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DISCOVER THE BASQUE COUNTRY WITH US, A LOT OF GREAT RIDING AND EATING!
Welcome to our SFIDA Euskadi trip.
This trip has been in the making for a while. The Basque country has an amazing cycling culture, it has incredible places to ride.
Some of them are the well-known narrow roads that we can see each year during the Itzulia, the Basque Country UCI stage race, men and women, usually in early April.
On this trip, we will sample also a good number of iconic climbs, like the Montes Oiz and Sollube and the climb up to San Miguel de Aralar, one of the highest points you can ride a bike in Euskadi.
But this amazing region has many other points of interest. Besides the well-known cities of Bilbao and San Sebastion, there are a good number of beautiful small towns like Bermeo, Zarauz and Getaria. Another place we will visit is San Juan de Gaztelugatxeko, an incredible place that was a location in the Game of Thrones TV show.
The food in the Basque country is worldwide famous. With a large number of starred restaurants, this is one of the most important culinary destinations in Europe. Rest assured that we will try some amazing food while on the trip.
Time to discover Euskadi, we have prepared an amazing route for you!
| Destination | Spain |
| Duration | 6 days |
| Dates 2025 | 14-20 May |
| Hotels | 3-4 Stars |
| Meals | All meals included |
| Arrival | Bilbao (BIO) |
| Departure | Bilbao (BIO) |
| Non-Rider | 20% discount |
| Rental Bike | Available |
| Rental E-Bike | Available |
| Price | €3,150 |
Total Distance: 540km
Daily average distance: 90km
Total Climbing: 12,885m
Daily average climbing: 2,145m
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PRICES:
TWIN room: 3,150 Euros pp
SINGLE Supplement: 650 Euros
Rental bike: 550 Euros
Rental road e-bike: 600 Euros, limited availability, book early.
PAYMENT TERMS:
800 Euros when making the booking. The balance is to be paid 120 days before the trip starts.
INCLUDED:
6 nights of accommodation between 3 – 4 Stars
ALL MEALS INCLUDED.
6 breakfasts.
6 lunches.
6 dinners, including wine.
NOT INCLUDED:
International flights.
Travel insurance.
Hotel extras: mini-bar, spa, massage.
Tips for the staff.
SUPPORT:
We will have ride leaders and at least one mechanic on our trip.
Our staff/client ratio is 1:4 staff.
Our passenger vans come fully equipped with all the necessary equipment to provide the best support during the rides.
We carry gels, energy bars, powder mix, water, fruit, riding food, tools, pumps, spare tubes and tyres to ensure our first-class support helps you through the trip.
Professional first aid kit.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Adapting to the changes in international travel after the COVID-19 pandemic, we are adjusting our cancellation policy accordingly as follows:
120 days before the trip starts – the return of your deposit minus any expenses that we may not be able to reimburse.
90 days before the trip starts – partial refund of the amount of the trip less the 500 Euros cancellation fee, plus any amount that we can’t recover from Hotels, and other costs that we may have already incurred in the trip preparation.
No amount will be refunded less than 60 days before the trip starts. We will, however, try to credit as much as possible towards a future trip. This depends on the amount that we can get back from the hotels and other costs that we have already incurred in the trip preparation.
We highly recommend to contract travel insurance as soon you pay the deposit and buy your international flights.
Make sure your travel insurance covers:
- Refund the amounts paid if you need to cancel for any reason.
- Covers the cost of possible damages to your rental bike. Check our T&C for this.
For these reasons, we won’t be holding any spots until the full deposit has been paid.
Hotels are now more strict with how many rooms they are willing to have on hold for groups, so until deposit payments are made we won’t be able to confirm your spot.
Itinerary
Meet the SFIDA Cycling team at Bilbao Airport (BIO), then we will travel to our hotel.
Once there, we will check in, have lunch and prepare our bikes.
In the afternoon we will go for a ride to test our legs and bikes. We have prepared a loop route up to the coast and back.
53km/1,100m.
Climb: Alto de Goitisolo.
Hotel: Hotel Palacio Urgoiti.
We have a few climbs on our ride today.
The main climb will be the Monte Sollube, one of the highest mountains near the sea.
Later we will visit Bermeo, a traditional seaside town, and from there we will ride to San Juan de Gaztelugatxeko. We will need to walk a bit to see the most spectacular part of this place, which was used as location in the Game of Thrones TV show.
A few more undulating roads will take us back to our hotel.
Tonight we will have dinner in Bilbao, and visit the old town (Casco Viejo).
86km/2,280m.
Climbs: Alto de Paresi, Monte Sollube, Alto de San Pelaio, Alto de Sollube.
Hotel: Hotel Palacio Urgoiti.
Big ride planned for today.
Monte Oiz is one of the biggest climbs in Euskadi, also the approach to the mountain is on beautiful basque landscapes.
After the Monte Oiz, most of the route to our next hotel is on undulating roads, with the Alto de Urraki as last climb for the day.
106km/2,800m.
Climbs: Alto de Morga, Balcon de Bizkaia, Monte Oiz, Alto de Urkaregi, Alto de Azkarate, Alto de Urraki.
Hotel: Hotel Iriarte Jauregia.
Amazing loop from our hotel.
In clockwise order, we will head towards Tolosa, a beautiful town by the Oria River.
Most of the rest of the ride will be through some nice countryside roads, this includes a few climbs too, of course.
This is a great opportunity to enjoy some Basque-style riding.
88km/ 2,475m.
Climbs: Alto de Larraiz, Gaintza, Alto de Mandubia, Alto de Santa Ageda.
Hotel: Hotel Iriarte Jauregia.
The queen stage of the trip.
This includes some parts of the ride in the Navarra region.
We will start our ride heading South towards the border between the Basque Country and Navarra, our destination is the San Miguel de Aralar.
This is one big climb up to the Sanctuary with the same name.
After we reach the top we will head North and ride into Euskadi again, closer to San Sebastian, our final destination on this trip.
142km/2,900m.
Climbs: Puerto de Azpirotz, Alto de San Miguel de Aralar, Alto de Uitzi, Alto de Usateguieta.
Short ride to end our trip in Euskadi.
Our first short climb is up to the Monte Igeldo, an iconic landmark in San Sebastian.
Then we will head towards Zarautz and Getaria, two beautiful towns by the Atlantic Ocean. The return ride will be via a more inland road back to San Sebastian.
65km/1,325m.
Climb: Alto de Mendizorrotz.
After breakfast, we will transfer to Bilbao Airport (BIO).
We expect to arrive at 11:00. Plan your travel accordingly.
