PROGRAMME ITINERARY:
- Arrive at Bīriņi Castle and meet the guide. Tour of the yard and park. Highlights: climbing the estate’s water tower to the viewing platform; seeing the stables containing Latvian pedigree horses; stopping by the Lover’s Oak where, by tradition, wedding couples hang small bells; and swinging in the large Easter swings (1 hour).
- Lunch at the manor’s restaurant. Traditional cuisine is on offer including: tasting platters, lamb soup with green buckwheat and layered dark bread cake. Tasting of herbal teas using locally gathered ingredients. Lunch duration approx. 1 hour.
- Transfer to the cranberry plantation (approx. 5 km/10 min.)
- Guided tour of the cranberry plantation and Laugas bog lake. Tasting of cranberry products from the plantation’s own production facility. The products are also for sale on site. Duration of visit 1.5 hours.
- Return to Bīriņi Castle or depart depending on itinerary.
For whom: individuals/groups up to 30 pers.
Package includes: excursion to Bīriņi Castle + lunch + excursion to cranberry plantation
Duration of the programme: 3.5 hours (1 hour manor excursion + 1 hour lunch + 1 hour excursion to the cranberry plantation + 30 min. visiting cranberry product production facility and tasting).
Type of transport: Individuals – public transport (bus) and private transfer to cranberry plantation. Groups – tour bus will be guided from Bīrini Castle to the cranberry plantation and back.
Note! Comfortable hiking boots or wellies are required for the walk in the cranberry plantation.
