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Highlights of Tallinn Private Tour

Tallinn
Book online or call: +44 0800 015 4961
Duration: 4 h
Activity Level: Moderate
Experience: Adventure, Unesco, Family, Historical
Language: English
Photo permit included
Tour by public transport
Canal Boat tour included
Train tickets included
Suitable for little children
Wheelchair accessible tour
Museum ticket included
Light snack included
Lunch included
Transportation included
Walking Tour

Overview

The Tallinn Highlights tour is the ultimate way to experience the Estonian capital. This tour ensures that you get to see all the best sites that this beautiful city has to offer. The center of Tallinn is a historical, cultural, and religious hotspot with something to appeal to everyone. With a fantastic mixture of driving and walking, this tour allows you to make the most of the city's picturesque spots as you take photos, enjoy the scenery, and see as many sites as possible.

What's included

  • Air-Conditioned Vehicle
  • English Speaking Guide

Highlights

Kadriorg Palace and Park
If there’s one part of Tallinn outside Old Town that a first time visitor absolutely, definitely, unquestionably has to see, it’s Kadriorg. Though it’s only a few minutes’ walk from the centre, this quiet area is a world unto itself, a secluded neighbourhood made up of large areas of forested park criss-crossed by paths and dotted with statues and ponds. It’s also home to a number of intriguing 19th- and 20th-century villas, and the nation’s top art museums.
Parlament Building and Tall Hermann Tower
The Estonian Parliament building is located next to the walls of Toompea Castle. This is an active government building, open for tourists to observe the work of Parliament from a special balcony. The Tall Hermann Tower (Pikk Herman) is part of the Parliament building. This is the highest tower of the Tallinn city walls.
Tallinn
Located on the coast of Gulf of Finland, Tallinn is a well known city and capital of Estonia. Tallinn is an intoxicating mix of ancient church spires, glass skyscrapers, baroque palaces, appealing eateries, brooding battlements, shiny shopping malls, run-down wooden houses, and cafes set on sunny squares – with a few Soviet throwbacks in the mix, for added spice. Many relics of Tallinn’s long history survive or have been restored, especially on Toompea hill and in the old, walled Lower Town. Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia. If you are a lover of history and enjoy shopping on the streets, this is one city that you just can't avoid to miss.
Tallinn Old Lower Town
Lower Town, the larger part of medieval Tallinn (or Reval as it was called back then), became a member of the Hanseatic League at the end of the 13th century. Goods from around the world came in through the port and were traded on the market on Town Hall Square. Reval operated autonomously from the rest of the Estonian territories right up until Tsarist Russian times. As in the rest of the country, the real movers and shakers in Reval society were the Baltic Germans, with Ethnic Estonians for most part second-class citizens. However, Estonian peasants from surrounding areas often escaped to the city, where they could eventually be considered free.

Itinerary

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This tour ensures you get to see all the best sites that this beautiful Estonian destination has to give. The centre gives you a mix of history, religion and culture and has something for everyone. Combining driving and walking makes for the most memorable experiences and ensures you really will experience the beauty of the area. Be sure to take photographs of all the picturesque stops along the way while enjoying the scenery.

Go through the heart of Tallinn and delve into its deep history with your guide. Pass Kadriorg Park, the best place in town for strolling and pondering amongst the ample acreage, patches of green, flowing fountains and pretty little flower beds. You will soon see why Peter the Great founded this beautiful park in honour of his wife Catherine. Enjoy the impressive view of Tallinn and the bay as you travel to the remarkable ruins of St Birgitta Convent dating back to the 15th century. Upon your return, you will also see the beachside location of the yachting complex built-in 1980 Summer Olympic Regattaalong with Kadriorg Palace and a stop for a photograph at the Russalka Memorial/

After this, you will be taken back into the town centre to experience the upper part of the Old Town. After exiting the vehicle at Tall Hermann Tower look over the Lower Town of Tallinn. Once separated from the Upper Town by gates, its impressive skyline is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Begin ambling through the narrow cobblestone lanes to St Mary’s Cathedral located on Toompea Hill, dating back to the 13th century. This impressive building was a burial ground of the rich and titled. The whitewashed walls are decorated with the elaborate coats-of-arms of Estonia’s most noble families. From here you will head towards the shopping area to experience the boutiques or you can sit and watch the world go by while enjoying a refreshment (not included).

Meet your vehicle at the end of this wonderful excursion and discuss all the fantastic sites you have seen during your journey back to the port.

If you wish to stay and enjoy the Old Town for a little longer you are more than welcome to! However, you will be required to make your own way back to the port. A taxi from the Old Town to the port takes approximately 10 minutes.

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