Tallinn Full Day Tour from Helsinki with Hotel Pick-Up
Description
After hotel pick-up, we go for the cruise across the Gulf of Finland to Estonia by comfortable ferry. You will reach Tallinn around 11:15. You will be greeted by our Guide and a 3 hour guide tour starts from the harbour. During the tour, you will see the main city square and the Tallinn Town Hall, Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral, Toompea Castle, etc. Tallinn retains its walled, cobble stoned Old Town, home to cafes and shops, as well as Kiek in de Kök, a 15th-century defensive tower. The Old Town, dating from around the 15th century, is Estonia’s only UNESCO World Heritage site, and is more than worthy of the title. After the guided tour you will have time to spend on our own to explore the lovely cafes, restaurants and small shops. After the tour, you will be transferred to the port and preparing for the departure to Helsinki. On the ferry returning to Helsinki, you can relax and enjoy the services on board. Your tour will end at Helsinki terminal at 21:00pm.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The transfer from hotels to Harbour is from 7:30 am to 8:00 am. Please be at your hotel lobby at 7:30 since the boarding closes around 8: 30 am.
You will arrive at Tallinn port around 11:15 am, the guide will pick you up and transfer to the Tallinn Old Town. You will have 3 hours guided tour, we recommend you eat something before the tour or bring snake with you.
Visit Toompea Castle and hear the story of it from your guide.
Take a photo in front of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the must-visit site in Old town of Tallinn.
View the Old Town of Tallinn from the top hill. Every season has its own beauty.
Walk through the Danish King's Garden and let the guide tell the story behind this Garden.
Visit Tallinn Town Hall, you can choose to go inside the Hall on your own admission fee on your own time.
Visit the oldest pharmacy in Tallinn.
After 3 hours guided tour, you will enjoy your own time in the old town. The guide will agree with you the meeting time and location for the transfer back to Tallinn harbor. Please be at the agreed time and location on time.
Transfer back to Tallinn Port and you will take the same ferry back to Helsinki.
You will arrive at Helsinki Harbour around 21:00 pm and return to the hotel on your own to have a restful night.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up from your hotel, the pickup time is from 7:30 am-8:00 am. We will send you the pick up time by email a few days before the tour date. Please check your email and confirm the meeting time once you received our email, so we can arrange the pick up accordingly. Your guide will wait for you at Tallinn harbour with a sign of the "Helsinki Tour" logo. If you have difficulty finding our guide, please call us. Very important: Please bring the passport of all customers, cruise tickets and tour instructions with you!
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(23)
Our guide was excellent! Her knowledge, sense of humor and flexibility made the tour most enjoyable!
Old Tallin is fascinating and beautiful and well worth the visit. The arrangements for pick up and ferry were well- managed and well-communicated. The pickup driver was great; he communicated his arrival time and gave us some helpful tips. The guide was born in Tallin, emigrated to Canada, but now returned to Estonia, so he had some very interesting stories of what life was like growing up behind the iron curtain. Unfortunately, his knowledge of the history and local landmarks and statues was not as comprehensive as we would have liked. Something not in control of the tour was that we were not prepared for the party atmosphere of the ferry. Most of the seating was in one of the ubiquitous bars, and most were noisy with bingo, live music, or other “entertainment”. Because of the timing of the tour, we were forced to eat both lunch and dinner on the ferry. Food was expensive and just ok. Overall, we were glad we did it.
The guide was not the best part of the excursion; he knew a lot but mixed history with personal stories and was very rushed, leaving us without understanding anything.
We had the best day in Tallinn. After we arrived by the ferry, our guide Roman was there to meet us. He was very friendly and had lots of knowledge to tell us about Tallinn. We had a walking tour and it was just my husband and myself so Roman was very comfortable with us walking at our own pace. He showed us so many things and places. We did some shopping at a shop he recommended and had lunch at a really quaint restaurant. We were very happy with our tour and romantic as our guide. I would highly recommend this tour to future travellers and Roman as their guide. Thank you Helsinki tours and Roman.
Our guide Sergei was very knowledgeable and we did learn a lot about Estonia. Our group did appreciate the extra time we had at the end of the tour. He recommended grabbing a bite at Olde Hansa (medieval restaurant). It was a trip back in time. Highly recommend this tour.
A whole adventure from taking the ferry. It takes about 3 hours to arrive, I don't know if it's worth the time of the ride against how long it takes to visit the place.
A trip to see another country in one day only makes it very interesting. They come pick you up from the hotel with a simple taxi you have the tickets just need to check in at the port and then the guide is waiting in Tallinn to get to know the city. Irina was really wonderful. The city is charming too. You have plenty of time to see her and yourself. The ship was also excellent. The negative is that it is not within the price that this return should be. Generally it's an excursion that's worth taking
It's a long day. Not much time to explore on your own after the tour. A good way to see Tallinn in a day from Helsinki.
We had a wonderful time in the day tour in Tallinn, Estonia. The driver picked us up on time at the hotel and we arrived at cruise terminal with no issues and with our tickets already. Very easy process. Once we arrived tour guide Sergei was amazing. Great experience and he was very helpful and knowledgeable. We had a fantastic time. The arrival was smooth as well as a driver was already waiting for us when we got off the ship. Highly recommended it! Tallinn is a beautiful city. Loved it!
Easy, relaxed, informative and fun tour. Totally doable even if you’re not high energy because the walking tour isn’t difficult and you rest on the ferry. Great way to get a glimpse of another country.
