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Tour from Vilnius to Riga via The Hill of Crosses, Rundale, Bauska
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Embark on a captivating bus tour from Vilnius to Riga and discover the Baltic region’s iconic landmarks. Visit the famous Jurgaiciai hillock, explore the magnificent Rundale Palace, and explore the historic Bauska Castle complex.
Embark on a captivating bus tour from Vilnius to Riga and discover the Baltic region’s iconic landmarks. Visit the famous Jurgaiciai hillock, explore the magnificent Rundale Palace, and explore the historic Bauska Castle complex.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hill Of Crosses (kryziU Kalnas) - The Hill of Crosses, located sixteen kilometers from Siauliai city, is an authentic monument of history and religious folk art. This small hill with a collection of over 200 000 crosses is the best repository of Lithuanian cross making art and the representation of unshakable faith and a symbol of resistance…
- Hill Of Crosses (kryziU Kalnas) - The Hill of Crosses, located sixteen kilometers from Siauliai city, is an authentic monument of history and religious folk art. This small hill with a collection of over 200 000 crosses is the best repository of Lithuanian cross making art and the representation of unshakable faith and a symbol of resistance against occupation.
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Rundale Palace Museum (Rundales Pils) - The Rundale Palace, located just 15 kilometres from Lithuania – Latvia border, was built in the 18th century by Ernst Johann von Biron, as the summer residence of the Duke of Courland. The palace was designed by Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, an author of the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg.
In the course of time and political rush the Palace has changed many owners and purposes – it was used as a hospital, elementary school or even a grain storage facility. Nowadays, after extensive and successful renovation process, The Rundale Palace Museum and Garden attracts masses of tourists and is deservingly called a „Versailles of Latvia“. - Bauska Castle - The Bauska Castle sits on a scenery land between two rivers Musa and Memele in the territory of Bauska town. The Bauska Castle complex consits of two parts: the older, the Livonian Order Castle, build in the middle of the 15th century, and a newer, a residence for the Duke of Courland, constructed at the end of the 16th century. During the Great Northern War the Bauska Castle ensemble was blew up by the Russian military. Nowadays the residence of the Duke of Courland is fully restored and is home the Castle Museum, while only ruins remain from the seat of the Livonian Order.
What's Included
- Comfortable transportation service
- Room for reasonable amount of luggage
- Guided book or Live guide
- Comfortable transportation service
- Room for reasonable amount of luggage
- Guided book or Live guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Entrance tickets
- Food and drinks
- Entrance tickets
Additional Information
Save time and money traveling from Vilnius to Riga!! Guaranteed departure Travel from Vilnius to Riga with ease and explore the world famous attractions under your own steam. This Baltic road trip will take you to the small, grey Jurgaiciai (Domantai) hillock, located in the North of Lithuania, which houses the thousands of crosses of every shape and…
Save time and money traveling from Vilnius to Riga!! Guaranteed departure Travel from Vilnius to Riga with ease and explore the world famous attractions under your own steam. This Baltic road trip will take you to the small, grey Jurgaiciai (Domantai) hillock, located in the North of Lithuania, which houses the thousands of crosses of every shape and size and has became the symbol of hope and persistence. The Rundale Palace, built in the eighteenth century as a summer residence of the Duke of Courland, will be another break of the Vilnius – Riga bus trip. This bright Baroque style building, surrounded by the extensive and splendid garden, is often referred to as the Versailles of Latvia and is a well worth visiting. Before reaching your destination you’ll make a stopover at the Bauska Castle complex, consisting of the ruins of an earlier castle and a newer palace.
- Trip runs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in season time
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- A guranteed departured tour
Location
Cathedral Square
The bus stop in front of Bell Tower in Cathedral Square
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Fabiana_b
Aug 24, 2024
Great experience - It was great, well organised, lovely driver, comfortable van. As there were some work roads, we had to shorten the medieval castle visit by 15min or so, which was enough to see it, but in a bit of a rush. The green area around and river were beautiful but did not had time to explore it.
I recommend this tour if you want to save time and you plan to go to Riga or vice versa to Vilnius(they do both ways).
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Melyssa_p
Aug 22, 2024
Enjoy the ride - Nice ride very comfortable, driver competent and beautiful stops. Perfect amount of time to see the places.
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Juan_s
Aug 15, 2024
Great experience - A great and original way to do the transfer between both cities. We did our trip with Andrius, who made our trip very friendly and gave us the explainations and context of the different stops of the trip and both countries. I definitely recommend this service, as also the stops scheduled really worth the visit.
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Jzenea
Aug 6, 2024
A tour to be remembered. - Have a good trip. I'm sorry I couldn't remember names. My sincere apologies. You're soon patient with me, (problem balancing & half blind).
I enjoyed very much. I've learn & understand Lithuania much more.
The restaurant DIA in Kauna, food, dessert & service are excellent.
Very well cooked beef burger ( medium rare) & the chips were perfect. Crispy outside ans soft inside. Thank you a good meal to remember before I leave tomorrow.
I hope to be able to bring my family here soon.
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Erik_v
Jul 31, 2024
The best way to get from Lithuania to Latvia - The best tour I’ve been on in all of the Baltic Countries it was absolutely perfect!! All of the stops were breathtaking and the amount of time that you had in each place was perfect!
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Patrick_s
Jun 24, 2024
Great way to travel between Vilnius and Riga - Great way to travel between Vilnius and Riga. Good tour information from the driver at the hill of crosses, palace and castle.
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Khristine_g
Jun 14, 2024
Great itinerary from Vilnius to Riga! - Thanks a lot to Andrei for patiently waiting for us and for expertly showing us around the Hill of Crosses and Rundale and Bauska palaces along the way to Riga, Latvia. He was also very informative. This tour is a Great and cheap way to travel from Vilnius to Riga while at the same time visiting the three wonderful places mentioned above.
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Lily_k
Jun 13, 2024
Value for money - highly recommended - Smooth journey from Vilnius to Riga with more than sufficient time at Hill of Crosses & Rundale Palace. Last stop at Bauskas was short but it was the least interesting, so no matter.
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Michael_w
Jun 6, 2024
A perfect way to travel from Lithuania to Latvia - This was a wonderful and enjoyable (and affordable) way to travel from Lithuania into Latvia. Adam was a fantastic guide, driver and spokesperson - he had many stories to tell all of us and he provided factual information about each historical site along the way. The timing at each location was great (Bauska castle was a little tight if you also wanted to climb to the top of the tower). There were also a rest stop as the journey is more than 3 hours without stopping. The van has plenty of room for luggage and 7 people. Thank you for a fantastic day's tour Adam.
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Erikok424
Jul 11, 2024
Recommendation for those who want to visit the Hill of the Cross on a tour of the Baltic States! - You can go to the hill of the cross on your own, but I was a little worried about the waste of time on a day trip & the large luggage on the trip to Riga.
Meanwhile, while traveling from Vilnius to Riga, we discovered this tour, which offers stops at three tourist attractions: Hill of the Cross, Lundare Palace and Bauska Castle.
Moreover, it was about 40,000 yen at other companies, but it was about 14,000 yen!
I was worried because I was traveling alone and could only speak broken English, but I applied because I thought it would be good if they could take me to Riga at worst.
I was up early for breakfast at 8am on the day when I spotted an email from my driver.
They're going to be two hours late for a technical issue!
I didn’t have any other plans, so it wasn’t a problem, but I didn’t get enough sleep so wasting two hours getting up early was hard to hear later…
We left at 10am, two hours behind schedule.
I was the only customer in the six-seater van.
It was a spacious seat and I slept most of the time while I was traveling.
There were times when I was left in the car for about 15 minutes due to a problem I didn't understand along the way, or a little miffed because I stayed too long on the Hill of the Cross (even though I was two hours late!), so I decided to give it four stars, but I was happy because I was able to make it to three locations and get it to a hotel in Riga.
Cross Hill was overwhelmed with indescribable scenery.
I bought a small cross at the entrance, but I couldn't fill it with light feeling, so I couldn't quite decide where.
The Lundare Palace was beautiful and the garden passed because of the time, but it was nice to go.
I honestly didn't expect much from Bauska Castle, but I enjoyed many interesting exhibits.
Overall it's very Recommendation.
There seems to be a reverse Directions from Riga to Vilnius, so I think it's worth taking advantage of for people travelling around the Baltic states.
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