From the Viking Days to the Manor Era

Duration: approximately 3 hours
Departs: morning and afternoon (appr. at 8 am and at 1 pm)
Level of activity: medium

Tour: Just outside of the city of Turku in the Finnish national landscape by the route of the Vikings is the prehistoric hill fort and the beautiful rural manor of Vanhalinna with enchanting tales. This fantastic tour gives visitors the opportunity to experience the rural life. You can try forging in the blacksmith's workshop.

The program is as follows:

• transportation to the fort hill and manor of Vanhalinna
• welcoming ceremony with refreshments
• short lecture of the tales of Vanhalinna
• time trip to Finnish rural living with country fair and folk dance performances
• transportation back to the ship              

Tour itinerary:  time description

30 min                 transportation
30 min                 welcoming ceremony with refreshments
1 hr                    guided walking tour in the area of Vanhalinna
1 hr                    country fair and folk dance performances
30 min                 transportation

total 3 hours 30 minutes

Tour capacity:               minimum 30 participants, maximum 200 participants
Transportation:              coach, capacity 50 passengers per coach
Operational:                  from May 1 ^st through to September 30 ^th twice a day