3 Audio Tours in Riga Worth Booking

1.Evening or Sunset Boat Tour with Drink and Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · from $13Our pick

You’ll board at Andrejosta Yacht Club for a 50-minute cruise through Riga’s canals and open water. Look for the President’s Castle, Old Town, National Opera, bridges, and TV tower while enjoying sparkling wine, beer, water, or a soft drink. Captain Toms is among the friendly crew members mentioned by name.

“Short tour on canal then on river. No commentary but plenty of mulled wine. Sadly no soft drinks as promised.”

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2.Riga Canal and Daugava Boat Tour with Welcome Drink & Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $11

Cruise Riga’s canal and Daugava waterfront for about 50 minutes, passing the Freedom Monument, Central Market, and National Opera. Your ticket includes a speaker-played audio guide and a welcome drink, with boarding at Andrejosta Marina, a 10 to 15-minute walk from Old Town.

“Well organized casual cruise, great for relaxing and gathering your bearings. I did this first thing after arriving in Riga and it was a great lead-in to sights I’d later be walking to on foot. Professional and courteous crew.”

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3.Riga’s Architecture: A self-guided audio tour of the city’s art nouveau history

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $5Best value

Use the VoiceMap app to walk from Riga’s National Museum of Art to Alberta iela 12 in 30 to 45 minutes. Hear how Mikhail Eisenstein shaped the city’s ornate façades, learn to spot Art Nouveau details, and see how Latvian architects developed National Romanticism. Audio, maps, and route data work offline in English.

“Highly recommend. Just enough information to understand what you are looking at and why it’s important, but not so much you get bored. Once the app is downloaded, you also have access to other self-guided tours direct through it.”

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