Private Bilbao Walking Tour: 2-Hour Heritage Route or 4-Hour Riverside Route

The choice is made at booking: a 2-hour route on heritage and history, or a 4-hour route that adds the modern landmarks along the river. The guide and the privacy are the same in both, which keeps the product simple for small groups that want to set the depth of the day themselves.

The stops are Plaza Nueva, La Ribera Market, which opened in 1929, City Hall and the Paseo del Arenal. On the 4-hour option the walk then follows the riverbanks past the Zubizuri footbridge, opened in 1997, and ends outside the Guggenheim, where the guide explains the architecture and history of the museum, clad in titanium and opened in October 1997. The Guggenheim is an exterior stop, and the tour does not go inside.

Because the walk is private, it bends to the group's interests. The guide adds tips on the best pintxos bars, hidden corners and good places to take photos.