Riga Opera Festival tour
Multilingual City Break on 09.06-12.06.2011, 4 days/3 nights
Guaranteed group tour for individual tourists

Day 1 (Thursday)
Arrival in Riga, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu Elizabete****, check-in, welcome meeting. In the evening we enjoy a welcome dinner at the opera themed Restaurant La Boheme in the Art Nouveau District.

Day 2 (Friday)
Riga, founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, is the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real kaleidoscope of architectural styles. Over a decade the International Riga Opera festival has earned its reputation and features spectacular performances at the National Latvian Opera. The morning walking tour of the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. The afternoon is reserved for an optional visit to Jurmala, the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden architecture and sandy beaches. In the evening we enjoy a festival performance at the National Latvian Opera.

Day 3 (Saturday)
The morning is reserved for an optional visit to the Ethnographic Open Air Museum, a spacious exposition of 18th century Latvian countryside life. And in afternoon we’ll have the possibility of discovering medieval Latvia. The optional half day tour for this day takes us to the stunning scenery of the Gauja National Park and the town of Sigulda. We’ll listen to the medieval Latvian legend of the Rose of Turaida, and see Maja’s Tombstone, the ruins of the Episcopal Castle, the ruins of the Castle of the Knights of the Sword & the mysterious Gutman Cave before we return to Riga. The evening is reserved for an optional visit to the National Latvian Opera.

Day 4 (Sunday)
Breakfast. Optional transfer to airport

Package prices per person:
EUR 295,00 (double occupancy)
EUR 135,00 (single supplement)

Including:
· 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel Radisson Blu Elizabete****
· 3 x buffet breakfast
· Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice
· Welcome dinner at Restaurant La Boheme
· 3-hours guided walking tour of Riga Old Town
· 1 ticket to the National Latvian Opera House (1st category)
· Service of English and German speaking guide
· Service of Italian and Spanish speaking guide
· Portage at hotel
· Service and VAT

Optional:
· Transfer from airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Elizabete or vice versa.: EUR 35.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons)
· 4-hour excursion to Jurmala: EUR 40.00 pp
· 3-hour excursion to Ethnographical Open Air Museum: EUR 40.00 pp
· 4-hour excursion to Gauja National Park: EUR 50.00 pp
· 1 ticket to the National Latvian Opera (1st category): EUR 45.00 pp
· Pre- and post-stays at Hotel Radisson Blu Elizabete: EUR 95,00 (single), EUR 100,00 (double), pr room/night

To book Riga Opera Festival multilingual tour please contact us info@grandbaltics.com.