees, as well as the hidden gems that not many know about. Be part of an enriching tour that will satisfy your curiosity and answer all of your questions!

6. Indulge your appetite

   Follow your local host to the best bars to taste some delicious pintxos and local Txakoli wine.

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Jolien🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Rune)

4 November 2024

Rune was very pleasant. He really responds to the interests of those who will follow the tour. Due to the bad weather we had to change our schedule and he was very open-minded about that, thank you Rune!You made Bilbao extra special for us!

Morten🇩🇰 Denmark

(About local Rune)

19 October 2024

Rune took us around the history of Guggenheim as well as Bilbao in a very informative and interesting manner. We would highly recommend Rune and would not hesitate booking him in for our next visit in Bilbao Top experience with Rune

Kay

(About local Rune)

10 September 2025

We learned a lot about the history and Development of Bilbao and got a deep insight in the mentality of ist people. Brought to us by Rune, who let us even know how he got into Bilbao With his Family. Facts an feelings from One Person. Wonderful time

Marylin🇺🇸 United States

(About local Endika)

10 September 2025

Endika was the perfect guide for us. He went the extra steps to accommodate our needs. He’s bright, knows his city well and most important eager to please. He’s top notch and I highly recommend him Touring Bilbao

Robert🇺🇸 United States

(About local Jéssica)

9 September 2025

Jessica was delightful. She was incredibly knowledgeable and a pleasure to be with. She listened to our preferences and took us to the best places we never would have tried on our own. Superb Host

Marc🇺🇸 United States

(About local Mabel)

8 September 2025

We had such a fantastic day exploring Bilbao with our guide! The tour gave us a real sense of the city’s transformation from its industrial past to the vibrant cultural hub it is today. The Guggenheim Museum was a highlight, with great insights into its history and exhibits. And of course, we loved meeting Jeff Koons’ giant floral “Puppy” outside! From there, we explored the Old Town, the oldest restaurant in Bilbao, the lively Mercado de la Ribera, Plaza Nueva, and the peaceful Iglesia de San Antonio Abad. Our guide balanced history, shopping time, and local tips perfectly, making the day both fun and meaningful. Highly recommend this tour for anyone wanting to truly experience Bilbao!What a surprise!

Karen🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Joseba)

30 August 2025

Joseb was wonderful to communicate with & he readily provided local information about the environment, culture & festivals. We had a significant calendar day on our tour & Joseb was wonderful providing extra time and insight. Great service, professional & very diverse in language skills. Highly recommend. Wonderful, knowledgable guide

Rainer🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Jéssica)

30 August 2025

Jéssica gave us a very warm welcome and a real good feeling of the city. We went through the old town and got a very good impression of Bilbao. At the Guggenheim Jéssica proved to be a real expert in arts. Thank you for the beautiful day.Lovely day!

Georg🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Rune)

27 August 2025

Rune was really an excellent guide. He showed me so much and so many most interesting things during our three-hour tasting tour through Bilbao. I will never forget his absolute competence, especially with regard to art history but also to Basque cuisine. His gastronomical knowledge was really remarkable and I can strongly recommend him as an outstanding guide of a dream city, namely Bilbao. A wonderful guide: Rune

Steven🇵🇹 Portugal

(About local Santiago)

19 August 2025

Santiago is a wonderful tour guide. He gave us a good history and literal overview of Bilbao from a nearby mountain accessed by telerifico. What great views! And we enjoyed strolls along both sides of the river as we made our way from the Guggenheim to the old town. Thank you Santiago!Great tour with Santiago!

Georg🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Santiago)

17 August 2025

Santiago was really a wonderful guide. Being a basque himself he showed me the most important towns of the Basque Country, i.e. Bilbo, Gernika and Donostia, with great enthusiasm, excellent knowledge and absolute motivation. He is not only an outstanding personality but also willing and most competent to respond adequately to all the questions with regard to culture, art history and gastronomy. I am very grateful to him for the wonderful way he was able to show me his homeland. I will definitely come back and book him again with great joy and appreciation.A day in Gernika and Donostia

Jennifer and Barney🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Jéssica)

13 August 2025

Jessica was engaging and informed. She took us to some fabulous places and paired lovely cider and wine with the pintxos. She was unhurried and timed the tour just right. She also recommended some restaurants for the rest of our stay. Would highly recommend Jessica to give an insight into old Bilboa A great experience

Erik🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Jéssica)

12 August 2025

Jessica was zeer vriendelijk en vertelde superenthousiast over Bilbao en alle hapjes en drankjes die ze ons voorschotelde. We spraken af op Plaza Nueva om er meteen vanaf te gaan en de kleine straatjes van Bilbao in te trekken. Daar kregen we in bars die de Bilbainos frequenteren de lekkerste hapjes: chorizo-worstjes, lams, champignons, cider, vermouth en ga zo maar door. Jessica was de perfecte gids en ten zeerste aan te raden. De perfecte gids voor onze Food-tour

lutgarde🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Mabel)

9 August 2025

We had a very nice pinxtos evening with Mabel who brought us to typical pinxtos restaurants where we tasted delicious pinxtos. She told us many interesting things about Bilbaon and Basque food and other traditions. Splendid pinxtos experience

Tony🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Jéssica)

8 August 2025

We had a wonderful time walking through the old and new town with Jessica sampling some amazing pinchos en route. Jessica was fun, informative about her city and took our food likes into account when visiting different pincho establishments. We would fully recommend Jessica as a guide. Brilliant experience

lutgarde🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Joseba)

5 August 2025

Joseba gave us a real amazing Gugenheim experience. He was very enthusiastic and knowledgable. A perfect visit with a perfect guideGuggenheim experience

Hadassa🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Santiago)

4 August 2025

Our city walking tour with Santi(ago) was perfect. He knows a lot about the history of the city, which is very interesting. Besides his knowledge he is kind and speaks fluently English. I would definitely recommend Santi, you'll have an amazing tour. Thanks again Santi!Santi did a perfect job!

Andrea🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Joseba)

3 August 2025

Joseba hat uns während rund 3 Stunden durch Bilbao geführt, wusste viel Historisches und Hintergrundwissen zu vermitteln, hat uns praktische Tips gegeben und all unsere Fragen beantwortet. Joseba hat dies mit seiner freundlichen und aufgeschlossenen Art super gemacht. Vielen Dank für diese informative Stadtführung!Spannende Stadtführung

Henk

(About local Jéssica)

2 August 2025

We loved the sparkling way Jessica told us all kindsnoff stuff about the culture of Bilbao and the Basque Country. Beautiful pinxtos in an unexpected very nice Bilbao!Great wine and eat with Jessica!

Sigrid🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Mabel)

31 July 2025

Peter

(About local Mabel)

26 July 2025

Wat een fantastische ervaring! Ons gezin (met 4 studerende kinderen) heeft met Mabel een food tour gemaakt door de oude wijk van Bilbao. Vanaf het eerste moment was het genieten: van pintxosbarretje naar pintxosbarretje liet Mabel ons proeven van alle lokale specialiteiten, terwijl ze vol enthousiasme vertelde over haar stad, de geschiedenis, de cultuur en – natuurlijk – haar geliefde voetbalclub. Mabel is ontzettend gezellig, warm en open. We hadden meteen een geweldige klik, ook met de kinderen, waardoor het voor iedereen een onvergetelijke middag werd.Bilbao écht proeven en beleven!

Marc🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Mabel)

21 July 2025

Na onze slechte ervaring met Gids Rene in Valencia die niet kwam opdagen, hebben we nu een leuke rondleiding in Bilbao gehad met Mabel. Goede Gids

Laroo

(About local Jéssica)

15 July 2025

We had a wonderful evening touring Casco Viejo pinchos bars with Jéssica. The hard part about going to pinchos bars is knowing the good ones from the ones that are just OK, and Jéssica took us to good ones, with great variety. Along the way, she told us about the lifestyle and culture of Bilbao and the Basque country. This is a great way to learn about pinchos and get a good meal too!Fun and informative food tour

Anna🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Mabel)

11 July 2025

Very informative visit to the Guggenheim Museum with history of the city, relevant information about the architecture and detailed information about the art! Good tips for further exploring the museum after the tour. Thanks for the great tour, we really enjoyed it. 10

Andrea🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Santiago)

3 July 2025

We booked the tour "Exclusive Highlights & Hidden Gems of Bilbao" which gave us an insight into the city's history and today's city life. Santiago was very professional and friendly. He new the city inside out and made this tour a great experience for us.very professional and friendly

Robert🇺🇸 United States

(About local Mabel)

30 June 2025

I had a wonderful guided tour of Bilbao with Mabel. She arrived right on time, was warm, professional, and incredibly knowledgeable. Over the course of the morning, she walked me through the heart of the city, sharing a wealth of historic facts, cultural context, and local insights. It was a relaxed yet engaging experience, and I left with a much deeper appreciation for Bilbao and Basque culture. Highly recommend Mabel to anyone looking for a thoughtful and well-paced introduction to the city. ShawnA morning well spent in Basque Country

rdemooij🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Jéssica)

29 June 2025

Jessica heeft ons in een aantal uren door Bilbao geleid. Zij weet erg veel van de stad en haar oprechte enthousiasme is aanstekelijk. Jessica is relaxed, vrolijk en voor ons de perfecte gids. Wij vonden het jammer toen de rondleiding voorbij was. Raymond de MooijDe percte gids

Peta🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Jéssica)

29 June 2025

My family and I really enjoyed our Pintoxs tour with Jessica. She was extremely knowledgeable and took us to many pintoxs bars with freshly made pintoxs. She also suggested some other bars and places to visit while in Bilbao.Muchas Gracias Jessica

Ruedi🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Mabel)

27 June 2025

Mabel hat eine höchst interessante und kulinarisch exquisite Tour in Bilbao geleitet. Wir haben viel Interessantes erfahren und Insider Informationen bekommen. Es war genial. Danke Mabel!Herzlichen Dank für die tolle Bilbao Tour

Koen🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Jéssica)

19 June 2025

Thanks for the very nice pintxos tour in the various bars. All very local, surpising and adding an extra treat to the Bilbao visit. Thank you Jessica for providing this lovely experience.Lovely pintxos tour!

Tine🇩🇰 Denmark

(About local Rune)

18 June 2025

An incredibly fun and delightful experience with Rune leading an informative tour of Bilbao's history, culture and gastronomy. We enjoyed the specialties and experienced the food and environments that we would not have found ourselves. An effective introduction to Basque life and the city. Extra plus to have a dialog from a Danish perspective.

VIVIANE🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Mabel)

17 June 2025

Mabel hat uns ganz toll durch Bilbao geführt und uns spannend und anschaulich die Geschichte der Basken und deren Kultur näher gebracht. Gerne jederzeit wieder und absolut weiter zu empfehlen! Sehr abwechslungsreich und informativ!

Evi🇮🇹 Italy

(About local Mabel)

16 June 2025

Wir waren als Freundesgruppe in Bilbao und haben uns eine deutschsprachige Führung gewünscht. Mabel hat es verstanden, uns die Stadt und das Guggenheimmuseum aufs Beste zu erklären. Wir haben Ihre ruhige und kompetente Art und die schöne Sprache, der Sie sich bediente, sehr geschätzt. Obwohl wir nur 2 Tage in der Stadt verbracht haben, ist sie uns sehr vertraut geworden. Danke liebe Mabel!Angenehm, kompetent, sprachkundig

Susanne🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Mabel)

15 June 2025

Die Stadtführung mit Mabel hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht und war auch sehr informativ, so dass wir viel über die Geschichte Bilbaos und auch Land und Leute erfahren konnten. Mabel ist sehr sympathisch mit viel Humor. Jederzeit wieder 🥰👍Stadtführung mit Pintxos

Claudia

(About local Mabel)

4 June 2025

Wir waren mit einer kleinen Gruppe von 8 Personen Ende Mai in Bilbao und hatten eine deutsch-sprachige Tour mit Mabel gebucht. Die 3 Stunden sind wie im Flug vergangen und wir haben einen tollen Über- und Einblick in die Stadt bekommen. Die Tour war kurzweilig, informativ und auch von der Länge her ideal. Wir haben in der Altstadt begonnen und endeten am Guggenheim Museum. Die Tour mit Mabel war sicher eines der Top-Highlights unserer Kurzreise durchs Baskenland. Mabel hat uns menschlich und mit ihrem Wissen mehr als überzeugt. Durch sie wird uns Bilbao in toller Erinnerung bleiben. Vielen herzlichen Dank, liebe Mabel. Ein Highlight!

Sabine

(About local Mabel)

3 June 2025

A wonderful, relaxed, educational evening with the unique, intelligent, and entertaining Mabel. We learned a lot about the city, its inhabitants and the history. Thanks a lot for the perfekt evening - and all the delicious Pintxos places. All the best for you, Mabel, and your family. We will always keep the evening in our hearts. It couldn't be better

Liesbeth

(About local Jéssica)

30 May 2025

Jessica was vriendelijk, vlot, flexibel en heel enthousiast! Ze had lekkere tastings geregeld, het was gezellig en voldoende. Het dessert was fantastisch :-)Perfecte invulling van een eerste avond!

Andy and Phin

(About local Rune)

30 May 2025

Thomas

(About local Jéssica)

28 May 2025

Jéssica was the perfect host. She took us to some amazing pintxos bars that we would never have gone to alone. Authentic food, freshly made, and surrounded by locals. On every stop Jéssica explained why the dish was special, and how it was made. She used the food as part of a narrative to explain Bilbao’s culture and history, and the new culinary influences coming from a more diverse population in recent decades. A fascinating evening that we enjoyed far more than the dull Michelin-rated restaurant we had dinner in the following night! Highly recommended. Wonderful food, wonderful host

Ronald🇺🇸 United States

(About local Jéssica)

28 May 2025

We were joining a larger group tour and requested Jessica to arrange a walk that would show us more of Bilbao than covered by the group tour. She did that and more. With information about my wife’s art work, she included buildings with “hidden” art inside that we would never have known about on our own. We were very happy with the tour created by Jessica and would highly recommend her services to others. Great guide

n28t9c6d44

(About local Jéssica)

27 May 2025

Jessica showed us around and explained lots about the culture. She adapted the 'menu' to our taste which was realy appriciated. Nice way to get info about Bilbao and its good foodNice evening in Bilbao

David🇺🇸 United States

(About local Jéssica)

23 May 2025

Jessica was presented with an insurmountable task. There was 100,000 drunk Englishman in old town Bilbao. she addressed the situation and with calm and control gave us an exemplary foodie tour. She held our attention as if there was a serene surrounding. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. She gave no excuses for the environment and when the tour was over, we were completely satisfied and amazed. Thank you DH.In control. 10

Albert🇺🇸 United States

(About local Mabel)

18 May 2025

Mable was extremely knowledgeable, interesting and a delight to be around. She brought us to various places where we savored local experiences while learning about Bilbao culture and history. Highly recommended! Wonderful Experience

fiona 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Jéssica)

16 May 2025

Great food tour. Jessica was very knowledgeable and friendly. We tried lots of local delicacies and drink. hightly recommend.group food tour

Heinrich🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Rune)

15 May 2025

Rune hatte uns im Hotel abgeholt, obwohl er Däne ist hat er ein sehr gutes Deutsch gesprochen. Wir waren drei Ehepaare. Die Führung durch Bilbao war interessant und nie langweilig, und alle wichtigen und interessanten Informationen haben wir erhalten. Er hat die Tour auch auf unsere Bedürfnisse ausgerichtet, und und uns auch wertvolle Tipps gegeben. Wir können Rune auf jeden Fall empfehlen, und würden wenn wir wieder nach Bilbao kommen, Ihn als Stadtführer buchen. Vielen Dank für die gute Zeit in Bilbao Bilbao mit Rune ein Erlebnis

Phillip

(About local Jéssica)

14 May 2025

Excellent knowledge of the areas , pleasant and friendly person 9/10 👍🤓.

Bas🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Mabel)

13 May 2025

This must not have been easy for Mabel, as this was my 10th visit to Bilbao. But; Mabel surprised me, in a very pleasant way, still. I learned so many things about the city, its history, the Basque culture and history, the Guggenheim and the local football team, I got even more excited about this great city with great people. Mabel checked in many times what we would want to see, hear or taste next and had on everything original suggestions. If you want to truly understand the city, its people and have some phenomenal pinxchos: call Mabel! One ‘critical’ note though, the tour is expensive, but as they say, quality comes with a price!A lovely, stunning experience!

Pascal🇩🇰 Denmark

(About local Rune)

11 May 2025

Rune var en utrolig faglig stærk guide. God til at fange vores interesser og formidlede sin viden på en god og interessant måde med et snert af god humor. Kan på det varmeste anbefale Rune igen. Vi havde 2 fantastiske timer på Guggenheim. Faglig dygtig og godt humør

Stephanie

(About local Mabel)

10 May 2025

We had a great time on our tour with Mabel. She is very knowledgeable about the city and region, and tailored the tour to our interests. Would highly recommend!A wonderful evening in Bilbao

Christian🇩🇰 Denmark

(About local Rune)

9 May 2025

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