Latvia · FULL-DAY
The 15 best full-day tours you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Visit four medieval sites near Riga on a private day trip with flexible stops, countryside views, and hotel pickup to Turaida, Sigulda, and Cesis.
“Normunds was extremely knowledgeable providing great insights surrounding our tour and Latvia in general. He was willing to customize our day to meet our interests and ensure we had an enjoyable experience.”
Explore Cesis, Sigulda, Turaida, and Araisi from Riga on a private castle tour with hotel pickup, local insight, and flexible timing.
“No era el ideal del viaje que quería comprar ,pero como se nos anuló el que teníamos comprado desde hacía meses tuve que contratar uno en el último momento...y resultó muy divertido . ¿Tuvimos hasta una nevada! Y castillos con nevada es diversión asegurada. Martins también eetuvo muy acertado. A pesar de no ser un guía acreditado nos dio toda la información que poseía . Hizo ameno el viaje. He dico que no era mi ideal de viaje, y esto es porque en este viaje lo que tú contratas es un coche que te lleva a todos lados, pero en nuestro caso Martins aportó sus conocimientos y se interesó porque…”
Review of Riga’s private Hill of Crosses, Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle day trip, with costs, timing, highlights and practical tips.
“Great tour with Normands who is a great and very knowledgeable guide. Tour covers the 3 areas with good time and a bonus stop for lunch gives a nice break. Would recommend to anyone visiting Riga, tour takes around 7 hours (woth lunch) so can easily fit into a day and still have the evening to explore Riga.”
Review of Riga’s private day trip to Bauska Castle and Rundale Palace, with practical advice on guides, costs, timing, and what to expect.
“The sites were incredible! However, the guide simply is a driver and does not come in to explain any of the palaces and castles with you. Essentially this is a lift service to the different sites.”
Escape Riga for Jurmala beaches, fisherman villages, an observation tower, and a quiet 3 km bog trail on this private day tour.
“Lovely day trip with an interesting and informative guide who knew a lot of about Latvia's history as well as from a personal perspective, especially being under soviet occupation. He gave us a lot of time to explore beaches and wonderful expanse of bogland that you can walk through on a wooden walkway on our own, but took us to useful sites. He was also accommodating taking us back to the shops and giving us useful info about the town.”
Review of a private Riga day trip to Jurmala and Great Kemeri Bog, with a fisherman museum, Baltic beach time, pickup, and practical tips.
“This was an amazing trip with a friendly driver. The sights were remarkable and appropriate for all age groups.”
Review of Riga’s Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle day tour, with transport, guide, costs, timing, tips, and who should book.
“Rundāle palace is a fantastic castle, similar to Versaille but with 138 rooms 😁 The tour guide was very knowledgeble and took us also to Bauska castle and several interesting extra sights ”off the beaten track”. Recommended!!”
Paddle 15 to 20 kilometers through Latvia’s Gauja Valley, with sandstone cliffs, forest views, local stories, and Riga transfers.
“This activity was so much fun! 🤩 Ronalds and his wife Inga were extremely friendly, enjoyable and took really good care of us. The lunch they prepared was delicious local food. We absolutely recommend this tour to everyone, we loved it!”
Explore Latvia’s abandoned nuclear missile base, secret Soviet bunker, and WWII museum on a private day trip from Riga.
“What a fantastic, unique trip with an absolute gem of a guide. From the beginning to the end, our guide Martins was fantastic - looking after us really well and giving us lots of insight and facts about all things Latvia - from history to culture, language and much more. We got to visit the old missile base, a military history museum, the secret bunker and Martins also took us to see another vehicle that my son had a particular interest in which was really the icing on the cake. We thought this was the best tour we’ve ever done, and with the best guide. If you’re interested in the…”
Review of a private Riga day trip to Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace, and Jelgava Palace, with practical tips on price, timing, and value.
“Sebastian was amazing. He drove us around, took us to castles and even made extra stops for us to see extra local heritage and shops. He listened to our conversations and came up with other places he thought we would want to see. He knew all the special places. It was great to get a real locals experience. We could not have had a better tour.”
Visit Turaida, Sigulda, and Cesis castles from Riga on a private day trip with a guide, scenic views, lunch, and a choice of bonus stop.
“Absolutely fantastic trip. Exceeded all my expectations . It is not like a normal trip but like travelling with long not seen trips. Highly recommended!”
Explore Sigulda and Gauja National Park on a private hike with castle ruins, Gutmanis Cave, river views, forest paths, and local lore.
“They made it easy to organize a customized day tour. Excellent communication leading up to our event.”
Hike Gauja National Park, taste Latvian treats, explore Ligatne and Cēsis, and visit a medieval castle on a small-group day trip from Riga.
“Two passionate tour guide, with detailed guide about the plants and Latvia history.”
Explore Jurmala's fishing heritage, beaches, and Great Kemeri Bog on a flexible private day trip from Riga.
Explore Jurmala beaches, wooden villas, its fishing museum, and Kemeri bog on a private full-day trip from Riga.
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