Individual short vacation from Helsinki to Tampere - INTI Tours

By train you start from Helsinki to Turenki, where your guide is already waiting for you. From the station, you will continue directly by bike and cycle about 16 kilometres through the most beautiful Finnish cultural landscape. On the way you can stop to visit an old church, stroll along a nature trail or go swimming in a lake. There is definitely no rush, and you can leave yourself enough time to roam the beautiful area. A picnic lunch awaits you. Your destination for the day is the beautiful country house Erkkilä, about 80 km from Helsinki, which is surrounded by large forest areas. You will spend a wonderful typical Finnish summer day on site. For example, from mid-July to mid-August the berry season is at its best and you are sure to enjoy a berry hunt together. In August you can often find some chanterelles as well. If the weather is hot, you can go to the lake for a swim. Later in the afternoon or evening, a sauna is available, you cook together with fresh vegetables from the garden and have a delicious meal. You stay overnight in a private cabin by a small pond or in a small log cabin. The guest room in the main house is also available.

Hämeenlinna has a long history dating back to the Middle Ages. After an excellent breakfast, you cycle from Erkkilä to the mighty Häme Castle (about 1.5 hours, 24 km) and learn about the Middle Ages in Finland during a tour (1-2 hours). Later, continue cycling along the shore of Lake Vanajavesi to return your bikes in nearby Aulanko (between 5-15 minutes, 4 km). After lunch, an e-taxi will take you to Aulanko railway station. The journey continues by train to Tampere and by e-taxi to the hotel. Dinner on your own and overnight at the hotel. 
 

Tampere is idyllically situated between the two lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Almost 1/4 of the geographical area of the city is water. The lakescape is best seen from above and your local guide will take you on a special city tour, visiting three different observation towers: the picturesque old tower of Pyynikki, the newest hotel tower with bar and restaurant at the top and Näsineula, the transmission tower with revolving restaurant (duration about 5 hours - alternatively you can take a culinary city tour). If you wish, you can also visit the Moomin Museum. If possible, we can also take you out on the water in a giant canoe. The afternoon is at leisure. Your charming boutique hotel in Tampere provides bicycles for guests, so you can move freely in and around Tampere at any time. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast you check out of the hotel, but leave your luggage on site. You can spend the morning on your own - lunch at the hotel. Afterwards you cycle to the paddling starting point (about 20 min, 4 km). Then a 2-hour boat tour by kayak or canoe is on the programme. In the evening we return to Helsinki by train.