Tallinn & Opera Days July 21 - 25, 2014

Mon, July 21 / Individual arrival to the capital of . Transfer to a 4*hotel. Check-in for one night.

Tue, July 22 / Tallinn – Muhu island – Breakfast and check-out 11:20 Departure to Saaremaa island 14:00 - 14:20 Ferry trip from the mainland of Estonia to Muhu – a tiny island where time rests 15:00 – 16:30 Lunch in a local farmstead Tõnise Majatalo on Muhu island 18:00 Check-in for two nights at Georg Ots SPA Hotel**** in Kuressaare It is the 5th best hotel in Estonia in 2013 according to clients feedback in TripAdvisor 19:20 Departure to a concert in Laurentius church 20:00 Mozart „Requiem“ performed by Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

Wed, July 23/ Eastern part of Saaremaa island

fr. 07:00 Breakfast 09:30 Guided walking tour in Kuressaare and in the Bishop Castle of Kuressaare 11:00 Half day tour to an Eastern part of Saaremaa island to explore its unique nature. We visit the organic soaps cottage industry Goodkaarma and take part of a popular soap making workshop there. Next stop is at Kaali field of meteorite craters where we will have lunch

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.

HansaTravel Ltd . e-mail. [email protected] Ph. +372 6009933 www.hansatravel.ee Goodkaarma soap factory Kaali meteorite crater windmill

Next stop is at Angla windmill park 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.

Before arriving back to Kuressaare, we will make a stop at a local farmshop Saksa Talupood

19:30 Departure to the concert venue (Kuressaare Castle Opera House) on foot (15 min) 20:00 Verdi „Don Carlos“ National Opera Theatre of Ukraine

Thu, July 24 / Kuressaare – Tallinn fr. 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Check-out and departure back to the capital of Estonia – Tallinn 12:30-12:50 Ferry trip from Muhu island to the mainland of Estonia 14:00 Visiting Pivarootsi Windmill and have lunch there 17:00 Arrival to Tallinn. Check-in for one night to a centrally located hotel 17:30 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 25 / Tallinn 07:30 Breakfast and check-out. Taxi drive (15min) to the airport. Departure flight

Price € 590.- /person includes: • Accommodation at centrally located **** hotels, in double/twin rooms • 4 x breakfast, 3 x lunch • Concert tickets to all mentioned performances in the program • Transfers by minibus, incl. airport transfer to the hotel • Professional English-speaking tour guide • Guided excursions in Tallinn and on Saaremaa island • Entrances to all places mentioned in the program

Single supplement € 197.- /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

HansaTravel Ltd . e-mail. [email protected] Ph. +372 6009933 www.hansatravel.ee Deposit amount for the tour is 20% of the tour package price 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: Estonia: http://www.visitestonia.com/en/ Georg Ots SPA Hotel: http://www.gospa.ee/?lang=en Saaremaa island: http://www.visitsaaremaa.ee/index.php?lang=en Muhu island: http://www.muhu.info/eng/ Tõnise guesthouse: http://www.soiles.com/index_eng.html Kuressaare episcopal castle: http://www.saaremaamuuseum.ee/en/to-visitors/ Kaali meteorite crater: http://www.kaali.kylastuskeskus.ee/ing/home.php Kaali tavern: http://www.kaalitrahter.ee/eng/ Organic soaps cottage industry Goodkaarma: http://goodkaarma.com/saaremaa/

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