The 4 Best Morning Tours in Latvia

1.Sunrise at Kemeri National park + Jurmala

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $131Our pick

Leave Riga before dawn for Kemeri National Park, choosing a 1.4-kilometer walk or 3.4-kilometer hike to a viewing tower. Then explore Jurmala’s villas, wooden houses, beach, and optional Dzintari tower with guides such as Krista, Janis, Armand, and Mikalis.

“Janis est le meilleur guide que nous ayons eu ! Il est très professionnel, à l'écoute et pleins de bons conseils. Il nous a pris en charge à l'heure et nous a emmenés voir le lever du soleil au parc national de kemeri. Experience incroyable garantie, on se sent seul au monde face à cette nature de toute beauté à perte de vue. Nous avons ensuite visité les villes de Kemeri et Jurmala avec les anecdotes et conseils pertinents de Janis. Puis nous nous sommes baignés ! À recommander vivement !”

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2.Ķemeri Great Bog Discovery With Optional Sunrise & Jūrmala Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $138

Travel from Riga or Jūrmala with eco-guide Rolands to Ķemeri Great Bog for a two-hour, 5-kilometer boardwalk walk. Add Jūrmala’s beach and wooden villas, or choose a spring-to-summer sunrise start for quiet views and soft light.

“We really enjoyed this excursion. Our tour guide Rolands was very friendly and informative. We were picked up from our hotel at 9am and returned at 2pm. In total we were 4 people, us plus another couple. The guided walk on the boardwalk around Kermeri Bog was spectacular! We were also lucky enough to see some wildlife including a Stork, Crane and Lizard! After we finished the 4km walk Rolands offered us some traditional Latvian sweets and tea. We were pleased we opted to do the Jurmala extension where Rolands drove us through the town pointing out things to see before we made a short stop at a viewpoint overlooking…”

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3.Sunrise at the Hill of Crosses – 2 countries in 1 day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $150

Leave Riga before sunrise for Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses with a private guide such as Krista, Jānis, Janis, or Matiss. Hear the site’s stories, explore alone, take photos, and plant a cross if you wish. Hotel pickup, bottled water, and private transport are included.

“Really cool site to see, I highly recommend it. The amount of crosses is shocking. We loved our guide Janus, he was a wealth of information and a super chill, nice guy.”

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4.Sunrise at Kemeri National Park – Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $57Best value

Leave Riga before sunrise for Kemeri National Park and the Great Kemeri Bog Boardwalk. Your guide, including Krista when available, handles the drive and timing while you walk at an easy pace. Pickup, parking, and an air-conditioned vehicle are included, but breakfast is not.

“The sunrise tour with Krista was amazing. The tour was perfectly timed and well worth the early morning departure. Kemeri National Park is gorgeous. Both the forest and the bog are magical to walk through. I really appreciated Krista's positive energy. It was lovely to learn more about not only the national park but Latvia as a whole. I really appreciated that she still ran the tour even though I was the only participant. It was like going for an outing with a well-informed friend. My only regret is not having more days in Riga left so I could take additional tours with Latvian Gem. I cannot recommend Krista and…”

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