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The oldest horse breeding farm in Estonia, which started operating in 1856, still breeds Estonian and Tori horses and offers tours and horse rides.
Here, you can get acquainted with the beautiful stable complex belonging to the Tori Manor ensemble, completed in 1862, and see the daily life of the farm.
In 2021, the Tori horse farm turned 165 years old, and a museum with the exhibition Tori attic (Tori pööning) was opened in the renovated stable complex.You can go horseback riding or on a tour in a horse-drawn carriage by reservation every day. The museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday.
Tipu Nature School aims to diversely spread environmental education. We are developing a nature school complex and organise learning days, trainings, camps, and hikes.
When visiting the nature school, we recommend a hike on foot or with snowshoes (in the winter) on the Pauna hiking trail (3 km), which starts near our building and offers a special experience.
If you make a booking, we can organise an entertaining and educational hike for your group in the forest, bog, and even on the river. Additionally, every year, we organise a hiking series which consists of four hikes and welcomes all nature enthusiasts.
It is possible to rent snowshoes and sledges from us.
The nature school in the yard of the former Tipu School House in Soomaa National Park has become the educational centre of the park. Hikes, courses, and workshops for both schoolchildren and adults are becoming more and more popular year by year and can be booked in accordance with the price list.
Individual visitors can experience, discover, sense, and understand the beauty and mystery of the surrounding nature on the school grounds on their own.
The Pauna study trail starts next to the nature school.
The trail starts from the yard of the old Tipu schoolhouse by the Kõpu-Jõesuu road and is equipped with information boards introducing the nature.
The hiking trail reaches the Halliste River and runs downstream from the shore to Pauna Farm. Along the river, you can see traces of beavers. The trail then leads along an old causeway to Tipu meadow, which is special thanks to the great snipes and where, on summer nights, the crackling noise of corncrakes can be heard.
Valuing native habitats and people's memories, we will open a treasure trove of local folklore stories and legends. We will talk about the heritage culture of Soomaa, about the long history of Levi village, about the ancestors of Mihkel Tilga, a local historian from the Tori region - Kuuse Andres and Gertrud, from the Angels' dance floor in Levi to the Old Devil of Tori Hell.
We'll walk along the old cattle path and peat cutting sites. We'll gain strength from ancient trees, see the laughter- and crying-stone, and other interesting things.
The trip will be concluded with herbal tea and something sweet.Please choose clothing and footwear according to the weather and suitable for the marshy nature of Soomaa.
The 5-kilometre long Hüpassaare hiking trail winds through stunning forest to the Kuresoo bog. The trail starts at a camping site, where it is also possible to grill.
The boardwalk passes through a landscape of unique, oval-shaped bog pools to a viewing platform where you can rest your legs and admire the tranquility of the bog. The boardwalk then takes you to a bog island, where you can observe the resident crows flying back and forth, and onto a meadow covered with a scattering of trees.
At the end of the trail, you will find the Mart Saar Museum.
The Öördi hiking trails begins at a camp site where there's a hut and a bonfire site. The study trail goes along the road in the forest and takes you to lake Öördi. Sunsets create an especially romantic summer evening by the lake and there are lots of cranberries in the bog in autumn.
Are you looking for something new and interesting for a group of children that is outdoors, child-friendly, active, and educational? Our playful nature trip for children at Tipu Nature School is the right choice!
The length of the trip is 1–3 kilometres depending on the age and wishes of the children. On the trip, we observe nature and play games and an animal-themed children's quiz.
After the trip, children can feed the animals living in our yard.
Additional information is available on our website.
We are going to follow a local Soomaa tour guide to mushroom forests familiar to them in order to learn about various edible and inedible mushrooms. At the end of the day, we will use the mushrooms we have gathered for preparing a delicious mushroom meal. Estonians love mushrooming and gathering mushrooms for winter. We will explore different ways to preserve mushrooms, such as drying, pickling, salting and marinating.
The season for mushroom trips begins in July and ends in October.
Mushroom trips are also suitable for families with children.
Tõramaa wooded meadow trail gives a great overview of the best preserved wooded meadow in Soomaa. There's a campfire and camping site on the other side of the meadow, by River Halliste, where you can also swim. The roundtrip hike is five kilometres. The best time to visit the wooded meadow is in June and July, when the rare Siberian Iris blossoms.
