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Riga Sightseeing Service is a tourist agency that since 2005 has been offering you Hop on-Hop off sightseeing tours in Riga on the red double-decker buses.
Today, we are the largest company in the city providing this kind of service. During the summer season we operate open-top double-decker buses, in the cold season – warm and cozy double-decker buses.
Summer Extra Offers
COMBO TICKET:
1 Day Bus & 1h Boat Sightseeing Tour
Adult COMBO TICKET=43€
Children COMBO TICKET=33€
Riga grand tour
Hop On Hop Off audio tour
Duration about: Grand Tour 60-70 min
Distance: 15km
Price: from 18 EUR
Children to 10 years – FREE
2 Day Adult Ticket = 30€
1 Day Adult ticket = 25€
Children 10-16 years Ticket = 18€
The Grand tour runs along the streets of the 800-year-old city through the three districts of the city.
First, we go to Pardaugava – the left bank of the river Daugava, overlooking the ancient cathedrals of a medieval city with the golden cockerels.
Next, we go to the Center. This is where most city attractions are located. You will pass along the Boulevard Ring, see the famous Monument of Freedom, the Opera House, the Powder Tower, the Cathedral and much more.
Then the tour goes through the architecture part of Riga – the area of embassies of various countries and the district of modern architecture, where you will see the facades of the National Romanticism and decorative Art Nouveau.
There are 11 main and about 16 additional stops on the routes.
All tours feature pre-recorded commentary of an individual audio guide broadcast via headphones in 11 languages of your choice: English, German, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish, French, Latvian, Italian, Norwegian and Lithuanian.
JURMALA RESORT HOP ON HOP OFF
Hop On Hop Off
audio tour
Duration about: 5-6h
Distance: 50km
Price: from 18 EUR
Adult ticket = 60€
Children 10-16 years Ticket=18€
Jūrmala is the largest resort town in Latvia, about 25 kilometres west of Riga. The city covers an area of 100 km2. Jurmala stretches for 25 km along the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. In 2020, the city had 49 687 inhabitants.
The 25 km coastline of Jūrmala consists of fine white quartz sand deposited over thousands of years by coastal currents.
The tour features pre-recorded audio commentaries by an individual guide, which are broadcast on headphones in 3 languages of your choice: English, Russian or Latvian.
You’ll also have 3 hours to explore the city’s villas and magnificent architecture on your own.
If you’re tired and have your swimming costumes with you, you can spend some time enjoying the cool sea water.
Or you can visit the Luminous Art Gallery and Jurmala Museum, take a stroll along Latvia’s most famous promenade, sample local cuisine and Latvian beer in Jurmala’s restaurants and enjoy the pleasant, healing and heady pine air.
CASTLES OF SIGULDA
Full Day Tour (5-6h)
! Group tour 2-7 persons !
Duration about: 5-6h
Distance: 125km
Price for group: 320€
“Riga – Sigulda – Turaida – Krimulda – Ragana – Riga”
- The price does not include entrance tickets to the museum and to other exposures.
- In the palace, as desired, you can use the services of a guide, which cost about 50 EUR. The museum offers free guidebooks in English, Russian and German.
- Places on the bus must be ordered in advance to ensure your participation in the trip! The minimum number of ordered places: 2
Route: Riga – Sigulda – Turaida – Krimulda – Ragana – Riga
Daily departures: at 10:30 from the Town Hall Square.
Duration: about 5–6 hours
Price for group 2-7 persons: 320.00 EUR
In any season: In the golden leaf of autumn, in the snowy silence of winter, and spring, and summer Sigulda is waiting for you! Gauja National park – this is the most visited place in Latvia. Since a XVIII century for the beauty of nature and ancient castles, standing on the edge of the gorge of the River Gauja, the place known as «Switzerland of Vidzeme». The town of Sigulda is located about 50 km from Riga.
Our first stop (40 minutes) – «The New Sigulda Castle» – XIX century, former estate of Prince Kropotkin, vice-governor of Livonia – founder of Sigulda.
There are the well-preserved and partially restored ruins of Sigulda castle of the Livonian Order (XIII century).
Then we descend into the valley of the Gauja and inspect Gutmana cave – the largest in Latvia (20 minutes). From this cave is connected tragic romantic story of love beautiful Maya – Rose of Turaida.
Our next major stop in the Trakai museum-reserve. You look around Turaida medieval castle (XIII century). The castle belonged to the Archbishop of Riga. Inspection Time 1-1.5 hours.
After touring the castles, our path lies in Krimulda – mystic places of ancient Liv. We will see Krimulda church, which for more than 800 years, and going all the self-knowledge way through a maze of “Lily”.
The tour ends in Ragana. According to legend, there once lived a witch. This photo stop and lunch at «crogs», offering Latvian cuisine and fresh local beers, including specialties and drinks that you can try only here!
We return to the place of our departure, or, if desired, to your hotel.
RUNDALE PALACE
Full Day Tour (5-6h)
! Group tour 2-7 persons!
Duration about: 5-6h
Distance: 160km
Price for group: 320€
“Riga – Sigulda – Turaida – Krimulda – Ragana – Riga”
- The price does not include entrance tickets to the museum and to other exposures.
- In the palace, as desired, you can use the services of a guide, which cost about 50 EUR. The museum offers free guidebooks in English, Russian and German.
- Places on the bus must be ordered in advance to ensure your participation in the trip! The minimum number of ordered places: 2
Route: Riga – Rundale – Bauska – Riga
Daily departures: at 10:30 from the Town Hall Square.
Duration: about 5-6 hours
Price for group 2-7 persons: 320.00 EUR
Bus tour is accompanied by a personal audio guide in
Rundale Palace is located about 70 km from Riga.
Built in 1736 by Count Duke of Courland Ernst Biron, a favorite of the Russian Empress Anna Ivanovna.
Designed palace ensemble Francesco Rastrelli, an Italian court architect of the Russian tsar, the author of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
Nowadays, the palace is completely restored. Palace ensemble consists of the building of the palace, stables and other outbuildings, as well as the French garden of 10 hectares, enclosed on all sides by the channel. The two floors of the palace are located 138 rooms, including the main apartments of the Duke, his personal living quarters and state rooms.
Rundāle Palace Museum works as a center for the study of ancient art in Latvia, – in museum gathers the collection, exhibition suits and preparing publications
The exhibition halls are exhibitions and crafts, fine arts, cultural and historical exhibitions. Several times a year in the palace hosts the Festival of Early Music and concerts of classical music.
On the way back to Riga, if time permits, you can see the Bauska Castle (XVI century). This is the last fortress built by the Crusaders in the chain of the Livonian Order castles from Estonia to Lithuania.