Tallinn Old Town Private Walking Tour with Native Estonian Guide
Overview
Explore Tallinn’s UNESCO-listed Old Town privately, at your pace, with an expert native Estonian guide who connects medieval merchants, rival towns, grand churches, wealthy guilds, foreign rulers, Soviet scars, and modern Estonia into one clear story.
This is the classic medieval Old Town experience, but not a canned group tour. You’ll cover both Lower and Upper Old Town, from Town Hall Square and Toompea Hill to iconic medieval churches, panoramic viewpoints, city walls, and atmospheric corners that tie the city’s layers together.
Private means private: no strangers, no raised umbrella, no memorized script. Just your group, your questions, and an attentive guide who listens, notices, and adapts the pace, depth, and emphasis to you.
- Private 2- or 3-hour Old Town walking tour
- Native Estonian guide with personal stories and local context
- Highlights in Lower and Upper Old Town
- 3-hour tour includes St Mary’s Cathedral entry
- Archival visuals, rich storytelling, flexible pace
What's Included
- Free starting point anywhere in the Old Town
- Entry fees to St Mary's Cathedral (Tue–Sun, 10–16)
- Optional gratuities for the guide
Meeting and Pickup
Included with the option “COMPREHENSIVE Old Town Tour”.
For an Old Town start, your guide can meet you at your hotel or any other location within the Old Town.If you have arranged a port meeting point, your guide will meet you either at the main gates of the cruise terminal area, or just inside the main entrance/exit of ferry Terminal A or Terminal D. Look for your guide holding a sign with your name.In addition, we will share the guide’s contact number with you a day in advance.
For the option “REGULAR Old Town Tour”.
Niguliste 2
10146 Tallinn, Estonia
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
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St. Nicholas' Church and Museum (pass by)
The War of Independence Victory Column
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Kiek in de Kok and Bastion Passages Museum
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Danish King's Garden
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Toompea Castle
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
St Mary's Cathedral
10 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Viewing Point Kohtuotsa
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Long Boot (Pikk Jalg) (pass by)
Great Guild Hall
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Church of the Holy Spirit Puhavaimu Kirik
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Town Hall Pharmacy (pass by)
St. Catherine's Passage
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Town Hall Pharmacy (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Distance: 2.5–3 km walk through both Lower and Upper Old Town; port pickup adds an additional 1 km.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Pet friendly
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EET).
- Free starting point anywhere in the Old Town.
- Entry fees to St Mary's Cathedral (Tue–Sun, 10–16).
- Optional gratuities for the guide.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Tallinn Old Town Private Walking Tour with Native Estonian Guide is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Distance: 2.5–3 km walk through both Lower and Upper Old Town; port pickup adds an additional 1 km.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Tallinn Old Town Private Walking Tour with Native Estonian Guide will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Free starting point anywhere in the Old Town
- Entry fees to St Mary's Cathedral (Tue–Sun, 10–16)
- Optional gratuities for the guide
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Distance: 2.5–3 km walk through both Lower and Upper Old Town; port pickup adds an additional 1 km.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Pet friendly
