Island–Capital

Tallinn–Saaremaa: A Journey Through Estonia

We start wherever it feels right. Sometimes that’s straight toward the islands; sometimes it’s a quiet walk through Tallinn’s Old Town, a detour underground into the Bastion tunnels, or an hour spent making chocolate by hand. There’s no fixed script.

Leaving the city, the landscape opens up. Forests deepen, fields roll, villages shrink, and time seems less insistent. Old churches, solar parks, Soviet-era farm buildings and a strangely elegant electric pole—the one locals call the “bog fox”—all pass by in the same glance. Lihula appears briefly: a small town with a long memory.

If you’d like to stretch your legs, we can pause for a walk across an old stone bridge—perfect for photos and fresh air.

Soon, the road leads us to the ferry. A relaxing 30-minute crossing gives you time to breathe in the sea air, enjoy the views, or grab a snack from the onboard café Coffee helps.

Muhu arrives quietly. We cross it, then the causeway to Saaremaa, with pauses where it feels right. An odd letter monument, an oak growing in the middle of a school stadium, a small sacrificial stone worn by time, and a meteorite crater that still feels slightly unreal.

Our journey ends in Kuressaare or directly at your accommodation.

It works the other way around too—Saaremaa to Tallinn—just as naturally.