Latvia · TOUR REVIEWS
A long weekend in Riga or a full week with a car: the problem is the same either way, which is that the good stuff is spread thin across a flat country. The 15 below are the days that repay the drive, priced and timed, with the full catalogue underneath.
Review of Riga Old Town walking tour, with stops, guide quality, group size, value, meeting point, and practical booking advice.
“Carlas was an excellent guide and kept us both amused with local stories and also fascinated with the history and landmarks. 2 hours well spent and would definitely recommend. Thank you.”
Taste Latvian meats, fish, breads, cheeses, sweets, and drinks while exploring Riga Central Market with a small-group guide.
“This was an extremely informative and tasty tour! Our guide was very knowledgeable, we had many samples with a wide variety and the portions were surprisingly large! 10/10 would recommend!”
Explore Latvia and Lithuania from Riga with Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace, the Hill of Crosses, and a helpful small-group guide.
“This day was a great insight to the Baltics beyond Riga; I was surprised how emotional the Hill of Crosses was for me.”
Explore Riga beyond the Old Town on a three-hour bike tour covering history, Art Nouveau, Jewish heritage, parks, and local neighborhoods.
“The perfect way to know the non touristic places in Riga. On top of that, explanations provided during the tour were super interesting. A 3h tour yiu must do if you are in Riga.”
Visit Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses and Jelgava on a well-priced day trip from Riga, with border photos, local lunch, and an English-speaking guide.
“was very nice and very informative guide :) van is very clean. the lunch stop was also amazing spot! recommended.”
Try a Glock 17, Kalashnikov, and Winchester in Riga with expert instruction, safety gear, target keepsakes, and optional extra rounds.
“We had a fantastic time at the shooting range. The instructors were very knowledgeable and health and safety of their customers was a priority. A bit more time holding the unloaded weapons would help with getting more comfortable with handling them.”
Explore Riga’s Art Nouveau streets, Old Town landmarks, and Central Market food on a four-hour small-group walking tour.
“Great tour. Our guide Kristina was very professional. The tour was well planned and covered all the main highlights”
Review of Riga’s small-group Old Town walk, with local stories, headset audio, price, pacing, weather tips, and booking advice.
“Wonderful tour filled with Riga’s rich history. Easy walking with lots of small details that add to the charm of Riga!”
Review of the 5.5-hour Hill of Crosses tour from Riga, with border stop, transport details, guide quality, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Janis was an excellent guide. Very informative, comfortable travel, Consideration to our requirements. Giving a lot of explanations to Latvia and Lithuanian life. Great fun to listen to his childhood. Gave us a great understanding of life in Latvia.”
Review of Riga’s $15.69 canal boat tour, with audio guide, Old Town views, Central Market, Daugava scenery, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Pretty nice tour trip. Went through the canals. Ir was even better with good weather. Definitely recommend.”
Review of Riga’s private husky sledding tour, with forest trails, hot drinks, dog-cart backup, pricing, snow rules, and booking advice.
“We had a fantastic time on the Husky Dog Sledding Tour from Riga! A huge shout-out to Ilze and her team, who did an absolutely amazing job and made us feel welcome right away. Even though there was no snow, the ride on wheels was still a lot of fun – exciting, well organized, and a great experience with the huskies. The dogs were full of energy and clearly very well taken care of. What we especially appreciated was how flexible the team was with pickup and drop-off, which made the whole trip super easy and stress-free for our group. Overall, a great experience that we can highly recommend. We’d…”
Review of Riga’s small-group day trip to Rundale Palace, Bauska Castle, and Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses, with honest tips on value and timing.
“I took this tour right before new year's, so it was just me and my guide. He was great! Not only did he give me helpful information about the places that we were visiting, he shared personal stories and answered my questions about Latvia in general. It was a great experience, and I definitely recommend it!”
Explore Riga’s Old Town with a private English-speaking guide, historic landmarks, local stories, flexible pacing, and useful city orientation.
“Fantastic tour, really engaging. Edwards was insightful and knowledgeable, and a great laugh. Would fully recommend to all”
Review of the Kemeri National Park day tour from Riga, with bog walks, Lake Kaņieris, beach scenery, snacks, pricing, and practical tips.
“My husband and I enjoyed our trip with Rolands. He was an expert on environmental issues and shared his knowledge and enthusisiam. with us. We enjoyed the diversity of the tour taking in bog, lake, forest and beach areas. He supplied a picnic of traditional Latvian fare, which we enjoyed. We were picked up promptly at our hotel and returned there afterwards.”
Review of Riga’s 3.5-hour pub crawl, with four welcome drinks, Old Town bars, karaoke, live music, costs, tips, and who should book.
“Obviously more for young people. Maybe we were too old for bar games. We did not see any unusual pubs and left the event early. Our guide was rather emotionless. Too bad other pub crawls in other cities were more interesting.Auto-translated”
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