5,5 uur durende tour met kleine groep naar de kruisheuvel vanuit Riga
Beschrijving
Onze reis begon op TripAdvisor met Latvia Tours op Tripadvisor door Latvian Gem waar we een van de eerste bedrijven in Letland werden die zowel vervoer als tours, corporatieve evenementen en activiteiten voor internationale bezoekers aanbood. Hill of Crosses - een site met honderdduizenden kruisen die het geloof van mensen van over de hele wereld vertegenwoordigen. Site ooit bezocht door paus Johannes Paulus II blijft reizigers verwelkomen met zijn verhalen! Het is een eenvoudige en gemakkelijke rit naar de Hill die ongeveer 1u 55min duurt per enkele reis. Onderweg zijn er afdrukken te lezen. Daarnaast is er een virtuele tour beschikbaar bij de Hill (werkt online op je telefoon)! Op de terugweg heb je de kans om bij de grens te stoppen voor een foto en door de stad Jelgava te rijden waar je het grootste barokke paleis n Baltics ziet! De tour gaat door als er minimaal 3 personen zijn geboekt voor die dag.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
Optionele fotostop op de grens tussen Letland en Litouwen.
Na 2 uur rijden. U heeft 1 uur vrije tijd om de Hill of Crosses te verkennen voordat u terugkeert naar Riga. Er is een virtuele gids beschikbaar (werkt alleen met wifi) + informatieve afdrukken worden verstrekt. Op de Hill bent u ook welkom om een kruis achter te laten! U kunt ze ter plaatse kopen of u kunt er zelf een meenemen.
Rijd door de 4e grootste stad van Letland - Jelgava. Hoewel de meeste gebouwen uit de Sovjettijd dateren (de stad werd zwaar gebombardeerd tijdens de oorlog en is herbouwd in de Sovjettijd), zijn er ook enkele spectaculaire gebouwen uit de tijd van het Russische rijk! Afdrukken met info zullen worden verstrekt.
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
- Hulpdieren toegestaan
- Opties voor openbaar vervoer zijn in de buurt aanwezig
- Geschikt voor alle condities
- De reistijd is al inbegrepen in de totale duur van 5 uur
- Dit is een gedeelde rit waarbij je samen met andere reizigers reist.
- De tour gaat door als er minimaal 3 personen zijn geboekt voor die dag.
- U moet uw PASPOORT of EU-ID meenemen, omdat dit verplicht is bij het overschrijden van de grens.
Beoordelingen(134)
You will spend more time driving rountrip than at the site, but it was still worth the trip to me. Very unique and interesting historical site.
Not reputable My tour was canceled by the provider one day in advance. Despite multiple reminders, no refund has been issued yet.
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It was a great day. Krista made us so comfortable and is a well of information. Just amazing day!
Nice small group tour with minibus. The guide Richard, who was also a driver, was knowledgeable and provided information during the trip. Free water bottle for every traveler. The cross hill was an amazing experience with over 2 million crosses. Lunch was not possible, but on the other hand the tour ended in Riga already at 3 pm. Coffee break was included on the trip.
If anyone from the USA is a bit nervous about scheduling an excursion in a place like Latvia where you’ve never been, fret no more!!! Latvia Gems is your ticket, because their people are absolutely fantastic. Krista Jansone was my direct contact. She was fabulous in providing me all the details and always being there for me when I had questions. You can trust her and everything she says, because she comes through. Then Krista set us up with our Guide Edgars. He made us feel so comfortable…he’s a good driver with a great personality with a goal of pleasing his customers. I can’t say enough platitudes about our trip and hope that you consider Latvia Gems in your future plans.
Amazing short trip with Janis from Riga to Hill of Crosses and then to the airport. Weather was cool and sunny, managed to get some nice photos. He shared with us many interesting tidbits about Latvia and Lithuania.
Krista, my guide was great , all her stories about the Hill of crosses and Latvia was very good Thank you
There are two gift shops Then hill of crosses Very sacred place . You get to go through into another country
We had a wonder guide, Jãnis, who ensured that we had a very fun and interesting trip. He gave us some good local knowledge, and history, on the places that we passed by and visited. The trip was very flexible .. we made two optional stops on the way to the Hill of Crosses which was well worthwhile. The Hill of Crosses itself was incredible, so glad we went. Experiencing it is so much better than looking at photos. We were also very fortunate in that it was snowing which gave it a more stunning appearance and atmosphere All in all a fantastic trip .. would definitely recommend.
Viestrus, our guide, was fabulous! His knowledge and kindness were perfect. We thoroughly enjoyed a relaxing day seeing new sights and exploring a new area.
