The 10 Best Outdoor Activities in Tartu, Tartu County

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 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.

Jarvselja is located 46 km from Tartu and is almost entirely surrounded by swamps. The nature conservation area shows visitors what primeval forests used to look like and we can see what a forest looks like when humans do not interfere with its development: tree trunks are covered in moss, lichen hangs off their branches, fallen trees are hidden under layers of moss and rotting.

Laaniste Hiking Track is suitable for people who:love rambling,enjoy unexpected meetings with wild animals or birds,love sitting by the fire or going on a boat trip down the river,is interested in times long gone,loves discovering things!

The cycling track is 25 km long and starts by the forest district. It is marked with signs and runs north along forest paths.There are diverse forests, Selgise hills, a fire sport and a forest hut on the track. The cycling track was built by the State Forest Management Centre.

The marked Ahunapalu-Virvissaare Hiking Track is approximately 16 km long plus another 4 km if you leave your car at Meerapalu and go from Meerapalu to Virvissaare on foot or by bike.NB! There is a bird watching tower next to the hiking track, but its condition is not safe for climbing as the soft surface has caused it to lean sideways. Climbing the tower is not safe!

Seto Line Reisid OU is a small company in South Estonia. Our main activity is to organise trips in Tartu and nearby, on river Emajogi and on Lake Peipsi.. Our trips start from Varska, Rapina and Tartu. There is also a possibility to make stops in many little harbours, for example on island Piirissaare, Laaksaare or Luunja.

Seto Line Reisid OU is a small company in South Estonia. Our main activity is to organise trips in Tartu and nearby, on river Emajogi and on Lake Peipsi.. Our trips start from Varska, Rapina and Tartu. There is also a possibility to make stops in many little harbours, for example on island Piirissaare, Laaksaare or Luunja.