Tallinn Old Town (2 h walking tour)
Group minimum size: 7 persons
The Tallinn Old Town has been divided into two parts - one on the hill, the Upper Town or Toompea and the Lower town, which was once a free trading town and member of the Hanseatic League. Nowadays boasting up with its guild houses, warehouses, a unique Town Hall in Gothic style, dwellings of prosperous merchants and churches with charming slender towers.
Come and walk through Tallinn's Old Town with English speaking guide, learn the rich history of the town and feel a mysterious sense of the atmosphere of the old days. In few places in Europe does the aura of the 14th and 15th centuries survive intact the way it does here.
Price: 12.00 EUR/ per person
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Kadriorg Park and KUMU Art Museum (3h)
Group minimum size: 15
The creation of Kadriorg park was stared by the Russian Tsar Peter I where baroque style palace was built in the early 18th century as a present for his wife Catherine I. It was once called the Versailles of Tallinn due to its marvellous baroque style, with geometrically planted and cut trees and flower beds. The palace today houses the Foreign Art Museum.
Little walk further will take as to The KUMU Art Museum. It houses a permanent exhibition of classics of Estonian Art from the beginning of the 18th century until Re-Independence and other special exhibitions. It’s a modern multifunctional art building, which contains exhibition halls, a lecture hall offering diverse facilities, and an educational centre for young visitors and for art lovers. In 2008 KUMU was rewarded as European Museum of the Year.
The tour price includes entrance fee, transportation and English speaking guide services.
Price: 28.00 EUR/per person
Rocca Al Mare Open Air Museum (2 h)
Group minimum size: 15
The museum is located in well-maintained forest park, only 15-20 min drive from the city centre. Tour takes approximately 2 hours. After some kilometers drive a walking tour starts through a beautiful forest area on the sea coast where authentic examples of the 18-19th century rural architecture like farmhouses, country pubs, windmills, chapels are displayed together with corresponding furniture and household appliances.
Tour price includes entrance fee, transportation and English speaking guide services.
Price: 32.00 EUR/per person
Saku Tour – Cheese and Cheers (5h)
Group minimum size: 10
This tour takes you in the small town of Saku. The community is situated in Harju County, ca 16 km south of Tallinn and tour takes approximately 5 hours.
Saku Brewery: Visit Estonia’s oldest brewery. The excursion lasts for about one and a half hours. Some of that time will be spent in the brewery learning a few facts about the production processes and some will be spent on sampling the products of Saku Brewery – water, soft drinks, cider and of course beer. Saku Manor:
Saku Manor is located in the middle of Saku town and dates back to 1622. The manor house itself was constructed in 1820 and is among the best examples of classical architecture in Estonia. It is thought that the building was designed by one of the most famous architects of the period – Carlo Rossi. On 1 November 2002, the refurbished Saku Manor was opened as a recreational and conference centre.
Esko Farm: This farm tour provides an overview of the history of its produce and activities. You will get acquainted with the cheese-making process, and taste fresh produce including cheese and yoghurt. For those that want, there is also the chance to see the farmyard animals up close. Tour price includes: transportation, English speaking guide, tour of the brewery with snacks, tour of Saku Manor and tour of Esko Farm with coffee break with snacks.
Price: 66.00 EUR/per person
Lahemaa National Park (7 hours)
Group minimum size: 20 person
This is your opportunity to learn about the diverse Estonian cultural history and see the Lahemaa nature preserve situated at the Gulf of Finland 50 km east of Tallinn. The most attractive part of Lahemaa is indeed the nature - bays, forests, bogs, limestone cliff and huge boulders. We will also visit beautiful manor houses of German landlord families dating back to the 18th centuries and more than 500 years old villages. At Altja tavern we have traditional Estonian fisherman's lunch. The tour includes entrance to the manor museum, lunch at Altja and a private seafaring museum at Käsmu, bus and English speaking guide service.
Price: 68.00 EUR/per person
Art and handicraft in Tallinn Old Town (3h)
Group minimum size: 10 person
This tour takes you to St.Catherine’s Passage in Tallinn Old Town which is a landmark combining master craftsmen’s workshops with a medieval atmosphere. You can find many craftmen's workshops where you can watch artists and craftmens practice their craft daily.
After that a short walk in old town steerts will take you to a local porcelain artist studio where you can itself paint a mug, a plate or a bowl. Colours have been mixed beforehand and the instructor is there to advise how to achieve the desired results.
Tour price includes English speaking guide, course in ceramic painting workshop, all necessary materials (choose from a mug, plate or bowl).
Price 39.00 EUR/per person
Interrogation In Soviet Prison
Group minimum size: 15 person/ max group size 22
This incentive tour will take you back in time. Soviet militia arrests your suspicious visitors in the hotel lobby. He lines them up and takes them away for interrogation in an old Soviet prison. In an authentic Soviet bus, the group is driven to a 4-hectare prison complex next to Tallinn Bay, just 10 minutes from the city centre. The suspicious visitors go through a medical examination and a photo - and fingerprint session. The participants learn more about the lifestyle of a Soviet prisoner. The guilty tourists are then put into a cell and need to redeem themselves by answering tricky questions, doing a treasure hunt or bribing greedy Soviet bureaucrats with valuable Marlboro cigarettes. Finally Soviet patriotism breaks down and Soviets change their tone of voice. On the way back, the militia will sing a few Soviet songs and offer lots of Soviet vodka. Viva Friendship! Price includes soviet bus, 2 actors, rent of prison, props for interrogation and entertainment, vodka and pickles. Price: 50€/per person