What to do and see in Tartu County, Tartu County: The Best Outdoor Activities

The Alam-Pedja Nature Conservation Area is located in the former basin of Lake Vortsjarv. There are 12 flowing bodies of water here whose length totals 115 km, and 55 old rivers with a total length of 51 km. There are swamps, flooded meadows and wet forests between the rivers that are almost untouched by human activity.Two hiking tracks of different lengths with viewing towers have been built for nature lovers (the Selli-Sillaotsa and Kirna hiking tracks).

Ilmatsalu-Karevere Linnutee is a 5.2 km hiking trail that can be passed on foot, by bike, on skis or on a horse.There are five rest areas on the track where you can make a fire and rest your tired feet, and there is also one picnic place.Linnutee connects some of the most exciting bird-watching areas of Tartu County into a chain whose links are the fish ponds at Ilmatsalu, Karevere Bird Conservation Area and Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve. Linnutee has some surprises for hikers all around the year.

Personalised guided hikes and day trips to mystical untouched bogs, forests and other beautiful natural habitats of Estonia. We map out a custom journey together with the client into Estonian wilderness and regions of cultural importance. All tours start from Tartu and transport is included in the price.

We organize adventurous canoe trips on the River Emajõgi and other Estonian rivers. Romantic sunset trips, exciting and mysterious night trips with torches, spirited daytime canoe trips with friends. Subscribe to a private hike with your group or join a public, scheduled canoe tour. You can find our travel calendar on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Joematkad.ee/events/

The longest Devon sandstone outcrop in Estonia is located in Kallaste - the measurements done in 2001 showed that it is about 930 metres long. The maximum height of the outcrop is 8 metres. Starting from the south side of the town and moving towards the central square, you can see 11 outcrops. When the water level rises during high waters, the waves chip away the outcrop, creating many caves in th

The Emajoe-Suursoo marshlands have been under nature conservation since 1981. The eastern part of Tartu County from Kallaste to Mehikoorma is in Peipus Basin. Emajoe-Suursoo marshlands cover the estuarine area of the Emajogi River and consist of Jommsoo, Suursoo, Varnja and Pedaspaa Swamps and Meerapalu Fen. The marshlands cover approximately 25,000 ha, 7,000 ha of this can get flooded. They are the fifth largest marshlands in Estonia and the biggest delta marshlands in the country. The diversity of wet habitats is the most valuable feature of Emajoe-Suursoo.

Come and sail down the Emajogi River on the Pegasus! Trips last between one hour and one hour and twenty minutes. On board you can buy a range of soft drinks, ice cream and light alcoholic drinks. The boat can also be rented for different kinds of events. There are discounts for families. Trips take place every day (except Monday). Charter trips cost €130 for one hour, with every successive hour costing less.

Location: Pangodi Nature Reserve, Pangodi, Kambja Rural Municipality, Kambja.Start: at the swimming stop near Palumaed Hills (past the Fish Restaurant, left from Kodijarve Park.The length of the hiking track is 1.5 km.There are two fire spots, three shelters, camping options, a court for ball games and DC on the track.

Along the adventure trail you will be accompanied by the secretive glances of fairies, and awaiting you on the banks of the creek will be pokus - creatures from Estonian legend. It will come as a surprise to find yourself on a witch's island, reaching which means you will have to cross the witch's bridge. Then you will find yourself in a true witch's house with climbing frames, a rope walkway, swings and an enchanted forest. When you're worn out from your adventures, you can take a break in the picnic area. The trail is 1.5 km long.