Riga Day Tour: Palaces, Castle & Hill of Crosses

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Embark on a private day tour from Riga and explore the stunning Rundale Palace, Hill of Crosses, and Bauska Castle. Customize your trip with optional visits to a motor museum, winery, or beer brewery. Enjoy a comfortable ride in a premium van or business class 4WD. Book now!

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Bauska Castle - Medieval castle surrounded by a picturesque scenery is located in the territory of Bauska town, on the land strip between the rivers Mūsa and Mēmele, not far from the city center.
Enjoy fantastic views from outside (free of charge) and/or visit castle museum at additional cost of 4 EUR.

What's Included

Driver/guide speaking in several languages
Entrance fees Tower in Bauska castle
Transport by air-conditioned minivan or business class 4WD
Live commentary on board
Entrance fees Rundale palace

What's Not Included

Lunch from 6 EUR/person (30 min.) A’la carte can be presented and table reserved on the day of tour
Gratuities

Additional Information

Embark on an extraordinary day trip from Riga to explore three remarkable landmarks. Begin with the iconic Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, a profound site adorned with thousands of crosses representing faith and hope. Then, visit the magnificent Rundale Palace, often referred to as Latvia’s “Little Versailles,” where you can wander through its opulent…

Location

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Annika

Aug 13, 2025

Great excursion with nice guide! - Although there weren’t enough registrations for the day, the guide Tomas managed to put together a group so that we could participate in the tour. The stops were well chosen and you got a lot of interesting information. Only the time was a bit short, one would have e.g. Can use more time at Rundale Castle. Otherwise a great day trip!

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797stefid

Aug 10, 2025

We are very happy we did it. - It is a nice trip. Must do it if you have time. The car is very good. The driver is excellent. The places are very interesting.

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Jennifer_o

Jul 8, 2025

This was a great way to... - This was a great way to experience the Hill of Crosses and two wonderful castles in the Latvian countryside. Toms was a wonderful and friendly tour guide.

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562rensw

Jul 2, 2025

Great location, amazing tour guide! - Amazing tour! Beautiful locations to visit. Our tourguide gave us great information everywhere we went! Recommended

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Ouliana_r

May 28, 2025

The trip combines 3... - The trip combines 3 locations, it is a whole day trip. The small group is guided by a local who is very knowledgeable and we enjoyed talking to him about a variety of subjects. We recommend this activity.

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Jillian_p

Apr 13, 2025

Great day and beautiful... - Great day and beautiful locations! Would recommend this day trip for anyone looking to see outside Riga

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Anonymous

Mar 26, 2025

Thomas was great. very... - Thomas was great. very knowledgeable about the sites we visited and extremely personable. Kept a great pace with the tour.

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Pbarnes2014

Feb 20, 2025

Amazing! Well organised and very informative. - Our tour guide Thomas was friendly, welcoming and really knew the facts about each place. We never felt rushed - lots of time for each place with good recommendations regarding food options. Would totally recommend and will definitely book with this company on any future trips to Riga.

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Ghughes69

Jan 2, 2025

3 venues, 2 countries and 1 brilliant guide - Wow, what a great day out. 3 venues, 2 countries and 1 brilliant guide. The 3 venues are all totally different and all great, Well worth the money...

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Baldwin_k

Feb 28, 2025

Rundale saved the day - Rundale: stunning as beautiful palace is filled with authentic furniture etc; excellent iphone app + interactive screens in each space. also nice restaurant, with good food and nice ambiance. Hill of Crosses: amazing, original, but a long ride to it... Bauska: dispointing: we saw the inner court only, no visit of the interior. Driver told us, it's just medieval - and that the stop was only for climbing the tower for the view (this limitation should be highlighted in the trip explanation), but nobody was interested in the flat winter landscape and Tom did not show any enthusiasm to encourage us. The van: fine but driver could not be heard from our third row -- I told Tom this was unacceptable for an expensive trip, but he didn't take my comment seriously (easy to buy: simple portable micro and loudspeaker). Tom turned his head at my request sometimes when he spoke but, for safe driving, he looked mostly straight ahead and we didn't hear a thing! -- I was angry!! I had expected that 4 hours in the van would be richly filled with a presentation about Latvia (and Lithuania, for the Hill of Crosses!), Riga, the 3 destinations, anecdotes, etc; Tom more or less answered our questions, that's all. He did his best but he is a (bright) law student, not a guide (in all reviews that I read his name was never mentioned); he told me his van was owned by his uncle, so maybe he was just a stand-in; maybe we had been unlucky by getting the wrong subcontracting van company. Conclusion: the day trip is worthwhile on paper but we encountered 3 serious weaknesses: no professional guide, no sound system and no visit of the castle. Also: winter time was great for this trip as we had the destinations (almost) only for us!!

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From $146

up to 8 guests

1 - Adult