Soft Adventures at the Gauja National Park

Arrival in Riga Airport.
Additional: Transfer to the hotel.
Pick up the info package with maps and the detailed itinerary.

Overnight in Riga.

Breakfast.
Pick up the bicycles at the hotel.
Cycle from the hotel to the Central train station (~0.5 hour)
Take the train: Riga – Strenci (~2.40 h)
Cycling: Strenci - Valmiera (~33 km, 70% tarmac, 30% gravel road). 
En route: town Strenči and brewary Brenguli with beer garden. In Valmiera: the Valmiermuiža brewery, the Regional Research Museum, the castle ruines, St. Simon`s Lutheran church, the ruins of the Riga gate.

Overnight in Valmiera. To see more photos from this day please click here.

Breakfast.
Cycling: Valmiera - Cesis (~55 km, 5% tarmac, 10% gravel road, 85% forest trails).
En route sightseeing of Sietiņiezis white sandstone cliffs and Erglu red sandstone cliffs by the river Gauja.
Free time in Cesis. Attractions include  historical center, impressive Livonian Order castle and St. John' s Lutheran Church.
Cycle from the guest house to Cirulisi. Walk the Cirulisi trail  (2,7-4,6 km), picturesque trail along Gauja River Valley.

Overnight in Cesis. To see more photos from this day please click here.

Breakfast.
Canoeing from Cesis to Ligatne (~17 km, 4-5 h) which is one of the picturesque parts of the river Gauja where sand stone banks are visible.
Cycle from the river to Ligatne Nature Park (~4 km, 98% tarmac)
Cycling at the Ligatne Nature Park (5,1 km, 100% tarmac).
Walking  trails at Ligatne (5,5 km) is excellent to watch local wild animals and enjoy the river Gauja valley.
Cycle from the  Nature park to the guest house (~4- 9 km, 100 % tarmac).

Overnight in Līgatne.

Breakfast.
Cycling: Ligatne – Nurmizi - Sigulda (~30 km, 40% gravel road, 60% tarmac).
Visit Peter's cave, Satezeles castle hill, Kraukļu cliff and Paradise hill with excellent views to the Gauja river valley.

Overnight in Sigulda.

Breakfast.
Cycling: Sigulda – Turaida – Krimulda - Sigulda (~30 km, forest trails, gravel road and tarmac) en route can visit Sigulda castle ruins, Gutmana cave , Turaida Museum Reserve, with the castle museum, observation tower, history museum and sculpture garden, the palace with the park of Krimulda, the Bob-sleigh track.

Overnight in Sigulda.

Breakfast.
Take a train from Sigulda to Riga.
Free time in Riga.
In the evening return bicycles at the hotel' s reception.

Overnight in Riga.

Breakfast.
Additional: transfer to the Riga Airport.
Individual departure or extra days in Riga or in the countryside in Latvia.