Group day trip from Riga to Hill of Crosses

On this day trip, you’ll explore Lithuania, Latvia’s neighboring country, and visit the renowned Hill of Crosses. To make this typically expensive half-day tour from Riga more accessible, we’ve set a minimum participant requirement of 5 people. Join us, connect with fellow travelers, and enjoy an unforgettable day away from Riga.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Eleja - Optional photo stop at Latvia-Lithuania border.
  • Kryziu Kalnas - 1 hour free time to explore the Hill of Crosses before returning to Riga. For you comfort printed informative materials about the place are prepared. Those who will, are welcome to leave a cross at Hill of Crosses. You can purchase them on site.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Driver/guide speaking several languages
  • Minivan or business class 4WD
  • Live comments on board
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Location
Latviešu strēlnieku laukums 3
Latviešu strēlnieku laukums
When you are in the Town Hall square head to the edge of the square towards the river. Your minivan will arrive there.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Garyo989
May 2, 2025
Fantastic day out - The host (Paul) was amazing and made it a fun and factual interesting trip. You get an hour at the crosses, which is plenty of time to go around it all and take unique photos. We would highly recommend if visiting Riga.
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Daniel_m
Apr 11, 2025
Beautiful trip with an amazing guide. - Fantastic trip to the hill of crosses, our journey was comfy and our guide looked after us. Thank you for a pleasant trip and don't miss out on the hill of crosses. Dan & Meg.
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Libby_d
Apr 3, 2025
Enjoyable and interesting tour! - It was very enjoyable. It’s quite a long drive in a minivan but it’s ok. Our tour guide Tomas was very friendly and informative. We also stopped at the border and one other stop to look at the cathedral- that was a nice extra. The hill is really a mount not a hill but out guide warned us. Well worth the trip.
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Hui
Feb 8, 2025
Good comfort friendly nice - Paul and Tom are very good and professional guides, they are knowledgeable, friendly and good at telling historical stories in English. During the trip, they introduced us to the history of Cross Mountain and took us to the Latvian-Lithuanian border. The history of the independence of Latvia and Lithuania is lively and educational. Thank you very much to all staff for making this trip so rich and memorable! These historical stories are both interesting and meaningful. Highly recommended to all friends interested in the history of the unknown, there will be a harvest!
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27franklinm
Jan 17, 2025
Amazing experience ! - Very amazing trip, our guide Paul was very informative and personable! Would certainly do the tour again in the future !
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B6159gwarturof
Jan 14, 2025
Awesome day trip from Riga - Everything was pretty good, worth the visit and you still have plenty of time left in the day after returning to Riga. Paul was an excellent guide.
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Viyers
Dec 27, 2024
Comfortable, Organized, Enjoyable A+++ - This was a very well organized tour to the Hill of Crosses and Jelgava Church from Riga. The van was very comfortable and the journey to and from the attractions was smooth. Our guide Paul was very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. From start to finish he communicated clearly and kept everyone engaged. He shared important facts about the places we visited and guided us very well. We were able to spend ample time at each location and never felt rushed. We even made a stop at the border between Latvia and Lithuania on the way back to take some cool photos. There may be many options online for this kind of tour but all things considered, this is easily the best one. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Riga. This is a perfect day trip.
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Amy_b
Dec 26, 2024
amazing tour! - Tomas was a friendly guide and was interesting to chat to. The group was small which was nice, and he included toilet/snack buying breaks on the trip and stopped off at the Latvia Lithuania border to take photos, as well as a cool surprise stop on the way home. At the hill of crosses, he explained a bit about it then let us walk around by ourselves for an hour. It was very moving and interesting. It was very convenient to visit from Riga (compared to from within Lithuania) and I still had the rest of the afternoon left once the tour ended. I met a couple of other travellers on the tour and we spent the rest of the day together :) I am so glad i found this tour for such a good price.
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Jillian_s
Dec 5, 2024
Great trip - Great trip! Bonus were the stops in Jelgava. Our guide was fantastic and very accommodating. Highly recommend!
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Chs_wales
Dec 4, 2024
Great tour highly recommended lots of tips and information. - Great trip, easy collection and drop off. Driver/guide was full of information and helpful, offering extra stops for toilets etc if needed. We also stopped in Jelgava which was a nice surprise. Tour was more like 6 hours. Suggest taking your own food and drinks as vending machine at the hill of crosses is limited. Toilets there cost €1 in cash but does give change. Great way to see something different and get an extra country under your bel. Driver also recommended we see the art nouveau district of Riga which I did today with a self walking audio guide and it was well worth it, as well as the library viewing platform across the river. Mini bus was a great size and very tidy and warm!
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From $78
up to 4 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).