Arrival in Riga, pick-up your car in Riga airport, check-in the hotel

Overnight: Riga

Accommodation

Hotel Konventa Sēta 3* or similar

Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real kaleidoscope of architectural styles. During a guided walking tour we will see the Art Nouveau most famous buildings on the streets of Alberta and Elizabeth.

The old town with Riga’s Castle and the Three Brothers houses, which were built between the late 1400s and mid-1600s and are the oldest dwellings in the city. At lunchtime make a visit to the Riga Central Market.

To try, such as smoked meats, pickled vegetables, Latvian bread, seasonal treats, and more. The market opened in 1930 and it consists of five former Zeppelin airship hangars and is one of the largest covered markets in Europe.

Optional Activities

• Riga Central Market

Accommodation

Hotel Konventa Sēta 3* or similar

In the morning we will make a visit to the Latvian Ethnographic Open-air Museum. During the tour we will learn about the Latvian farmer’s life. We will have a degustation (light lunch) of local food like cottage cheese, house made bread and honey.

In the afternoon visit to a household named “Carpenter’s workshop” to learn about the local wood sculpting traditions. Here we get to know typical Latvian trees, work along with experienced craftsmen, try out traditional toys and games. As well as enjoy a very special tea recipe brewed in a bonfire house.

In the evening relax in a cosy guesthouse with sauna access. A local sauna master invites you to a sauna to restore the balance of our mind and body. We stay overnight in a cosy guest house and enjoy the tranquillity that brings Latvian forest.

Activities

• Lunch
• Open Air Museum

Accommodation

Garkalne 3* hotel at a cosy guest house with sauna access

We enjoy a slow start of the day and continue to the Gauja National Park and town of Sigulda. Gauja National Park is the largest and oldest National park in Latvia. Take a cable car to enjoy picturesque views over the river Gauja Valley. After, inspired by its beauty you start kayaking down the River Gauja.

The afternoon continues to the Gauja National park’s most hidden jewel Ligatne Secret Soviet bunker. Visit the 9 m underground bunker that was built for the political and state authority elite of 1980-ties.

After exciting adventures enjoy the tranquillity of the town Ligatne. A 19th century paper mill-town that has till nowadays preserved its charms. On a guided walking tour, you discover the history of Ligatne paper factory village which was one of the most modern of its time.

Activities

• Gauja National Park
• Kayaking
• Cable Car
• Guided Walking Tour

Accommodation

Overnight in Ligatne 3* boutique hotel Zeit

In the morning we drive to see the seaside. Visit the vibrant coastal town Jurmala, a chance to go for a swim in the Baltic Sea. Walk along Jomas street – the heart of Jurmala.

In the afternoon, do a self-guided bike tour and explore Jurmala.

In the mid-19th-century holiday makers began escaping the city to relax in Jurmala and it developed as a resort, often called the ‘’Northern Riviera”.

You will cycle along a pine-covered dune, see the expressive wooden architecture, modern villas, and endless sandy beaches. Stop for a swim at one of the 11 established swimming places.

Activities

• Swimming
• Self Guided Bike Tour

Accommodation

Jurmala at hotel Dzintars 3* or similar

Head back to Riga and transfer to the airport at your leisure.

Option of exploring the city, Riga is also known as the ‘Paris of the Baltics’ and we understand why. Everywhere you go, the art nouveau buildings stand out.

There are plenty of urban landscapes that have been well-preserved from centuries ago. As described in the UNESCO website, Riga is home to “three different urban landscapes — the relatively well-preserved medieval core, the 19th-century semicircle of boulevards with a green belt on both sides of the City Canal, and the former suburban quarters surrounding the boulevards with dense built-up areas with a rectangular network of streets and wooden architecture of the 18th and 19th centuries.”