Helsinki: Sightseeing Tour with Seurasaari Open-Air Museum
ID: GYG265715-461175
Category:
Country: Finland
Duration:
05:00 hours
Description
Visit Helsinki's most famous sites, before continuing to the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, located on an island outside the city center. Here you will learn about the traditional Finnish way of life through a tour of the museum's manors and farmsteads.
Your 5-hour tour will begin around 10:00AM, after you are picked up from your designated hotel meeting point in Helsinki. The local designed meeting points are close to many centrally-located hotels and apartments in the city.
You will first marvel at the city's cultural landmarks and historic monuments, including Olympic Stadium, the Sibelius Monument, Esplanade Park, Market Square, the Uspenski Orthoodox Cathedral, and Senate Square. Whilst touring these areas, you will also learn about Finnish history, culture, and tradition.
Following your city tour, you will continue to the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum for a guided tour of the island. You will begin with a lunch break on Seurasaari Island, where a restaurant was built in 1890 alongside a cafe that serves 18 different flavors of ice cream. The open-air museum is dotted with wooden buildings, which once belonged to farmers and villagers from all around Finland. As you explore the rural villages, you’ll gain a fascinating insight into traditional Finnish life, culture, and heritage. Following your tour, you will be dropped off back at your tour meeting point.
Highlights
- Visit the city's cultural landmarks and historic monuments
- Discover the Temppeliaukion Church and Senate Square
- Explore the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum for a guided tour of the island
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
• This tour operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• A moderate amount of walking is involved
• Minimum passenger requirements apply (there is a possibility of cancellation or rescheduling if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements, in the event of cancellation due to passenger requirement, you will be refunded fully)
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Pickup is available from the following locations. Please contact the local supplier directly prior to the tour, to indicate where you would like to be picked up:
• Hilton Helsinki Strand. Address: John Stenbergin ranta 4, 00530 Helsinki, Finland.
• Hotel Kämp. Address: Pohjoisesplanadi 29, 00100 Helsinki, Finland.
• Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel, Helsinki. Address: Ruoholahdenranta 3, 00180 Helsinki, Finland
• Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Helsinki. Address: Runeberginkatu 2, 00100 Helsinki, Finland.
• Scandic Park Helsinki. Address: Mannerheimintie 46, 00260 Helsinki, Finland.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
