4 Latvia Castle Tours to Build a Day Around

1.2 countries! Hill of Crosses, Rundale Palace and Bauska castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 225 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $157Our pick

Join a small shared tour from Riga with guides such as Jānis or Viesturs for an eight-hour outing across Latvia and into Lithuania. Explore Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace, and the Hill of Crosses, with free time, local stories, a border photo stop, and room to add your own cross.

“The guide knowledge and enthusiasm for his country and the excursions was perfect. Able to answer questions, no matter how many there were! VERY good tour 👌”

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2.Riga: Hill of Crosses, Guided Rundale Palace & Bauska Castle

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 140 reviews · 8 hours · from $130Best value

Travel from Riga with guide Erlens or another English-speaking local guide to the Hill of Crosses, Rundāle Palace and Bauska Castle. The palace visit includes a live guide, often with period costume and humor. Transport, entrance fees and a planned lunch stop are included, but lunch is paid separately.

“It was a great trip from start till the end! The atmosphere in the group was very good - our guide Erlens was so engaged in taking care of us and telling us all important information about the different spots. He even helped us taking the perfect pics :) All in all I would definitely recommend the tour and the 8 hours felt like 4 hours because it was so entertaining! Thank you Erlens!”

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3.Riga: Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace and Hill of Crosses Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 113 reviews · 9 hours · from $147

Travel from Riga with an English-speaking driver such as Janis, Edgars, or Viesturs to see Jelgava, the Latvia-Lithuania border, Hill of Crosses, Rundale Palace, and Bauska Castle. Palace admission, gardens, transport, and phone audio guides are included. Bring your passport, lunch, and earbuds.

“The guide was really good. The information that he gave about the different places, history, … was very clear and interesting. We had a very international group with people from Australia, Belgium, France, UK and USA, which was nice! This trip and guide is really a recommendation to everybody who wants know and see more about Latvia and Lithuania.”

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4.Group Day trip to Rundale Palace, Hill of Crosses & Bauska Castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $151

Leave Riga at 9 a.m. for Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace, and Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses. You’ll travel in a small air-conditioned van with an English-speaking guide such as Paul, Gints, Kristine, or Tomass, with free time at each stop and palace admission included.

“Gints was kind and an excellent and knowledgeable guide. He made a very interesting and nice talk. Paldies!”

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