Day Trips

Suur ja Väike Taevaskoda [Big and Small House of Heaven] form the Taevaskoja popular nature park, which has been considered a sacred place of the Estonians in ancient times. In the last century lots of folk parties were held in Taevaskoja while today it is a natural attraction for hikers. During your walk in Taevaskoja you can admire Neitsikoobas [Maiden’s Cave], Salakuulaja kivi [Spy’s Stone] and Emaläte [Mother’s Spring], swim in the river and take a rest in front of a 24-metre-high Devonian sandstone wall at Suur Taevaskoja. Those who like longer hikes can choose a more difficult trail or ride on horseback through the scenes of the most popular Estonian movie The Last Relict. Those who are eager to enjoy the kaleidoscopic views of nature in the primeval valley of the Ahja River may embark on a canoeing trip or a 3-km-cruise along the river aboard a riverboat called Lonny.