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About Riga Trip

Riga Trip exists to help English-speaking travellers plan a trip to Riga and the Baltics without the marketing fluff. We cover Old Town walking routes and Art Nouveau architecture, but also the things most travel blogs skip: which Old Town restaurants are overpriced, how to get from the airport for €1.50 instead of €20, and which "free" tours are not really free.

Our mission

Most travel content about Riga is either five years out of date or reads like a press release. We aim for something different: specific recommendations, real prices in EUR (Latvia has used the euro since 2014), honest caveats, and itineraries that you can actually follow hour by hour.

We cover Riga's neighbourhoods, the castle-and-nature day-trips of Gauja National Park, the beach resort of Jūrmala, the baroque palace at Rundāle, and day-trips to Tallinn and Vilnius for travellers doing the full Baltic circuit.

Who we are

Riga Trip is published by Agence Xen, a small digital agency based in Geneva, Switzerland. We build and operate independent travel guides across Europe and the Middle East. Our editorial process is research-based: we combine on-the-ground experience with verified data (transport timetables, entry prices, seasonal opening hours) before publishing.

We do not accept sponsored content, press trips or paid placements. Our recommendations are our own. The only revenue model is the affiliate programme described below.

Editorial principles

  • Honest about tourist traps. Riga has its share: Old Town taxi drivers, high-pressure "free tour" tipping, overpriced restaurants near Cathedral Square. We name them and explain the alternatives.
  • Verified prices. All price data is checked and updated regularly. Where we are uncertain, we say so and point to the primary source.
  • GetYourGuide affiliation, declared. We earn commissions when you book tours through our links. We only link to tours we have reviewed and consider worth the money. Our affiliate relationship is disclosed on every page that contains booking links, and in full detail on our affiliate disclosure page.
  • Sentence case, no clickbait. We write like a knowledgeable friend, not a content farm.

How we earn revenue

Riga Trip is a free resource. We earn a commission when you book tours and activities through our GetYourGuide affiliate links (partner ID: LDXYA0P). This costs you nothing extra — you pay exactly the same price as you would booking directly on GetYourGuide. The commission comes from GetYourGuide, not from you.

We do not use pop-ups, display advertising, email capture, or any other monetisation method. Read the full affiliate disclosure for details on how this works.

Contact

For editorial questions, corrections or partnership enquiries: agencexen@gmail.com

Hosting

This site is hosted by Infomaniak Network SA, 25 Avenue de la Praille, 1227 Carouge, Switzerland — a Swiss hosting company with servers in Switzerland and France. See their privacy policy.