The Basque cicerone
The Basque cicerone
The true charm of traveling in the Basque Country is getting to know its cities and villages, discovering the stories and local secrets that make them unique. Whether you are traveling alone or as a couple, with your family or with a group of friends or like-minded people, the experience is more enriching with the help of a local guide who is prepared to make your leisurely day special. Increasingly more people turn to local guides to make better use of their time during the stay, to get away from fixed routes and schedules, to delve deeper into personal topics of interest related with local culture, and to minimize possible organizational and communication-related disruptions, enjoying their time to the max and without setbacks.
Among the most prominent Basque Country cicerones is Aitor Delgado, who has 16 years’ experience and has mainly offered his services to independent visitors associated with the luxury and premium sector, whether they are on short getaways or holiday stays, business trips, attending conferences, or making a cultural stop.
Depending on the number of days that the traveler has, Aitor organizes personalized tours around Bilbao, San Sebastian, Biarritz, Vitoria, or any other Basque or French Basque village. He also offers gastronomic experiences, sports courses, and visits to vineyards, natural parks, the coast, animal farms, and even industrial areas. Some of the tours, especially those in the city, are done on foot, while those that involve longer distances are done in a luxury car or minibus with a driver. Aitor’s contagious happiness, his flexibility, ability to adapt to his clients’ interests before and during the tour, and his great knowledge of the local culture are the aspects most valued by his customers – customers who say that they feel as if they were accompanied by a friend during the visit.
Aitor has visited more than 50 countries around the world and travels abroad at least three times a year. He is fluent in Spanish, Basque, English, and Italian and has an intermediate level of French and German. He is a BASQUE LUXURY member and was named the best Bilbao guide in the Luxury Travel Awards of 2017 and 2018. Likewise, TripAdvisor has given him its “Certificate of Excellence” from 2014 to 2018 and, thus, he has been added to their “Hall of Fame.” His work has been reflected by travel bloggers, magazine journalists, and authors of novels, history books, and cultural books. He has also worked on the current edition of the Basque Country Lonely Planet Guide.
His passion for showing off his land and helping travelers to understand its culture, art, traditions, and history make his tours an unforgettable experience and an unbeatable memory of the Basque Country.
Aitor Delgado
Tel.: +34 687 476 134
