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Explore this enchanting city with its old world charm and modern architecture with Riga private sightseeing tours. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is most known for its Art Nouveau architecture which dates back to the late 1800’s. This historic city with a modern heart has everything to offer from awe-inspiring sights to a thriving nightlife.

There are many historical buildings, museums and monuments to visit with Riga cultural tours. Visit St Peter’s Church where the view from the spire is not to be missed. Refresh your history at Riga’s Museum of the Occupation where you will see a haunting memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.

Enjoy the Old Town and the Art Nouveau district with Riga walking tours. Stroll along the cobbled streets with amazing restaurants and souvenir shops in the former before visiting the colourful 19th-century buildings with detailed sculpture in the later. Not to be missed is the Art Nouveau Museum where you will see one of the most impressive staircases in Europe.

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Travel Tips for Riga

The best time to visit Riga is in the spring or summer where the weather is good, making for perfect conditions for Riga sightseeing tours. Summers are relatively short, so if it is the sun you are after then mid-June to August is the best time to travel. The first real snows occur in December lasting through to March making this a magical time as the rivers freeze over. If it is winter sports you want, then this is the time to go.

The general rule of thumb when planning your trip to Riga is to book in advance as you will normally get better rates for your accommodation.This also applies when you book your Riga sightseeing tours. Overall Riga has a low crime rate, however; it is always sensible to be aware of opportunist pick-pockets.The cobbled paths in the old town have many potholes and these can be tricky for those with prams or wheelchairs.

Compared to most European countries you will find that Riga will cost you less. Accommodation and Riga sightseeing tours vary, depending on your needs and the type of accommodation or tour that you book. There is so much competition between the restaurants and bars that you will always find a bargain.The average price for a meal can start as low as $8 and as currency exchange rates vary; shop around to get your best deal.

Planning your trip is important as Riga is located in the temperate climate zone and has four very defined seasons. Travellers can expect freezing winters, spring floods, warm summers and colourful autumn scenes.The average air temperature in summer is +19 degrees and can rise to 30 degrees. In winter the temperatures average around -5 degrees but have been known to drop all the way down to -30 degrees.

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Margita is a wonderful guide

"I booked the tour by myself, so I was a bit worried that it might be awkward with just me and the guide. But Margita was so friendly and open that I had nothing to worry about! She really knows her history and has lots of interesting tidbits about the city and the country and made sure it's presented in an engaging way while we enjoyed a walk through the city. Thank you for the wonderful two hours together, it was great getting to know you and I had a fantastic time."

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"Janis doesn’t only know about all the historical background facts you need to know when looking at the great old buildings of the old part of town, but he also showed us cute places like hidden cafés and restaurants which we would never have found. He also recommended current events that are worth to be visited. "

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"Margita was a great guide that gave our family an excellent introduction to Latvia. She was warm, knowledgeable and easy to talk to. It was great to get the perspective of a local to start out our time in the beautiful city of Riga!"

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"I had a lovely time walking around Riga with Margita. She’s friendly and knowledgeable and I learned a great deal from her about the city’s history and it’s people."

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"We booked a foodie tour of Riga with Margita and so pleased we did. She was very informative about Riga, its history and its culture. The food tastings were fantastic and well organised. I would highly recommend Margita as a tour guide for anyone visiting Riga."

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"We had a great tour of Riga with Janis. Very friendly and knowledgeable about his home city. Saw some off the beaten track things alongside the main tourist sites. Janis was also helpful with which places of interest we should visit. Excellent guide "

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"Margita is so impressively knowledgeable, she loves her town and has a great passion to transfer this knowledge and to let other people have a glimpse of Riga through her eyes. She's a pleasant person to walk around in the city. I feel that I truly gain a lot and got a pick to the complex beautiful history and culinary landscape of Riga. Highly recommended. "

"Having lived through the Soviet occupation, and growing up in the area, Margita has unique knowledge of how things have changed. She was very thoughtful in selecting local foods and personally interesting. I can definitely recommend her without hesitation."

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When you hit the road and land in a new city like Riga, there's an exciting way to dive into its soul: personalized local tours. Forget the typical touristy routes – these tours are like having a local friend show you around all the cool spots.

Imagine having someone who lives and breathes Riga spill its secrets. That's what local guides bring to the table. They know the hidden alleys, the best bites, and stories that never made it to the guidebooks. Whether you're into munching through food tours, wandering the city's streets, or going off the beaten path, a local guide hooks you up with a private tour that's authentically Riga.

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But it doesn't stop at city limits. Day trips let you escape the urban jungle and explore nearby wonders. And if you're just setting foot in Riga, kickstart tours give you a taste of everything. Think of it as a crash course in Riga awesomeness, guided by a local who knows the city like the back of their hand.

So, next time you're in Riga, ditch the ordinary. Grab a local tour and unlock the city's real magic – the stories, flavors, and places that make it uniquely Riga. Get ready to explore like a local!

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• Historical & Heritage Tours
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• Up to 1 hour
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• 4 hours to 1 day
• 5.0 of 5 bubbles
• 4.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• 3.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• 2.0 of 5 bubbles & up
• Likely to Sell Out
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1. Private Full-Day Trip to Turaida, Sigulda, and Cesis

2. Sunrise at the Hill of Crosses - 2 countries in 1 day

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4. Best Of Riga Walking Tour: Old Town

5. Riga Pub Crawl Nightlife Experience

6. Private Full-Day Trip to Hill of Crosses, Rundale Palace & Bauska

7. Old Riga Walking Tour / Riga Altstadt Spaziergang

8. 2 Hours Walking Tour in Legends and Secret of Riga's Old Town

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Looking for a travel agency or tour operator in Latvia? Look no further, we have been on the market since 2012, creating great custom trips and big group tours in Baltics for many years.

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Discover beautiful Latvia from a new point of view with AroundLatvia sightseeing tours! Explore the old town of Riga, shop and see the sights of the central marketplace, see beautiful Art Nouveau architecture, and discover castles and ruins just outside of the city of Riga.

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• Riga Old Town Tours Explore this historic area with a certified guide, who will share local stories, legends, and history as you see the sights. The Old Town is our most popular Latvia sightseeing tour.
• Riga Central Market Tours Discover Latvian culture in the marketplace, where you’ll find 5 pavilions full of Latvian food, clothes, toys, and more. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site!
• Riga Art Nouveau Tours Riga, Latvia is famous for having the biggest collection of Art Nouveau buildings in the world, and AroundLatvia guides will show you the best sights.
• Rundale Tour Spend a day in Latvia’s beautiful countryside and see the incredible Baroque and Rococo-style Rundale Palace, along with the palace gardens and museum.
• Sigulda Tour Spend a day enjoying Latvia’s rich history and peaceful countryside. Explore a cave, see castles and ruins, and learn about the medieval history of the area.
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We offer many guided tour options, allowing you to choose the tours in Latvia that work best for you! Our tours can be delivered in a language you understand—just let us know at the time of booking. Inquire here for dates, times, and prices.

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Riga Old town and Central Market Private Tour

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At Honest Tours we feel that tourism has become from what used to be travelling and exploring to a huge industry with all what comes with it - making money on turnover rather than virtue. And there's no space for honesty in a bussiness model like that. We here try hard to make our living on class service, providing only private tours with extra care to each one of our customers. If you want to read more on our mission, click the button below.

History is what makes us

Riga was founded by German crusaders in 1201 and from that point on periods of rule by differen foreign powers followed, including the golden age of Swedes (pictured: swedish gate in Riga Old Town). All of those powers left something for us to be admired not only in Riga, but also other centuries old settlements all around Latvia.

Latvia is one of the least population-dense countries in Europe hence there's more private space for each of us, besides forests cover more than half of the territory, so it's really easy to become one with nature!

Even though there's more than 800 years of history of Riga and territories around it, the most action-packed period is the last century with it's world wars, first independence of Latvian Republic and ensuing 50 years of occupation and then the crazy switch from broken communism to broken capitalism in the 90s. Let us show you all of that!

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Start with the Capital, see it's history and culture and then move on to explore other towns and regions of Latvia

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Honest History Tour

Since the agency is called Honest Tours, I'm going to be completely honest with you - There is no us! It's just me, just one guy doing the planning, the guiding, the everything. Pretending to be more people adds a kind of credibility to the name though, so I don't use my own identity, but a persona - an agency called Honest Tours.

Harijs Egliens

Ceo, cto, agent, guide, so - about me.

I'm Harijs. Right after secondary school I didn't think for a second before enrolling in a university to get a degree in computer sciences. That's what my father did, I'm good at it, so what else should I do, right? Took me around 7 years to recognize that IT is not what I want to do, so I enrolled in a evenings-and-weekends college to do what I always felt is my thing. Got another degree - organizing of cultural tourism. Meanwhile I got married and we started planning our wedding trip. A month after graduating from college, we departed and spent more than a year on the trip of our lifetimes visiting 31 countries (+2 unrecognized territories). All through the trip a picked up not only memories of adventures, but also a lot of useful tips and tricks for what was yet to become my career. Upon returning from the honeymoon (or honey year, if you will), I e-mailed the largest and nicest agency of cultural tourism in Latvia, and they gave me a job, just like that. For a few years I returned to alot of the places I enjoyed in my wedding trip, but this time in capacity of a tour leader. Now that we have a little one running around the house, I want to be as close as possible for as much time as possible, that's why I picked up local-guiding right here in Latvia. But if you need me to take you on a trip to let's say Iran, I'm ready to do it as well 🙂

The Mission

Being avid traveller myself I often notice that destinations tend to over-market themselves. The greatest this and biggest that (check the widest waterfall in europe and you'll know what I'm talking about), the worst history, the biggest catastrophe - it's always black and white, but in reality most of the things are grey. Destinations SHOULD put emphasis on what's their unique trait, but if it's the widest waterfall of height less than 6 feet, maybe you shouldn't bother. Maybe you should find what's not only unique, but also special. Those gray areas are mostly found by travelling independently, by meeting locals and spending time with them, but if your trip is only 3 days long that's not really possible. The other angle of honesty - tourism service providers and agencies tend to outsource their operators (guides, drivers etc) and during high seasons the filters of choosing the people are relaxed, mainly because of high demand and lack of competition in quality workers. Therefore you can almost never be sure what quality of product you're going to get and often the wages and profit margins come into play, so often the cheaper labour comes into play. To guarantee low prices operators have to find other ways of ensuring their income and that's where the honesty of service suffers. Is the little "just for locals" crafts shop really used by the locals or is it a overpriced souvenir stall that gives 20% fee of all sales to the guide or driver who brought you there? This is what I aim to do - show the beauty of grey, while keeping it completely honest. No overhyped sights, no risky middle-men, just you, your guide and the adventure can start.

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