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Rent a bicycle from Soomaa Holiday Village and explore Soomaa National Park at your own pace!
Ride along beautiful forest roads and light-traffic routes, stopping when nature inspires, and enjoy the silence and fresh air.
With a bicycle, you can comfortably discover nearby hiking trails – Riisa Bog, Ingatsi Bog with high observation towers, the Beaver Trail, or Meiekose's secret paths.
Our bicycles (for up to eight people) are waiting for you at Soomaa Holiday Village. Come by or book the bikes in advance by calling, and spend a day being active and carefree in nature.
Whether it's a family trip, an adventure with friends, or a peaceful ride for yourself – on a bike, you'll feel truly free. Soomaa National Park offers experiences for every nature lover.
Soomaa is waiting for you – come and enjoy!
Beavers prefer to move around in the night and rest during the daytime. Therefore, the beaver safaris with canoes take place in the evening, when beavers wake up, but the human eye still sees enough of what is going on.
The guided canoe trips start near the Soomaa Holiday Village guest house at 9 p.m. in June and July, and at 8 p.m. during the other months.
The canoe trip takes about 2-3 hours and the price includes guide service and canoe equipment. We also offer transport services for those guests who are staying in Pärnu - we will pick you up at your accommodation upon request.
The price is 60€ per person when starting from Soomaa, 80€ per person with transfer from Pärnu.
The early spring flood season in Soomaa National Park is known as the fifth season.
The snow melts, and the water that flows into the Halliste and Raudna Rivers and their tributaries often cannot fit into the riverbeds, flooding the floodplain meadows and alluvial forests of the national park. This creates a unique landscape where paths disappear underwater, and movement takes place by canoe directly between the trees and over the meadows.
It is precisely at this time that the water travel season begins, offering an exceptional opportunity to explore the flooded forests of Soomaa by canoe. The high water level is usually at the end of March and the beginning of April, but with heavy precipitation, floods can also occur in summer and autumn.
We organize canoe trips every day throughout the flood period in the forests, meadows, and rivers of Soomaa.
Come and experience the fifth season on a canoe trip in the flooded forests of Soomaa!
You will find a sign by Jõesuu-Tõramaa Road that directs you to a boardwalk to the beautiful Riisa bog. The trail passes 8 rest stops and a watchtower.
A motorway, a car park, and an outhouse are located right by the gate at the beginning of the trail.
The hike begins in a spacious bog and briefly runs through the forest. In places like these, you can see the forest turning into a bog and vice versa – dry ground is replaced by wetland, and swamp plants with ancient spruce forests. You can also see some beautiful wetland pools along the trail.
This is the perfect location for a family picnic! The Riisa study trail is also accessible with a wheelchair and a baby scroller until the first wetland pool at the 1.2 km mark.
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.
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.
On a Levikivi trip to nature, we introduce the history here through the stories and legends of local people, and we also talk about Pärt culture in Soomaa.
We go down the old cattle road and the peat-cutting platforms. On our journey, we gain strength from indigenous trees, sit on a rock of laughter and weeping, and see mountain cattle caring for grasslands. In addition to a variety of plant communities, children's favourites - “milestones” introducing wild animals - are also on the hotspot forest trail.
We finish the Matka with herbal tea and berry sweet.
Dress and shoes, choose according to the weather!
Come and discover the place where the Navesti and Pärnu Rivers meet!
At Levikivi Nature Farm, you can enjoy a peaceful trip up to the picturesque Tori Hell cave or drift along the river to Pulli village, the site of Estonia's oldest human settlement. If desired, the trip can be shortened by heading to the Levikivi shore from the Levi mill dam.
We rent out two canoes with paddles, life jackets, and transportation if needed.
Set up a tent, stay in your motorhome, or in our small summer house. On-site, you can grill, swim, fish, and enjoy the pristine nature on the edge of Soomaa. There are activities for both adults and children — an ideal place to combine relaxation and active pursuits.
After the trip, you can pre-order a visit to the Levikivi stable café, where homemade flavors await, or participate in exciting workshops that offer creativity and new skills for the whole group.
The canoe trip awaits — come and experience the authentic nature and hospitality of Pärnu County!
Explore the Hüpassaare nature trail in the heart of Soomaa!
The Hüpassaare hiking trail takes you on an adventure through Soomaa National Park, into Kuresoo Bog. The 4.4 km circular trail starts from the parking area, which also has a campfire site, a camping area, shelter, and a dry toilet. The boardwalk has several platforms where you can rest and enjoy the tranquility of the bog. There are two swimming spots for those who wish to take a refreshing dip on a warm summer day.
The trail's main attraction is Mart Saar's House Museum. The Estonian composer drew inspiration here for his nature-lyrical creations — the place helps explain the roots of his music and his sensory connection to the bog. To honor his creations and life's work, a sunrise concert is held annually on a bog island as part of the Suure-Jaani Music Festival.
The bog landscape here reflects evening light, making sunsets exceptionally colorful and open-skied. It is a popular yet peaceful place for photographers and nature lovers.
Note: Hüpassaare nature trail is closed for renovation until June 2026!
