Latvia · HISTORICAL TOURS
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 4 historical tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Riga Jewish History Tour pairs Art Nouveau architecture with Holocaust memorial sites, led by a private English-speaking guide and pickup.
“Excellent tour! We truly enjoyed our tour guide's great knowledge about Jewish life and past history. He was extremely informative and when he didn't know the answer, he admitted it. We were even sad to say goodbye...”
Private Cesis trip from Riga: medieval castle by lantern, guided old town walk, and an easy 6 km hike by the Gauja River.
“The tour guide Valdis was very knowledgeable, accomodating & professional with excellent English. I highly reccomend this tour.”
Self-guided VoiceMap audio tour of Riga Art Nouveau with offline maps, Eisenstein stories, and National Romanticism, $5.20.
“This is such a great tool to use if you don’t have access to live walking tours or if you are under time constraints! I really loved this audio tour as it helped me make the most out of my visit to Riga by informing me about the history behind Riga’s art nouveau architecture.”
Tour Cesis’s medieval heart and Gauja National Park red-sandstone cliffs on a guided day trip from Riga, with castle lanterns and hiking.
An hour in the Old Town, or a full day on the road south.
