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Adventures of the Dormouse at the Gauja National Park EN ADVENTURES OF THE DORMOUSE AT THE GAUJA NATIONAL PARK TRAVEL GUIDE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN 1 2 / Leisure Park “Rāmkalni” Lēdurga Dendrological A nice place for families: rodeling Park track, bicycle and boat rental, other Go on an exploring adventure thrilling adventures. Tasty meals through Lēdurga Dendrological and local produce sold right on the Park, where you can enjoy the magic spot. of the fairy-tale forest, take a look at “Vītiņkalni”, ph. +371 29100280, the Bug hotel, legendary Mudurga www.ramkalni.lv Great stone, forest tepees, wooden GPS 57.1248, 24.6585 sculptures and the horoscope circle. Make your own jewelry, runes and Krimulda Swimming Pool bows. Feel the nature! Learn to swim or train in a “Dendroparks”, Lēdurga, 25-meter pool, catch water bubbles ph. +371 25549747 in the small pool with the kids, and www.ledurgasdendroparks.lv enjoy the water cascade. Relax in GPS 57.3142,24.7596 sauna, steambath and enjoy our gym! Kubesele Nature & History Skolas Street 11, Ragana trail ph. + 371 26161322, Enjoy the power of Latvia’s GPS: 57.1828,24.6968 wilderness – the wild flow of Golf club ”Reinis” Runtiņupīte River, the Big Stone, Learn how to play golf or go on mysterious caves, hills and vales. an exciting journey through Gauja Enjoy the winding Gauja River and National Park forests on foot or by have a picnic there. bike. Rest in Reiņa Café, spend the GPS 57.1636, 24.7684 night in the cosy holiday cabin and enjoy the summer together with Inčukalns Devil’s Cave your family! Historic site, a place where “Kalnzaķi”, ph. +371 29272255, ancient rituals were conducted. www.reinatrase.lv Around 5,000 year-old postglacial GPS: 57.1802, 24.8179 formation. The sounds of the underground waters resounding from the depths of the cave. GPS 57.1266, 24.6438 3 4 Water park Visit Sigulda Sports centre and learn how to swim, have fun in water play areas, enjoy three different saunas, SPA bath and water stream pool, train in a 25 metre swimming pool and play in a children play area. Ata Kronvalda iela 7A, Sigulda, ph. +371 25448860, Adventure park “Tarzāns” www.siguldassports.lv Have fun in an obstacle park, GPS 57.159336, 24.859516 enjoy a ride in a toboggan track, which will lead you down one of the Fisher Cross-Country Ski steepest slopes in Latvia, jump on Centre trampolines in a trampoline park, During the summer you can try be courageous and try the jungle roller skating and roller skiing, but jump and see the beautiful view of in winter be one of the first to enjoy Gauja Valley in a chair lift. cross-country skiing in Latvia in Peldu iela 1, Sigulda, the only artificially frozen track in COLOUR ph. +371 27001187, Eastern Europe. www.tarzans.lv Puķu iela 4, Sigulda, AND ADD GPS 57.159627, 24.838678 ph. +371 67970262, www.siguldassports.lv DETAILS Sigulda Castle Quarter GPS 57.140182, 24.816723 Learn new skills in craftsmen TO THE PICTURE workshops – papermaking, weaving, Makars Tourist Office ceramic art, walking-stick making, Gauja River boat ride/cruise. See leather processing, jewellery the sandstone bedrock cliffs of the OF THE BRIDGE! making and other. You can also Gauja National Park. enjoy some delicious treats in a cafe Peldu iela 2, Sigulda, “Siguldas saldējums”. Only for group ph. +371 29244948, www.makars.lv, visits reserved in advance. GPS 57.1577, 24.8371 Pils iela 16, Sigulda, ph. +37167971335, Sigulda Footballgolf park www.tourism.sigulda.lv Spend a day in fresh air and turn GPS 57.1656, 24.8506 an outdoor walk into an exciting adventure! The aim is to get over Miniature Wonderland various obstacles and kick the ball Do big things in a world where into the hole. everything is 87 times smaller than ph. +371 26022919, in the real world. Model your own www.siguldasfutbolgolfaparks.lv little world with trees and roads. GPS 57.1927, 24.8720 See how modern technology works and whether cars and people go Adventure Park by traffic rules. Operate plants, “Mežakaķis” fountains, traffic lights, shops, A walk through the trees on an schools and even trains! obstacle course made of ropes, Puķu iela 2, Sigulda, cargo net, bridges, swings, ladders ph. +371 28308377, and a wind rider zip-line. Bungee www.mazabrinumzeme.lv trampoline. A great place for GPS 57.140536 24.818317 birthday parties. Ski school and slopes in winter. Tour Sigulda in Senču iela 1, Sigulda, an electric car ph. +371 67976886, Tour Sigulda in an environmentally www.kakiskalns.lv friendly vehicle and discover the GPS 57.1431, 24.8291 city via an in-built interactive guide of an electric car. ph. +371 26022919, www.impresso.lv 5 HELP DORMOUSE TO GET TO THE JAM JARS! 6 Caves and trails of Līgatne Vienkoči Park Net park (Tīklu parks) Crawl through the caves/cellars local Find out what a log boat is. Enjoy Swing between the treetops and inhabitants use to store their titbit. the playground of the Vienkoči enjoy various activities for adults Learn how workers of the Līgatne Park, meet the dwarfs, baby eagle and kids. A unique net maze is cre- Paper Mill lived two centuries ago. owls, long-eared hare and other ated to be safe and exciting. Open Spriņģu iela 2, Līgatne, animals in the park. Visit the sand every day, please book your visit in ph. +371 64153169, 29189707, house and find out what the natural advance. www.visitligatne.lv jewellery is. Gaujas iela 4, Līgatne, GPS 57.2334, 25.0397 “Vienkoči”, Līgatnes pag., ph. +371 25779944, ph. +371 29329065, www.vienkoci.lv www.tikluparki.lv, Līgatne Nature Trails GPS 57.1915, 25.0547 [email protected], If you are quiet and can keep still, facebook.com/tikluparksLigatne/ you will see the bruins frolicking, Līgatne Craftsmen House GPS 57.2359, 25.0380 lynx and moose, cunning foxes play, Here you can make your own sheet look in the eye of the wise owl, and of paper and a keychain pendant, greet the friendly squirrel. You may learn how to felt, spin the wool and also climb the viewing platform to weave. Book your visit in advance! take in the surroundings. Pilsoņu iela 4, Līgatne, Līgatnes dabas takas, Līgatnes pag., ph. +371 26140994 ph. +371 64153313, 28328800, www.visitligatne.lv/amatu-maja www.ligatnesdabastakas.lv GPS 57.2344, 25.0453 GPS 57.2486, 25.0150 7 Dormouse’s dream in a winter night Dod ķepu “Oh, the sleep God of all small animals, Go on an exciting husky sled ride around Gauja National Park’s hills please let me dream for a little bit more,” and forests. Papardes 2, Drabeši, Amatas nov. The dormouse moved slightly and Ph.: +371 25951531 continued dreaming about the www.dodkepu.lv GPS 57.2419, 25.2833 wonderful winter joys.” Vienkoči Park Put on your snow shoes and go on a walk through the snowy trails. When covered in snow, the sculptures in the park look like they are from a winter tale. “Vienkoči”, Līgatnes pag. Ph.: +371 29329065 www.vienkoci.lv GPS 57.1915, 25.0547 Cecīļi nature trails Choose appropriate clothing and shoes and visit these nature trails in the winter, especially on Saturdays, when they are illuminated during the dark autumn and winter evenings. Kumadas iela 2, Ieriķi, Drabešu pag., Amatas nov. Ph.: +371 29477700, +371 26457649, www.cecilutaka.lv GPS 57.2091, 25.1705 8 WINTER IN GAUJA NATIONAL PARK Valmiera Water Park Learn to swim in different pools, The entire Gauja National Park is covered enjoy children’s water park and with a fluffy snow reminding of Beaver warm up in saunas. Rīgas iela 91, Valmiera godmother’s knitted warm scarf. Look, I ph. +371 27040012 www.valmieraspeldbaseins.lv have already seen this lake!” Hiding in husky GPS 57.5282, 25.3880 sled that slid over the frozen Āraiši Lake, Sleigh ride in Bīriņu Castle Enjoy the snow falling from tree dormouse remembered summer adventures branches while sitting in a horse sleigh going through Bīriņu Castle in the ancient wooden castle. park. And, if it is very cold, you can ride a carousel on a frozen lake. Indeed, must give the paw to the lively Bīriņi, Limbažu nov. Ph.: +371 29244927 dogs, who promised to take this small www.birinupils.lv GPS 57.2438, 24.6595 animal to Cecīļi nature trail, illuminated by small lights on Saturdays, so that the two- legged creatures with a weak night vision would be able to see something from Dzilnas Rock and Ainavu (Landscape) Scarp. Sleigh ride in Valmiermuiža Go on a sleigh ride in the vicinity of Valmiermuiža and do not forget to try the drinks made in Valmiermuiža. Valmiermuiža Stables. Dzirnavu iela 15, Valmiermuiža Ph.: +371 26562703 www.valmiermuiza.lv GPS 57.5586, 25.4160 Net Park Swing in the net labyrinths in winter and shake the snow off the trees. Gaujas iela 4, Līgatne Ph.: +371 25779944 www.tikluparks.lv 57.2359, 25.0380 Sigulda City Ice-skating Rink Together with other small skaters visit the town’s ice-skating rink filled with lights and sounds of music. Ata Kronvalda iela 7A, Sigulda Ph.: +371 25448860 www.siguldassports.lv GPS 57.1594, 24.8595 9 But, if the winter would want to sleep, it would have to choose a cabin similar to the snowy Vienkoči Park honeycomb surrounded by footprints of strange animals that are very big and do not sleep during winter. Dormouse runs over the footprints – Snow shoes! Those would be useful for small animals if they wake up in a deep snow. But skis, of course, are faster.
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