8 activitati in Riga, LATVIA

During the voyage we guarantee an unforgettable view on the Old city and its’ towers, Riga castle, Riga passenger terminal, TV Tower in Zaķusala and other pla- ces that cannot be left without notice. River boat ”Vecrīga” is able to host up to 150 guests. If you wish you can catch the sun and the wind, and have a delicious cocktails on the open upper deck of the boat which is decorated in a tropical style or you can relax in our bar which is located in the lower deck of the boat. In this deck you will also find a modern style passenger saloon with panoramic window.

River cruise offers you a voyage with our historical canal boats „AMBER RĪGA”, „AURORA” and „ANNABELLA” During the one hour long „Riga scenery voyage” we can inspect the popular tourism objects from a different angle. The route while traveling along the canal meats Kronvalds Park, Bastejkalns, Freedom Monument, Latvian National Opera, Shopping centre “Stockmann”, Riga International Coach Terminal and Riga Central Market. When entering the river Daugava you will be able to enjoy beautiful scenery of TV Tower in Zaķusala, Riga castle, Riga Cathedral and other towers of the Old city. During the voyage you will also see Andrejosta and Riga passenger terminal.

Explore our wonderful city by Riga City Tour red buses! Come and enjoy sightseeing on both sides of the Daugava River in Riga on red double-decker busses. The excursion ticket is valid for 24 hours and during that time you can get on or off the bus as many times as you wish. The hop-on hop-off service offers a flexible opportunity to get to know historic and present day Riga. The audio guide texts, heard through the headphones, have been recorded by native speakers in nine languages: English, German, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian and Latvian. There are 3 routes included in your ticket: the Old town route which includes such objects as Riga Circus, Opera house, Presidents castle, National theatre, Powder tower; Wooden RIga route which includes such objects as: Kipsala area, Kalnciems street quarter, Victory park; and New Riga route which includes such objects as Museum of Art, Cathedral of Firstborn Christ, Vermanes Park, Riga Art Nouveau centre.

Tour begins from hotel reception in direction to Old Town with private guide and then walking tour at the Old Riga, which was first referred to in chronicles in 1201, excursion starts by passing pedestrian Kalku Street with Livu Square and it’s medieval buildings, Small and Great Guild Houses, Dome Cathedral (entrance), Stock exchange building, Blackheads House (photo stop only), St. Peter’s Church, then passing Latvian National Opera House, city canal, tour ends at Freedom Monument and back to hotel.

Tour begins from hotel reception in direction to Old Town with private guide and then walking tour at the Old Riga, which was first referred to in chronicles in 1201, excursion starts by passing pedestrian Kalku Street with Livu Square and it’s medieval buildings, Small and Great Guild Houses, Dome Cathedral (entrance), Stock exchange building, Blackheads House (photo stop only), St. Peter’s Church, then passing Latvian National Opera House, city canal, tour ends at Freedom Monument and back to hotel.

Tour to Open Air Museum starts from hotel reception with private guide and after 20 minutes drive by car/minivan through the city centre to 100 hectares Open Air museum (entrance) featuring 18th century rural life in Latvia, with almost 100 traditional countryside buildings including farmsteads, churches, windmills, fishing villages have been moved here, the visit is organized to give a good impression of varieties of Latvia districts – Kurzeme, Zemgale, Latgale and Vidzeme and is useful supplement for modern architecture of Riga city center to see how Latvia looked more than a century ago. The museum is located at Lake Jugla. Return to hotel.

Tour to Jurmala starts in Riga from hotel reception with private guide and after 20 minutes drive by car/minivan to Latvian favorite summer time vacation town of Jurmala, the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous with its numerous fantasy-like wooden summer houses architecture on Jomas Street and strolls over 40 km near great sandy beach of Baltic Sea with its wooden, the SPA` s and health temples which are facing the white beach, where historically rich and the aristocracy have come for more then a century, enjoyed the calm tranquility of this place and took a walk next to the beach with chance to finding the amber, later return back to Riga.

Tour starts from Riga hotel reception with private guide and by car/minivan to Rundale Palace (entrance), which was built in the 18th century as the summer residence of the Duke of Courland, Ernest Johann von Biron and the palace was supposed to have 2 floors and 2 wings and additional servants' quarters, stables and a park starts in Riga hotel and after 1 hour drive enter in Rundale with its Palace. The construction was inaugurated in 1736 and as von Biron was favored by the Russian Czarina, Anna Ivanovna, he succeeded in engaging the Italian architect, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, the main architect of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Tour shows present 40 rooms on the first and second floors with original interior and furniture are open to the public, on the second floor the central part of the palace with the Duke's apartments, the Duchess and the other members of the family were living in the western wing, where restoration works are still being continued, the entire eastern wing was intended only for court representation, there you will find the impressive Throne Hall, the White Hall and the Small and Grand Gallery. According to history, the construction was interrupted in 1738 when von Biron and Rastrelli inaugurated the construction of an even larger residence in the Courland capital of Jelgava. When Czarina Anna Ivanova died in 1740 von Biron was exiled and could return accompanied by Rastrelli only in 1763 when he was reinstated by the Russian empress Catherina the 2nd. The palace and the interior was therefore only completed in 1763-1768 and it was fairly devastated in the course of time and in 1972 a comprehensive restoration of the palace was started.