Year-round
Dates
5-6 h
Duration
2+
Min group size

Estonia’s Bogs and Sauna Tour

  • Hike for two hours in a unique Estonian bog, a wetland with pristine nature
  • Experience an authentic Estonian sauna for 1 hour
  • Learn about Estonian folklore, stories and legends
  • Enjoy a traditional Estonian lunch at a local tavern (lunch not included in the price)

During the tour we take a bog walk in the bog and forest trail and experience a traditional Estonian sauna. On the way to the bog we tell stories about Estonia’s nature and history. In the bog your tour guide will tell you more about the bog flora, fauna and folklore tales while you have a refreshing 2 hour hike. Going to sauna, is something that Estonians still do very often. Find out more about Estonian sauna culture and different saunas. On the tour you will also have the opportunity to enjoy a traditional Estonian lunch at a local tavern.

PRICE INCLUDES: personal pick-up and drop-off at your hotel in Tallinn, guide service, transport, walk in a bog, 1-hour sauna.

For families with children we usually offer discounted price. Please ask more information.

FOR EXTRA CHARGE: lunch.

PICK UP PLACE AND TIME: hotel, Tallinn Tourist Info Centre 

LANGUAGES: English.

Video by © Reece Mladjov, 2025

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Explore the bog to capture the best pictures of this mystical landscape

It takes about 1 hour to drive to the forest trails and bog (we are choosing the area according to your sauna requests). If something goes wrong, Estonians say: ‘it has gone to the bog’. Old tales and some real stories have given birth to scary stories about the bogs. People were afraid of losing their way in a foggy bog and being led into the quagmire by will-o’-the-wisp. Don’t worry, we will guide you on absolutely safe trails through this mystical landscape showing the beauty of its specific fauna, extremely clean bog pools and hollows to capture the best pictures. A walk in the bog lasts from 1-2 hours depending on what route we choose.  
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Experience an Estonian sauna

Going to the sauna is something that Estonians still do very often. In the countryside, a sauna is usually a small cozy separate log-house and you have a chance to go to exactly this style of the sauna.  There is a saying that a sauna for Estonians and Finns is the same as going to church is for Christians. The sauna is not just about getting clean but it also has a restorative action on the body. Sometimes it can seem quite a sadomasochistic activity to some tourists to shut in a hot room until total sweating, to strike themselves with whisks (birch or juniper branches) until the skin is red, and then to jump into the snow or a lake, but you have to experience it, in order to have your own opinion about this practice.
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Enjoy a traditional Estonian dinner at a local tavern

Depending on the bog chosen to hike and the starting time of the tour.
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Optional tips to enhance your experience:

  • swim in the bog-lake;
  • read more about what is a bog;
  • ask us to bring you some Estonian hand-crafted beer for you to taste after sauna (extra prices apply);
  • read the short introduction to Estonian sauna culture and customs.
  • it is possible to do the bog walk with bog-shoes, you can book it with additional charges.

Prices for Estonia’s Bogs and Sauna Tour

For families with children we usually offer discounted price. Please ask more information.

Number of participants: Price per person:
2 162 euros
3-4 122 euros
5-7 102 euros
8 and more on request

Tour Reviews

19. Mar 2025

Hiking in nature and the forest was really pleasant with Prangli Travel.
We are so grateful that we are taken directly to the heart of nature from the center of Tallinn.
We had the opportunity to walk to Majakivi and back, climb the observation tower. At the Kakupesa holiday home, the sauna was heated and a snack tray was ready. The kind hostess also showed us another accommodation, where there was a heated hot tub for the next vacationers.
Our sauna was located in the forest and thanks to the large window and glass door, we could see directly into nature. We also recommend it to you, the guided hike was really enjoyable.

11. Jul 2022

Thank you for organizing a very interesting bog-shoe walk with Helen and her charming son, Orm. We really enjoyed all of it – including the bath in a bog pool and Helens tasty lunch snacks 😀

19. Jan 2022

Great tour through the bogs and a sauna, to relax afterward.
We were even given a little birthday surprise. Very highly recommended!

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