Private tour in Riga Philip B
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Welcome to Riga! I grew up in Australia in a Latvian family, and when I came to Riga 25 years ago I fell in love with the place and never left! It's a place of stunning beauty (whatever the season - there are parks galore), fascinating history (did you know the guy who invented blue jeans came from Riga?), intriguing food (try the garlic rye bread or the hemp butter), sensational beer (I'll point you towards the best brewpubs) - and it is a joy for me to share it with visitors from around the world. In my 25 years here, I've worked as a journalist, a translator and for the last six years a tour guide. So telling stories is my thing, and there are lots of amazing ones in Latvia! Let me introduce you to the romantic, medieval cobblestone streets of the Old Town, the magnificent Art Nouveau buildings on the boulevards, delightful old wooden houses, freaky Soviet structures and much, much more! Please check out my tours, and if you like I can customize one to suit you perfectly. And please let me know if I can help in any other way. Looking forward to seeing you, Philip. Licensed Riga tour guide. None.
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With over 800 years of history and magnificent architecture, Riga is a city of stunning beauty and fascinating stories. On this tour, specially arranged for accessibility, we'll enjoy the cobblestone streets of the Old Town, amazing Art Nouveau buildings, and the unique Central Market. The tour starts in Riga's medieval Old Town. We'll see beautiful churches and offbeat places like the Cat House, and hear intriguing stories - did you know that the Christmas tree originated in Riga? Then we head to the Art Nouveau district to experience the world's richest collection of this amazing style, and a tour of the Art Nouveau Museum. Finally, we explore Riga's famous central market and have a Latvian lunch in the food court.
We had a wonderful day with Philip! My mom has a wheelchair and Philip was amazing in personalizing our tour to accommodate her. We saw so much of Riga and the surrounding area and had a wonderful lunch! Thank you for a fantastic day!
A lovely day out. A great overview of Riga and the surrounding area. A lovely place where we stopped for lunch close to the seaside. The market was also very interesting. Very friendly helpful guide. Highly recommended
Great tour. We really enjoyed learning about Riga.
Excelent guide,clear explanations. He let us walk at our pace and showed us everything .
We had a great time in Riga thanks to Philip Birzulis. He designed an accessible tour and drive of all the town's sights (including the city center blocked off due to the Riga Marathon). He modified the itinerary so that we could do some serious souvenir shopping. We highly recommend him as a guide if you ever visit Latvia.
We hired Philips guiding services for 3 full days and had 3 wonderful tours with him. From initial comunication , to his devising an exemplary itinerary, everything was smooth sailing Philip is a very professional guide and his love and knowledge of Latvia shows in his meticulous explanation of all the places visited We greatly enjoyed our three days with him which also included a wonderful day trip to Lithuania Highly recommend Philip - fabulous holiday thanks to him
This intriguing tour shows you Riga at its most beautiful and fascinating! The tour is suitable for both cruise ship guests and people staying in hotels. I will pick you up from the passenger terminal or your hotel, then we will head to the Old Town to discover amazing history and grand buildings like Doma Cathedral, St. Peter's Church and the House of Blackheads. Then we take in the Art Nouveau district and the fascinating Art Nouveau Museum. Then we ride up to the 26th floor of the Hotel Latvija for magnificent views of Riga, before enjoying lunch at the Central Market. At the end, I will drive you back to the ship or hotel.
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There are 2 options: 1. If you disability allows you to sit in the passenger seats of the car and fold up your wheelchair in the trunk, I will drive you in my Opel Zafira. Three additional passengers can be accommodated; 2. If you require a wheelchair hoist, we can take an adapted Renault minivan and driver. This is provided by difftravel.org. Six additional passengers can be accommodated. There is also a configuration for two wheelchairs with room for three more passengers. Contact me for more details.
1C Eksporta iela, Rīga, 1010, Latvia
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