3 Audio Tours in Latvia to Build a Day Around

1.Evening or Sunset Boat Tour with Drink and Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · from $13Our pick

You’ll cruise from Andrejosta Marina through Riga’s canals and onto the open water, passing the President’s Castle, Old Town, Opera House, bridges, and TV tower. Choose sunset or night departure. Toms may be your captain, and your welcome drink can be sparkling wine, beer, water, or a soft drink.

“This was a very nice, relaxing cruise with a beautiful view of the city. Toms, our captain, was very friendly.”

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2.Riga Canal and Daugava Boat Tour with Welcome Drink & Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $11

Spend 50 minutes cruising Riga’s canal and Daugava from Andrejosta Marina. You’ll pass the Freedom Monument, Riga Central Market, and National Opera while an onboard speaker provides audio commentary. A welcome drink includes sparkling wine, beer, soft drink, or water. No headphones are needed.

“Well organized casual cruise, great for relaxing and gathering your bearings. I did this first thing after arriving in Riga and it was a great lead-in to sights I’d later be walking to on foot. Professional and courteous crew.”

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3.Riga’s Architecture: A self-guided audio tour of the city’s art nouveau history

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $5Best value

Use the VoiceMap app to follow a 30 to 45 minute self-guided route from the Latvian National Museum of Art to Alberta iela 12. Hear how Mikhail Eisenstein shaped Riga’s ornate streets, learn to spot art nouveau details, and discover the Latvian National Romantic style. Audio, maps, and route data work offline.

“Highly recommend. Just enough information to understand what you are looking at and why it’s important, but not so much you get bored. Once the app is downloaded, you also have access to other self-guided tours direct through it.”

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