Excursion: Golden Ring of Lahemaa

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45 €

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Date and time

Saturday, 3 October 2026

12:00

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Hello everyone, friends 👋! Catching the autumn beauty 🍂! Are you sure you know Estonia well? We were sure too, but then we decided to turn off the beaten path 🛣️… Autumn is too short ⏳ to watch it from a window, so we’re heading to Lahemaa to see and feel it up close 🍁!


Program

In just one day, we’ll take in the true Golden Ring of Lahemaa National Park 🌲:


  • Kiiu — a tiny medieval tower 🏰 with nearly 500 years of history 📜.
  • Kuusalu — an ancient church ⛪ and tales of Northern Estonia 📖.
  • Viitna — a legendary Estonian tavern 🍲. We’ll stop here for lunch 🥗 — because even the barons 🤴 understood that a cultural program 🎭 on an empty stomach is dangerous for one’s temperament 😈.
  • Palmse and Sagadi — two famous manor estates 🏡 of Lahemaa, ancient parks 🌳, and the life of the Estonian nobility 🎩.
  • Võsu — a bit of sea breeze 🌊. If the weather permits, we’ll take a stroll 🚶‍♂️. If not, no heroics 🛑: a trip 🚘 should be enjoyable ✨!
  • Kolga — one of Estonia’s largest 🏛️ and most mysterious historic manors 🗝️. Here, history ⏳ hasn’t been polished to a museum shine yet 💎 — which makes it all the more fascinating 👀.
  • Tsitre — the beautiful finale 🏁 of our trip: an old park 🌲, Lahemaa nature 🌿, and an observation tower 🗼.


Route: Tallinn 📍 → Kiiu 🏰 → Kuusalu ⛪ → Viitna 🍲 → Palmse 🏡 → Sagadi 🏡 → Võsu 🌊 → Kolga 🏛️ → Tsitre 🗼 → Tallinn 📍.

About 200 km 🛣️ of experiences ✨ in a single day! No suitcases 🧳. No airports ✈️. No rushing 🏃‍♂️.


Additional Information

Transport: comfortable passenger cars 🚗

Guide: accompanied by a local guide 🗣️

Cost: €45 💶 per person

Extra costs: lunch and admission tickets — optional and paid separately

Seats: limited ⏳, message us ✉️!

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