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• A Relaxed, Private, and Memorable Visit to Rundāle Palace and Bauska Castle

  Timothy S,,Dec 31, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  We did the Half-Day Private Trip to Rundāle Palace and Garden through Viator and had a wonderful experience. The tour guide was very friendly, professional, and accommodating, and arrived early for pickup at our hotel. The car was spacious, clean, and comfortable, which made the drive very pleasant. Rundāle Palace itself was the highlight—absolutely beautiful. We visited in December during the off-season, and it truly felt like we had the palace almost entirely to ourselves, which made the experience even more special and unhurried. On the return trip, we stopped at Bauska Castle, which was a great addition to the tour. I highly recommend climbing the tower there—the views are well worth it. I traveled with my wife, and this private tour was a perfect, relaxed way to see these historic sites. Highly recommended.

• Don't miss out

  Guangzhao C,,Aug 23, 2024

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Beautiful palace and garden to explore and create memories. Trip was a relaxing drive into the Latvian country side. Driver was on time and very friendly. Would definitely go on other trip next time I'm in Latvia.

• A wonderful drive in the country.

  Lewis S,,Jun 21, 2022

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  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.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Great Driver, very friendly and knowledgeable

  ptirichyrich,,Mar 4, 2020

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Our driver for the day was very friendly and provided us with great local knowledge. He was on time, a great driver and the car was very clean. Highly recommend.

  

  

  

• Fabulous Rundale!

  Justine,,Feb 21, 2020

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Our driver, Carlos, was efficient, friendly and flexible. He answered our questions fully and we understand Riga and Latvia better as a result. Bauska Castle was under renovation but Rundale Palace was spectacular.

• Visit of Rundale Palace and Bauska Castle - Great excursion

  Francesco S,,Sep 22, 2019

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Excellent Service, beautiful excursion despite the rainy day, the driver Mr. Martinas, punctual in everything, during the trip told the story of the places, always accompanying us to the entrance of the places and patiently waited for the end of our excursions, really good. The Rundale Palace is fully worth the visit gardens included, fabulous. Bauska Castle also has its charm, one consideration we found it a bit "bare and flat", also one part (the tower) was closed for renovation, shame. We definitely recommend this type of excursion. Thanks again to Mr. Martinas

• Taxi ride only

  Chris P,,Aug 8, 2018

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  2.00

  Driven to Rundale and dropped at the ticket office. This is not a tour. Vehicle is comfortable enough, but driver barely said a word. Rundale is an interesting place.

• Good service

  MargaretEllen1950,,Aug 4, 2018

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  I made plans with Karlis in December for a day trip to Rundale Palace in August. Karlis responded to inquiries promptly and was able to meet all our needs. We had a driver who was safe and on-time. We did a self-guided tour through the palace and through Meznote Palace also. Because we weren't interested in Bauska, we also made a stop at a charming tea house at Elesa (spelling?) that had recently been refurbished. We also used this service for a very early morning airport transfer, and again on-time and safe. We very much appreciated both!