When: Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 and 14:00
Where: Tallinn Old Town
Price: 25€ per person
You will have an opportunity to go on a city tour in Tallinn with a professional guide. Groups leave at 12:00 and 14:00. You can stay in Tallinn for the whole day or even until the Welcome Reception starting in Tartu at 18:30 on June 29.
Please mind that the bus trip from Tallinn to Tartu takes 2.5 hours. The airport hotel is Mercure – the Delegate Services have made a prebooking with discount prices also at that hotel. The public transport bus to Tartu also stops at the airport so it is convenient to stay there and leave your luggage for the city tour, if you wish.
Please note that the minimum group size is 10 people.
When: Sunday, June 29 at 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00
Where: Tartu Old Town. The meeting point is on the Town Hall Square at the fountain.
Price: 25€
This Tartu city tour offers a captivating walk through the historical centre of Tartu guiding you to observe the imprints of history in Tartu, spanning from the Middle Ages to the present day. The tour encompasses an exploration of the historic buildings within the University of Tartu campus, distinguished with the European Heritage Label. You will climb the slopes of Toomemägi and see the Old Astronomical Observatory, an integral component of the Struve Geodetic Arc, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The duration for one group is 90 minutes.
Please note that the minimum group size is 10 people.
When: Sunday evening, June 29, at 6.30 p.m
Where: Estonian National Museum as known as ERM (address: Muuseumi tee 2, Tartu GOOGLE MAPS), the conference venue
Price: Included in the registration fee.
The Estonian National Museum is an ethnologically and cultural-historically oriented museum which aims at reflecting everyday life and culture as a way of life, taking into account its periodical, spatial and social diversity. The museum focuses on collecting, preserving and studying material concerned with the culture and history of Estonians, Estonian minorities and Finno-Ugric peoples and making it accessible. You will have the chance to visit the museum every day during the conference.
Light snacks and drinks are offered.
When: Wednesday, July 2 at 7:00 p.m
Where: AHHAA Science Centre (address: Sadama 1, Tartu GOOGLE MAPS)
Price: early fee 100€, late fee 150€
The Science Centre was founded by the University of Tartu, the Ministry of Education and Research and the City of Tartu. AHHAA's main mission is to promote science to the public. The mission of AHHAA is to develop a knowledge-based mindset by providing the joy of discovery. AHHAA's four core values are knowledge, excitement, professionalism and friendliness.
The conference dinner will be a three-course dinner.
When: Departure is in the morning of July 5 from Tartu, the tour will end in Tallinn on July 6.
Where: The post-conference tour will take participants to Saaremaa, the largest island in Estonia. On the way, we will visit the Soomaa and Matsalu National Parks. Once on the island, we will visit the capital city Kuressaare, the island of Muhu, the Kaali meteorite crater, Loode oak grove and the seaside.
Price: 425€
It includes the bus, spa accommodation for one night, one breakfast, two lunches, one exclusive dinner, all ferry and museum tickets.
Registration: registration for the post-conference excursion is open until 1st June 2025 or until fully booked.
The tour will happen when there are at least 20 people registered, the maximum number per tour is 45.
Departure from parking behind the Town Hall 8:00 am sharp!
Our post conference excursion brings us to Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia. It is a beautiful, special place with unique nature.
The excursion will be guided by Prof. Ülo Mander (University of Tartu).
We start in Tartu early morning. We will ride the bus to the Virtsu harbour where we will take a ferry to the Muhu Island. We will visit the beautiful Pädaste manor and an ancient sacrificial stone in Paenase.
On this day we will have lunchboxes with us.
After that we will continue our trip to Saaremaa where we will visit the Valjala church and stronghold which was a major ringfort on the island. After that we will see the unique meteorite crater in Kaali.
In the afternoon we will arrive in Kuressaare where we will stay overnight in a seaside spa hotel close to a Medieval episcopal castle. We will visit and have an exclusive dinner in the castle.
On the second day we will see a lot of beautiful nature. We will visit different types of beach (sandy and rocky), alvars and springs in Saaremaa, as well as the Panga cliff.
We will have lunch in Angla where we will visit the historical Angla windmill park and heritage center.
Our excursion ends in Tallinn at 9:30 PM.
