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6420 TOURS and 1231 GUIDES in 110 COUNTRIES!
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Experience Latvia through the eyes of a local private guide! Browse our tour 'suggestions' - each can be customized just for you.
Riga Tours
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Latvia Private Tours |
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If you've decided to head to Latvia, you're in luck: now is the perfect time to do it. This fascinating and beautiful Baltic nation embraces travelers, but hasn't yet become a popular destination on the European circuit, meaning you get to experience all the charm and few of the crowds. Take a private Latvia tour with a local guide and discover the country's hidden treasures - before everyone else does!
Perhaps you will begin your Latvian journey in Riga, the capital city. Once dubbed "the Paris of the East," Riga has a timeless elegance that enchants every traveler lucky enough to visit. Explore the city's atmospheric Old Town on foot with your guide. In Eastern Latvia, visit the medieval town of Sigulda with its enchanting Teraida and Krimulda Castles. A journey to Cape Kolka in the north will reward you with dramatic views of the Baltic Sea as it meets the Gulf of Riga.
Your guide is keen to offer you a private Latvia tour that reflects your unique interests in his homeland. |
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| Tour Guide Legal Requirements |
If the nature of the tour is that the guide is 'interpreting the cultural and natural heritage of an area', Latvia requires the guide have a guiding license. A person giving tours such as the 'best nightlife spots', 'shopping and fashion tour' or 'restaurant tour' for example, does not require a license. This definition follows the European standard for tour guiding (CEN).
Licensed Tourist Guides are the only professionals permitted to conduct tours in all sites and museums within a city. Licensed guides are required in those areas where the local authorities state that one of them is mandatory.
To become a Licensed Tourist Guide, candidates must pass an examination given by the local public tourist authorities. report error
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
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| about ratings |
Tour in Riga, Latvia:
"a very gracious host; very knowledgeable; a delight"
Robert Young - Aug, 2010
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Tour in Riga, Latvia:
"Ilze was very flexible and took in her stride our need to change the date and our desire to have a 10 minute coffee bre,..." [more]
Clifford Hayes - Sep, 2011
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Tour in Riga, Latvia:
"Thanks for a very nice tour with interesting facts about Riga. We very much enjoyed it and Jelena was a very competent ,..." [more]
Maria Waldner - Jun, 2011
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- You choose the ACTUAL PERSON who will give your tour. See their photo, bio, credentials and communicate with them in advance via our website. They are locals, living in the same area as the tour.
- ONLY THE BEST GUIDES. Guides can't buy their way onto our system - each is chosen by ToursByLocals.
- All Tours are PRIVATE, only you and people you choose.
- Guide services are priced PER TOUR, not PER PERSON. However, there may be a 'per person' price component if the tour involves external costs such as admission tickets, etc.
- Tours shown on website can be purchased directly - or the guide can customize them at your request.
- Full contact information provided after booking. Plus, you'll have access to ToursByLocals 24 hour emergency contact number.
- Looked through the site but still need advice? You can call ToursByLocals and talk to a REAL HUMAN!
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