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Gauja National Park Tour: Explore Turaida Castle & Soviet Bunker
4.5
8 Ratings
Gauja National Park
Embark on a private full-day tour of Gauja National Park, Turaida Castle, and a top-secret Soviet bunker. Explore nature, history, and intrigue in this immersive experience.
Embark on a private full-day tour of Gauja National Park, Turaida Castle, and a top-secret Soviet bunker. Explore nature, history, and intrigue in this immersive experience.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Gauja National Park - Exploring the stunning national park of Vidzeme - Gauja National Park. You will go on a hike with experienced local guide who will show you the most beautiful sightseeing places of Gauja National Park such as Gūmaņa Cave, Devils Cave, Paradise Hill and more.
- Gauja National Park - Exploring the stunning national park of Vidzeme - Gauja National Park. You will go on a hike with experienced local guide who will show you the most beautiful sightseeing places of Gauja National Park such as Gūmaņa Cave, Devils Cave, Paradise Hill and more.
What's Included
- Multilingual driver/guide
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
- Exclusive private tour experience
- Complimentary bottled water
- Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan or luxury 4WD
- Included parking fees
- Multilingual driver/guide
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
- Exclusive private tour experience
- Complimentary bottled water
- Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan or luxury 4WD
- Included parking fees
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees Turaida palace museum reserve - 6 EUR per person
- The listed price does not include a 40 EUR fuel surcharge, payable at the time of tour check-in.
- Lunch from 10 EUR/person (30 min.) A’la carte can be presented and table reserved on the day of tour
- Entrance fees in Soviet Bunker - 11 EUR or 17 EUR (if visit is during weekend)
- Pick up from Jurmala is possible for extra 25 EUR
- Entrance fees Turaida palace museum reserve - 6 EUR per person
- The listed price does not include a 40 EUR fuel surcharge, payable at the time of tour check-in.
- Lunch from 10 EUR/person (30 min.) A’la carte can be presented and table reserved on the day of tour
- Entrance fees in Soviet Bunker - 11 EUR or 17 EUR (if visit is during weekend)
- Pick up from Jurmala is possible for extra 25 EUR
Additional Information
Spend an entire day outside of Riga and embark on a hike with our guide through Gauja National Park. Visit a castle and explore a mysterious, top-secret Soviet bunker on our private day tour. Travel in comfort with our Premium van or Business class 4WD for smaller groups.
Additionally, we have curated some exceptional options to enhance your day trip…
Spend an entire day outside of Riga and embark on a hike with our guide through Gauja National Park. Visit a castle and explore a mysterious, top-secret Soviet bunker on our private day tour. Travel in comfort with our Premium van or Business class 4WD for smaller groups.
Additionally, we have curated some exceptional options to enhance your day trip experience.
Our driver/guide will pick you up from any location in Riga by 10 AM at the latest, setting off for a day filled with excitement and discovery. Your journey will include the finest spots in Gauja National Park, Turaida Castle, and the Soviet Bunker, with the tour lasting approximately 8 hours.
- Travel time is included on the total tour duration
Location
Gauja National Park
Ausekla iela 6
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(8 Ratings)
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Q9002dyrebeccas
Apr 14, 2025
Great trip- highly recommend - Tomass was a great guide- really friendly, helpful, and told us lots about the places we visited and Latvia more generally.
Sigulda and Turaida Castle were beautiful places to visit, and the Soviet bunker was incredibly interesting. As we were slightly ahead of schedule for our bunker tour, Tomass even went out of his way to show us another place on route.
The day was really fun and varied, and we managed to fit a lot in the itinerary without the day feeling rushed. I'd highly recommend the trip.
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James_g
Oct 21, 2024
Great day excursion - Had a great day out with Paul, showed us the beautiful Latvian countryside, the Devils cave, Turaida Castle and the highlight for me was the secret nuclear bunker.
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Tseada
Jul 13, 2024
Tailor-made enjoyable tour - The castle is beautiful and the bunker is very interesting. The tour is tailor-made to suit our needs and wishes, and the tour guide is very nice. He also introduced an awesome restaurant and helped us in reservation. Very good service!
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Katherine_p
May 20, 2024
Ideal bit of Latvia - I booked this tour to get a taste of Latvia outside of Riga since I was only here for a few days. I was picked up on time in a clean and safe vehicle. The guide (Paul) was knowledgeable and happy to talk about any topic. I loved getting to see a bit of nature in the national park, some medieval history at the castle, and some Soviet history in the bunker. It was a good way to see a bunch of places with minimal time in the car. It is definitely worth booking this day trip with Allure!
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Winglum_t
Nov 7, 2023
A wonderful trip :) - Everything in this trip is wonderful. We had discovered the caves and the bunker. The tour to the bunker is also a must. It is so excited that the guide in the bunker shows the stories in the soviet times. It helps me know more about the country and the life they had had. I hope to go to Sigulda again.
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Daniel_o
Sep 7, 2023
Incredible Experience of Latvia’s Nature and History - The full day tour to Gauja, Turaida Castle, and the Soviet Bunker was incredible. We got to see beautiful nature at the park, a step back into medieval times at the Turaida castle, and, my favorite part of the tour, the unique and eery experience of walking through a near perfectly preserved (and huge) soviet bunker. It felt like going back behind the iron curtain. So many rooms and such a unique experience! Pauls, my guide, was outstnading; he was delightful, punctual, organized, and jubilant from start to finish. I’ve done dozens of tours through Viator, and this one was top shelf. Highly recommend.
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Steffano
Aug 19, 2023
Must escape from Riga city - We had absolutely stunning day with Paul, well planned And organised tour, can’t really wish for more!
We had interesting and informative bunker tour together with other English speaking people inside the bunker we had a lunch( but that’s only available during the weekend ) . Also Paul told everything we wanted to know about Lettonia.
We really appreciated that car was new and comfortable.
Thank you AllureTours :)))
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Mary_w
Nov 4, 2025
Appalling! - Ruined our day. Driver didn't turn up despite us paying £450 for a private trip well in advance. Customer Service was useless and we wasted time trying to find someone to talk to, plus no one responded on the Chat. When we did finally get someone on the phone the only alternative was a tasting tour or refund. No one wanted to help us try and fulfil our trip, we suggested a taxi to the bunker and forfeit walk and castle. No. Our driver had been put on another tour and there was no one available. The lack of empathy and the fact that they had ruined our day was severely lacking. To be fair, the refund was issued within days but I would not recommend this company and if this still doesn't put you off make sure you have a named driver with their telephone number and follow up day before. The last insult is now asking for feedback so yet again due to their lack of communication they don't even know we never went!
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