Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle from Riga
Description
Join this shared group trip to visit Rundale Palace and its beautiful gardens, and Bauska Medieval Castle! This is a great trip if you wish to get a hustle free trip to both of these places while accompanied by a friendly local driver who will tell you fun stories about the local life on the way! Enjoy free time at both places so you can soak up the history and culture at your own pace. Entrance tickets included in price.
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Itinerary
Enjoy a peaceful visit of Rundale Palace - Latvias little Versailles. Enjoy free time to explore the palace in your own pace while listening to informative audio guide which will help you to understand all of the history it's hiding. Not crowded, perfect for beautiful photos - it is one of the main tourist sites in Latvia! And of course - the gardens. You can easily spend half of the time wondering around here.
Enjoy free time at Bauska Castle - the last castle in Latvia built by Livonian order crusaders. Here you can visit historical ruins, recently renovated tower and living quarters with historical artefacts.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Trip is confirmed once there are minimum 3 travellers signed up.
- Please note there are quite a bit of stairs.
Reviews(4)
We took the 7.5-hour tour "Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle" from Riga and were thoroughly impressed. The three of us set off comfortably and relaxed in a well-maintained car with our very nice guide. The drive to Bauska took about an hour and was already a highlight thanks to informative conversations and a bottle of water for each of us. On-site, we had plenty of time (about 1.5 hours). The combination of ruins and rebuilt castle was fascinating. Particularly impressive was the personal tour through the ruins and the climb up the tower – a real wow experience! Afterward, we could explore the castle museum with its beautifully restored living quarters at our own pace. Just ten minutes later, we reached the magnificent Rundāle Palace. After a brief introduction, we used the audio guide to explore the opulent rooms and the beautiful garden. Here too, we had more than enough time. Those who wanted could have a very good lunch at the nearby family-run restaurant. The return trip to Riga was just as pleasant – clean car, friendly guide, and many engaging conversations. Our conclusion: A perfectly organized, very dedicated, and thoroughly successful trip. We wholeheartedly recommend this tour – simply excellent!
Definitely worth seeing. Our guide was friendly and helpful. Loved learning about the history. Would like to see again in spring when the garden is in bloom.
On this trip, besides enjoying and taking advantage of the company and guide of the operator LatviaGem, you have the opportunity to recreate stories of the Middle Ages by visiting Bauska, going on to glamour and royalty in Rundale, and finally concluding with the spiritual on the Hill of Crosses. Recommended to do in a 3 x 1 day, go alone or accompanied!
Very good experience. I had another tour planned (without visiting the hill of the crosses) but it was cancelled and I had the opportunity to make this one. Our guide Viesturs was very encouraging and professional throughout.
