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Boat tours with Hegaluze from Bermeo to know Urdaibai and the Basque coast.
Hegaluze, a Basque company specialized in promoting our natural and cultural environment from the sea, has a strategic position on the Basque coast, the port of Bermeo. A location from which it is possible to reach 2 of the jewels of our coast, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe and Cape Ogoño in just 1 hour of navigation. Hegaluze provides us with a wide range of boat trips in Bizkaia to choose from. Experiences, through which we have the possibility of knowing some of the most beautiful corners of our coast. Urdaibai, the only Biosphere Reserve in Euskadi, provides us with more than 15 kilometers of wild coastline. A stretch of the Basque coast that we recommend you to visit aboard the Hegaluze boats. The environment that we show you today, has authentic movie locations, and is that, Urdaibai, space awarded on several occasions as one of the most beautiful of all the Cantabrian, has given life to some of the scenes of Game of Thrones. San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, the most famous islet of the Biscayan coast, was selected along with Zumaia and Barrika to give life to one of the spaces of the seventh season. If you want to know more details about the Basque scenarios of Game of Thrones, do not hesitate to read our article: The 4 scenarios of Game of Thrones in the Basque Country. Remember that we also offer guided tours in San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, you can book from here.
Information on Hegaluze boat trips.
- Port of origin and destination: Bermeo.
- Season: Regular tours available from April to October. Group tours available all year round.
- Regular routes: Bermeo – Elantxobe boat route, Bermeo – San Juan de Gaztelugatxe boat route and bird and cetacean watching at sea.
- Pets: Not allowed.
- Services: Regular boat trips, boat rental for groups and nautical academy.
- Location: Bermeo’s old port dock, Bizkaia.
Hegaluze.
Hegaluze currently has two vessels, Hegaluze and Hegaluze Barria. The main boat, Hegaluze Barria, with a capacity of 66 passengers, is a perfect option to visit the most beautiful places of Urdaibai. This boat, conditioned to transport people with reduced mobility, has a bathroom, music, public address system and whale watching platform. Everything necessary for long trips at sea. Its other boat, Hegaluze, the smallest of the fleet, has a total capacity of 25 people, a boat of lesser length and draft that is suitable for trips along the Urdaibai estuary. Do not hesitate to contact us so that we can send you a personalized quote. If you want to see the Biscay coast in a different way than usual, we recommend you to visit it by sea, on board of Hegaluze’s boats. And the fact is that the green and rocky cliffs are allied with the coastal towns to show us some of the most outstanding charms of our environment, an experience that enriches every traveler who visits us. Do you want to know which are the most demanded routes or boat trips in Bizkaia? Do not miss the following lines, keep reading!
Boat trips in Bizkaia.
Nature lovers and sea lovers are in luck, Hegaluze and its boat routes offer a complete and unique experience through our cliffs, beaches and fishing ports. An experience that we do not hesitate to classify as one of the best of the Basque coast. If a few days ago we talked about the possibilities offered by boat trips along the estuary of Bilbao, today we show you the boat routes in Urdaibai, a totally different scenario in which we have the opportunity to contemplate the wildest side of the province of Bizkaia. Hegaluze, offers 2 boat routes: boat route to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe and boat route to Elantxobe. Both with impressive panoramic views of the Basque coast. In the following lines we are going to tell you about our experiences on board of Hegaluze’s boats, stay tuned!
Boat route to Elantxobe: This boat route gives us the chance to see from a different and original point of view the towns of Bermeo, Mundaka and Elantxobe. 3 urban centers surrounded by wonders of nature such as Cape Ogoño, the island of Izaro or Laga beach. This adventure begins in the port of Bermeo, next to the parking lot, in front of the sculpture of the wave. The meeting point for all Hegaluze routes and the place where we meet Juan, responsible for Hegaluze. We took a seat on the boat and started our route to Elantxobe, heading towards Cape Ogoño. On the way, we find the island of Izaro, where the public address system informs us about its history and importance.
We leave Izaro behind and face the last stretch of coast before reaching the picturesque village of Elantxobe. It is time to contemplate the Ogoño Caves and the majesty of this gigantic cape that makes us look like dwarfs as we pass by. We arrived at Elantxobe, from the sea the vertiginousness of its streets increases exponentially, beautiful. We turn around, return to Bermeo, but not before visiting the port of Mundaka, the Hermitage of Santa Katalina and the marshes of Urdaibai, returning to contemplate (from another perspective) Izaro and Ogoño. Beautiful coastal route. We must point out that the Hegaluze boat enters each of the ports it crosses, allowing us to contemplate the crystalline waters of its interior. A very successful route for those who want to know some of the most emblematic fishing villages of Bizkaia from the sea. Reservations: Here.
Boat route to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe: Undoubtedly one of the most demanded routes in the Basque Country. No wonder, and is that through this boat trip we have the opportunity to see San Juan de Gaztelugatxe from a unique perspective, from the sea. Gaztelugatxe is the culmination of an incredible boat trip in which we visit the Matxitxako cape and the island of Akatz. A magical environment that has been catalogued as a Protected Biotope. This route, like the rest of the Hegaluze routes, starts in Bermeo, except that we head to Cape Matxitxako, an environment where the green of the forests and the blue of the sea recreate a movie scene. After contemplating Matxitxako, the boat heads towards the Akatz Rock, a space that the sea and the wind have sculpted capriciously with the passage of time. A place where once a colony of rabbits found a small paradise, curious isn’t it?
Book a boat trip to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
Finally, we come to the great protagonist of the day, the place of infinite beauty, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe. Moment, in which the cameras and cell phones take chipas to immortalize one of the most famous rocky sets of the Bay of Biscay. On the way back, we have the opportunity to contemplate the other side of Akatz, its more vegetal side, a delight. We must point out that there is the possibility of making this same route by boat to see the sunset, the only variation is the duration (increased to 1 hour and 30 minutes) and the cost.
Whale watching boat trip: This trip is different from the rest, and on this occasion, the Hegaluze boats leave the Basque coast behind to enter the open sea. In fact, during this experience we reach the limit of the continental shelf, more than 12 miles from our coast. On this trip we will be accompanied by members of the AMBAR association (Association for the study and conservation of marine fauna), a non-profit organization that has been conserving and disseminating the natural wealth of the Basque Country since 1998.
A high quality experience, in which we have been lucky enough to see more than 6 species in the same outing: common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris), long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas), yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) and gannets (Morus bassanus). A great adventure on the Basque coast in which besides enjoying like children we had the opportunity to meet the different species that ply our waters daily, the cetaceans of the Basque coast.
Personalized route: In this section we group all the boat routes that we design according to the client’s taste. We design the route and any other desired service (tasting of local products, guided tours…). This type of outings offer us the possibility of docking in one of the coastal villages surrounding Bermeo to enjoy its gastronomy, take a swim or simply get to know the environment of Urdaibai through different guided tours.
Recommendations for boat trips from Hegaluze.
- Be 10 minutes before at the point of origin, the Marina of Bermeo, next to the sculpture of La Ola, at the entrance of the parking lot.
- Discounts are available for groups, we recommend you to contact us.
- In case of bad weather, please call the cell phone number you indicated in the reservation. The cancellation of the service is communicated by whatsapp, sms or call.
- We recommend people prone to seasickness not to drink a lot of liquids before embarking, to take a pill for seasickness and to keep their eyes focused on a point outside the boat.
- Warm clothing. The sea breeze of the Bay of Biscay forces us to protect ourselves regardless of the time of year.
- Arrive early to be able to choose the seats you like best. We recommend the front of the boat.
- Book in advance, tickets tend to sell out easily in high season. You can book here.
As you have been able to see, Hegaluze offers a good number of boat routes to know Urdaibai. Undoubtedly one of the great attractions of the town of Bermeo. Each and every one of the places of our coast has its peculiar charm, from the largest cliffs to the smallest of the beaches, which boat route do you like the most? Remember that if you have any questions you can use the comment system that you will find below these lines to let us know. We will try to respond as soon as possible. Ondo pasa!
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