July 8th
- Arrive in Pamplona with a private transfer from the airport or train station to Gran Hotel La Perla. The hotel’s concierge will greet you in the lobby, and our team will personally deliver your Premium Apparel Package and physical Bullfight Tickets
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
- This is an ideal morning to add an extra bull run balcony or — for the brave few — to run with the bulls one last time.
- Breakfast in your hotel
- Depart Pamplona with a private transfer from Gran Hotel La Perla to the Pamplona Airport or Train Station.
