Activities

Come along and see if the blue hippy bus survives another journey!

Join us on one of our adventurous day trips through the Estonian countryside. We will take you to places which most travellers will never see! Your “expedition leader”, Hugo, once wrote a guide book about the Baltics so you can be sure you get a personalised tour with all the ins and outs along the way…

Pub Crawls




 

You can join Tallinn Backpackers` legendary pub crawls for free every night of the week!

The Aussie party smiths take the hostel crew out – shot bars, local underground pubs and on big nights clubs we go to. Besides, when there are good gigs, festivals, soccer games in Tallinn we make sure to take you there and have an awesome time!

Hostel Dinners

We believe that cooking up meals together is not only the best way to save money but also helps our guests to socialise, meet each other. Therefore, our staff prepares yummy meals for 2,5 euros every evening at 7:30, just before beer o `clock.

Wizard Wednesdays

Amongst many dress up parties, Shots Thursdays and Karaoke Mondays, Wizards Wednesdays has become to most popular with our guests. Wednesdays are Ladies` night in Tallinn therefore it has always been a busy night in town – but ever since we started the Wizard it has also been a crazy evening in the hostel. In a nutshell, drink your height in cans and you will be on our wall of fame and get to wear the wizard hat for a night, too.

Day Trips

Laheema Tour

On this trip we’ll take you to the National Park Lahemaa, about 50km east from Tallinn.

Palmse ManorBefore we enter the park we’ll first drive through Läsnamae (an ugly block of concrete flats – a remainder of the Soviet era) and do some short stops at ancient Estonian circle graves; the Baltic’s biggest waterfall (it’s especially impressive when it is frozen) and an ancient fortress mount over which you have a splendid view over the “Land of Bays”.

One of the highlights of the day is the boardwalk through the swamp. We’ll climb a watchtower for another great view over the bog and its pools.

Huge Boulder in Lahemaa

After a break in a cozy restaurant with good (and cheap) food, we head for Estonia’s best preserved manor complex before we end up at Käsmu, a pretty fishing village set on the beautiful scenery of the coast, scattered with huge boulders.

We end the day in one of the quirkiest pubs you’ll ever see where you can try a shot or two of the local specialty.

Trips depart Tallinn at 10am and usually return around 5pm.

Price: 19 Euros

Paldiski Tour

On this daytrip we head for the former Soviet town, Paldiski. Until 1994 the Red Army was based here, where they built a secret training school for submariners and refused entry to anyone who wasn’t military-related. When the Soviet army left (3 years after Estonia regained independence) with their families the town became almost deserted.

Keila-Joa-FallsBefore we reach Paldiski we’ll first stop at the ruins of the manor in Keila Joa. The complex is built around a scenic river and its waterfall. We’ll walk there over the “bridge of love locks”, a Russian marriage tradition. Those who feel particularely adventurous, could try to cross the creek barefood. Be carefull, it might be slippery!

In Paldiski we take a look at the marine school and pass the desolated concrete flats. At least, if there are still some left, because the Estonian government is slowly demolishing them all.

Paldiski CliffsJust outside the town you’ll be positively surprised with the natural beauty of Paldiski’s cliffs and their view over the Baltic sea. On a nice day we can do here a picknick; otherwise we will visit a little restaurant in town.

To finish the day we drive to the ruins of a Swedish monastery in Padise. it is one of the oldest buildings in Estonia. If you’re interested, we can stop on the way back in a small bar where they sell draught beer for a ridiculously low price!

We leave Tallinn at 10am and return around 4pm.

Price: 16 Euros

Tallinn-Riga Shuttle

Tallinn-Riga Shuttle Bus

Prison Tours

Come along with us on a walking tour to the old central prison, used by the Russian Empire, Third Reich, Soviet Union and Estonian Republic.

When Estonia joined the EU they had to close it down as it did not correspond with the EU Human Rights convention, ever since stayed untouched.

A unique building used as a cannon battery, military barracks and prison over its 160 years of existence is now hosting various cultural events. Located on the coast of charming neighborhood Kalamaja, 15 minute walk away from the Old Town.

AK 47 shooting
The Best equipped shooting range in Europe!

What does the shooting range offer?

We offer you an indoor range equipped to all modern standards and is fully licensed by Estonian Government. Maximum shooting distance is 17 meters (approx 19 yards), per your request we can build and set up stages of shooting competition, targets used are IPSC metric cardboard targets or metal plates, at your request we can offer other paper target types. We are the only indoor range in Estonia where you can shoot any caliber pistols/rifles without restrictions. You can come alone or with your friends – the maximum group size is 30 people! Your safety and satisfaction is our no 1 concern!

What kind of arms does the shooting range offer?

Our shooting instructors can introduce you to several different firearms, many of them unique in Estonia. We have in addition to other weapons, the following:

- world famous service pistol Glock 17 or 19 (per request equipped with tactical lamp/laser device)
- Smith&Wesson or RUGER .357 Magnum revolver
- Smith&Wesson Model 29, 8 3/8″ barrel .44 Magnum revolver (identical to the one Dirty Harry used – Do You Feel Lucky… ? )
- Desert Eagle .50 AE – most powerful pistol in the world

- Ruger Super Redhawk .454 Casull Magnum – one of the most powerful handguns in the world…
- GSG 5 .22LR – semiauto clone of a world famous submachine gun MP5 equipped with red dot sight and silencer
- ‘Avtomat Kalashnikova’, the AK 47 – semiauto “civilian legal” version – no comments needed…
- M4 5,56 NATO – semiauto version of current US military assault rifle equipped with illuminated optical sight and other accessories

And many more!