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See the best of Tallinn in just half a day—and even venture beyond city limits for a dose of natural scenery—on this private tour. Meet your guide at your hotel, and hop aboard your air-conditioned vehicle. Head first to the dramatic Jägala Waterfall on the edge of Lahemaa National Park before returning to Tallinn’s Old Town. Then, spot highlights like the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Toompea Castle, and more.

Tallinn’s medieval streets and vibrant culture can sometimes be challenging to navigate for first-time visitors. Take the mystery out of your visit by exploring with a local on a private walking tour. This personalized tour allows you to discover the exterior of monuments, including museums, while learning about the city’s history and culture. Your guide can include museum visits if desired—just let them know in advance. They contact you beforehand to understand your preferences, ensuring you visit the sites that matter most to you. Perfect for families, solo travelers, or couples seeking hidden gems and local insights.

Located in an old wooden building in the heart of Tartu’s Old Town, the Toy Museum transports its adult visitors back to their most joyous childhood days and offers children plenty to see and do. The permanent exhibit displays toys that children in Estonia have played with throughout the ages. The display also includes artist-made dolls, souvenir dolls from around the globe and traditional Finno-Ugric toys. The museum has play and workshop rooms, and the exhibit rooms also offer plenty to keep one busy. Alternating exhibits and children’s activities are organized at the museum. The objective of the toy museum is to collect, preserve, study and introduce toys of Estonians and nations of other countries together with everything related to playing. The museum deals with the development of children’s culture and offers opportunities to spend free time for children and families.

Walk along Tallinn’s seafront, from Noblessner to the Cruise Terminal, tracing its long, complicated relationship with the water. Once a military-industrial frontier, closed off and controlled, today it is a city rediscovering its shoreline. Pass Patarei Sea Fortress, first built to defend the empire, later used to imprison its own people. Stand atop Linnahall, a Soviet monument to ambition—grand, imposing, and now fading into memory. Moving along the shore, see how the city is opening itself to the sea once more, replacing old barriers with promenades, harbors, and open horizons. The waterfront is a place of shifting tides, not just of water, but of history. Walk through its past, its present, and the future taking shape before you.

Explore the enchanting city of Tallinn by foot and coach on an enriching 2.5-hour sightseeing tour. Climb aboard a luxurious coach and embark on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city’s most significant sights; cruise past Toompea Castle, Kadriog Park and the beautiful beaches of Pirita and then absorb the quaint charm of Tallinn Old Town alongside a knowledgeable guide on a leisurely walking tour. Visit Europe’s oldest apothecary and gaze at the colossal spire of Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral before bidding your guide and group farewell.

Find out the different cultural and artistic characteristics that makes this city unique, and enjoy the buzzing community and city ambience! Whether you are visiting Tallin as a returning tourist who wants to get to know the city a bit better, or if this is your first time, this Experience is for you! While walking the streets of Tallin and looking at the amazing, unique street art, or getting to know more about the city’s galleries and museums, you will hear about street-art artists as well as contemporary artists and their close connection to Tallin. I will share with you the art and cultural world of my city, where you will see, hear, and experience how colorful and multifaceted Tallin is!

This private tour is great for Tallinn visitors looking to experience the Old Town and its surrounding countryside in one day, without having to organize self-drive cars or public transport. Leave the city behind to walk through Estonia’s bogs—landscapes of forests and dark pools swathed in mystery. After communing with nature, return for a Tallinn Old Town walking tour, seeing its sights when they’re quieter—after the main morning crowds.

The Best Way to Discover Tallinn: Scavenger Hunt & Self-Guided Tour. Play, learn, and walk! Explore at your own pace with a 100% self-guided activity. Start anytime (24/7) with no guides or schedules. Pause for a medieval-style meal in the Old Town or a coffee overlooking the Baltic Sea and resume whenever you're ready—even the next day. This unique team-building activity is perfect for couples, families, and groups. The "Complete City" Package Everything you need in one app: Interactive Game: Solve puzzles and discover 10+ major attractions, plus hidden gems revealed along the way. Audio & Text: Listen to our audio guide or read the history/legends of each site. Insider Tips: Access hand-picked local restaurant and shop recommendations. What you will visit: Viru Gate, Dominican Monastery, Town Hall, Eduard Vilde Monument, Freedom Square, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Estonian History Museum – Great Guild Hall, House of the Blackheads, St Olaf’s Church, and the Maritime Museum.

On the Soviet Estonia tour we see the legacy of Soviet occupation in Tallinn and its surroundings. The tour reveals all the Soviet secrets there were behind the former Iron Curtain. On the tour we take a spectacular drive along Tallinn’s coast to get a feel for the area’s natural beauty and fascinating maritime and soviet history! You’ll visit the Olympic Center built in Tallinn for the Moscow Olympics. You’ll hear how the yachting competitions were organised during soviet times.

Join an exciting 60-minute walking journey through Tallinn. Learn all the key facts about the city, dive into the local lifestyle, and feel its unique culture. From St. Catherine's Passage to Tallinn Town Hall, get to discover the city's most defining landmarks. Your Local will also share insider tips on the best cafes, restaurants, and lively bars in Tallinn to ensure you get the most out of your stay. • See Tallinn through a local's eyes, uncovering the city's true essence. • Discover Tallinn's medieval Old Town, showcasing its historic charm. • Get top local tips on the best bars, cafes, and restaurants to visit. • Maximize your time, discovering more of Tallinn in less time. • Enjoy the intimacy of a small group, with a maximum of 8 travellers.

Make the most of your visit to Tallinn by exploring the city’s UNESCO-listed Old Town with a private guide. Learn all about the Estonian capital’s long history as you view the well-preserved medieval architecture of landmarks such as the House of the Blackheads and the Great Guild Hall. This lively and engaging tour is suitable for children, who may particularly enjoy sampling the goods at the Kalev Marzipan Factory Museum.

This full-day excursion offers travelers in Helsinki a convenient way to visit Tallinn and learn about the Estonian capital. You’ll begin your journey at the port of Helsinki and take a ferry across the Baltic Sea from Finland to Estonia, where your guide will meet you at the Tallinn harbor. The three-hour guided tour of the city will take you into the Old Town to view landmarks including the Town Hall, Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral, and Toompea Castle.

Admire Tallinn’s highlights by air-conditioned vehicle with only small amounts of walking on this half-day private tour. As your guide chauffeurs you around so you don't have to navigate, hear about Tallinn’s history, and see churches, monuments, and more. Drive to the Upper Old Town to observe the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and views down over the Lower Town, and admire the 19th-century wooden villas of the Kadriorg quarter and Kadriorg Park.

Tallinn Old Town belongs to the UNESCO heritage list as the best preserved one in Europe. It looks like a cake with many historical layers. We will cover all the major sights of Tallinn to make you fall in love with it and come back again. We will see the most courageous courtyards, cafes, observation decks and taste unique snacks and drinks. We are very proud of Tallinn and tell you what has made it Green and Cultural capital of Europe lately, and why it is comfortable to live in. I recommend you keep an extra 10-15 euros for worthy snacks and sweets.

We present to you Tales of Reval - a new way to experience Tallinn. Our job is not to fill your heads with names and numbers, but instead we want to make you proud of the fact that you have discovered Tallinn - the hidden pearl of the Baltic Sea! What makes Tales of Reval special is that we have combined traditional guiding with street performance and storytelling, thus creating a fully immersive experience into the history of Tallinn. This means that the people coming to our show will actually pay attention, and remember the place that they visited.

Join us as we walk through Tallinn's Old Town and draw parallels between Estonian and Jewish history, discuss Jewish heritage in Tallinn (as well as in Estonia and the region in general) from the medieval period up until the modern day. We will point out the buildings where prominent Jews lived, already during the middle ages, and what life was like for different peoples in Tallinn. Estonia's University of Tartu was the first university in Czarist Russia to allow Jewish students attendance; in 1927 during its first independence period, Estonia was the first country in Europe to grant its Jewish citizens full cultural autonomy; Estonia was one of the few East European nations in the 1920s and 1930s where anti-Semitic newspapers and magazines did not find any success. Jews often made a name for themselves on Tallinn, whether as bakers, craftsmen, teachers, lecturers, politicians, actors or politicians, they have left a large mark on Estonian history. Why not come and discover more?

Learn about the legends of Tallinn past as well as the ghost and ghouls that haunt its streets on a 2-hour walking tour of Old Town. Wonder its cobbled streets at night, hearing tales of centuries-old figures who supposedly still exist in the evening shadows. Visit places like the old wall and towers that once protected the city and St. Catherine's Passage, a medieval street with large tombstones decorating its walls.

History lovers will enjoy this chance to spend some quality time immersed in Tallinn’s fascinating past. You’ll begin with a private guided tour of the Estonian capital’s Old Town, visiting historic landmarks including Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Toompea Castle, and the Great Guild Hall, while learning about the history and folklore of the region. You’ll then visit the Seaplane Harbour Estonian Maritime Museum, where you can explore the evocative exhibits at your own pace.

Don’t spend hours trying to stumble upon Tallinn’s most photogenic places; get more out of your vacation by letting someone else do the research for you with this tour around some of the city’s best photo spots. See magnificent architecture, such as Tallinn Town Hall and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral; and get the lowdown on the city's best panoramic viewing platforms too.

Explore the Old Town of Tallinn with your passionate guide and learn about its history. Admire the charming medieval streets and historic architecture. See St. Nicholas Church, the Danish King’s Garden, the Town Hall Pharmacy and more. Visit both the Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the Lutheran St. Mary's Cathedral. Take beautiful photos at the Patkuli and Kohtuotsa viewing platforms. What was the wealth and prosperity of medieval Tallinn based on? What was used for treatment in the Middle Ages? Do people live in the Old Town today? Why is Tallinn limping? What does the Danish flag have to do with Tallinn? You will get answers to these and many other questions during the tour. By the end of the tour, you'll know more than a local and understand why Tallinn is one of Europe's most desirable tourist destinations. You'll have a better idea of where to go and what to do during your stay in Tallinn.

This tour will help you to learn more about Estonia within a short time. Let us drive along the charming seacoast and talk about what forged our character and identity! Estonia is a cosmopolitan country with different regions and cultures. You will learn more about our seafaring legacy, medieval gems, trendy hipster places, cozy outskirts, and our loveliest places for spending weekends. You will fall in love with the Estonian character and wish to come back to Estonia again! We will: follow the way of newlyweds to visit the clifftop, suspended bridge with wedding locks on it, and great waterfall visit the home of the most famous Estonian composer in the world visit the underrated town of Paldiski, which is the TOP-2 the biggest in Estonia climb the tallest lighthouse in Estonia walk around the best-preserved medieval monastery in Northern Europe drive around the quarry and flooded prison as the most trendy hipster area in Estonia look over another nice small town in Estonia

Lahemaa National Park has numerous bays and peninsulas, countless spectacular hiking trails, and many historical manor houses. Lahemaa is also loved for its beautiful waterfalls. Tucked in the deep forest you’ll find Valgejõgi (White River), Loobu river, and their three cascades – Vasaristi, Nõmmeveski, and Joaveski. In the wintry peace, we take on a longer hike and discover the icy art created by mother nature. It truly feels like you’ve found yourself in the Estonian Lapland. Keep an eye out for deer and water ouzel (dipper)! Enjoy a short 1-hour drive from Tallinn to the hike start in Lahemaa National Park. Hike in the Estonian forest with a local guide. Discover the beautiful cascades. Hear the folk stories of Estonian nature, culture, history. Look out for wildlife.

Explore Tallinn’s Old Town and save your memories as beautiful professional photographs in this sightseeing photoshoot tour. Your private photographer-guide will take you to the Baltic city’s most photogenic landmarks, including St. Olaf’s Church, the medieval Town Wall, and Toompea Hill, while capturing your experience among them. You’ll come home with a gallery of 30-40 artistic shots of your journey.

This full-day private tour of Tallinn offers an essential introduction to the Estonian capital along with its history and culture. You’ll explore the medieval squares and churches of Tallinn’s UNESCO-listed Old Town, admire Tsar Peter the Great’s palace in Kadriorg Park, and view modern landmarks including Tallinn's Soviet-era TV Tower. The tour also includes a visit to the seaside village of Viimsi for an introduction to Estonian folklife.