Travel Councellors FAM trip to Estonia, 28.9

Travel Councellors FAM trip to Estonia, 28.9 - 1.10.2022

Visit Estonia is delighted to greet Travel Councellors 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 preliminary itinerary. Detailed schedule will be sent to you prior the tour.
We aim to introduce the diversity of Estonia during these 3 days and hope that you will enjoy the contrasts.

Air Baltic flights from and to Amsterdam - the schedule is below.

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Your Air Baltic flights:

28SEP AMSTERDAM AMS - TALLINN TLL BT 858 09:50 13:10
1OCT TALLINN TLL - AMSTERDAM AMS BT 857 07:35 09:00

Entry to Estonia: there are no Covid-19 restrictions since the end of March 2022. All information is here:
https://www.visitestonia.com/en/covid-19-and-travelling-to-estonia

Your programme:

Day 1, Sep 28th – Wednesday, afternoon in Tallinn

13:10 BT858 arrival in Tallinn airport.
You will be greeted by Visit Estonia representative at the airport. A short transfer (10 min) to your centrally located hotel.
Lunch at a restaurant in Rotermann Quarter. Right after lunch you are invited for your first exploration of Tallinn, and that on bicycles!
We head out to the seaside and will have a nice leisurely ride along the coast of Tallinn. In these two hours you will see some of the most preferred residential areas, wonderful vistas to Tallinn harbour, historical landmarks and much more.
After the bike tour time at leisure. In the evening - a ride to Kadriorg district to dinner. After dinner you can choose whether to take our private transfer back to the hotel or, depending on the weather, take the opportunity to enjoy an autumn evening stroll back (~20 minutes).

Day 2, Sep 29th – Thursday, Lahemaa

After breakfast at the hotel check-out.
On this day we head out eastwards from Tallinn, to Lahemaa National Park.
Lahemaa, just an hour drive from the capital, features unique landscapes of boglands, rugged coast line and show cases rural life in Estonia in a nutshell. It is one of the most important forest conservation areas in Europe and boasts with lush flora and is home to several large mammals like moose, wild boar, brown bear, lynx, and red fox. In the end of September, you might see many locals berry and mushroom picking, as this is one of the favourite pastimes for Estonians.
To really get the feel of it, we invite you to a bog hike. It will take you to a 1.5h journey in these mesmerizing landscapes. After the bog walk we will introduce you to Estonian rural culture and handicrafts.
Overnight in Lahemaa.

Day 3, Sep 30th - Friday

After breakfast we will drive back to Tallinn.
En route a visit to Teletorn - the TV-tower of Tallinn, ruins of Pirita abbey.
Around noon we will arrive at Telliskivi district, where we will start with a lunch and tour in Fotografiska photography gallery.
After exploring the neighbourhood, we will have a guided walk through the UNESCO-heritage listed Tallinn Old Town.
Check-in to hotel. Time at leisure before a short transfer back to the Old Town for dinner.

Day 4, Oct 11st - Saturday

05:15 bus transfer to the airport, 15min
07:35 air Baltic flight departs to Amsterdam