July 8th
- Arrive in Pamplona at your leisure and check-in at Hotel La Perla, the premiere San Fermin hotel where Ernest Hemingway famously stayed. Our concierge will greet you in your hotel lobby.
July 9th
- Get ready to join the centuries-old tradition of watching the morning bull run from a balcony along the route (the only way to get a view, actually). At 6:30am, we escort you to the door of your balcony, where our guide waits with you until the owner opens the door at 7:00am. You have to be off the street by that time, because the streets are cleared to make way for the runners between 7:00am and 8:00am. The run will officially begin at 8:00am, and immediately afterwards, the host invites us to watch instant replays on the TV. We normally return to the street around 8:15am.
- Breakfast in your hotel after the bull run.
- Join us for lunch with an exploration of Basque tapas and wine. During this event, a local food and wine expert discusses the history and creation of each dish and its wine pairing.
- Explore the sights and sounds of Fiesta at your leisure.
- Mid-afternoon, you’re invited to join a walking tour of the bull run route with an expert runner, making you a better runner, and a better spectator – since you’ll learn what to expect.
- At 8:00pm we’ll meet you at the Baluarte Performing Arts Center to join a fantastic evening, hosted by our Founder, Mark Hellmann Regouby. We enjoy a fantastic meal together including flamenco dancing and music. Then we get an invitation to join the patrons of the arts center for a private rooftop party for a front-row view of Pamplona’s famous nightly fireworks competition. Fireworks are over by 11:30pm so you can stay and dance the night away with the locals, or make your way out and rejoin the party on the street.
July 10th
- At 6:30am, we will escort you to a balcony for your second bull run viewing. Around 7:00am, the balcony’s host will let you and your guide up to watch as the city prepares for the Running of the Bulls. The bulls will be set loose at 8:00am, and run directly beneath your balcony. At 8:15am, you’ll be released to rejoin the celebration below.
- Breakfast in your hotel after the bull run.
- Add on our optional Torero Training & Bull Ranch Tour to get out into the countryside and learn how to manage a cape and sidestep a young bull. (Or sit on the sidelines and enjoy tapas & wine as you watch your friends give it a go).
- At 6:00pm take the short 25-minute walk from the hotel to the Plaza de Toros to take your seat for the evening bullfights in our private season ticket seats in the Palco section.
- Around 8:30pm — as you leave the bullfights — you can join the fiesta in the streets, or take advantage of our Gourmet Dining Packages to add a guaranteed restaurant reservation.
July 11th
- On this morning, the choice is yours. You can add a balcony viewing for this day, sleep in, or even run with the bulls.
- Explore the sights and sounds of Fiesta at your leisure. This is the perfect time to visit any of your own Pamplona must-see destinations or pick up souvenirs.
- At 6:00pm take the short 25-minute walk from the hotel to the Plaza de Toros to take your seat for the evening bullfights in our private season ticket seats in the Palco section.
- Around 8:30pm as you leave the bullfights, you can join the fiesta in the streets, or take advantage of our Gourmet Dining Packages to add a guaranteed restaurant reservation.
July 12th
- Breakfast in your hotel
- This is your departure day. Please let us know if we can help with transfers to the airport or train station.
