Tour riêng
Ķemeri Bog Off-Boardwalk Hike from Riga & Optional Lake Swim
Tổng quát
Ngôn ngữ có sẵn
4 giờ
Vé di động
A guided hike off the boardwalk into a 10,000-year-old raised bog, older than the Pyramids with a picnic and optional swim at a bog lake. 4 hours from Riga, with golden-hour slots at sunrise & sunset.
Quick question: when you hear the words carbon sink, what comes to mind? Almost everyone says rainforest. The honest answer is that the world’s peat bogs cover only about 3% of the land surface yet store roughly 30% of all soil carbon on the planet — that’s twice as much carbon as is locked in every forest on Earth combined. Latvia is one of a handful of European countries that kept its raised bogs largely intact through the 19th and 20th centuries, while most of the UK, Germany and the Netherlands drained theirs for fuel and farmland. Today, EU peatland-restoration scientists treat Latvia as a working model — come to Ķemeri, see what an intact ten-thousand-year-old bog actually looks like, and learn how to rebuild your own.
Thông tin khác
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for travelers with limited mobility
Not recommended for travelers prone to motion sickness
Please tell us in advance about any mobility needs and we’ll plan accordingly.
Chính sách hủy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cần Quan Tâm
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.
Bao gồm
Mosquito repellent (generic, over-the-counter; use at your own risk)
Refreshments at the van at the end — tea, coffee, biscuits, Latvian pastry, crisps, chocolate
Bogshoes for every guest — one pair each, sized to the shoe size you give us at booking
Rubber shoes for every guest who requests them — sized to your booking, so we can guarantee a fit
English & Latvian; Russian, German, or French on request
Air-conditioned minibus for the four-hour activity
All national park access fees and parking
Local nature-enthusiast guide who knows the bog topology
Hotel pickup & drop-off in central Riga
Life vests for any guest opting into the bog-lake swim
Swimwear & a towel (bring your own if you’d like to swim)
Lunch or a heavier meal — we serve light refreshments at the van, not a full meal
Gratuities (kind but never expected)
Điểm đón
Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga
Aspazijas bulvaris 22, Riga Latvia
Tùy chọn
Ķemeri Bog Off-Boardwalk Hike from Riga & Optional Lake Swim
Pickup included
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