Latvian Castles Tour: Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle

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Immerse yourself in Latvian history on this private full-day tour from Riga. Explore the stunning Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle, with an English-speaking driver providing information and recommendations for lunch. Optional licensed guide available upon request.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Bauska Castle - Visit of castle museum and surroundings.
Bauska Castle ensemble consists of two sections. Livonian Order Castle, built in the middle of the 15th century, is the oldest one - with only ruins remaining. A more recent part of the ensemble, built in the late 16th century, is the residence of the Kettlers, the Dukes of Courland.
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What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water included
English-speaking driver
Air-conditioned minivan for transport
Enjoy a private trip

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Museum entrances

Additional Information

Experience history firsthand with a full-day excursion to renowned Latvian castles and palaces, just an hour’s drive from Riga. Explore iconic landmarks such as the Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle. Our driver will recommend top local dining spots for lunch.
Kindly note, this tour does not include the services of a licensed guide. Our English-speaking…

Location

Bauska Castle

Pilskalns

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Hamitaf

Feb 26, 2020

Great tour outside the city - We enjoyed the tour. From the pick up from our hotel it was already professional with the ipad having our names on it until the drop off. Carlos was nice and told us information about the city. He even gave us a mini city tour which we appreciated a lot. The castles are a must see for those who are into history. Rundale Palace is a bit big but there is an option to do the short circle tour which doesn't include the gardens. You can see the gardens from the windows anyway so we didn't choose this. Also the weather didn't help as it was raining and snowing. We had our ljnch in the Palace too, there was a restaurant. Overall I recommend this tour and hope you guys enjoy it as much as we did.

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Mikhail

Dec 22, 2019

Palaces of Latvia - I loved everything, from prompt pick up and great drive to visit all three palaces in Latvia region. The driver was great and outstanding. Thank you

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Kellykayapaul

Nov 18, 2019

Great Day Out - My guide Martynas was polite, friendly, professional, a careful driver and exceptionally knowledgeable about Latvia's history. He explained each venue on the way and was able to answer all my questions. Huge advantage of going in the low season (November in my case) was that I was the only person touring around all three venues!

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Oldleftcoastdude

Aug 3, 2019

Looking for history of the Baltic states - Martin, our driver and guide was a young man with a lot of knowledge of the history of the Baltic states. He was eager to answer any questions we had. On this trip, it was only my husband and I so it was a very personal trip. The guide escorted us to the entrance of each place we visited and made sure that we knew how to get to the car. We had a certain amount of time at each site but we were able to adjust based on our personal interest. We recommend this trip and hopefully you will get Martin as your guide.

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Yo_look_at_me

Jul 16, 2019

Great Visit to the Palaces and Castle - Exceptional experience; the vendor was in constant communication with me prior to my arrival and my driver, Raivis was very punctual, arriving exactly on time. He was very friendly, professional and communicative. As mentioned in other feedback, you are pretty much hiring someone to drive you to these locations. If the driver may/may not have additional information, etc., they can share with you regarding the locations you'll visit, but I suspect not always. Our first stop was to visit Mezotne Palace, followed by a visit to Bauska Castle and then the finale, Rundale Palace. Each location had its own interesting aspects and history to explore. Rundale Palace felt a bit like visiting a mini Versailles; Raivis recommended I take the "long tour" and it didn't disappoint. Raivis allowed me to pretty much take my time on touring each location and I never felt rushed. I would definitely recommend him and this tour for those wanting to get away from the city and experience a bit of the countryside.

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Sandra

Aug 1, 2017

Amazing tour of old castles and palaces... - Amazing tour of old castles and palaces in the comfort of a private car

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Pavel_i

Aug 23, 2016

Very helpful driver, it was... - Very helpful driver, it was unfortunately a rainy start to the day so he took us to buy an umbrella before beginning the tour, mapped out the best route for the poor weather conditions we had and recommended other palaces in the area we may like to visit along the way. Overall a lovely day trip and would do again in hopefully more ideal weather conditions next time!

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Pradipta

Jul 10, 2019

Good because of our guide Krista and Ava - Rundale palace was nice though not overwhelming. Sigulda was nice too. However, these visits were made memorable because of our guides Ava and Krista of Red Fox tours.

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Adrian

May 7, 2017

The sites were incredible! However... - The sites were incredible! However, the guide simply is a driver and does not come in to explain any of the palaces and castles with you. Essentially this is a lift service to the different sites.

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Gopalakrishnan