Dutch FAM trip to Estonia 2022

Dutch FAM trip 18 - 21/22 May 2022. The programme

Visit Estonia is delighted to greet You in Estonia - a small country that calls out to culture scouts, natural nomads and flavour seekers! A place where the social influencers are centuries old, where attitudes merge a Nordic mindset with medieval mystery, where the fast food comes as fast as it grows and where fewer crowds lead you to deeper conversations!

Below you will find your programme, it will be finetuned along the way. We set out to introduce the diverse sides to Estonia during these 3+ days and hope that you will enjoy the contrasts.

We offer you an Air Baltic flight from Amsterdam - the schedule you will find below.
We are also delighted that four of you have extended their stay with one day - for more Estonia experience!

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Bog lunch
Haapsalu
New Tallinn

Noblessner
Tallinn's Old Town

St Catharine's passage

Your programme:

Day 1, May 18th – Wednesday, afternoon in Tallinn
13:10 flight arrival in Tallinn airport
Visit Estonia representative welcoming the group
15 min bus transfer to the city centre
14:00 lunch in old town, restaurant Rataskaevu 16
PS Your luggage travels to the hotel at the same time - if you add a name tag to your luggage, the hotel can bring the suitcase straight to your room.
15:30 - 18:00 afternoon in Tallinn, walking tour in old town
18:00 check in the hotel Radisson
1h break for settling in
19:00 gathering in the lobby,
bus will bring you to Kadriorg park and Pirita seaside area, a small guided tour
20:00 Dinner in Tuljak restaurant nearby

Overnight in brand new Radisson Collection Hotel in Tallinn Centre

Day 2, May 19th - Thursday - West Estonia
Get ready for an active day of exploration and a couple of longer bus transfers!
Your luggage into the bus and hiking shoes or sneakers ready at hand!
08:30 by bus 40min to the first stop, Keila-Joa Schloss Fall, site inspection of the manor house hotel (30min stop)
09:45 bus transfer 1h30min to a hiking trail
11:15 discovering some of Estonia's characteristic bog landscapes and getting outdoorsy - 1,5h hike on Tuhu bog trail
followed by a transfer to Haeska village, at the edge of Matsalu National Park
13:30 lunch and a small introduction to small mustard producers of Tänava talu
Bus ride to the little coastal resort Haapsalu, settling in the hotel and a breathing break
1h walking tour of Haapsalu
19.30 dinner in Rado restaurant

Overnight in Haapsalu, new small hotel Old Hapsal

Day 3, May 20th - Friday
On our way back to Tallinn we can have one more pitstop in the Western region to look at a local historical attraction, like Padise Monastery right next to the Padise Manor House hotel. Another option - 1h drve back to Tallinn and 2 hotel site inspections;
By 11:00 we return to Tallinn and spend the afternoon touring the new sides to Tallinn, like Telliskivi Creative City.
First stop there - 11:15 Fotografiska photo gallery with world class photo art;
12:30 lunch nextdoor in Kivi Paber Käärid.
After lunch a walking tour in the area, with a few tastes of Estonian drink produce;
bus will bring us to our hotel by 16:30, to have a couple of hours free time
20:00 dinner and drinks in Restaurant 38 in old town

overnight in L'Embitu hotel, opened 2020 Oct

Day 4, May 21st - Saturday
05:15 bus transfer to the airport, 15min, first four participants leave
07:35 air Baltic flight departs to Amsterdam

NB! .... for the four of you who dwell longer – we are arranging an extra day for 3 people with an outing to Lahemaa national park, starting at 09:30 at the hotel by bus. For one - a cycle tour in Tallinn.

Cycle tour: 09:30 from L'Embitu hotel - duration min 2h - can be discussed with the guide, who will await at the hotel
Lahemaa tour: 09:30 from L'Embitu hotel - by bus, ca 1h drive, exploring manors, coastal life, nature; lunch will be arranged in the area;

19:30 Joint dinner in the evening in Tallinn, Lore Bistro in Noblessner;

Day 5, May 22nd - Sunday
05:15 bus transfer to the airport, 15min, the other four participants leave
07:35 air Baltic flight departs to Amsterdam

NB! Kindly pack also either hiking shoes or walking shoes suited to make the light hike on the bog trails. Also, with Nordic weather a waterproof jacket as a spare is always a good idea!

PS Visit Estonia reserves the right to make changes to the programme.

Read about where we're headed:

Tallinn, the capital

Haapsalu

West Estonia

Your flights with Air Baltic:

18MAY AMSTERDAM AMS - TALLINN TLL BT 858 09:50 13:10
21MAY TALLINN TLL - AMSTERDAM AMS BT 857 07:35 09:00

and

22MAY TALLINN TLL - AMSTERDAM AMS BT 857 07:35 09:00

Entry to Estonia: there are no big Covid restrictions in place anymore since end of March, all you need to know, is listed here:
https://www.visitestonia.com/en/covid-19-and-travelling-to-estonia

Also, have a look at this article: https://www.visitestonia.com/en/why-estonia/russian-invasion-to-ukraine-and-travelling-to-estonia