Latvia Castle Tours: 14 Worth Booking

1.2 countries! Hill of Crosses, Rundale Palace and Bauska castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 225 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $157Our pick

Review of Riga’s two-country day trip to Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace, the Latvia-Lithuania border, and Hill of Crosses.

“This is a great day trip for solo travellers. The Hill of Crosses is fascinating to explore for the hour. The palace is great to explore and you can get a decently priced and well presented lunch at the restaurant there. Bauska Castle is a nice final stop. The guide was just fantastic, giving you information about Latvian history and culture throughout the day!”

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2.Hill of Crosses, Guided Rundale Palace & Bauska Castle

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 140 reviews · 8 hours · from $130

Review of Riga’s Hill of Crosses, Rundale Palace, and Bauska Castle day trip, with live guides, transport, lunch advice, and value tips.

“Everything worked out really well for us, due to careful planning of our guide Erlens. We had plenty of time between one stop and another and even lunch was arranged on 31st December when everywhere was closed. a special touch awaited us at Rundale palace (no spoilers) and Bauska Castle, although closed, was also worth visiting. 100/100 for this trip!”

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3.Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace and Hill of Crosses Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 113 reviews · 9 hours · from $147

Review of Riga’s 9-hour trip to Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace, and Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses, with practical tips on timing, value, and stops.

“Janis was great! Loved the trip. Felt like there was a perfect amount of time at each stop and still made it back to Riga in time to enjoy the evening. Definitely recommend and very glad we did it.”

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4.Group Day trip to Rundale Palace, Hill of Crosses & Bauska Castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $151

Review of Riga’s small-group day trip to Rundale Palace, Bauska Castle, and Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses, with practical advice on value and timing.

“I am glad I decided to do this trip. I could have visited these places by myself, however, having a guide to explain the background and also the history of those places made it much more enjoyable. The guide, Tomass, was extremely knowledgeable about the places we visited and really knew how to keep us informed and entertianed!”

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5.Cēsis, Sigulda & Turaida Castle Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 10 hours · from $230

Review of a private Riga tour to Cēsis, Sigulda, Turaida Castle, Gutman’s Cave, and Gauja National Park, with practical advice.

“We loved our guide and the tour. Our guide, Richard, was very knowledgeable about sites, history and Latvian culture and lore. Plus he was just a very nice person and made the day fun. The national park, towns and castles were beautiful. We got to see and experience a lot. The lunch spot had lots of local food to choose from which was great.”

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6.Private Day Trip to Cesis, Sigulda and Turaida Castles

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 8 hours

Explore Cesis, Sigulda, Turaida, and Araisi on a private castle tour from Riga with scenic Gauja Valley views and local lunch advice.

“It is a very worthly tour if you want to know about Latvian historical places out of Riga, the castles has amazing views and museums. In aditional, Martins is an excelent guide, very kind and all the time we had an interesting conversation, he told me a lot of curious facts about the country and helped me to understand some others I didn’t know, I really enjoyed his company.”

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7.Latvian Palace and Medieval Castle Private Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 8 reviews · 8 hours

Review of a private Riga trip to Bauska Castle and Rundāle Palace, with transport, costs, timing, meals, and practical advice.

“we really liked Rundale with its flowers and the huge awesone castle”

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8.Rundale, Bauska and Hill of Cross Private Castle Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $147

Review of a private Riga tour to Rundale Palace, Bauska Castle, and the Hill of Crosses, with transport, entry fees, gardens, and practical tips.

“Amazing places with so much history and culture. Our guide was excellent. The van was comfortable. We were given water n booklet about the story of the place. It was well timed, stress free and a lot of fun.”

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9.Sigulda Day Tour – Castle Ruins, Gūtmaņala Grotto, & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 8 hours · from $235

Explore Sigulda’s castles, cableway, and Gūtmaņala Grotto on an 8-hour private tour from Riga with hotel pickup.

“Everything was perfect and our guide Robert was the best I have encountered. He was genuine in his passion for Latvia and Sigulda. Stunning scenery and historic buildings. Very worth while. Must add that Robert went out of his way to bring back my jacket I had left in his car at the end of the day. Highly recommend!”

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10.Rundale palace and Bauska castle tour and back.

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 6 reviews · 5 - 9 hours · from $113

Visit Bauska Castle and Rundale Palace from Riga with transport, guided castle tour, gardens, drinks, and free time to explore.

“We were disappointed that we paid a lot of money, but the four of us had to squeeze into a very small car. :((”

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11.Nearby Manors and Castles Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 5 hours · from $106Best value

Explore Tukums, Latvian manors, Jaunpils Castle, and Abavas Winery on a flexible small-group tour from Riga or Jurmala.

“Aivan loistava reissu. Yksityinen opas, joka osasi esitellä paikallisia kartanoita ja linnoja sujuvasti englanniksi. Hän myös jousti hyvin toiveidemme mukaan. Suosittelemme lämpimästi.”

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12.Soviet Bunker, Seaside Fortress + Authentic BBQ lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $112

Explore a Soviet bunker, Mangalsala Fortress, Baltic coast, and Latvian BBQ on a thoughtful half-day tour from Riga.

“Krista was very communicative and proactive from more than a week before the tour started. Our guide was Viesturs and he displayed a real passion in showing us around his beautiful country. We saw many bunkers, hiked through a national park, walked along the beach and finally ended our tour with a delicious BBQ meal. I cannot recommend it enough.”

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13.Kemeri N Park, Jurmala, Lake Melnezers & White Castle Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4 reviews · 6 hours · from $147

Explore Kemeri bogs, black-water Lake Melnezers, Kemeri’s White Castle Hotel, and Jurmala beach on a six-hour trip from Riga.

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14.Day Trip To Gauja National Park: Animals, and Castles

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3 reviews · 7 hours

Review of a seven-hour Gauja National Park day trip from Riga, with castles, Gutman’s Cave, Ligatne wildlife, and helpful planning advice.

“Bellissima escursione. La guida Zaiga è stata eccellente, professionale e paziente. Consigliatissimo”

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