Responsible Travel
Being a part of whl.travel network has made us realize we should be doing more within Riga and Latvia to support the local community, culture and environment.
We are committed to promoting and supporting the development of sustainable tourism in Latvia.
Our company is seeking out accommodation, activity and catering service providers who have included responsible travel initiatives into their services or facilities. It can be cultural, environmental or social with a purpose to help ensure the sustainability of the destination by protecting the local assets.
Latvia as Sustainable Tourism Destination
Latvia – a small country on the Baltic Sea, which has a wonderful heritage of history, culture and traditions.
We are sure that Latvia is a great example of sustainable tourism destination because of its green nature, wonderful integration of medieval and contemporary architecture and colourful traditions – Folk Song Festival, Midsummer Festival (Ligo svetki) and national food. Must not forget the bathhouse traditions with birch besoms prepared from different herbs.
There are so much reasons why Latvia is a sustainable destination:
- White storks in meadows seeking for their lunch
- Starlit nights of August
- Berry-picking at summertime…by the way you can find a lot of blueberries in Latvia’s forests
- Bird-Cherry blossoms in Sigulda … and it’s such a great autumn in Sigulda as well
- Crystal clear and cold water from the well in the middle of courtyard
- Beer brewing and cheese making for the Midsummer Festival
- Blue cows in Kurzeme
- The night tram cleaning daytime dust in Riga streets
- The scent of smoked fish at the Fisherman Festivals
- …and Grandma’s pancakes with sour cream and sugar on Sunday mornings of course!
If you have any reason to say that Latvia is a sustainable country and it’s worth to care for it, just let us know!