nature highlights of estonia
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NATURE HOLIDAY IN ESTONIA
Highlights 2012
Imbi Rüütel
Theme Manager (Nature Holiday)
Estonian Tourist Board
Photo: J.Järva
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• What is so special?
• 10 Fascinating Destinations
• Self Guided Tours
Nature Holiday
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Pearls of Estonian Nature
Unique variety of landscapes in such a small area.
Season’s colours and light nights
• Symbol of Estonian Nature - Limestone Cliff
• Migratory route of Birds
• Numbers of Big predators and Mammals
• Bog landscapes
• Meteorite Craters
• Open Air Museum of Ice Age
• Fifth Season and Tuhala Witch-Well
• Amazing biodiversity and public webcams
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Did you know?
There are more than 1500 islands and islets to discover in Estonia
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Did you know?
Estonian Limestone cliff is the
Unique Book of Earth History –
have you ever seen
so much layers and fossils
as in Estonian limestone outcrop
and around?
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Did you know?
On the limestone klint there are unique plant communities in
the World, found only in Sweden and Estonia
Photo: http://www.haljassaare.ee
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Did you know? Low and lazy water - internationally important wetlands (Ramsar areas) in
the West Coast and around rivers - paradise for birds
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Did you know?
West Estonian shallow waters is the best stop for waterbirds on migratory
route from Europe to Arctic – millions of birds - great opportunities for
Birdwatchers and impressive view to everybody.
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Did you know?
• more than 50% is covered by forest - Estonia is one of the most forest-rich countries in the world.
• We can count 3000 trees per each resident!
• So different forests and hiking trails to explore their secrets!
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Did you know…
• We have unique complect of predators in Europe in such a small area –
Lynx, Bear, Wolf. And great possibilities to see them
• Symbol of Estonian primeval forest - Flying squirrel – is survived only in Finland and in Estonia
Its easy to see also other Mammals, quite rare in Europe
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Did you know…
• We have great assortiment (6 species) of Eagles and Black Stork, who needs huge untouched forest areas for living.
• There are 8 woodpeckers from European 9 species in our woods.
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Did you know?
There is unique amount of public webcams in the deep forests to explore birds and animal’s life and migration!
http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/index.php?lang=en
http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/
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Did you know?
After Finland and Canada Estonia is third state in the world, so rich in
natural Bog Landscapes.
About 20% of Estonia is covered with bogs and mirelands.
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Did you know?
• Biodiversity is amazing also among plants and trees:
• In Estonia there is meeting point of different climate and plant zones –
We have species from North, South, East, West. Ice-age relicts and
newcomers.
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Did you know?
• Estonians nature-based lifestyle hasn’t
reduced species but has increased
them! By mowing and grazing during
thousands of years new, semi-natural
communities appeared!
• World meadows biodiversity record
belongs to Estonian Wooded
meadows – 76 species for 1 m2.
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Did you know?
• There is Open Air Museum of Ice Age in Estonia
• One can find 90% of European Big Erratic boulders from Estonia
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Did you know?
• almost all Estonian landscapes are reflecting Ice-Age?
• Direction of North-Estonian peninsulas are showing us moving-
direction of Glacier sheet
• South-Estonian hills are formed by irregular melting of Ice
• Estonian bogs developed from the remain-lakes of the Big Ice-
melting lake.
• Since Estonia got free from massive pressure of Ice cover, Estonia is
still rising from the Sea.
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Did you know?
• There are 6 meteorite craters in Estonia – unique amount for such a
small country.
• North Europe is the 3rd richest meteorite crater areas in the World
• Easy access to the European youngest crater in Saaremaa.
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Great adventures,
Ice-Art and Ice-Road during winter
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Did you know?
• Flood is not catastrophe but Fitfh Season – unique time and
great fun to canoe along fields, forests and even in Yards!
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Did you know?
During flood time Tuhala Well is like
fountain
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Did you know? • Great infrastructure and easy acess to explore hidden secrets
of Estonian nature
• Just an hour from airport and you can enjoy wildlife and privateness
• Lot of packages to get amazing experiences in Nature!
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• 10 Fascinating Destinations in Estonian Nature http://www.visitestonia.com/en/things-to-see-and-do-in-estonia/nature-holiday-in-
estonia/estonian-tourist-board-recommends-fascinating-destinations-in-estonian-nature
Self-guiding NatureTours http://www.visitestonia.com/en/nature-holiday-in-estonia
Where to go? Great tips to recharge Your batteries in Nature