Arrival in Riga
Transfer to hotel. Dinner at hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel
Today enjoy Riga city tour 4h
Sightseeing Tour begins with driving along the central boulevards of Riga, enjoying the view of the City Canal parks, the Bastion Hill, the Powder Tower, the Latvian National Theatre, the Fine Arts Museum, the Art Nouveau buildings of the beginning of the century, the Freedom Monument erected in 1935 to celebrate Latvia's independence, University of Latvia, the Opera House, and Daugava River with its bridges.
During the walking part of the tour you will enjoy the beauty of the ancient Hanseatic city, while strolling through the cobble-stone, picturesque streets of the Old Town. In Old Riga you will see the Dome Cathedral which boasts one of the world’s largest pipe organs, St. Peter's Church with magnificent views of the city from its steeple, the old Guild Houses, the Swedish Gate, the architectural ensemble Three Brothers, St. Jacob’s Church, the Parliament House, Old Riga Castle, and view the many wonderfully restored buildings, now housing cozy restaurants, cafes, bars and souvenir shops.
Continue to Art Nouveau area, once home to many of Latvia’s most famous artists, writers, and scholars. You will see why Riga came to be known as one of Europe's leading exponents of the late 19th and early 20th century architectural style of Art Nouveau. Riga boasts greatest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings in Europe, which are among the finest and best-preserved in the world.
Visit Central Market.
Dinner at hotel. Overnight in Riga
Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to Tallinn via Sigulda. Excursion in Sigulda and Turaida castle with our guide.
After excursion transfer to Tallinn without our guide.
The Turaida Museum Reserve is the historical centre of Turaida and comprises archaeological, historical and art monuments that tell us about the events that have taken place since the 11th century. Turaida church, one of the oldest wooden churches built by the local rural craftsmen, is situated here. A graveyard was established here for the first baptized Liivs. Under an old linden tree is the legendary tomb of Roze that commemorates a girl who sacrificed herself in the name of love The "Folk Song Garden", containing 25 sculptures by Indulis Ranka, is situated on the site of a former ancient Liiv village. It is dedicated to Latvian folk songs and to the lifelong work of their collector Krisjanis Barons
Sigulda is located about 50 km from Riga in the Gauja River valley. It is known as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Latvia and is characterized by picturesque scenery, and countless natural and cultural monuments. Visit ruins of Sigulda Medieval castle which nowadays hosts open-air stage, continue to Sigulda New castle built in 1881 to Duke Kropotkin, founder of Sigulda as recreation and tourism city, first bobsled track, aero-moto club, ski slopes. By coach you will travel down into the river valley, enjoy the landscape and the walk to the biggest grotto in the Baltic’s - Gutmanis located on the ancient river bank.
Continue to Tallinn. Check in at hotel. Dinner at hotel.
Overnight in Tallinn.
Breakfast
Tallinn Sightseeing tour 3 h
The best-preserved Medieval Old Town in Northern Europe is in Tallinn. It has been included in the List of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Hidden in this Old Town lies a romantic network of crooked cobblestone streets, preserved authentically from the Middle Ages. Two kilometres of the old City Defense Wall and twenty six defense towers bear witness to the once-mighty system of defense structures. Here also lies the best-preserved Medieval town hall in Northern Europe, the oldest apothecary still functioning in the world, and much more.
Churches and convents, passageways and courtyards, imposing merchants" dwelling houses, shelters, and parks give a sense of the true medieval spirit underlying the Old Town to this day.
The tour of the Old Town starts with a coach tour around the Old Town offering a fascinating view of the medieval city. The walking tour begins in the Upper Town Toompea with a stop in front of Toompea Palace, the seat of the Estonian Parliament, also taking a look at the limestone walls and towers that belonged to its predecessor the medieval Toompea Castle.
Side by side with Toompea lies the medieval Lower Town. Its landmarks include the 14th and 15th century Gothic Town Hall, the only one surviving in the Nothern Europe, the Holy Ghost Church, the former St. Nicholas’ Church - the medieval former church housing a museum of medieval art and a concert hall, the magnificent St. Olaf’s Church with its soaring spire, once the world’s tallest building, and an oldest continuously running pharmacies in Europe (founded in 1422), numerous authentic Hanseatic merchant houses.
The next to visit are the Russian Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Dome Church (13th-18th centuries). You will take a walk along the short and narrow medieval cobblestone streets that lead you to some panoramic viewpoints facing this medieval pearl.
mill, church, school, tavern, blacksmith shop and other buildings associated with the life of the villagers.
Dinner at hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from hotel.
Drive to Saint-Petersburg by bus.
Arrival in Saint-Petersburg. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in SPb.
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and go on an amazing panoramic city tour around the most outstanding attractions of St. Petersburg: St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood which stands on the site where Russia's great emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded, and the Peter and Paul Fortress - a burial place of almost all the Russian emperors and empresses from Peter the Great to Nicholas II and his family
The tour will continue with visit to the legendary Hermitage Museum that houses its unique collection of world art, including the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, El Greco, Francisco Goya and Thomas Gainsborough, in the halls of the Winter Palace. They say that if you were to spend three minutes by each of the exhibits in the Hermitage, it would have taken you three years to see the entire exhibition. But don't worry - you have an experienced guide, who will show you the best rooms and halls of the exhibit within several hours.
After the tour you return to your hotel.
Dinner at hotel. Overnight in SPb.
After breakfast departure for Peterhof/ Petrodvorets on the Gulf of Finland. You will walk in the baroque gardens of Peterhof and see its unique fountains and cascades, which were designed by Peter the Great himself. It is considered as the most beautiful summer residence of Russian tsars. Walk in the Lower fountain park and the Upper gardens.
After that drive to Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo) to explore the brilliant Catherine's Palace that is a striking example of baroque architecture gifted by Peter the Great to his wife Catherine I. During the tour you take a walk through the lavish parks and gardens of this outstanding palace and enjoy its gorgeous interiors, including the replica of the world-renowned Amber Room
Check out. Transfer to Riga(10-12 hours)