Elrin was very knowledgeable Van was great Great stories Excellent customer service Hill of crosses was amazing Highly recommended

The guide was amazing, gave us a lot of insight into Latvian culture and history. Would recommend this to everyone

Our guide was Erlens. He came and pick us up from our hotel on time. He drives professionally and well informed person. He was very polite and very helpful. Altogether, our trip was almost perfect. He gave us more time to explore the Hills of Crosses ✝️.

Interesting tour to Hill of crosess with Erlens. Good information during the hole tour, and lovely stops on the Way. Can absolutely recommend the tour.

A fabulous day! Our guide, Erlens, was fantastic - he told us loads about each place and was happy to answer any questions we had along the way. He was friendly, informative and made us very comfortable. The Hill of Crosses was a special place, so peaceful. Jelgava was interesting and what a wonderful tea house we went to. Stopping at the Latvian / Lithuanian border was great for photos and we loved spotting it the storks as we travelled. Great value for money and a fabulous experience!

Such a beautiful day! The Hill of Crosses is a very worthwhile side trip from Riga. Not just for a gathering perspective but also historical and cultural experience. Erlens was a well educated and gracious guide. He shared lots of information and answered many questions on the drive to Lithuania, and provided great explanations of the Hill once we arrived. He allowed us ample time to explore, photo and pray while we were there. The side trips along the return were welcome and fun! His minivan was very clean and the small group (max 8 ppl) made it easy to chat amongst ourselves and with Erlens. I would definitely recommend this trip to visitors to Riga and Latvia who seek more than just a city break.

I thought I had already written a review, but I don’t see it. I had such an awesome time, I had to leave a review! Erlens was phenomenal from the moment I met him until our parting at the end of the tour. He was extremely knowledgeable about the area. He was a very careful driver. He even opened the car door for me (that was a very pleasant surprise! Such a gentleman!) He was flexible and adjusted the schedule when I told him I hadn’t spent much time in Riga and I was leaving the next day. He gave me tips about the Riga and even pointed out some of the sites in Riga on our way back from the tour. The Hill of the Crosses was an amazing experience. Erlens told me the history of that area. Since I was a solo traveler, he offered to help me take some pictures so they wouldn’t all be selfies. I cannot say enough good things about this tour and about Erlens. I read all the reviews about this trip. That’s why I chose this particular tour - the reviews were glowing! This tour lived up to the excellent reviews and I’m glad I took this tour!

Erlens (sp?) was phenomenal! He was prompt, thoughtful, thorough and kind. He was a wealth of knowledge about the area and the history. He even opened the van door for me when getting into the van. He was very flexible and allowed me to return to Riga a little early since I hadn’t spent much time there. He did not rush me. His ultimate priority was for me to have a good time. I definitely did! He was a very safe driver. As a solo female traveler, I felt totally at ease with him. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone. I am SO glad that I did this tour and I am sure that you will enjoy it too.

Erlander information and talks were brilliant and really informative. Carl was comfortable and tour lasted 6 hours and would have been longer if we wanted

Excellent experience and our guide Erlens was very informative. I would highly recommend booking this trip with Erlens.

This was an amazing tour, the guide was extremely knowledgable and helpful, the sites were interesting. I highly recommend this trip

The tour was well-organized and the guide was excellent. He has explained very well and also shown patience. As it was raining, there were no crowds. Uncountable and different materials cross there, which was never expected before the tour.

The guide was excellent. He was friendly and courteous. Communicated well and answered all our questions. Was a smooth trip and we learned a lot

Excellent owner kept his promise and let Hoa cut me - and he in turn took extra good cre of me! Even trim all around! Made sure eye brows were trimmed, ears and neck. Prfoessional Hoa fr Viet Nam delivered very well!

We had a great time Thank you for our tour guide Erlen. Looking forward for another travel with you. 🤗🤗

Lovely tour Elvis was great and informative. And had a lovely day with him. Can’t recommend him enough.

Our tour with Erlens was just fantastic. He picked us up right on time, and we shared our tour with a father and son — which was fun to hear about their life in the UK on the drive as well. Along the way to the Hill of Crosses, we were told a bit about the history of the Baltic countries and the story behind the crosses. On the way, we were also told multiple times about our timeline and what we would do next in Jelgava. I had mentioned wanting to try to find the gravesite of the Catholic Bishop of Latvia buried there and while we explored the Hill of Crosses, our guide researched where this church was and even called the church to make sure we could visit and take photos. We took a short detour after visiting the Russian Orthodox Church to see it! He went above and beyond! The tour and chats along the way were great and I highly recommend this guide.

I booked this trip just prior to travelling out to Riga. Due to flight delays, Erlens was in constant communication with us and offered the flexibility to move the trip to another day should we have not arrived in time which which was reassuring but we were able to stay with our original schedule. Pick up was prompt and professional where we were greeted outside our hotel by Erlens. He made us feel at ease immediately, what a genuinely nice guy. Once on the mini bus we were two of four people that day so it really felt like more of a private tour. Erlens gave us a running commentary on the way to The Hill of Crosses and we learned so much about the history of both Latvia and Lithuania. Erlens knowledge is vast and he articulates / delivers this exceptionally well. We had a quick stop at service station along the way enough time to grab a fresh coffee and snack. The Hill of Crosses was an amazing place and haven’t seen anything like this before. The history and stories and around how this became what it is we’re just as humbling. You can purchase all manner of sizes of wooden crosses and scribe a personal message on there to leave along with the many hundreds of thousands that currently reside there; a nice personal touch. On the way back we stopped at the border signs between Latvia and Lithuania for photo opportunities then continue on to a nice place called Jelgava where we did some further sightseeing and stopped at a nice cafe near the canal which did some very nice pastries and local food. I’m so glad we did this trip as it provided a little insight into Lithuania during our Baltic trip but what we learned from Erlens during that trip was superb. If we had longer in Riga I’d have definitely booked another trip (preferably with Erlens) and will definitely be using it he same tour provider again if we come back to Riga. From someone who has done a lot of travelling and a lot of yours, I can highly recommend Erlens. Great experience and great memories, priceless.

Absolutely fantastic. Our tour guide Erlens was really friendly and interesting. We enjoyed traveling with him. The Hill of Crosses is a unique, unusual, interesting place. A must to visit. The sun was also shining, which was also great

We really enjoyed this trip. We had an excellent guide who was very knowledgeable. Only 6 of us in the minibus . The Hill of the Crosses was definitely worth seeing. It was very different to anything I’ve ever seen, literally thousands of crosses on a hill. On the way back we visited Jelgava which we were very impressed with.