Riga Highlights Bike Tour
Description
Only bike tour in Riga using professional tour guide system and reflective vests. This makes our tour much more efficient and safe! Choose a real bike excursion instead of a bike ride for less money! In 2 hours of easy cycling, you'll experience more apart from the Old Riga Town landmarks which are out of comfort zone by walking but easily accessible by bike and more cycling-friendly than covered by cobblestones Old Town. Under the care of the local tour guide, you’ll be introduced with many interesting objects and places which are not necessarily included in tour guide books but are an important part of our city and it’s history. We’ll have also some short stops for taking pictures and have a closer look. Thanks to the fact that Riga is flat Free Riga Bike tour is well suited for cyclists of all ages and different fitness level.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Majestic buildings of Latvian Art Museum, Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Academy of Art
One of biggest and most apart from Old Town park in Riga. Triumph arch,, Song festival memorial
Very hearth of Riga's Art Nouveau - UNESCO world heritage site
Originally a private park donated to Riga by Anna Vērmane. Features several monuments of important persons.
Jewish ghetto and Holocaust memorial
Has been the biggest market in Europe. Another UNESCO World heritage sites of Riga. Place to come back.
Stalin's time architecture
Old warehouses which in 19 century supplied Riga with essentials for living. Now it is area with nice shops, concert hall between Central market and Daugava river.
Town Hall, Blackheads house, Occupation museum
St. Peters church, the tallest church in Riga.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- As a group tour we have min. 2 and max. 20 participants
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Rain ponchos are also available
Reviews(57)
It was a great tour with guide Inga. Over 2.5 hours and we've seen a lot. Because there was no low entry in a normal bike, I got an electric one. All bikes have front suspension, lovely. We were only three people, but luxury. We have seen virtually all the highlights and were seaeer satisfied. Well worth the money.
We had a fairly large group with us from the States and the UK and booked this somewhat spontaneously the same day. The meetup was a short walk from our hotel (the Radisson Blu Conference Center) in the heart of old town. I can’t say enough good things about this experience! The bikes were quality cruisers and the guys at the shop were very nice. You wear an ear piece connected to a radio receiver and the guitar speaks to you on her mic the entire time. Our guide was very patient, had a great sense of humor and had a deep knowledge of local history and culture. This tour ended up being a trip highlight for everyone! The route is pretty flat so it’s a low effort cycle for most people and they have e-bike upgrades available if you feel you may need pedal assist.
2 1/2 hours of enjoyment! At meeting place - Pils iela (with such a street name it must be good 🤪) bicycles, jacket , helmet (not mandatory) and radio receiver set are distributed. Ruta Zimnoha is a great guide who tells all those great stories/history about Latvia and Riga in particular in well understood Dutch (with occasional German and English). The route is doable for everyone and Ruta stops regularly to tell a nice story about the sight there. She has a lot of knowledge and skills and is really pleased to hear her continuous story. Cycling herself, she keeps talking and thanks to the earpiece very easy to follow. All Riga highlights will be visited and will also give you tips for other “must sees” for your further stay. Do you recommend this trip for more than 100%. PS bring your own bottle of water and some edible because there is (luckily) no stop at bar / restaurant . 100% guided tour. Topper
We enjoyed this city tour, with first hand history and perspective from Domas, our local tour guide. Helped us understand more about the Baltic’s and specifically Lithuania.
Weather wasn’t great but tour was excellent. Flat and rode for about 12 miles with headset. Lots of great informatiion
This was an excellent bike tour by Frank at bicycletours.lv. Frank, who is Dutch and a Riga resident, had a great perspective on life in the city and its complex history. We especially enjoyed his insights into Latvia’s support of Ukraine and its satisfying needling of Putin. Because we were on bikes, we were able to travel the city widely, even across the river. We booked ebikes, which we enjoyed and seemed to make the cobblestones easier as we moved at a good pace (tho regular bikes are fine, we are older and love them). We saw neighborhoods we never would have visited without this well-designed tour. Frank was kind enough to tell us that the tour can run a bit longer than advertised and asked us if we had time constraints. The four of us on the tour were very happy that the experience lasted an extra half hour. Well done!
Guide wasn't there Cancelled on site!...................................................................................
Super nice bike, really pleasant to ride! Tomass was an exceptional guide, fluent in English and very knowledgeable. Thank you for this beautiful experience!
Very worthwhile tour of Riga with Inga, a local Guidin. It was very interesting information about the past and present of the city.
Fantastic guide (Thomas), good tour, really enjoyed this! Interesting info, highly recommended! Got to know Riga from a different angle!
