About me - Miķelis Ceļo

Hello! I’m Mikelis, your enthusiastic guide dedicated to unveiling the hidden gems of Latvia. My passion for hiking and exploring has become my lifestyle, and I’m excited to share this adventure with you!

Experience and Certifications

I hold both Riga Guide Certificate and Riga Area Guide Certification, which validate my expertise in guiding and tourism. As a Marupe county guide, I have managed tourism projects, developed unique hiking routes, and promoted local history and nature conservation.

My Travel Philosophy

Every place I explore tells a story – even those locations that seem very regular and ordinary. I love to discover hidden treasures and share them during hikes. Whether it’s a torchlight hike through bunkers or an expedition into swamps, I always adapt to participants’ interests and preferences.

I Offer Hiking Tours and Excursions in:

Mangalsala and its military heritage
Marupe region and its natural beauty
Daugavgriva Fortress and its secrets
Santiago Trail sections in Latvia
Discover all other routes available here Routes for inspiration

My work experience

04/06/2017 – PRESENT
MĀRUPE COUNTY GUIDE

2019 – 2020
TOURISM PROJECT MANAGER – SIA INS IT

2017 – 2019
ADMINISTRATOR – BEST WESTERN (AIRPORT HOTEL MĀRA)

Acknowledgement Letters

I AM ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE RĪGA TOURISM ASSOCIATION.

17/11/2018 – 17/11/2018
FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE LATVIAN CENTENARY EVENTS IN MARUPE MUNICIPALITY ANDPRESERVATION OFHISTORICAL HERITAGE
– CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FROM MARUPE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

17/11/2017
FOR PUBLIC ACTIVITY IN PROMOTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY AND AWARENESS OF ITS HISTORY AND NATURAL VALUES – CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FROM MARUPE MUNICIPALITY COUNCIL

Education and training

21/09/2015 – 10/12/2016
PROFESSIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS
QUALIFICATION (RECOGNITION LETTER FOR GOOD SEQUENCES) – Graduate School of Business ,, Turība”
Professional Master’s study programme ,,Strategic Tourism Management” Main fields of study: Strategic Tourism Management, Planning and Marketing, Social and Human Sciences, Communication Sciences, Entrepreneurship and Administration. Master’s thesis topic.

16/12/2012 – 29/06/2014
PROFESSOR’S DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY – Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia
Human geography (economic geography, transport and logistics, migration and mobility, regional geography, tourism, etc.
Development and Governance of the Pieriga Territories.

25/09/2013 – 14/02/2014
ERASMUS STUDY PERIOD IN THE MASTER OF GEOGRAPHY – Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic)
Physical and Human Geography of the Czech Republic Czechia)
Urban Social Geography
Demography for foreign students
Geography of Services and Tourism
Geography of Tourism

19/09/2009 – 06/2012
NATURAL SCIENCE BACHELOR IN GEOGRAPHY – Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia
Undergraduate courses in natural sciences and geography (earth sciences, remote sensing, geographic information
systems, environmental science, earth physics, chemistry, cartography, etc.
The topic of the bachelor thesis.

01/09/2006 – 22/06/2009
GENERAL PUBLIC EDUCATION – Riga Estonian Secondary School

17/07/2018 – CURRENTLY
RĪGA TOURIST GUIDE CERTIFICATE

06/11/2018 – PRESENT
PIERĪGAS TOURIST GUIDE CERTIFICATE

13/12/2019 – CURRENTLY
CHILDREN’S CAMP LICENCE

Language knowledge

Native language
Latvian

UNDERSTANDING
English C1
Russian B1
Estonian A2
German B1