Bus tours

Learn to make Latvian traditional and healthy rye bread by humorous baker-lady at Smiltene. While the bread is in the oven, have Latvian lunch there. Stop at local cider maker. Visit charming town Cesis with Livonian Order Castle. Stay at the guest house near Sigulda whose owner specialises in making various jams. Make the next day - the sweet one. Participate in the jam making class. Visit Turaida Castle estate.

The tour starts in Riga with guided sightseeing tour as well as free time. Afterward you head to Kemeri National Park. Walk Black Alder trail through wetland and visit sulfur spring at the grounds of the historic resort. Then continue to Jaunmoku Castle but later follow the coast visiting peculiar beach at Kaltene dotted with boulders. Next day there is a chance to go early in the sea with fishermen boat which is followed by traditional fishermen meal on mainland - fish smoking and fish soup on bone fire. Next day the tour goes towards Slitere National Park. There climb Slitere lighthouse, visit Cape Kolka
where Riga Gulf meets the open sea on the way and pass some characteristic villages of the smallest ethnic group in the world- Livs. Then stop at the Ventpils Radio Astronomy Centre, former Soviet spying centre and learn some exiting facts from Cold War period. Then there is some time in Vetspils
to explore its historic centre with Livonian Order Castle, walk along the promanade. watch ships from the waterbreak and enjoy its well-maintained sandy beach. Further on visit Uzava Brevery where excellent live beer is made. Further on pass the steep banks of the sea coast and turn inland to visit distinctive Suiti region which is a unique example of European intangible
cultural heritage . Have tradional meal at the pub and enjoy the famous Suiti Women burdon singing. Further on visit charming Kuldiga with well-preserved wooden architecture, historic Wine Hill at Sabile and taste home-made wines there. Afterwords relax at the sea and spa resort Jurmala.

This tour specifically apeal to those interested into woodcrafting. During the tour you visit and could try your hand into three skills - dugout items, barrels and sauna accessories. After leaving Riga, first few days you stay at Ligatne. There is the Woodcrafting museum and dugout workshops where you can choose what item to make. It is also nice place with historic village formed around Paper Mill. At Ligatne you can visit local wine makers which shop is located into a sand cave typical for the region. Soviet Secret Bunker is also nearby. Next on the tour is sightseeing at the small town Cesis with mighty medieval castle and then a visit to barrel master who will demonstrate his skill. There is also accommodation at the place. Sauna is an integral part of the Latvian life style and there are certain knowledge require how to build it and what accessories to use during bathing. You learn about these skills as well as could try out a proper Latvian sauna ritual. On the way to Riga you visit Cesvaine Castle as well as birch juice producer where owner tells about the way of extracting juice from the birch. You could taste some of his product - juice and wine.

Visit three castles - Turaida and Sigulda medieval Castles located at opposite sides of the steep banks of the river Gauja. Then go to Krimulda where is a medieval castle ruins and later day manor house. Taste the manor' s wine and see production. Then have a lunch at the Latvian style taverna followed by another home-made wine tasting in Sigulda.

On the first day visit a farm specialised in goat breeding and making exclusive cheese, a farm which grows and processes hemp in several generations, berry and fruit grower as well as traditional lamprey fishermen. Next day have a master-class with famous chefs in the restaurant in Riga where these ingredients will be used to prepare first class meals.