Dear Partners,
We are very happy to welcome you to our Estonian get-together June 6 - 10! The destination Estonia promotion train has been moving with high speed already, but with many of you we even have not had the chance to meet in person yet and it would be great if you could all get acquinted with each other, too.
We gather you so you get to know a little more about Estonia and to share information with each other. There will be the official part as well as the touring part, so get ready!
Scroll down for the itinerary (details are added as we go) and read some more about where we are headed!
NB! In a nordic country it is always wise to keep waterproof jacket at hand, there might be surprises. This year our spring has been very slow, so kindly pack something warmer for longer outdoor stays, too 😊 Despite all that, we hope you will keep an open mind and have a good time! Welcome!
Monday, June 6th
Arrivals to Tallinn, Estonia - we are delighted that our partners from 10 countries are coming to the meet-up, but sad that Belgium and France cannot join.
For the ones arriving in the afternoon/evening, we arrange a pick up from the airport to the hotel and are happy provide a joint dinner;
18:15 gathering in the hotel, for a bus transfer to dinner 18:20
18:30 dinner in restaurant Mantel ja Korsten in Kadriorg
For the late arrivers we wish you a good night's sleep before next day's endeavours!
Overnight stay in Hotel L'Embitu
Tuesday, June 7th
09:00 walk from the hotel to the meeting point for the cycle tour in the old town
09:30 - 11:30 exploring Tallinn seaside Pirita by bicycles, provided by Citybike
Luggage stays in the hotel to be picked up later.
11:30 buses will pick us up in the old town after the bike tour to bring to the hotel.
12:45 we depart from the city centre, towards Western Estonia
Before heading out of Tallinn, we will have lunch on the way, 13:30 in Paju villa, in a residential area called Nõmme
15.00 bus to the ferry harbour in Virtsu (1h45min drive)
17:00 ferry departure (30min) to Muhu island
18.00 arrival to Pädaste Manor
Check-in and site-inspection
19.15 dinner in Pädaste, in their inhouse restaurant Alexander
Wednesday, June 8th,
Breakfast at Pädaste
Check-out
10:00 Drive to Nautse Mihkli farm-house for working session
10:30 - 16:00 working session, presentations (presentation template you can download here). Each agency gets 20min
Itinerary of the day here.
Discovering Muhu island
18:30 dinner in Vanatoa, in Koguva village
Late night ferry and drive back to Tallinn
Overnight in brand new Radisson Collection hotel.
Thursday, June 9th
Good Morning Tallinn! Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes, as we are going to be doing a bit of walking.
09:30 gathering in hotel lobby
09.45 we depart from Radisson Collection hotel and moving towards Rotermann. Audio guides will be distributed for smooth introduction and more enjoyable tour experience.
10.00 Rotterman - modern Tallinn reborn, place to be for visitors and locals alike. Keywords: Shopping and gourmet. Then crossing the border and entering the most well preserved Medieval Old Town in Northern Europe.
11.15 a little refreshing stop. Keep an open mind 😊
12.00 we continue to to get acquianted with beautiful Tallinn. Upper Town, Magnificent Toompea Views and meeting the famous seagull.
13.00 we arrive at Fotografiska. Quick tour in the gallery.
13.30 lunch in Fotografiska restaurant, a fresh owner of Green Michelin Star (head chef Peeter Pihel).
15.00 we continue in Telliskivi, have a glimpse of street art and then head to Noblessner.
16.00-17.30 Noblessner, Proto, Põhjala Brewery and Seaplane Harbour - must visit attractions and beautiful seaside views.
17.30 - bus back to the hotel
17:45 - 18.45 free time
19:00 transfer to dinner
19.15 Dinner at restaurant Tuljak
Overnight in brand new Radisson Collection hotel.
Friday, June 10th
Free flow
Transfers and departures according to individual schedules, some participants remaining in Estonia to accompany either FAM or press trips.
PS Organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme.
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