7h 
TLL-053 - Medieval and Soviet Tallinn Private Tour with KGB Museum
#Shore Excursions #Theme ToursDiscover Tallinn through a variety of landmarks that all have their own story to tell about the city’s rich colorful history.
Tour price per adult:
| Group size | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per 1 person | 790€ | 435€ | 252€ | 198€ | 165€ | 144€ | 130€ | 120€ | 111€ | 109€ | 104€ |
| Group size | Price per 1 person |
|---|---|
| 1 | 790€ |
| 2 | 435€ |
| 4 | 252€ |
| 6 | 198€ |
| 8 | 165€ |
| 10 | 144€ |
| 12 | 130€ |
| 14 | 120€ |
| 16 | 111€ |
| 18 | 109€ |
| 20 | 104€ |
Tour includes
- 7h private guide services
- 7h private tour vehicle
- Soviet Legacy themed city tour
- 1h KGB Museum tour with a local in-house guide
- 2-course lunch (main course, dessert with water, coffee/tea)
Tour excludes
- Gratuities to the guide and driver are not included in the tour price.
Schedule
-
00:00–00:15
Meet & greet at cruise port/hotel followed by drive to Upper Old Town -
00:15–02:00
Upper & Lower Old Town walking tour -
02:00–02:45
2-course lunch -
02:45–03:15
Lower Old Town walking tour continues with free time for shopping in St .Catherine's Passage -
03:15–06:45
Stories of Soviet Legacy tour including KGB Museum visit -
06:45–07:00
Return transfer to cruise port/hotel
Additional information
Children’s Discounts: 3-year-old and under are free, 15% discount for ages 4-12.
A language supplement of 10 Eur/h is added for tours in Chinese, Danish, Norwegian, Polish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch and Turkish language. This supplement will be added to the tour rate published.
- Upper & Lower Old Town
- Toompea Hill
- Houses of Parliament
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- Viewing platform
- Town Hall & Town Hall Square
- Town Council's Pharmacy
- St. Catherine's Passage
- Former KGB Headquarters
- Patarei prison
- Bronze Soldier
- Song Festival Grounds
- Lasnamägi- largest suburb built during Soviet times
- TV Tower
- Olympic Yachting Center
- Pirita Seaside
Step back in time and enjoy the ambiance of our medieval Old Town as you walk along it’s winding cobblestone lanes. Learn about life here, behind the iron curtain, as we uncover the secrets of our Soviet heritage.
Your adventure begins from the cruise port or hotel and traverses three distinct eras that have left behind some exquisite architecture and monuments. Our first stop is in the upper section of the best preserved medieval town in Northern Europe, where you can enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the lower medieval town and surrounding city.
Within these fortified walls, centuries old buildings with their red tile roofs, hidden courtyards and winding cobblestone streets exhibit a unique charm that is hard to resist. As you bravely climb the narrow stairs of the fortified town wall your guide will unfold the legends of Hanseatic Tallinn to recount the events and everyday life during this period.
Before leaving the Old Town you will have some free time to do some shopping in Catherine’s Passage, a mecca for local artists and craftsmen. For years, stories had been circulating about how the first high-rise hotel built in Tallinn was completely bugged so that the KGB could eavesdrop on hotel guests. After Estonia’s re-independence the Viru hotel’s new owners made some remarkable discoveries on the hotels restricted access top floor. Find out what they discovered on your visit to the KGB museum and learn about micro concrete, the revolutionary Soviet building material.
Other remnants of the notorious and yet for some, nostalgic Soviet era can still be found in Tallinn. The former Patarei prison, the statue of the Bronze Soldier, the Olympic yachting center, built to host the 1980 Olympic sailing events, are just some of these. During the Soviet legacy part of the tour, a delicious 2 course lunch will be served. The Tallinn TV Tower, built to broadcast the 1980 Olympic sailing events, has an incredible history. When Estonia was still behind the Iron Curtain, the tower was for many Estonians a window to the free world (the coast of Finland). Learn about the towers key role during the final moments of Soviet supremacy in Estonia. This structure offers its visitors an outstanding view of Tallinn and the glistening Baltic Sea.
The tour will end with a drive back to the cruise port or hotel.