Free tour

Alternative Riga Free tour

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Excellent (181 ratings)

Riga

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Riga Free Tour

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Registered on 22 January 2020

Running free tours, bike tours in Riga for over 10 years. We have been making Free Tours to show the city of Riga in a different light. Our approach to guiding is more relaxed than other tours and we try to entertain as well as be informative. Our team is really mixed, we have historians, artists, geographers, actors, a real mixed bag of people. Our aim is to keep developing and learning to give a new perspective on the city for residents and visitors alike.

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

The Alternative Riga Free Tour is a great way for those who want to see more than just the touristy Old Town and get a more in depth view of daily life in Riga.

YOU MUST BE ABLE TO WALK LONGER DISTANCES TO JOIN THIS TOUR AS WE COVER A LONGER ROUTE

We are the longest running daily Free Tour in Riga! Discover the alternative side of the city away from the traditional Old Town. On this tour you will be lead away from the Old city towards Riga Central Market, learn about the history of these famous market pavilions built from old Zeppelin hangars!

You will continue on into the Old Warehouse district, Science academy, wooden houses, Moscow District, hear about the Jewish ghetto and Central Riga. A well rounded tour that shows a wide range of locations. What will you see? - Riga Central market pavilions built from old Zeppelin hangars - Old Warehouse district - Science Academy - Wooden houses - Wooden Jesus Church - Great Choral synagogue - Central Riga And much more!

Are we a dog friendly walking tour? Yes we are!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Reformācijas Laukums 2, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia

Look for your guide at the entrance to St Peter’s Church. The guide will have a Riga Free Tour QR Code around their neck at the meeting point!

Outside visit

Riga Central Market

Outside visit

Latvian Academy of Sciences

Outside visit

Spīķeri

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).