Saaremaa Opera Days July 25 - 28, 2013 / 4 days

Thu, July 25 / Individual arrival to the capital of . Transfer to a centrally located 4* hotel. Check-in for one night 17:00-19:00 Guided walking tour in the medieval Old Town of Tallinn, the best preserved old town in northern Europe which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Fri, July 26 / Tallinn – Muhu island – island 07:00-09:00 Breakfast 09:00 Departure to Saaremaa island (2 h drive to Virtsu harbour) 11:20 - 11:50 Ferry trip from the mainland of Estonia to Muhu – a tiny island where time rests 13:00-15:00 Lunch at Kaali Tavern. After lunch, time to admire Kaali field of meteorite craters.

The approximate time of Kaali meteorite fall is 7500-7600 years ago. Meteorite fall caused big damages on already inhabited Saaremaa, it could be compared to explosion of atomic bomb. At the height of 5-10 km meteorite fell apart and came down to the ground in pieces the biggest of which created a big crater with diameter of 110 m and depth of 22 m and 8 smaller craters. Interesting to know: Among the world's giant craters Kaali crater is on 8th place. Kaali field of meteorite craters on Saaremaa is the rarest nature wonder in Estonia, being at the same time the most spectacular in Eurasia.

15:30 Arrival to . Guided visit to the Kuressaare castle (built in 14 th century) 17:45 Check-in to a centrally located SPA Hotel Meri for 2 nights 19:30 Departure to the concert venue (Kuressaare Castle Opera House) on foot (10 min) 20:00 Verdi „Attila“ Tbilisi PaliashviliState Opera and Ballet Theatre (Georgia)

Sat, July 27 / Kuressaare – Northern part of Saaremaa Breakfast 10:00-11:00 Walking tour in Kuressaare

HansaTravel Ltd . e-mail. [email protected] Ph. +372 6009933 www.hansatravel.ee 11:00-15:00 Half day tour to a Northern part of Saaremaa island: We are visiting the organic soaps cottage industry Goodkaarma and take part of a popular soap making workshop there. Next stop is at windmill park where we will have lunch and admire historical windmills.

Four of the five Angla windmills are typical trestle windmills characteristic of the island of Saaremaa. They were built at the beginning of the 20 th century. Now also forming part of the complex is the Angla Heritage Culture Centre, where you can take part in a number of workshops – trying your hand at pottery, felting, bread-making and more.

15:00 Arrival back to Kuressaare 19:30 Departure to the concert venue (Kuressaare Castle Opera House) on foot (15 min) 20:00 Opera Gala “Wagner and Verdi 200 ” Choir and symphony orchestra of Thbilisi State Opera and Ballet Company Conductors Giorgi Jordania, Gianluca Marciano, Andres Mustonen Soloists: Johanni van Oostrum (soprano, Republic of South Africa/Netherlands) Tuija Knihtilä (mezzo soprano, ) Koit Soasepp (bass, Finnish NO) Estonian National Male Choir

Sun, July 28 / Kuressaare – Tallinn 07:30 Breakfast 09:00 Check-out and departure back to Tallinn. 10:15-10:45 Ferry trip from Muhu island to the mainland of Estonia 12:15-14:00 Visiting Laitse Granite and have coffe break there 16:00 Arrival to the Tallinn airport 17:40 Departure flight to London by EasyJet

Price € 637.- /person includes: • Accommodation at centrally located ***+ hotels, in standard class double/twin rooms • 3 x breakfast, 2 x lunch, 1 x coffee break • Concert tickets to all mentioned performances in the program • Transfers by minibus, incl. airport transfers • Professional English-speaking tour guide • Guided excursions in Tallinn and Saaremaa island • Entrances to all places mentioned in the program

Single supplement € 160.- /person To book the tour package and/or to ask more information about the program please contact Ms Margi Allikmäe [email protected] or ph. +372 53439696 Deposit for the tour is 50% of the tour package price

HansaTravel Ltd . e-mail. [email protected] Ph. +372 6009933 www.hansatravel.ee Payments via wire transfer. HansaTravel Ltd. will send you an invoice for the deposit fee via e-mail latest 24h after the booking was made.

More information about the sights, places we visit: Book your flights directly from EasyJet: http://www.easyjet.com/en SPA Hotel Meri: http://www.saaremaaspahotels.eu/en/Spa-Hotell-Meri Saaremaa island: http://www.visitsaaremaa.ee/index.php?lang=en Muhu island: http://www.muhu.info/eng/ Kuressaare episcopal castle: http://www.saaremaamuuseum.ee/en/to-visitors/ Kaali meteorite crater: http://www.kaali.kylastuskeskus.ee/ing/home.php Organic soaps cottage industry Goodkaarma: http://goodkaarma.com/saaremaa/ Laitse Granite Villa: http://www.graniitvilla.ee/?page_id=36&lang=en

HansaTravel Ltd . e-mail. [email protected] Ph. +372 6009933 www.hansatravel.ee