VIDEO: 31. of january

Posted on1. Feb 20161. Feb 2016AuthorAivar Ruukel

Drone video of flooding in Soomaa national park filmed by Kristjan Lust / Blizzardfoto , 31. of January 2016. See photo stream of Kristjan on Flickr

Fifth season is starting (UPDATED!)

Posted on31. Jan 201631. Jan 2016AuthorAivar Ruukel

Warm weather of last week has caused a quick snow melting and a rapid rise of water in rivers of Soomaa National Park. According to data of Riisa water observation station at Halliste river the rise has been +160 cm for last three days, since water level started to climb. See PHOTOS from Read More …

Ice fields of Soomaa

Posted on2. Feb 2015AuthorAivar Ruukel

Written by Algis Martsoo for Looduskalender.ee Translation Liis Soomaa has nearly 2000 hectares of water meadows. Unfortunately we don’t know precisely how many of them are ice-covered – at least half or 1000 hectares are surely under ice after the present winter floods. The flood ice has formed not only in the water meadows but Read More …

Reuters in Soomaa

Posted on22. Apr 2013AuthorAivar Ruukel

Janis and Ints from Reuters visited flooded Soomaa, in the news tomorrow.

The Peak of the Fifth Season

Posted on21. Apr 201321. Apr 2013AuthorAivar Ruukel

The annual spring flood of Soomaa, known as fifth season has reached his maximum for this time. Enjoy the pictures, taken by Kristian Lust, and see his BlizzardFoto Flickr stream

Here We Go Again!

Posted on14. Apr 2013AuthorAivar Ruukel

There is not much to add about the infographic created by Algis. 1 picture is worth of 100 words. If you want to experience the Fifth Season in “real life”, do not come too late!

Rapid rise of water : 50 cm last day

Posted on14. Apr 2013AuthorAivar Ruukel

Warm weather has caused a rapid rise of water in rivers of Soomaa National Park. Day before yesterday when the process stared the rise was +10 cm per day and night, last day and night already +50 cm. At the moment the level is 1 meter and 25 centimetres in Riisa water observation station at Read More …

Water has started to rise : +10cm last day

Posted on13. Apr 201313. Apr 2013AuthorAivar Ruukel

Ther level of water has started to rise in the rivers of Soomaa national park. According to observation data of the Riisa water station the rise of water level in Halliste river has been 10 centimetres during last 24 hours. A big change has happened also on Raudna river, followed by real time Fifth Read More …

4 metres

Posted on28. Mar 201228. Mar 2012AuthorAivar Ruukel

Water level in flooded Soomaa national park rised last day yesterday, and according to measurments of Riisa hydrological station reached 4 metres and 1 millimeter ! Now it is going slowly down, Flood is still there whole week, but level is less and less every day.

Sveriges Natur Paddling Estonian Amazon

Posted on27. Mar 201227. Mar 2012AuthorAivar Ruukel

Swedish nature magazine Sveriges Natur had a paddle trip in flooded forests of Soomaa National Park. Pictures in Flickr Pictures in Facebook

Gianluca R

2020-07-10

Wonderful experience A friend suggested us to go canoeing in Soomaa while we were in Tallinn It was a very good advice Me and my 13 year old son were very happy

vali_szal

2019-09-06

Great Canoe Trip without guide I called the center the day before, a guide gave us his whatsapp number and we wrote him in the evening for confirmation. It was very spontanious and uncomplicated. The center provided us with life vests, canoes, a map and took us to the starting point which was all very uncomplicated. The river is calm and nice and the nature around it is very beautiful. Definitely worth it, no danger or complications even without guide. Not very expensive also and the stuff is super nice!

Dan

2019-08-27

Awesome experience! Our self-guided canoeing was majestic, thank you so much for helping us discover the natural wonders of Pärnu region: driving us to Soomaa from Pärnu and vice versa and renting us the equipment (all for 40€ per person).

vvveronnica

2019-08-22

Great sunset by canoeing We spent three intense hours with our guide, Aivar, canoeing and searching for beavers in Soomaa, after he picked us up in Pärnu. It was the first time we've ever put our feet on a canoe and it was definitely worth it. We had the chance to take some pictures and videos of the sunset, beautifully reflected on the river. We'd absolutely recommend this experience, a truly unique possibility to live nature, its sounds and scents. You should be wearing comfortable clothes.

Harm I

2019-08-21

Evening beaver safari canoo The river is very beautiful in the evening! Our guide was friendly and told us some things about the beavers in the area. When passing through the forest we (of course) were silent. It was exiting looking for traces of beavers..... we saw one eventually (from a distance). The whole trip lasted about three hours. We hoped to see more beavers (and maybe more up close) but understand that wild animals can be elusive....which is also the charm. The price is a little high, but we are glad we made the trip!

TravelBuddy

2019-08-20

Amazing day in the Soomaa National Park Very special day in the nature with our fantastic guide Edu. He knows every detail about Soomaa National Park with its plants and animals. The walking in the bogs, the lunch near the river and the canoeing were amazing experiences which we definately recommend.

Cesare R

2019-08-19

Canoa trip Wonderful trip trough a peaceful place in a beautiful nature! My family enjoyed the trip very much. Thank you

uta757

2019-08-18

Not to be missed Absolutely stunning - a perfect day getting to know this most amazing national park and learning so much about Estonia from such devoted guides.

Waltraud

2019-08-15

Amazing Canoeing We had a wonderful day in Sooma national parc. Aivar was very kind and organized everything perfectly. He gave us a lot of information. It was really amazing, canoeing is a wonderful way to explore Sooma.

caterina f

2019-08-12

MAGICAL NIGHT SAFARI Magic night canoeing along a river in Soomaa National park. We arrived there at 8 pm and we started around 9 pm and we paddled untill almost 12 pm, when the last light of the day was fading away. At the beggining we had some trouble keeping the canoe in the right direction, but the guide was very kind and patient and we learned. The weather was nice, too nice, we were told, to see the beavers, who prefer to show themselves in cloudy nights. In fact we couldn't see any of them. The insects were a bit annoying, but the experience was wonderful: we were surrounded by peace and silence and wonderful colours while the sun was setting. Unique experience!

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