Latvia · TOUR REVIEWS
A long weekend in Riga or a week with a car, the problem is the same: the good days are scattered and most of them leave early. The 15 below are the ones worth the alarm, priced and timed, with the full catalogue underneath.
Review of Riga’s budget-friendly Old Town walking tour, with historic sights, engaging guides, practical tips, group size, and honest value advice.
“Absolutely fantastic tour. Our guide took us around whilst letting us know lots of information about the city, the buildings and the history. Would highly recommend this tour do not miss out.”
Taste Latvian specialties across Riga Central Market’s five zeppelin hangars, with local drinks, stories, and enough samples for a light meal.
“Amazing tour of the markets. Got to sample local fruits, meats, cheeses and even my favourite riga black!! If you want an introduction to latvian culinary tastes this is a trip worth booking. Our guide was fantastic and really knew her stuff. The sights, smells and tastes are not to be missed.”
Cross Latvia and Lithuania on an 8-hour small-group trip to Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace, the border, and Hill of Crosses.
“This was great for solo travelers or groups. Viesturs was an excellent guide and great company for the day. I really appreciated his knowledge and humor. This trip is an excellent way to see the hill of crosses and great historic locations outside of Riga. If the tour group ever does a Riga/Vilnius tour and transfer, that's the only way I could imagine it would be better!”
Explore Riga by bike, from Old Town and the Daugava to the Moscow District, Art Nouveau streets, parks, and the Freedom Monument.
“I had a great time exploring the Moscow District on this unique tour. I was lucky enough to be the only one booked in for the bike tour with Arseny, my own private tour. He was a great guide and i had opportunity to find out about the city in depth and ask all the questions. Arseny made me feel comfortable and I would highly recommend booking a tour with this company.”
Visit Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses and explore Jelgava on a guided day trip from Riga, with border photos, lunch, and Baltic history.
“was very nice and very informative guide :) van is very clean. the lunch stop was also amazing spot! recommended.”
Fire a Glock 17, Kalashnikov, and Winchester in Riga with an English-speaking instructor, safety gear, targets to keep, and optional extra rounds.
“Our instructor was helpful and gave a clear guide on how to shoot. I had a fun first time shooting and I will come back if I’m ever in Riga”
Explore Riga’s Art Nouveau streets, Old Town landmarks, and Central Market food on a small-group walking tour with local guides.
“Great tour. Our guide Kristina was very professional. The tour was well planned and covered all the main highlights”
Review of Riga’s 90-minute small-group Old Town walk, with local guides, headset audio, photo stops, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Guide was very informative and spoke excellent English Potted History eloquently executed and sights visited an absolute must”
Review of the 5.5-hour Hill of Crosses tour from Riga, with border stop, small-group transport, guide tips, timing, and honest value advice.
“Fantastic experience with our guide Viesturs - was very happy to answer our questions. The hill of crosses was interesting, Viesturs also offered other stops if we were interested in them which was nice. It is 1hr30-1hr40 in one direction on a very straight, uninteresting road, but Viesturs kept up entertained throughout.”
See Riga by canal and Daugava River on a one-hour boat tour with multilingual audio, old-town views, blankets, and free cancellation.
“This is a very affordable way to see the sights while relaxing and hearing an audio. We really enjoyed it with our 15 and 16 year old girls”
Race through Latvian forests with a husky team from Riga, then warm up with hot drinks and a snowy nature walk.
“Just over an hours travel from Riga, picked up from our hotel. No snow but that wasn’t a problem we rode on a cart. There were 10 of us each couple got to ride their own cart but only one cart. The dogs were amazing and I can reassuringly say not mistreated or exploited. This family use their dogs to enter competitions. The keen ones get to pull and the ones that are having an off day just stay with the pack. Lots of conversation with the wife while the husband follows you on a bike for safety. To be honest the dogs know what they are doing I just…”
Review of a small-group Riga day trip to Rundale Palace, Bauska Castle, and Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses, with practical tips on value and timing.
“The trip combines 3 locations, it is a whole day trip. The small group is guided by a local who is very knowledgeable and we enjoyed talking to him about a variety of subjects. We recommend this activity.”
Explore Riga’s Old Town with a private English-speaking guide, seeing key landmarks, local stories, and Latvia’s road to independence.
“We had a wonderful tour with our guide Eva- she knew a lot about the history and had lots of fun stories to add color to the tour.”
Explore Kemeri National Park from Riga with bog walks, forests, Lake Kanieris, a beach stop, local snacks, and small-group transport.
“One of the most beautiful parks that I've seen in the world; and I'm not easily impressed. An absolute must do for nature lovers.”
Compare Riga’s 3.5-hour pub crawl, with four welcome drinks, Old Town bars, karaoke, live music, and a late dance club.
“This is the best night out in Rīga - Ginta was an amazing guide 🤩 We met so many cool people, and Ginta took pictures through the night and sent them to us afterwards for memories🫶🏼”
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