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Nature Tour: Adventures and Southern Estonian hills await
1. Tartu Visitor Centre → 2. The 'Jõmmu' barge → 3. AHHAA Science Centre, Tartu → 4. Ilumetsa Meteorite Craters → 5. Nature trail of the Meenikunno bog → 6. Obinitsa Seto Museum → 7. Härma Walls in the Piusa River Ancient Valley → 8. Hiking trail in the primeval valley of the Piusa River → 9. Ruins of the Vana-Vastseliina Castle → 10. Observation tower on Suur Munamägi → 11. Ööbikuorg (Nightingale Valley) and Rõuge lakes → 12. Karula National Park → 13. Pokuland → 14. Otepää Adventure Park → 15. Otepää Nature Park → 16. Pühajärve Beach → 17. Estonian Road Museum → 18. Viewing platform of Tehvandi ski-jump hill
Taken a trip on a barge, counted all the stars? Then discover bats and the ancient valleys of Southern Estonian rivers, as well as the highest hill and the deepest lake in Estonia.
Admire the Devonian outcrops in the ancient valleys of Southern Estonian rivers and peer into Piusa Caves, where the largest bat colony in Eastern Europe hibernates. Discover Estonia’s highest hill, Suur Munamägi, and deepest lake, Rõuge Suurjärv. Get an adrenaline rush in Otepää Adventure Park, relax at Lake Pühajärv and in the hills of Karula National Park. Kids can have fun in Pokumaa or the Estonian Road Museum.
Route map
Sites along route
The 'Jõmmu' barge
The 'Jõmmu' barge is a timber goods vessel the likes of which sailed on Estonian waterways from Hanseatic times until the mid-20th century. The 'Jõmmu' sails on the Emajõgi River, Lake Peipsi and…
AHHAA Science Centre, Tartu
Want to surprise yourself? The AHHAA Science Centre offers science, excitement, adventure and useful skills, as well as a fun time for everyone. Our centre is an attractive learning environment in…
Ilumetsa Meteorite Craters
Meteorite craters are rare around the world. In Ilumetsa in Põlva County, however, there is a group of craters formed from meteorite impacts which the locals call “Hell’s Grave”, “Deep Grave”, “The…
Nature trail of the Meenikunno bog
Cabins for hikers, an observation point and a boarded path attract many nature lovers to Meenikunno bog. This is a beautiful recreation area. While walking down the boarded path you can see common…
Obinitsa Seto Museum
The Seto Museum offers an opportunity to learn the unique history and culture of Setomaa through having a look at the family life, traditions and customs of Seto families in Obinitsa. The display is…
Härma Walls in the Piusa River Ancient Valley
The Upper Härma wall or Keldri wall is Estonia's highest Devonian sandstone outcrop, where the edge of the valley reaches a height of 43 metres. The 150-metre outcrop extends to a height of 19 metres…
Hiking trail in the primeval valley of the Piusa River
The total length of the hiking trail in the primeval valley of the Piusa River is 15 km – from the ruins of the Vastseliina Episcopal Castle to Lindora or vice versa. You can take the trail on foot…
Ruins of the Vana-Vastseliina Castle
The Episcopal castle dating back to the 14th century was established by the Bishop of Tartu and Grandmaster of Livonia and thanks to many renovations and extensions it developed into a strong border…
Observation tower on Suur Munamägi
Suur Munamägi is the highest point in the Baltics and stands at 318 metres from sea level. The observation tower on Suur Munamägi provides a splendid view of Estonian nature within the range of 50 km…
Ööbikuorg (Nightingale Valley) and Rõuge lakes
The last ice age moulded the landscape of South Võrumaa so that there are many lakes and valleys. Rõuge primeval valley, which is 10 km long and 52 metres deep, has seven lakes: Kahrila Lake…
Pokuland
The Pokuland theme park on the borders of Võru and Põlva Counties was created after a children’s book Pokumaa by Edgar Valter and after its main characters – Pokus. The prototypes of Pokus in nature…
Otepää Adventure Park
You will experience real thrills between the sky and the land in Otepää Adventure Park! You can easily spend the whole day in the park. Get a short of adrenaline on the climbing tracks of varying…
Otepää Nature Park
Otepää Nature Park is the largest landscape protection area in Estonia (22,430 hectares). It forms the central part of the hilly Otepää Highlands, of whose 1180 square kilometres it covers 19%. The…
Pühajärve Beach
The beautiful beach of Lake Pühajärv in Otepää with its clean sand, pier, beach volleyball courts, playgrounds and harbour welcomes you every summer. You will find exercise tracks and information…
Estonian Road Museum
The centuries-old and winding Postal Road takes you to the Varbuse postal station, built in 1863, where a stable for 33 horses stood once and regular postal services were offered. Today, the old but…
Viewing platform of Tehvandi ski-jump hill
The viewing platform of the Tehvandi ski-jump hill is a unique tourist and sports site in the Nordic countries – you can go on a platform that is 34 m high and watch ski-jumpers train or compete. You…
