Latvia and Estonia Cycling Tour

Day 1: Arrival in Riga
You will arrive in Riga, the capital of Latvia, and check into your hotel, where your maps, programme and route notes are waiting for you.

Day 2: Riga and Jūrmala (30 km; ~25 km by train)
The morning opens with a two-hour guided walking tour of Riga's old town, a medieval Hanseatic city famous for its Art Nouveau buildings. In the afternoon you can follow a bike path to Jūrmala, Latvia's best-known seaside resort, with long white beaches and mineral springs. Swim in the sea, try riding along the sand, and take the local train back to Riga in the evening (ticket not included).

Day 3: Riga – Baltic coast – Pärnu (65 km; ~115 km by minibus)
A morning transfer brings you to the Estonian border. From there you will cycle along the Baltic coast past quiet coves, sandy beaches and reed-fringed wetlands full of birdlife. The ride ends in Pärnu, the summer capital of Estonia.

Day 4: Pärnu – Saaremaa Island (50 km; ~130 km by minibus, 6 km by ferry)
A transfer and ferry crossing take you to Saaremaa, Estonia's largest island, where old rural Estonia lives on. Flat, nearly empty roads lead past the iconic Angla windmills and the Kaali meteorite crater, one of the country's rarest natural sights, to Kuressaare, the island capital, for two nights by the sea.

Day 5: Saaremaa Island (56 km; ~50 km by minibus)
A full day riding across Saaremaa's wild landscapes to the Sõrve Peninsula and its lighthouse at the island's southern tip. Back in Kuressaare, you can visit the 13th-century episcopal castle, one of the best preserved in the Baltics.

Day 6: Saaremaa – Keila-Joa – Tallinn (41 km; ~200 km by minibus, 6 km by ferry)
A morning ferry and transfer return you to the mainland. You will cycle along the Baltic coast past the Keila-Joa waterfall and the Türisalu cliffs and ride into Tallinn, where a guided walking tour of the medieval old town completes the day.

Day 7: Lahemaa National Park (59 km; ~100 km by minibus)
After a short transfer you will ride a loop through Lahemaa National Park, one of the last unspoiled stretches of the Baltic coast. Dense woods, marshes, lakes and waterfalls line the way, and moose, wild boar and more than 220 bird species live here. The night is spent at a manor guesthouse in Palmse.

Day 8: Lake Peipsi – Tartu (50 km; ~160 km by minibus)
A morning transfer takes you to Mustvee, where you will cycle along the shore of Lake Peipsi, Europe's fourth-largest lake, divided by the Russian border. Old fishing villages line the road as far as Varnja. A short transfer then brings you to Tartu, Estonia's historic university town.

Day 9: Otepää – Sangaste – Sigulda (28 km; ~235 km by minibus)
After a short transfer to Otepää, you will ride through the lakes and hills known as "Estonian Switzerland" to Sangaste, famous for its 19th-century castle modelled on Windsor. The afternoon transfer crosses into Latvia, with a stop in the medieval old town of Cēsis, before reaching Sigulda.

Day 10: Gauja National Park – Saulkrasti – Riga (40 km; ~50 km by minibus)
You will cycle through Gauja National Park, with views over the river valley, the Gūtmanis Cave, the ruins of Sigulda's 13th-century Crusader castle and Turaida Castle. The ride ends on the Baltic coast at Saulkrasti, home to the Latvian bicycle museum, before an afternoon transfer back to Riga.

Day 11: Departure from Riga
Your tour ends after breakfast. You can extend your stay in Latvia.

Good to know
A driver with a minibus and bike trailer travels with you on every day except the Jūrmala afternoon, moves your luggage and helps with breakdowns. Guided walking tours of Riga and Tallinn and the return ferry to Saaremaa are included; entrance fees and the train back from Jūrmala are not. A few stretches of the route use busier roads, for example between Ragana and Sigulda.