Frank was a fantastic and knowledgeable guide, expertly juggling the Spanish and English speaking groups on the tour. The six hour duration was perfect and it was great to find a tour that started early and finished with enough time to get to the airport for a late afternoon flight.

Hike is amazing and lots of up and down hiking (not just the expected hermitage steps) BYO picnic -no meal time available during the excursion. Bermeo and Guernika are a little sleepy and could be plussed up with a mini pintxo of tuna and shot glass of cider or a walk on to a fishing boat to see how a fisherman works. It’s possible my guide was newer and didn’t have much depth.

A brilliant place to visit with spectacular scenery all around. It’s not a difficult walk but goes involve a lot of steps up to the chapel and, on the way back a reasonable walk up a long incline. Would suggest you wear good walking shoes and take water with you.

Due to the strenuous nature of the climbing 241 steps to the top of Gaztelugatxe then a steep incline coming back, far more time was needed to truly enjoy the experience. When I’m paying for the main event on a tour I want to feel like I can see it all. I didn’t appreciate that we had such a limited time in all the spots. My family opted to stay in Gernika-Lumo and train back to Bilbao We wanted lunch as there was no time for it in Bermeo or Gernika-Lumo. No water was even provided after hiking. It is stressed if you’re not in good shape not to go out to the island but what is the point of going if you’re not given enough time. I booked an English speaking tour but it was combined with Spanish speaking so it took longer at the stops to explain everything. It was just an okay experience for me as a travel agent. Stephan was a nice guide and made a wonderful recommendation for lunch in Gernika-Lumo, Zallo Barri.