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Biarritz: Espelette, Ainhoa, and Zugarramurdi Caves Tour

By Local Experts Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$156 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Immerse yourself in the rich culture of the Basque Country
  • Explore the charming village of Espelette and its iconic chilli peppers
  • Discover the beauty of Ainhoa, one of the most beautiful villages in France
  • Cross the border into Spain to visit the legendary Zugarramurdi Caves
  • Learn about the history of witchcraft in the region from your guide
Activity location
    • Espelette
    • Espelette, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Espelette
    • Espelette, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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Bilingual from Bayonne
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Select this option if you're starting the tour in Bayonne

Starting time: 9:15 AM
Price details
NZ$155.63 x 1 AdultNZ$155.63

Total
Price is NZ$155.63
Bilingual from Biarritz
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Select this option if you're starting the tour in Biarritz

Starting time: 9:30 AM
Price details
NZ$155.63 x 1 AdultNZ$155.63

Total
Price is NZ$155.63

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Walking tour of Espelette
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to Ainhoa
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tour of Zugarramurdi Caves
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Non-folding wheelchairs

What you can expect

Begin your day trip with a walking tour of Espelette, a French village world-famous for its iconic chilli pepper, celebrated every October during the Pepper Festival. Admire the traditional architecture, lively historic centre, and the distinctive red façades typical of Basque architecture.

Next, continue to Ainhoa, one of the most beautiful villages in the French Basque Country. Visit the church, the high street, and the town hall accompanied by your local guide.

Then, cross the border into Spain to begin your tour of the legendary Zugarramurdi Caves, a karstic site (a geological formation shaped by water erosion in soluble rock) where galleries carved by water evoke ancient witches’ gatherings and the memory of Navarrese witchcraft. Explore its most emblematic spaces, a place where myth and reality have coexisted for centuries, inspiring literary works such as Dolores Redondo’s famous Baztán Trilogy.

Finally, return to the starting point after an unforgettable excursion combining destinations in France and Spain, green landscapes, ancestral culture, and fascinating stories that make the Basque Country one of the most charismatic regions in northern Spain and southwestern France.

Location

Activity location
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    • Espelette
    • Espelette, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    • Espelette
    • Espelette, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France