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Ķemeri Bogshoeing and Jūrmala Morning Nature Walk from Riga
Jurmala
About
You can’t really say you’ve been to Latvia until you’ve stood in a bog. I know how that sounds, bear with me.
There are two ways to experience the Great Ķemeri Bog. Your guests do both. The boardwalk is a wooden walkway that winds past mirror pools, dwarf pines and the observation tower. It’s beautiful, accessible to almost anyone, and absolutely worth walking at sunrise with a guide who knows where to look. Then there’s what the boardwalk can’t show you. Step off it, and the bog becomes something else entirely. The surface is a floating mat of living sphagnum, sometimes several metres thick, resting on water that goes down further still. Without the right footwear, you sink to your knees. ...
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Latvian snacks & bottled water on the bus, help yourself
Air-conditioned minibus: Hotel pickup & drop-off in central Riga
Bogshoes for the off-boardwalk loop, one pair per guest, all sizes
All national park access fees and parking
Hot drinks stop on the way (coffee, tea, hot chocolate).
Mosquito repellent if you need it (be honest, you’ll need it)
Anything you buy in Jūrmala (pastries, souvenirs, coffee, the cafés open while we’re there)
Hotel breakfast (most hotels serve until 10:30, you’ll be back in time)
Gratuities (kind but never expected)
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Not recommended for travelers with limited mobility
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Ķemeri Bogshoeing and Jūrmala Morning Nature Walk from Riga
Jurmala
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$94.50
Price varies by group size
About
You can’t really say you’ve been to Latvia until you’ve stood in a bog. I know how that sounds, bear with me.
There are two ways to experience the Great Ķemeri Bog. Your guests do both. The boardwalk is a wooden walkway that winds past mirror pools, dwarf pines and the observation tower. It’s beautiful, accessible to almost anyone, and absolutely worth walking at sunrise with a guide who knows where to look. Then there’s what the boardwalk can’t show you. Step off it, and the bog becomes something else entirely. The surface is a floating mat of living sphagnum, sometimes several metres thick, resting on water that goes down further still. Without the right footwear, you sink to your knees. ...
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Latvian snacks & bottled water on the bus, help yourself
Air-conditioned minibus: Hotel pickup & drop-off in central Riga
Bogshoes for the off-boardwalk loop, one pair per guest, all sizes
All national park access fees and parking
Hot drinks stop on the way (coffee, tea, hot chocolate).
Mosquito repellent if you need it (be honest, you’ll need it)
Anything you buy in Jūrmala (pastries, souvenirs, coffee, the cafés open while we’re there)
Hotel breakfast (most hotels serve until 10:30, you’ll be back in time)
Gratuities (kind but never expected)
Itinerary
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Kemeri National Park
Walk the wooden boardwalk through one of Latvia’s most remarkable landscapes. Your guide brings the place to life: the botany, the ecology, the carnivorous sundew plants, the birds, the sulphur springs and the Tsarist spa history. We climb the observation tower for the panoramic view that the photographs can’t quite capture.
Then comes the part most people remember best: we hand out bog shoes, wide lightweight frames that strap over your normal footwear, and step gently off the boardwalk for a short 15-minute loop through the open bog. The moss flexes under each step. The wild rosemary smells extraordinary. And you’re standing on ground that almost nobody, not even most Latvians, ever stands on. About 90 minutes total from car park to car park, walked at a relaxed, conversational pace.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Jomas Street
We drop you at one end of the historic streets and walk together through the wooden Art Nouveau villas and as the cafés and bakeries are opening for the day. The driver meets us at the other end. It’s a gentle linear walk, about 2 km in total, with plenty of stops, and the difference between driving past Jūrmala and actually walking it is everything.
45 minutes
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Jurmala Beach
After walking down Jomas Street, at the other end we are met with a beautiful beach touching the Baltic Sea. We go down to the beach for a few minutues and then back along Jomas street.
