The 14 Best Rundale Palace Tours from Riga

1.2 countries! Hill of Crosses, Rundale Palace and Bauska castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 225 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $157Our pick

Spend about eight hours traveling from Riga through southern Latvia into Lithuania. Visit Rundale Palace, Bauska Castle, and the Hill of Crosses, with a brief border photo stop. The shared vehicle holds up to eight people, and guides such as Jānis and Viesturs add local stories along the way.

“The tour guide was knowledgeable, engaging, enthusiastic, and a genuine passion for people and place, making it feel connected, included, and creating lasting memories by sharing experiences.”

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2.Hill of Crosses, Guided Rundale Palace & Bauska Castle

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 140 reviews · 8 hours · from $130

Travel from Riga in a comfortable van with an English-speaking guide such as Erlens. Visit the Hill of Crosses, Rundale Palace with a live guide, and Bauska Castle. Expect a small-group pace, border photos, planned lunch, and thoughtful touches including water and local treats.

“We had a fantastic trip with Arlens. We felt really comfortable and not rushed as we have on other tours. This tour is also nice small groups as opposed to a large coach load, so it's a more personal experience. Arlens went out of his way to make his customers trip enjoyable and find things they wanted to buy/do along the way. The other tour guide at Rundale Palace was also exceptional. Practical info (because that's what I like in reviews!): -Water provided (and a couple of surprise treats) -Plenty of toilet and food/drink stop opportunities -Opportunities to buy souvenirs -Nice clean and comfortable bus -Lunch isn't included payment wise…”

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3.Group Day trip to Rundale Palace, Hill of Crosses & Bauska Castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $151

Travel from Riga in a small, air-conditioned van with a multilingual guide such as Paul, Gints, or Kristine. Spend the day at Rundale Palace, Bauska Castle, and Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses, with free time at each stop and a border crossing along the way.

“Rundale: stunning as beautiful palace is filled with authentic furniture etc; excellent iphone app + interactive screens in each space. also nice restaurant, with good food and nice ambiance. Hill of Crosses: amazing, original, but a long ride to it... Bauska: dispointing: we saw the inner court only, no visit of the interior. Driver told us, it's just medieval - and that the stop was only for climbing the tower for the view (this limitation should be highlighted in the trip explanation), but nobody was interested in the flat winter landscape and Tom did not show any enthusiasm to encourage us. The van: fine but driver could not be heard…”

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4.Tour from Riga – Vilnius via Bauska, Rundale, The Hill of Crosses

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 54 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $114Best value

Use this one-way Riga to Vilnius transfer to visit Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace, and the Hill of Crosses. You travel by comfortable van with room for luggage, a driver-guide or guidebook, and about an hour at each stop. Guides such as Adam, Andris, and Andrew have led this route.

“This is a convenient way to get from Riga to Vilnius, whilst pulling in some sights that are hard to get to otherwise. The tour is well run and runs to a schedule. However, some of our group were 5 minutes late at one stop and they were inappropriately yelled at. The guide did apologise but it tainted the atmosphere of the tour. I also don’t think he should be hugging people who appeared to not be comfortable with this.”

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5.Private Full-Day Trip to Hill of Crosses, Rundale Palace & Bauska

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

From Riga, your private English-speaking guide takes you across the Lithuanian border to the Hill of Crosses, then back to Latvia for Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle. Expect flexible stop times, hotel pickup, private transport, and a lunch break. Guides including Norman, Normund, Normands, and Andrejs have led this outing.

“The trip was outstanding and the driver was courteous and knowledgeable. Everything on the itinerary was worth seeing, especially the Hill of Crosses. Simply amazing.”

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6.Hill of Crosses, Bauska & Rundale Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 7 hours

Travel from Riga into Lithuania and southern Latvia with a private guide such as Normunds, Māris, or Juri. See the haunting Hill of Crosses, ornate Rundale Palace, and medieval Bauska Castle, with time adjusted to suit your group.

“We enjoyed the trip very much! Our guide Normunds was friendly, he gave us a lot of interesting information and recommendations and answered all our questions on the way :-) It was a pleasure to have him as our guide! Thank you! Concerning the monuments: The Hill of Crosses is something you should definitely visit! The atmosphere is even bleaker when it's raining. The Rundale palace is really nice from inside and outside - it costs 17 euros but if you like visiting chateaux it is worth it! Anyway, go to the trip and you will not regret it! :-)”

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7.Hill of Crosses & Guided Rundale Palace with Bauska Castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $119

Leave Riga with an English-speaking guide for the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, then tour Rococo Rundale Palace with a certified palace guide, pause for lunch, and climb Bauska Castle tower. Small groups of up to 19 travel by air-conditioned vehicle with Wi-Fi and bottled water.

“An excellent full day trip exploring key sites outside of Riga and Hills of Crosses in Lithuania. Erlens was a fantastic knowledgable guide. He was very friendly and made our trip.”

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8.Hill of Crosses & Rundale Palace Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 7 hours (approx.)

Travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle from Riga to Rundāle Palace in Latvia and Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses. Expect hotel pickup at 10:00, English guidance, admission to Rundāle, and time to explore the pilgrimage site. Guide Laura is especially praised for her warmth and local insight.

“Great way to see the area and travel from city to city. The places selected to visit on the way were interesting and the information provided helped in the understanding of the history”

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9.Full-Day Rundale Palace Tour from Riga

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $172

Leave central Riga at 9 a.m. for Rundale Palace, Rastrelli’s Baroque and Rococo masterpiece, then visit Bauska Castle after lunch. Your private group of up to seven travels with a guide, hotel pickup, and return transport. Bring headphones for Rundale’s QR-code room guides.

“Rundāle palace is a fantastic castle, similar to Versaille but with 138 rooms 😁 The tour guide was very knowledgeble and took us also to Bauska castle and several interesting extra sights ”off the beaten track”. Recommended!!”

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10.Half-Day Private Trip to Rundale Palace and Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Travel from Riga to Rundale Palace with a private English-speaking driver, then explore its Baroque rooms and garden. You may also stop at Bauska Castle, where the tower gives fine views. Drivers such as Normunds and Carlos have added local history and flexible service to the ride.

“Normunds was our driver, he was also our window into Latvia. As we drove from Riga to the castle and palace he was wealth of knowledge about his country. We learned about life before freedom and after the removal of soviet rule. On the drive we requested traditional Latvian lunch. Normunds did not disappoint, we enjoyed a wonderful lunch with him at an outside dining area near the Rundale Palace. The food and drink were very good as was our dinner conversation.”

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11.Private Full-Day Trip to Bauska, Rundale and Jelgava Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 7 hours (approx.)

Travel privately from Riga to Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace, and Jelgava Palace in about seven hours. Your English-speaking driver-guide collects you at 10:00 AM, shares Latvian culture, and may add local stops. Admission fees and lunch are separate.

“Latvia was our family summer vacation .. We always use Viator for our day trip.. In this case, we requested a private day tour. We were picked up sharp on time in our hotel . The mini van was clean and in perfect condition. Our guide, Norman , was very professional , perfect English speaking.. He kept us informed about Latvian culture, and the characteristics of our destination (three castles in the proximity to Riga.) . It was a wonderful experience.. We really recommend once again Viator …”

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12.Private Castle tour from Riga:Rundale, Bauska+Hill of Crosses(LT)

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $171

From Riga, your private driver takes you to ornate Rundale Palace, Bauska Castle, and Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses. Expect a 4 to 6 hour trip, air-conditioned transport, water, included admission, and a flexible format. Confirm language needs carefully before booking.

“A german tour was booked, but unfortunately not kept. We were disappointed. The driver was very nice.”

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13.Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle from Riga

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $133

Travel from Riga to Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle in an air-conditioned vehicle with a maximum of eight people. Explore Rundale at your own pace with an audio guide, walk its gardens, then see Bauska’s ruins, tower, and historic rooms. Guide Viesturs has been praised for his friendly, professional approach.

“On this trip, besides enjoying and taking advantage of the company and guide of the operator LatviaGem, you have the opportunity to recreate stories of the Middle Ages by visiting Bauska, going on to glamour and royalty in Rundale, and finally concluding with the spiritual on the Hill of Crosses. Recommended to do in a 3 x 1 day, go alone or accompanied!Auto-translated”

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14.Tour from Riga to Vilnius: Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace and The Hill of Crosses

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $266

Make the Riga to Vilnius journey part of your sightseeing. Your private driver-guide collects you at 9:00 am, takes you to Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace, and the Hill of Crosses, then drops you at a central Vilnius hotel or address. Bauska admission is included; Rundale entry is extra.

“This was a fantastic tour that was exactly what we were looking for.....transportation from Riga to Vilnius, but still get to see the cool sites in the middle. The guide picked us up right on time in the Riga hotel and was able to provide lots of Latvian history even know the company is Lithuanian based. We had plenty of time to explore all three sites, and guide was helpful at each. I would definitely recommend this tour if you need one way transportation between the cities, it was a great choice.”

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