Are you looking for a unique, local and gastronomic experience in San Sebatian?
It is not a restaurant or a club, it's a 100% chef-contact experience in a friendly atmosphere.

You will have your own private chef sharing the secrets of Basque gastronomy with you.
Sustainable products, limited-bottle wines in a mindful Basque gastronomic experience.

Are you looking for a unique, local and gastronomic experience in San Sebatian?

It is not a restaurant or a club, it's a 100% chef-contact experience in a friendly atmosphere.

You will have your own private chef sharing the secrets of Basque gastronomy with you.

Sustainable products, limited-bottle wines in a mindful Basque gastronomic experience.

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THE PLAN

VISIT THE LOCAL MARKET
On a pleasant market stroll you will get to know our culinary traditions and seasonal products.

There is no better way than visiting the central market to know the local and seasonal product, let yourself be seduced by the delicacies that the kind and friendly locals will show us and offer us, the best of the land and the sea.

We will visit the market with Jon where you will learn about our typical products, their origin and the ways in which we cook while chatting with the vendors having a nice time.

His passion and energy is very contagious, watch out! He loves to be in direct contact with farmers and sellers, to know the origin of the product and enjoy the passion of the producer and seller, knowing that they have a great product, 0km.

PRIVATE TRANSPORT TO OUR SECRET SPOT
After buying some necessary ingredients, he will take you by private transport to our secret pantry.
“THE SECRET PANTRY”
The secret pantry is our way of expressing ourselves and welcoming you to our city. It is a philosophy, a tool to make our unique and singular culture known in an exclusive and private way, yes, but familiar and close.

ENJOY: We will open our hearts and share our experiences so you can fully enjoy our company, sympathy, food, drink, recipes, aromas and stories.

The Secret Pantry is an exclusive private Basque experience room, that takes guests on a market stroll (checking our best local products and choosing some for the dinner) before heading to our secret kitchen hidden in the city.

Let yourself be led by Jon and Sergio, who will tell you countless stories about our traditions, gastronomy, and the origin of the products you are going to taste.

We offer 2 types of experience. LET´S CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE
PRIVATE TRANSPORT BACK TO YOUR HOTEL
We want you not to worry about anything to get back to your hotel. With pleasure we will take you in private transport to the door of your stay or to the old town if you wish to have a Gin & Tonic in a pub.
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CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THE SECRETY PANTRY

4-8 people

250€/p.p.
4-5 hours  -  Start time: 18:00

PANTRY´S TABLE DINING EXPERIENCE

This exclusive 4-7-seater experience promises a delicious basque 7 course tasting menu with 7 pairing local drinks from basque family wineries and breweries.

You will taste craft small production drinks like beer, vermouth, eco cider, txakoli, Rioja wines and more. We can't wait to show you everything!

In addition to the fantastic and varied local gastronomic experience, you will learn about the origin of each singular product, culinary techniques and recipes used to elaborate these sublime dishes.

You will also have the opportunity to take part in the preparation of one of the dishes and have fun with Sergio & Jon.

PRICE & DETAILS

PANTRY´S TABLE DINING EXPERIENCE
€ 250 per person
  • 4 - 8 people= 250€/p.p.
  • START TIME: 18:00
  • DURATION: 4-5 hours
  • MEETING POINT: your accommodation
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200€
4-5 hours - Start time: 18:00

COOKING CLASS: THE SECRETS OF PAELLA & SANGRÍA

Have you been planning your whole trip thinking about where to eat the best paella?

Here we offer you the best plan: participate actively and learn how to cook the best paella, with your favorite ingredients in a dynamic workshop where you will taste your creation.

Sergio is a paella expert who has worked in Barcelona and Valencia (paella capitals) and he will explain to you the secrets to make one of the most famous Spanish dishes.

The secret recipe: Included in the experience, apart from the satisfaction of having enjoyed a wonderful evening, you will also get all the recipes of the menu you have cooked in our Secret Pantry. So you can surprise your family and friends when you return home.

PRICE & DETAILS

COOKING CLASS: THE SECRETS OF PAELLA & SANGRÍA
€ 2oo -250 per person
  • 2-4 people= 250€/p.p.
  • 5-8 people= 200€/p.p.
  • START TIME: 18:00
  • DURATION: 4-5 hours
  • MEETING POINT: your accommodation
Book it now

4-8 people

250€/p.p.
4-5 hours  -  Start time: 18:00

PANTRY´S TABLE DINING EXPERIENCE

This exclusive 4-7-seater experience promises a delicious basque 7 course tasting menu with 7 pairing local drinks from basque family wineries and breweries.

You will taste craft small production drinks like beer, vermouth, eco cider, txakoli, Rioja wines and more. We can't wait to show you everything!

In addition to the fantastic and varied local gastronomic experience, you will learn about the origin of each singular product, culinary techniques and recipes used to elaborate these sublime dishes.

You will also have the opportunity to take part in the preparation of one of the dishes and have fun with Sergio & Jon.

PRICE & DETAILS

PANTRY´S TABLE DINING EXPERIENCE
€ 250 per person
  • 4 - 8 people= 250€/p.p.
  • START TIME: 18:00
  • DURATION: 4-5 hours
  • MEETING POINT: your accommodation

from

200€
4-5 hours - Start time: 18:00

COOKING CLASS: THE SECRETS OF PAELLA & SANGRÍA

Have you been planning your whole trip thinking about where to eat the best paella?

Here we offer you the best plan: participate actively and learn how to cook the best paella, with your favorite ingredients in a dynamic workshop where you will taste your creation.

Sergio is a paella expert who has worked in Barcelona and Valencia (paella capitals) and he will explain to you the secrets to make one of the most famous Spanish dishes.

The secret recipe: Included in the experience, apart from the satisfaction of having enjoyed a wonderful evening, you will also get all the recipes of the menu you have cooked in our Secret Pantry. So you can surprise your family and friends when you return home.

PRICE & DETAILS

COOKING CLASS: THE SECRETS OF PAELLA & SANGRÍA
€ 2oo -250 per person
  • 2-4 people= 250€/p.p.
  • 5-8 people= 200€/p.p.
  • START TIME: 18:00
  • DURATION: 4-5 hours
  • MEETING POINT: your accommodation

INCLUDED

  • Local guide
  • Chef´s experience
  • Guided Market stroll
  • All food and drinks detailed on the experience
  • Recipes
  • Private transport to your hotel - ask quotation if it is not in the city center

NOT INCLUDED

  • Any item not specified above
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Want to know more about us?

Jon Gurrea

Tour Guide
"Being Basque is forever, I speak and live in Basque, in my neighborhood, my markets and my city and beyond. It is in my DNA. Being a traveler and rugbier too."

Sergio Rodriguez

Chef
"I am passionate about everything I do, my two great passions are cycling and being a cook. I also love cheese, gastronomic contests, rural, mountain and board sports."
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San Sebastian

Our city
The Basque Country has everything, sea & mountains, classic & modern, culture & gastronomy, unique personality & old language.

Position: tour guide

Favorite dish: txipirones en su tinta (baby squid in its ink) and txuleta (txuleta)

Favourite dessert: pantxineta

Favourite drink: red wine and txakoli

Favourite pintxo: grilled foie gras

Favorite place in San Sebastian: 

«Being Basque is forever, I speak and live in Basque, in my neighborhood, my markets and my city and beyond. It is in my DNA. Being a traveler and rugbier too.»

Kaixo! (Hi in basque language). I am Jon Gurrea and I am Basque, traveler and rugbier for a lifetime. I like sport activities such as outdoors, kayaking, fishing; as well as photography and a bit of reading too.

I also adore eating pintxos, drinking wine, cooking and shopping in the market! My salesmen are as if they were family!History is another thing I like very much. I would like to live so many key moments at different stages of time ….

My uncle Jexux taught me from a young age that a trip is the means to reach knowledge, to enjoy the show, feeling the experience. This knowledge could come from a country, a culture, a landscape, history, gastronomy …. I have traveled a while and since then I have learned a lot. I was curious, I mixed with the local people and savored a pinch of each of those lives living with them, listening to them, of course always eating and drinking with them and visiting their markets and neighborhoods.

I have worked in many different fields: been a cook, baker, adventurer, planting vine, selling local gastronomic products (such as cheese, anchovy, tuna, mushrooms, ..), driver, reception in luxury hotels,… I wanted to be a concierge and ended up being passionate about being a guide already some years behind.

It seems that these jobs have nothing in common but if you look, all the above makes sense to form me as a guide.


I will show you history, gastronomy, landscapes and I will lead you through out of crowd places meeting the locals in their daily lives, always enjoying a good local dish teaching you what we eat and how we eat.

Welcome and I wait for you promptly in your hotel!

 

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There is no better experience than visiting a local chef, going to his lair, and having a personal and private treatment while enjoying a local culinary journey.

Sergio Rodriguez, born in Bilbao in 1980 is our guru of the secret pantry.

More than 20 years of experience, he was a partner of the trendy restaurant Végamot in Reykjavik 6 years before spending 8 years in Barcelona. In 2014 he returned to the Basque Country.

Passionate about sports such as mountaineering, cycling or surfing, he is crazy about gastronomic trips where he has traveled to Japan, Peru, Bolivia, France, Italy and more countries to enjoy the varied food and discover ingredients and techniques. 

He is extroverted and perfectionist, he pays attention to details, loves to listen to elders and learn from their wisdom and experiences. 

We can define his food as Healthy, Tasty and Sustainable by supporting local producers and buying BEST quality produce.

He is happy to open the doors of his pantry for you to feel the experience of Basque cuisine in a unique exclusive way.

 

“The limits are only in us”.

 

  SAN SEBASTIAN IS RANKED AS TOP CITY FOR FOODIES The secret pantry experiences take place in San Sebastián-Donostia, a charmy city of less than 200,000 inhabitants located in the Basque Country, on Spain’s Bay of Biscay. Some of the most prestigious gastronomic guides and the media agree, including Saveur Culinary, which recognised San Sebastián as the Best International Gastronomic Destination, Caterwings and The Liberty, which considered Donostia as the Best Gastronomic Destination in the world, and The Telegraph, which published a report on San Sebastián as the Best City in the World for Gourmets.

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What they say about us

Best thing I did in Donostia was book Earra tours. Getting shown around by a local made all the difference as Jon took me to places I never would have found otherwise and got me into restaurants I otherwise couldn’t get into with such short notice. Without planning ahead he took me to hidden beaches, charming little towns and amazing restaurants! Jon’s high energy is contagious as he makes suggestions and adapts the tours to your specific needs. He is also completely bilingual in English and Spanish. I will definitely use Earra tours again and will recommend them to my friends when they go to Basque Country.
Michael - New York
Michael - New YorkGoogle
Desde el principio Jon ha sido un gran anfitrión dándonos facilidades, buenas recomendaciones para conocer y disfrutar de Guipúzcoa y muy atento. Es un excelente profesional y mejor persona. Recomendable cien por cien, no dudaremos en contar con él cuando volvamos a Zarautz. Eskerrik asko Jon! Earra!
Veronica - Alicante, Spain
Veronica - Alicante, SpainGoogle
Having had the immeasurable pleasure of being guided with Earra Tours on several occasions, through the innumerable wonders, interests and delights, that the Basque Country proudly offers, I can unequivocally attest, that whether it's Paddle Boarding to Getaria, Mountain Biking/Hiking in the Pagoeta, unveiling the rich cultural History of Euskal Herria on the very streets and landmarks it was created, or indulging in the varied delectable delights of the unique gastronomic cuisine, and pintxos profusion of Donostia and the surrounding countryside, you can do no greater justice to your indelible experience, than to place your trust in a local guide such as Jon, who's local knowledge, personality and attention to detail, is peerless to say the least. You will be greeted as a friend, and depart as family. Until I return for my next holiday, I envy you all in my stead. EARRA!
Eoin - Brisbane, Aus
Eoin - Brisbane, AusTripAdvisor
I cannot recommend Earra Tours enough. Jon and his team are incredible hosts to the grand delights and culinary wonders of the Basque Country. I didn't know much about the region before my visit. The culture, people, landscape, history and food is magical. Jon taught us about all these aspects, and gave us a much deeper understanding than any other tour company. Jon is now a great friend. His humour and energy is uplifting. His passion for his homeland powerful. His local knowledge of the food scene is incredible and his enthusiasm for his clients is second to none. Tours can be customized to whatever your interests are, and can be tailored to any age group. Good on ya mate! Cheers Nathan
Natham - Tasmania, Aus
Natham - Tasmania, AusTripAdvisor
I wasn't sure about going on a tour in Donosti, it's not my kind of thing, but my wife insisted and boy she was right! Jon is an awesome man, he quickly understood what we wanted and he opened the door to an incredible day. We'll never forget the food, the drinks, the culture and a friendly and interesting conversation! Ahhhh the cheesecake!!! Eskerrik asko Jon!! Earra!!
Christian - UK
Christian - UKGoogle
Jon is a good professional and fun! I learned many curiosities of the Basque culture and we did a good hiking route. All without forgetting the good food!
Elena - Cordoba, Spain
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