Riga Day Tour: Palaces, Castle & Hill of Crosses

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Embark on a private day tour from Riga and explore the stunning Rundale Palace, Hill of Crosses, and Bauska Castle. Customize your trip with optional visits to a motor museum, winery, or beer brewery. Enjoy a comfortable ride in a premium van or business class 4WD. Book now!

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Bauska Castle - Medieval castle surrounded by a picturesque scenery is located in the territory of Bauska town, on the land strip between the rivers Mūsa and Mēmele, not far from the city center.
Enjoy fantastic views from outside (free of charge) and/or visit castle museum at additional cost of 4 EUR.

What's Included

Multilingual driver/guide
Complimentary hotel pickup/drop-off
Free bottled water
Exclusive private tour
Comfortable transport by AC minivan/4WD
Engaging live commentary

What's Not Included

Entrance fees Rundale palace ( 17 EUR/person for Big circle and French garden)
Lunch from 6 EUR/person (30 min.) A’la carte can be presented and table reserved on the day of tour

Additional Information

Spend an entire day outside of Riga and explore two palaces, one castle, and the Hill of Crosses with our group day tour in a comfortable van. Additionally, we have curated some excellent options to enhance your day trip experience. Choose based on your interests and mood from the following:
• 30-minute lunch at Rundale Palace (starting from 4 EUR per…

Location

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Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Davidso2024

Oct 24, 2024

Interesting and exciting trip - Our guide was compotent and told us alot of intersting facts about our stopping points. The Hill of crosses was wonderfull place with a nice view

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Mary_r

Oct 16, 2024

Wonderful experience - I absolutley loved touring the palace! And the Hill or Crosses was an extra bonus. We had plenty of time to explore and hear information about both location. And with transportation it made life easier. Highly recommend.

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Andrewb

Aug 25, 2024

Great way to these sites plus some countryside. - A great day. Paul was an excellent guide and he made the trip fun and very informative. The schedule was flexible so we never felt rushed and were able to ask lots of questions and see everything that we wanted to.

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Shoeb_l

Jul 15, 2024

Amazing private experience - It was a really great experience. Paul arrived dot on time and he was courteous and explained the entire tour plan at the beginning. Later he guided us through all the spots. He was really knowledgeable and we had an amazing day. I would highly recommend this tour.

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Rinawelles

Jul 7, 2024

Taste of unique Latvia & Lithuania - Our family had a fabulous time privately guided by Gints of Aurora Tours. Very knowledgeable and friendly local guide speaking excellent English with lots of tips and interesting conversation. Timely pickup, very comfortable transport with extra stop at the fascinating annex car museum on our way to Bauska Castle (beautiful views and interesting restoration) and charming Rundale Palace where we had a delicious lunch. Cherry on top was the experience of driving to Lithuania to see the very unique Hill of the Crosses. Highly recommend!

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Laura_b

Jun 19, 2024

Great day trip outside of Riga - We had a great day out with our driver/guide Kristine. She was a calm and careful driver and her car was clean and comfortable. We ran into some traffic returning to Riga, but knew to expect it. Kristine’s English was excellent and she was full of contextual knowledge and good suggestions on what it made sense to do on our itinerary given weather and limited mobility considerations. Kristine was very solicitous, lending my elderly mother, who walks with a cane, a helping arm so that I could run off and climb towers and take extra photos.

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Julienly7210eq

Jun 4, 2024

Great way to spend the day - Really enjoyed my time on this tour. Big thanks to Paul for making this happen - fun an knowledgeable guy, he shared some nice insights about the history of the places we visited and nicely rounded out the whole experience.

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Kristiana_m

Jul 1, 2024

Shady Fuel Surcharge - Everything was great except that there was 70 euro fuel surcharge which felt like it was ripping me off. I was expected to pay it in cash. I don't understand why it wasn't included in the price and disclosed after the fact. Seemed to be really shady to me.

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Thomas_r

Sep 3, 2024

The trip to nothing - The guide tried his best to make unmemorable sites a good adventure, but save your money and go to local museums. If guide offers a 30 euro pp private boat trip, do not do it. There are group trips in same area for a fraction of the cost.

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Ukpanda

Sep 4, 2024

Unreliable operators - Booked this trip a month in advance but did not receive pick up information. Chased the operators the day before for pick up details three times and eventually received a confirmation they would pick up from our hotel the next day. 2 hours later they cancelled due to breakdown of their vehicle. No alternative offered. Very disappointing as we were looking forward to it and we’re not able to make alternative arrangements at such short notice.

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1 Adult