Best of Riga Walking Tour - Highlights and Hidden Gems
Overview
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)
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Art Nouveau Riga, Strelnieku iela 9, Riga 1010 Latvia
We will start our tour with the remarkable Art-Nouveau district - a real treasure for those who enjoy beauty of the architecture. Here you can find stunning buildings, great restaurants, beautiful parks and see a real life of Rigans. Our lovely guide will walk you through city center and explain you more about the meaning of symbols hidden behind the beautiful facades, and introduce you with some of the most remarkable Art-Nouveau masterpieces.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Old City Riga (Vecriga), Kungu Iela 3 Riga, Riga 1050 Latvia
After a short break we will set for the Old Riga where you will be able to learn more about the fascinating history of the city and see all the most beautiful landmarks including Three Brothers, House of Blackheads, St. Peters' Church and many others. Here you will hear interesting stories about famous Rigans, fate of the beautiful, centuries old buildings, and more about Latvian culture which is one of the oldest living cultures in Europe.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Central Market (Centraltirgus), Negu iela 7, Riga 1050 Latvia
We will finish the tour with walk and trying typical local food in Riga Central Market, also UNESCO Heritage site and the largest food market in Europe. Here you will be able to try 4-6 samples of traditional foods, meet some of the local producers and after the tour do some shopping in the most authentic shopping place in Riga.
Duration: 30 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Art Nouveau Riga, Strelnieku iela 9, Riga 1010 Latvia
We will start our tour with the remarkable Art-Nouveau district - a real treasure for those who enjoy beauty of the architecture. Here you can find stunning buildings, great restaurants, beautiful parks and see a real life of Rigans. Our lovely guide will walk you through city center and explain you more about the meaning of symbols hidden behind the beautiful facades, and introduce you with some of the most remarkable Art-Nouveau masterpieces.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Old City Riga (Vecriga), Kungu Iela 3 Riga, Riga 1050 Latvia
After a short break we will set for the Old Riga where you will be able to learn more about the fascinating history of the city and see all the most beautiful landmarks including Three Brothers, House of Blackheads, St. Peters' Church and many others. Here you will hear interesting stories about famous Rigans, fate of the beautiful, centuries old buildings, and more about Latvian culture which is one of the oldest living cultures in Europe.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Central Market (Centraltirgus), Negu iela 7, Riga 1050 Latvia
We will finish the tour with walk and trying typical local food in Riga Central Market, also UNESCO Heritage site and the largest food market in Europe. Here you will be able to try 4-6 samples of traditional foods, meet some of the local producers and after the tour do some shopping in the most authentic shopping place in Riga.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional information
- Suitable as a shore excursion in Riga.
- The walking distance for this tour is approximately 8 km, it is 4 hours long and includes walking on cobble-stoned streets. Before you book this experience please make sure that you are capable of doing this tour without causing danger to your health or wellbeing. If you have walking difficulties or a stroller, please inform us about that before the tour. In this case we also sincerely suggest you to book a private tour option that can also be shortened according to your preferences.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- There is a a break in the middle of the tour for refreshments and wc.
- Service animals allowed
- Minimum numbers apply (for public tours). There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the rare event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Near public transportation
- We do not allow groups of more than 5 to join our public tours. If your group is 6 or more, please book a private tour option.
- For private tours we offer pick up from a centrally located place within a walking distance (20 min.) of Riga Old Town. Private tour option can be altered according to your preferred walking distance and tour length.
- Although we try to adjust the tour to the weather conditions, please dress appropriately: in winter please wear thermo clothing, winter boots, hat and warm gloves; take an umbrella if it rains; wear comfortable shoes; sunscreen and head cover during the summer. Do not spoil your experience with being cold :)
- In extreme weather (less than -15C, more than +33C, heavy rain or wind) the tour might be shortened or cancelled. In this case full refund will be arranged. Please note that such weather conditions in Riga are extremely rare.
- Not recommended for people with walking difficulties
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Our public tours are carried out in small groups (maximum 8 - 10 people, but usually there is less than than), as well as the social distancing between participants is encouraged.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
MDRDAN
August 2023
We enjoyed an excellent customized private walking tour with Liga from Riga. We were a group of 6 and really enjoyed Liga's enthusiasm, knowledge, and commitment to showing the best of Riga. We had limited time, so we combined a city walking tour with a food-tasting finale in the Central Market...
We enjoyed an excellent customized private walking tour with Liga from Riga. We were a group of 6 and really enjoyed Liga's enthusiasm, knowledge, and commitment to showing the best of Riga. We had limited time, so we combined a city walking tour with a food-tasting finale in the Central Market. The email communication to set up the tour was very reliable, and everything went off as planned and on time. We would be very happy to tour with Liga again. Thank you very much.555kathf
August 2023
Riga is a small city and it is easy to walk around, so long as you don't mind cobbles, comfortable shoes are a must. The architecture is varied and different, both old and modern, and lots of churches and cathedrals. We went with a guide called Alexander to the old part of the city where they are...
Riga is a small city and it is easy to walk around, so long as you don't mind cobbles, comfortable shoes are a must. The architecture is varied and different, both old and modern, and lots of churches and cathedrals. We went with a guide called Alexander to the old part of the city where they are doing up some of the very old wooden houses. The parks are well kept and there are plenty of them, with various statues and monuments to see. Everywhere is clean and tidy, although they are putting in a new railway line which will run to the airport - so some building work is going on.Winnie_T
December 2022
Our wonderful guide, ILEA, showed us the old town of Riga and surrounding areas. She shared with us the history of Latvia. The walk in the old town was easy and relaxed. ILEA was very accommodative to adjust the route to our pace and leaves us time to shop and have a coffee break. Thank you for e...
Our wonderful guide, ILEA, showed us the old town of Riga and surrounding areas. She shared with us the history of Latvia. The walk in the old town was easy and relaxed. ILEA was very accommodative to adjust the route to our pace and leaves us time to shop and have a coffee break. Thank you for everything, ILEA!Kathrynkylee
September 2022
My tour with Toms was great. I learned so much about Riga and it's amazing architecture, parks and so many interesting facts.Riga is an incredibly beautiful city with much to offer and Toms covered a lot of ground and made it super interesting and fun. I highly recommend this tour with Toms whe...
My tour with Toms was great. I learned so much about Riga and it's amazing architecture, parks and so many interesting facts.Riga is an incredibly beautiful city with much to offer and Toms covered a lot of ground and made it super interesting and fun. I highly recommend this tour with Toms whenever you are in Riga. You will not be disappointed and enjoy Riga so much more.YULIYA_K
September 2022
Great guide. We had a great time and a lot of information geared to our needs. I highly recommend this tour
Great guide. We had a great time and a lot of information geared to our needs. I highly recommend this tourProfessorDarwin
August 2022
Our guide picked us up from our hotel and gave us the most amazing introduction to the main areas of Riga. She was keen to tailor the tour to what we were most interested in, which was great. During one of our coffee breaks, she even helped us to book tickets to the ballet. We learned so much ...
Our guide picked us up from our hotel and gave us the most amazing introduction to the main areas of Riga. She was keen to tailor the tour to what we were most interested in, which was great. During one of our coffee breaks, she even helped us to book tickets to the ballet. We learned so much about the city and the country's history during the tour, exploring the old town, lots of parks and the art deco district. The tour of the market was a highlight, and allowed us to try foods we'd never have been able to order on our own! Highly recommended tour and thank you for an amazing experience.