What to do and see in Riga, Riga Region: The Best City Tours

December 12, 2021 Veronika Gaddis

The Latvian capital, the largest city in the Baltics, is a fascinating mixture of proud Latvian tradition and influences of the various countries that have occupied it. Independent once again since 1991, Riga's Art Nouveau center has won it UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. Opened up to mass tourism with the advent of budget air travel, Riga's Old City and its abundance of bars and restaurants can be explored on foot. The New Town is easily reached by an efficient and modern bus and tram network.
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1. Art Nouveau Small Group Walking Tour of Riga

Around Latvia
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This will be a great opportunity to see the art of different buildings and take photos of well known places. This will be a private tour with opportunity to ask all questions to your guide. Explore Riga with a professional local tour guide, who will tell you the real stories and legends about this historic part of Riga.

Inclusions: Professional guide

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

Reviewed By Christine Helle... O

Private arranged tour, Went on as planed. Good service from the office, God and flexible driver. can recommend the company.

2. Small Group Art Nouveau walking tour 2h

House of the Black Heads, Rātslaukums 7, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia Smile Line Day Tours
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Sightseeing around the Old city, the Ring of Boulevards and walk in Art Nouveau district. The tour takes you through the center of the town to the Art Nouveau district, Albert Street - a real open-air architectural museum, where the most explicit collec8on of Art Nouveau buildings in Europe is located. 

Inclusions: Local guide, Professional guide, Umbrella if it`s raining

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

Reviewed By John H

At quite short notice, we booked a walking tour of the old town. It turned out that it was only ourselves on the tour when we got there so we got a fantastic personal tour with our guide Gunta. We were taken to see all of the best sites in the old town with Gunta giving us brilliant insights along the way. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to see this part of the city.

3. Riga Like a Local: Customized Private Tour

Roland's Statue, Rātslaukums, Centra rajons, Rīga, 1050, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia Roland's Statue, Rātslaukums, Centra rajons, Rīga, 1050, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia
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Get to know the city through the eyes of a passionate local. With no set itinerary, you can customize the tour or leave it up to the local for an insightful introduction to the city. Make travel about the people you meet not just the places you see. With our walking tours, you’ll skip the mundane historical tours and discover the city through a local’s eyes. Experience a tour that will transform the way you travel to make it as much about the people you meet, as it is the places you see. Our local guides (Lokafyers) are passionate about their city and eager to share their knowledge and perspective. Since Lokafyers are not professional guides and tour occasionally, they provide an experience that’s authentic and personal, like a friend showing you around their city. By the end of the tour, you'll feel comfortable navigating the city and confident that you have all the information you need to make the most of your stay.

Inclusions: Local guide ("Lokafyer", Customized private walking tour

Exclusions: Personal expenses, Tips and gratuities (optional), Optional activity costs, Food and drinks, Transportation to/from attractions (It’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)

4. Riga Market with tasting and Old Town guided private tour from Vilnius

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Visit 'Paris of the North', with all the comfort and flexibility by using private transport. Taste some of the local delicacies at one of the biggest markets in Europe (guide included). The market provides the city with fish, meat, vegetables, cheese, and much more. You will be able to try a variety of bites at each stand. Walk around the Old City of Riga with your driver/storyteller (for the in-depth historical experience an official guided tour is recommended). See the most iconic places before being transferred to your centrally located accommodation in Riga. N.B. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements. The smells may be really strong at some of the stands (fish, meat). - Private transfer. - The unique tasting experience at the market with a local guide. - Discover the Old City of Riga.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Tasting at the Markets with a local guide, Orientation walk around Old City of Riga with Your driver/storyteller

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Reviewed By Travelier_Sveta

It was the best choice to come from Vilnius to Riga with visiting all great point between cities. We saw frightful Hill of Crosses and amazing Rundale Palace Museum. I guess we wouldn't have visited these countrysides places without support. The good bonus for us was interesting Riga trip where we visited main sightpoints and squares. It was really helpful because we stayed in Riga for next 2 days and could plan our routes without advice, based on previous information. Thank you Vadim for our fruitfull tour!

5. The tour of Riga - one step outside the Old Town

Amber Tours
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Riga is a very diverse city with different architectural style buildings and even different culture areas! If you feel like you can cover the Old Town by yourself, but you'd also love to see surroundings with a local guide, this is perfect! We'll take you through some of the main sights around the Old Town. We'll tell you stories, funny legends, show you some beautiful architecture and point out weird and charming things so you get to see our city from a different point of view! Tour is quite flexible, so if you have something else in mind that you'd like to see in the central circle of Riga, we can easily customize this tour. Let's go for a ride, shall we?

Inclusions: Bottled water, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation

Exclusions: Lunch

Reviewed By LightPacker444030

We did a tour with Krista and Amber Tours to Rundale Palace in Latvia and the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania. Krista was an amazing guide who provided us with a lot of information and perspective on living in Riga. The drive seemed to fly by as we talked non-stop with Krista and learned a lot of about her culture and life in Latvia.

6. Best of Riga Walking Tour - Highlights and Hidden Gems

Vecpilsētas iela 12, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia Raami Travel
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Experience the best that Riga can offer on this cultural and food tasting tour! Explore and discover Old Riga, Art Nouveau and Central Market - three "must see" districts in Riga during one tour. Together with a lovely local guide you will be able to immerse in the local culture, try real Latvian food, learn more about history and rich cultural heritage of Latvia, explore the best sights and enjoy stories about what makes Riga so unique and special. It will be a small-group tour where each tourist would be treated like a dear guest. You will be very warmly welcomed!

Inclusions: Local and professional guide, Small-group tour (maximum 10 participants), Hotel/port pickup (for private tours / from hotels or port within the walking distance of Old Town)

Exclusions: Food and drinks in Riga Central Market (2-5 EUR), Gratuities

Reviewed By 668bel_np

Latvian cuisine is exquisite and this is the perfect tour to discover it. We went around Rīga's central market with Liga, who introduced us to many flavours our palates had never tasted before: pickled veggies, hearty soups, delicious pastries. She made sure we were following all the sanitary requirements and we felt super safe with her. We couldn't recommend this tour enough. This is an experience for all senses since colours also invade you from all around. Great gourmet experience overall. Thanks Liga!

7. Private Riga Old Town Walking Tour

The Freedom Monument, Central District, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia Riga Sightseeing Private Tours
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Private Riga Old Town walking tour will take you back to 800 years old history and will show you the most remarkable sights of the city. Learn about the history of Riga from a guide.

Inclusions: Local taxes, Professional guide, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Private tour

Exclusions: Gratuities

Reviewed By AABDG

We had a wonderful walking tour of the art nouveau district and the Central Market with Ilze, who is warm, friendly and extremely knowledgable. Thank you Santa for arranging the tours for us and Ilze for showing us around Riga, we had a wonderful time! Highly recommended.

8. Private Walking Tour of Riga Old Town

Brīvības bulvāris, Centra rajons, Rīga, Latvia Around Latvia
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The ideal option for private tours in the Old Town. Explore Old Riga with a professional local tour guide, who will tell you the real stories and legends about this historic part of Riga. On this tour we will show you the House of Blackheads, St. George church, the little and the big guild, Cat’s house, the powder tower and a lot more. If you have any special requirements to see some objects that are not included in the list you are more than welcome to ask the guide on the day to show and tell you about it.

Inclusions: Professional guide

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Reviewed By Christine Helle... O

Private arranged tour, Went on as planed. Good service from the office, God and flexible driver. can recommend the company.

9. Private grand Riga city tour

Latvia Guide Tours
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Firstly, after selecting most suitable transport – passenger car or minivan your tour will start along the central boulevards of Riga to Art Nouveau district.  You will be able to discover one of the largest and best-preserved collections of Art Nouveau buildings in the world. After that district excursion will continue to the Riga Central market, where on the way you will be able to enjoy City Canal parks, the Fine Arts Museum, the Freedom Monumen and Daugava river with its bridges. Reaching the Riga Central market you will enjoy the diversity of typical national food. Secondly, you will have the opportunity to leave your transport and continue with a walking tour through Riga Old Town seeing most famous sights like St. Peter's Church, St. Jacobs Church, Dom Square, and St. Dom Cathedral. You will be introduced with a secretes of Cat House and will see Town Hall Square with beautiful and elegant Blackheads House.

Inclusions: All Fees and Taxes, Transport by air-conditioned car or minivan, Hotel pickup and drop-off, English speaking driver/guide

Exclusions: Foods and drinks, Gratuities, Museum entrances

Reviewed By ahmedaD1871LN

The trip to the hill of crosses was super fun. Our guide Erlens was super funny, informative. We didn't feel the 1hour 45 mins trip at all. He was telling us about the history of Latvia and Riga and gave us a lot of interesting information. At the hill of crosses he explained the history of the place and few interesting story related to the area. The way driving back to Riga was super fun also. Thank you Erlens and we highly recommend this tour to everyone. Best Regards Ahmed and Jarkko

10. Best of Riga Walking Tour - Regular Walking tours

House of the Black Heads, Rātslaukums 7, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia Smile Line Day Tours
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Walk along the narrow streets of the Medieval Old Town with our knowledgeable guides. The tour starts from the Town Hall Square- the central square of the city from 13th to 19th century. You will find out why Riga is called the capital of the decorated Christmas tree, where the key of Riga is being kept and much more.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Local guide

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Reviewed By serkandogan77

Inga, She is tourist guide Her name is İnga we could able to completly look around all of hystrorical places by walking

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