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Tallinn Shore Excursion: City Sightseeing Tallinn Hop-On Hop-Off Tour
Tallinn, Estonia
No matter what cruise ship you arrive on, this is the perfect do-it-yourself shore excursion in Tallinn. See Tallinn’s essential sights on a City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour. You'll see historical and modern sights of Tallinn in a comfortable and secure environment, with full commentary provided. Stop at major attractions including Vabaduse valjak (Freedom Square) and the giant matchbox of Hotel Viru.
During your short time in port in Tallinn, you’ll want to see all the sights in the most convenient way possible. A City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off tour is the easiest way to get around town and see what you want, when you want. Customize your own tour by hopping on and off the bus at any stop, as many times as you like. Simply hop off where you want to, and return to any stop to continue your tour. The nearest stop is cruise ship terminal is ABC Terminals.
Tallinn City Hop-on Hop-off Tour stops:
Mere pst (328 feet, 100 meters from Viru Square)
Song Festival Grounds
Russalka Monument
D-Terminal (cruise ship)
Hotel Radisson SAS and Swissotel (stops on request)
Toompea Castle- Old Town
ABC Terminals
This excursion is located within a 10-minute walk to the cruise port, so you determine the time you return to your ship in Tallinn. Please allow yourself ample time to enjoy the excursion and ensure your timely return to the port. This excursion is not covered by our worry-free policy
Tallinn really is the perfect cruise ship stop. It is small enough to walk around and see everything significant in 5 to 6 hours and have a meal and a drink. This review however about the hop-on, hop-off excursion. The Viator version was provided by city site seeing which was a relief after our woeful experience in Copenhagen with the Red Buses version see Review. In Tallinn the CITY SIGHSEEING trip was very good. The bus picks up just a few dozen yards from the ship. Th staff were polite and helpful when we boarded and gave us the headphones and map without asking. The commentary was very good indeed. It quickly and succinctly gave a history and context to Tallinn from its founding and pointed out and explained sights along the way. The trip is relatively short and we decided to get off at Toompea Castle which is a main landmark. Tallinn although small consists of a UNESCO medieval town. The lower town with old buildings, a market and restaurants and medieval pubs is in the lower town while the upper town although physically close is up a quite steep cobbled series of streets and has fortifications and chruches/cathedrals not to be missed. By getting off at Toompea castle the highest point the rest of the town can be enjoyed without needing to climb any hills! We then hit all the significant landmarks and had some snacks and drinks in the Golden Pig tavern and the Olde Hansa Medieval tavern see separate 5 reviews. We then picked up the bus aye the bottom of the hill easily and were able to get back to the ship with time in hand. Overall good value and a useful tool if your time is tight on a cruise day visit. I would give it 5 stars but felt it could have been about 5 euros cheaper as it is a short journey compared to this company's other excursions in other cities for the same price.
Review by: robert h, February 2018
THIS WAS A GOOD TOUR, BUT COULD HAVE PICKED US UP AND DROPED US OFF CLOSER TO THE SHIP.
Review by: David F, January 2018
The Hop-On bus was good, but most of our time was spent after getting off at the old city. We did not re-board.
Review by: Heather G, October 2017
Great way to see Tallin on a shore excursion at your own pace. Saw some awesome sights.
Review by: Hector V, September 2017
The hop on Hop Off is not recommended in this place. You can see the city by yourself.
Review by: vkdipaolo, September 2017
We were in Tallinn on a Sunday, most businesses were closed. The hop on hop off was perfect we saw the major attractions from the bus and got of at the walled city - it was great - beautiful churches, several gift shops were open and the best lunch ever at a small restaurant.
Review by: GRACE C, September 2017
Compared to the other HOHO this one really didn't meet our expectations. There were only few buses and the waiting time is too long so we were not really able to cover more places.
Review by: fsantaana, September 2017
The bus was waiting by the port and we did the whole route to start. Then we got off the Toompea castle and walked to Alexander Nevsky cathedral. Walked down the cobbled stone road to the Town Square where there are restaurants and stores all around. A bit pricey but when you need a washroom a little snack or refreshment will get you there. I've read about St Catherine's passage and we set out to find it which was just a short walk away. I'm glad we did.
Review by: tute, September 2017
Not much to see in Tallinn outside of Old Town. I'd skip this tour.
Review by: Diane D, August 2017
Not much to see and the bus sat too long at the cruise ships waiting for people to board. Have done many Hop-On-Hop-Off tours but this was by far the worst. Spend your time in the Old Town.
Review by: Andy, July 2017
The excursion was very nice. Got to see the old town and the new. Better than anticipated.
Review by: Gordon S, July 2017
Excellent tour, well worth the view of the city from the castle
Review by: Ralph S, July 2017
Unfortunately our cruise itenerary was delayed and we didn't get to stop in Tallin
Review by: Robert R, June 2017
Beautiful spot with lots to see and do!
Review by: casatahoe, June 2017
If you have a short time in Tallinn, I would skip the hop on/hop off. It only goes around the outside of the city and we got off after going 3 quarters of the way around. There was not really much to see, the commentary was minimal, and we ended up sitting at a lot of traffic lights waiting for the bus to move. Your time is better spent wandering in the very touristy and souvenir packed inner city.
Review by: Abbie M, June 2017
Amazing preserved city
Review by: D, June 2017
This price was right on this tour. But I would have liked more stops. The three different routes were not easily overlapping. But with only a few hours to spend, I was able to see some of the sights in Old Town and drive through outlying areas. There is an automated commentary available to plug in and listen as you travel. Several different languages. I noticed this did not work at every seat, so feel free to change seats to find a device that works.
Review by: Donna, June 2017
This price was right on this tour. But I would have liked more stops. The three different routes were not easily overlapping. But with only a few hours to spend, I was able to see some of the sights in Old Town and drive through outlying areas. There is an automated commentary available to plug in and listen as you travel. Several different languages. I noticed this did not work at every seat, so feel free to change seats to find a device that works.
Review by: Elena P, May 2017
Hop- On, Hop- Off is a great way to see the ports. When touring the old city, try to start at the top and work your way down. Check out the flower market too......
Review by: blubberwon, May 2017
Excellent way to see Tallinn, easy to hop-on and off the bus to catch the sights of your interest, or just stay on the bus to get a quick overview of this ancient town. Many buses so you do not have to wait too long for the next bus.
Review by: Stephen F, December 2016
Beautiful city. Great way to get around
Review by: Lelia Ann B, December 2016
Enjoyed the hop-on-hop-off bus. We did not have enough time in port to take the bus around again to determine where we wanted to get off on a 2nd tour but we did manage to get off to view a beautiful church on the 1st tour. Wished we could have gotten off at other stops once we completed the 1st tour but not enough time._br/_ Recommend that buses come more often. we had to wait over an hour and a half between buses.
Review by: vire, October 2016
A beautiful medieval town must explore the old townsquare and the castle.
Review by: Nicolaas K, October 2016
Dit stadje met je niet missen
Review by: Bronte D, September 2016
Not a lot of benefit, enjoyed walking around by ourselves more
Review by: michelaa6, September 2016
Highly recommended, covered all important locations of Tallin
Review by: CowboyE, September 2016
This was a very difficult tour, especially since my wife cannot walk very far. We were picked up near our cruise ship, and everything went downhill from there. We got into town and were told we needed to change buses because our driver was going on break. The new driver spoke not a word of English and was unable to answer the simplest questions or give any clear directions. As a result we were dropped off about a mile from the ship, in a construction zone surrounded by dirt, dust, heavy equipment, and numerous large trucks, all because we could not read the signs and were not told we needed to get off in a different location than where we boarded the bus. The port itself is undergoing massive reconstruction, so it is not pretty and for us was extremely difficult to walk through to get back to our ship. I do not recommend this tour unless you speak and/or can read Estonian, as we found very little information in English.
Review by: Barbara C, September 2016
Hop on bus didn't show us much we ended up walking because buses can't drive in the old city.
Review by: Ace, September 2016
Not a lot of benefit, enjoyed walking around by ourselves more
Review by: Lana, August 2016
A very nice way to see the highlights of Tallinn and to be able to hop on and off when something interested us. Great tour and would recommend.
Review by: Mary D, August 2016
Buses on time and regular - great day
Review by: Nancy M, August 2016
We enjoyed this route and the recorded commentary--we used the on-off opportunities mainly to explore the old town. Tallinn was one of our favorite small-town stops on our Baltic cruise.
Review by: Keith P, August 2016
The service in Tallinn was not great. The bus drivers need to go back to school and learn how to drive. Why were people smoking on the bus? The pick up point was too far from the port. Over all I cut this tour short and went back to the ship.
Review by: h.buckley, August 2016
hop on/off bus is approximately 300yds from were the ship docked with lots of improvements going on around the port walking was slightly difficult, not many stops on the bus but the old town is a must to see stop 6, great views from there, however a note of caution pickpockets do operate in that area so be careful, a nice walk down into the town with lots of things to see had a nice beer in the beer house there's a mini brewery inside then bus back to the ship after a full days sight seeing.
Review by: Kevin R, July 2016
Nice, easy way to see Tallinn on your own if you don't want to take a guided tour.
Review by: Vendetta, July 2016
The tour was very informative.
Review by: JENNIFER S, July 2016
It was OK but it rained hard and the water was running down the stairs of he bus and through other places
Review by: dshq3689, July 2016
Great day out on the hop on hop off bus._br/_ It covered all the points of interest.
Review by: april, June 2016
Was a good way to see where you wanted to go and where to spend most of your time. I think that hop on's are great_br/_ Rated a 5
Review by: John K, June 2016
This was an excellent tour.
Review by: liu_p, June 2016
The Hop-On Hop-Off bus was at the Cruise Terminal where it was easy for us to get on. We took the full round initially because at the beginning of the drop off points were crowded. The second round made the drop off points less crowded, that make visits easier. The Sightseeing was quite comprehensive and informative. Would recommend this Excursion.
Review by: Fernando D, June 2016
Bus routes covers all the important sites it is better to ride the whole route first and then step out at any of the stops near the old city and walk within.
Review by: alan488, June 2016
Unfortunately it was raining very heavily so we were unable to get off the bus to see the sights.
Review by: Ping Ping, June 2016
There are altogether 3 different routes of hop on and off buses which makes it rather confusing to visitors
Review by: Rodney H, June 2016
The red bus tried its hardest to show as much of Tallinn as possible, but it could not be taken into the old town due to the narrow streets. There was not much to see out of the old town, so probably not worth doing the bus tour
Review by: Phillip J, June 2016
Were in Tallin a very short time on cruise. The green line bus that was supposed to arrive at 11:00am did not arrive until around 11:30 or so. Then the driver was in such a hurry that 1 a tree branch almost hit us on the top deck and 2 he did not actually make the stop at the TV tower, so he went down the road before someone stopped the driver who then did a u-turn, went back to the TV tower then back on the tour. We basically used the hop-on hop-off as a taxi ride from the terminal into the city and then from the city back to the terminal.
Review by: Sharon M, June 2016
Great city, the bus service was poor..from sitting on buses waiting for them to try to sell more tickets, then changing buses because of lunch breaks, and then all of a sudden the employees who could speak English when we got on, suddenly couldn't speak a word. Cost us over an hour, just by not being honest. We ended up walking back to the ship which was fine, but these people did not deliver a service. Tallinn, though is a wonderful city..so enjoy it probably by some other means
Review by: Giannina C, June 2016
Great choice!
Review by: Rick Smith, June 2016
Please read my review on Oslo as it really covers everything for Tallinn's HoHo. One thing worthy of mention is that the narration sometimes gets out of time with the surrounding buildings - but its not a deal breaker.
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