Latvia · WALKING TOURS
Riga rewards feet and punishes cars, so most of the good ones are on this list. The 15 walks below run from a free-form old town hour to half a day across the Jugendstil streets, priced by length and group size.
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.”
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”
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 Soviet Riga through architecture, memorials, and personal stories on a thoughtful two-hour walking tour led by local guides.
Explore Riga’s medieval Old Town with a local guide, visiting St Peter’s Church, Dome Cathedral, Swedish Gate, and more.
“We absolutely lucked-out with a terrific guide Marija who was so passionate about her city, she filled you with her enthusiasm and thus you just loved the city. She had terrific historical background information, knew her history and led us around parts of the city we never would have known about had we not signed up for this tour. Furthermore, she advised us on additional things to see/do during our stay for which we will be forever thankful. It made our visit to Riga, and we would happily suggest anyone visiting take a walking tour of the old town. It absolutely brings it to life!”
Explore Riga’s Art Nouveau streets, symbols, Opera House, and Alberta Iela with a guide on this focused 1-hour-45-minute walk.
“We had a great tour with Gunta. She not only showed us the Art Niveau Highlights of Riga, but also what led to it.”
Explore Riga Old Town with Lina, from medieval legends and hidden passages to Black Balsam, guilds, churches, and Soviet-era memory.
“Lina is an amazing tour guide and this tour is a must if it is your first, or even second time in Riga. Lina had a wealth of historical information intertwined with some good stories and showed us many places that we would never find on our own. She had some great food and other sightseeing recommendations and was very generous with her time on the tour. We could not recommend Lina enough!”
Explore Riga’s Old Town with Inga, from Town Hall Square to Livu Square, on a private 90-minute walk priced at $24.
“We had a tour on the special day for Latvian people!! Many people were at the meeting point so we met at Opera house! She contacted me before we met so that it was easy to find her! She was such a nice friendly person and of course she was such a knowledgeable person too!!! We learned a lot about history and life of Latvia!! Tour was 1.5-2hs but time went so fast! I 120% recommend you to take this tour!!!”
Explore Riga with a private guide, from Old Town squares and Art Nouveau streets to Central Market, with a flexible two to three hour walk.
“This was a case of the guide turning a run-of-the mill tour into something more. Valentina's knowledge (and love) of the city made this tour great. It was a great introduction to the city and the country for our first full day in Riga. We paired it with the Art Nouveau tour and were lucky enough to have Valentina for both. She gave us two hours on hour own for lunch then met us again for the second tour. It was a great day in Riga topped off with an evening at the Christmas Market.”
Explore Riga’s medieval Old Town and Art Nouveau district on a private 3-hour walk with hotel pickup and a local English-speaking guide.
“Wonderfully balanced tour. Enjoyed time on our own as it town is wonderful with everything so close and easy.”
See Riga’s Old Town with local guide Ilze Karlsone on a private two-hour walk covering cathedrals, squares, monuments, and more.
“You get a great overview of Riga, Ilze was a very knowledgeable guide who could answer all of my questions. Riga is definitely an underrated city in Europe!”
Explore Riga’s Art Nouveau district on a two-hour small-group walk with local guides, striking façades, photo stops, and a visit near the Art Nouveau Museum.
“We picked random a guide for beer 🍺 tour in Riga. We had also a history touring because Gunta our great guide was terrific 👌👌 she told interesting storys and walked with us a big tour in the central city of Riga.”
See Riga with a private local host, shape the walk around your interests, and get practical tips on sights, food, directions, and city life.
“Julia was a wonderful leader. This was our first time in Riga, and she truly brought the city to life for us. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of this beautiful city and seeing all of the important sights.”
Explore Riga’s Old Town and Art Nouveau quarter with a private guide, flexible timing, port pickup, and focused three-hour walking tour.
“Excellent tour and guide. Very knowledgeable about history, city, architecture, and key sites. Guide was personable and engaging.”
Pick a street, a castle or a bog.
