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About Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. Located on a bay in northern Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of 452,563 as of 2026, making it the third most-populous city in the Baltics. As of 2024, the population of the Tallinn metropolitan area is estimated at 646,315. Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located 187 kilometres (116 mi) northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu, however, only 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It is also 320 kilometres (200 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Riga, Latvia, and 380 kilometres (240 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name, Reval.

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  • Jägala Waterfall

    Jägala Waterfall

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    Jägala Waterfall is a waterfall in northern Estonia on the Jägala River. It is the largest natural waterfall in Estonia, with a width of about 50 meters (160 ft) and a height of about 8 meters (26 ft). Jägala Waterfall is located in Koogi in Harju County. Jägala Waterfall is also the most powerful waterfall in Estonia, cascading 12.8 cubic meters per second (450 cu ft/s) of water. It can even reach 200 cubic meters per second (7,100 cu ft/s) during spring in high water periods. Though, the cascade stops in the winter, freezing over.

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  • Kohtuotsa viewing platform

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  • Lahemaa National ParkDay 2 on the trip

    Lahemaa National Park

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    Lahemaa National Park is a park in northern Estonia, 70 kilometers east from the capital Tallinn. The Gulf of Finland is to the north of the park and the Tallinn-Narva highway (E20) to the south. Its area covers 747 km2. It was the first area to be designated a national park of the former Soviet Union. It is the largest park in Estonia and one of Europe's biggest national parks. Its charter calls for the preservation, research and promotion of North-Estonian landscapes, ecosystems, biodiversity and national heritage.

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  • Tallinn AirportDay 1 on the trip

    Tallinn Airport

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    Tallinn Airport is the largest international airport in Estonia. The airport is also officially called Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport after the former president of Estonia Lennart Meri.

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  • Palmse Manor and Open-air Museum

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  • Beer House

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  1. 1

    Arrival & Medieval Old Town

    Settle in and get oriented with a guided walk through the UNESCO old town.

  2. 2

    Lahemaa National Park Day Trip

    Full-day escape to Estonia's coast, forests, manors and waterfalls.

  3. 3

    Bog-Walking Hike

    Guided boardwalk and bogshoe hike across a raised bog landscape.

  4. 4

    KGB Museum & Food Tour

    Cold War history in the morning, Estonian flavours in the evening.

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