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Price is ฿225 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 33m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Travel back to the Nevada of the early 20th century and follow the traces of young immigrants from the Pyrenees – from the train stations to the old boarding houses to the university archives. Find out how lonely shepherds created a resilient diaspora in the high desert, enjoy iconic Picon Punches, explore lost city quarters, and stand before the monumental bronze sculpture Bakardade.

    • A 5.5 km self-guided tour with 8 stops in 153 min.
    • Ideal for travellers interested in identity, migration, globalization, and history memory
      Told in an immersive podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • The Depot Craft Brewery Distillery
    • 325 E 4th St
    • 89512-3313, Reno, Nevada, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 325 E 4th St
    • 325 East 4th Street
    • 89512, Reno, Nevada, United States

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Podcast Tour Reno: Basque Path - Shepherds, Hotels, Solitude in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 33 minutes2h 33m
    2h 33m
  • Opening hours: Wed 0:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
฿224.90 x 2 Adults฿449.80
Total
Price is ฿449.80
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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive audio in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into a captivating storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about history and surroundings

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

The Depot Craft Brewery Distillery

  • 10m
The historical point of arrival in 1910, where newly arrived Basque immigrants got off the train to take up work on the Nevada ranches.

Louis' Basque Corner

  • 10m
Founded in 1967 by the Pyrenean immigrants Louis and Lorraine Erreguible, this restaurant remains a living monument to Basque food culture and Picon Punch.

Lake Street

  • 10m
One of the longest-running historical Basque pensions in Reno, which provided shelter, language, and community for shepherds after months of isolation.

325 E 4th St

  • 10m
The historic crossroads around which several Basque guesthouses were operated and served as job placement hubs and anchors of the community.

Morrill Hall Alumni Center

  • 10m
The historic gate to the UNR, where agricultural studies examined the grazing management that was crucial to the history of Basque sheep breeding.

Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

  • 10m
Home of the world-famous Centre for Basque Studies, founded by scientists such as William A. Douglass to preserve the Basque language and migration history.

Basque Library

  • 10m
The largest specialised Basque library outside the Basque Country, which holds extensive oral traditions and records of shepherds.

Basque Monument

  • 10m
This impressive bronze monument called Bakardade (Solitude), created by the sculptor Néstor Basterretxea, honours the resilience of the Basque shepherds.

Location

Activity location

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    The Depot Craft Brewery Distillery
    • 325 E 4th St
    • 89512-3313, Reno, Nevada, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    325 E 4th St
    • 325 East 4th Street
    • 89512, Reno, Nevada, United States

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