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Friday, May 31, 2013

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE


On May 10 it was the 10th jubilee of Estonian Nature Tours! Thereby we have in store some surprises to our clients and Facebook followers.

This time we astound even ourselves. Through these years we have invested a lot into marketing and advertizing. This gallery gives a good overview how the content and layout of our ads and printed matter has changed in time and reached the level, that has gained recognition both locally and internationally. See the gallery here ...
Hereby we announce a competition in two categories:
1. The best advertisement or the best layout (clients notice the ad in a blink of an eye!)
2. The best content (when reading the ad or the publication the client wishes to get the first-hand experience)

Everyone is welcome to vote!

Among all the participants we draw five (5) separate products of Second Design jewellwery brand. Each adornment is unique and has been made in upcycling method (sustainable reuse). These adornments are targeted first and foremost for the feminine gender, but can also serve as a present for the loved one.







See the jewellery here ...

It is really very simple. Follow these four steps and You may be the winner:
1.    Go to our Facebook page
2.    Find the BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
3.    Click „Like“, choose the best advertisements and comment 'layout' or 'content'
4.    Share the gallery with Your friends
The voting deadline is 2013 June 20. All present and future Facebook followers may participate. The winners will be announced in our Facebook page on June 21.Additional information:  raili@naturetours.ee
 

Share it with Your friends! Always new news about nature and the best ofers – everyone is expected and awaited to follow us and participate!

Estonian Nature Tours appreciates Your time with us! Good luck of the draw!

Monday, June 25, 2012

Clients are talking / Kliendid räägivad


"Just a quick email to say how much I enjoyed the recent Naturetrek tour - it was a fantastic experience and I would like to say a very big thankyou to you, Peeter and everyone else involved.

It was my first experience of a commercial nature holiday and I was very impressed with the organisation and of course Estonia lived up to my expectations! We were very fortunate to have Peeter as our guide and he passed on his enthusiasm and passion for the plants and wildlife of Estonia. Our bus drivers too were excellent - special mention of Alari. I enjoyed all the places we stayed in and the lunchtime food venues were fantastic!

We packed a lot in - perhaps too much in the first couple of days when we were tired after the early start and long journey. (I had left home a day earlier to travel from the north of Scotland).

I'll certainly be returning to Estonia to enjoy more of your country. I bought a map of Estonian cycle routes when we were in Tallinn so I hope I will travel by bicycle and explore more of Hiiumaa and Saaremaa."  M.E. / Scotland, June 2012

"Matk oli meeletult tore. Kõik laabus kenasti, grupi sõidutempo oli väga mõnus, kiirustamist ei olnud, söögid maitsesid väga hästi ja ilmaga vedas ka. See oli mu puhkuse üks esimesi päevi ja mõtlesin, et kui see peaks ka mu ainus puhkuse päev olema, oleksin ikkagi väga rahul. Samuti meeldis muuseumikülastus ja Matsalu lindude tutvustus. Hiljem sai roostikus kohe targema näoga ringi vaadata. Jätkake kindlasti samas vaimus!" H.-M.K. / Cherry kampaania MATSALU TICKET kanuumatk / Juuni 2012

"Tere, tahaksin tänada nii Teid, kui giidi suurepäraselt organiseeritud matka eest - mul ja minu kaaslasel jätkub vaid kiidusõnu, sest kõik kokku - transport, piknik, looduskeskuse külastus ( muidugi ka ilm :)) jne olid väga, väga super! P.S! Kiidusõnad ka väga maitsva toidu eest! Kindlasti kasutame Teie teenuseid ka edaspidi ja külastame Matsalut taaskord." K.N / Cherry kampaania MATSALU TICKET kanuumatk / Juuni 2012

"Tere, tänan küsimast, meil läks väga hästi. Tütarele väga meeldis ja juba küsiti et millal jälle:) Meile meeldis ka kogu retk väga ja toit oli väga maitsev eriti hea oli kook:) Kindlasti võtame varsti ka uue retke ette. K.P. / Cherry kampaania MATSALU TICKET kanuumatk / Juuni 2012

"Matk oli väga tore, tänud ja tervitused korraldajatele! Suurepärane on mõte siduda see makt Matsalu RMK keskuse külastusega ja eelkõige suurepärase fotofilmi vaatamisega. Matkajuht oli muhe ja sõbralik, võiks talle vaid soovitada veel julgemalt igatsorti lugude ja juhtumiste pajatamist. Ilmselt oleksime neid rohkem kuulnud, kui oleksime taibanud matkajuhi enda paati meelitada - vedas neil, kes temaga koos sõitsid.

Muidugi soosis ka ilm meie ettevõtmist parimal viisil. Ja kui üldse millegi üle viriseda tahaks, siis ehk selle üle, et piknikukorvis oleks võinud ühe piruka vahetada välja pisut suurema koguse kalasalatiga, mis oli imemaitsev. Aga no see virin on tegelikult ju liiast, sest ka piknik oli parim, mida oleksime osanud oodata. Aitäh kokkadele. Eriti toda kohupiimaga rammusat magusat kooki jääme hää tundega meenutama!  Toredate matkaelamuste eest tänades." K. & P. / Cherry kampaania MATSALU TICKET kanuumatk / Juuni 2012

"Jäime laupäevas päevaga väga rahule. Reisibüroo poolt oli tellitud ka ilmataadilt väga hea ilm. Suur pluss! Reisijuht oli tore ja asjalik.
Pikniku toidud super, eriti kaste, mis käis kartuli juurde ja kohupiimakook. 5+. Tänud teile!" S.O.  / Cherry kampaania MATSALU TICKET kanuumatk / Juuni 2012

Friday, February 24, 2012

2012. aasta orhidee on käokeel / The Orchid of the Year 2012 is the Butterfly-orchid

Ööviiul ehk kahelehine käokeel, Night-violin a.k.a. Lesser Butterfly-orchid(Platanthera bifolia) / Rainar Kurbel

Eesti Orhideekaitse Klubi valis välja 2012. aasta orhidee, kelleks on Eesti mõlemad käokeele perekonna esindajad: kahelehine käokeel (Platanthera bifolia), mida tuntakse ka rahvapärase nimega ööviiul, ja rohekas käokeel (Platanthera chlorantha).

Nii kahelehine kui rohekas käokeel kuuluvad kaitsealuste liikide III kategooriasse. Viimastel kümnenditel on mõlema liigi arvukus vähenenud, seda nii kasvukohtade hävimise kui setõttu, et nii nagu mitmeid teisi kodumaiseid orhideeliike, ohustab ka käokeeli vaasi noppimine.

Käokeeled kasvavad loopealsetel, hõredates kadastikes, puisniitudel ja loometsades. Kahelehine käokeel on hajusalt levinud üle Eesti, kuigi ida ja kagu poole liikudes muutub harvemaks. Teda võib leida happelise mullaga palumetsast ning ka üsna märjast paigast sooservas. Rohekas käokeel eelistab kuivemaid kasvukohti ning on lubjalembesem, seetõttu on ta sagedam Lääne-Eestis. Liigi määramiseks tasub uurida käokeelt igal pool, sest nii võib avastada mõne täiesti uue leiukoha.

Neid kahte sarnast liiki polegi nii raske eristada, kui esmapilgul tundub. Selleks tuleb ära oodata õite avanemine, sest kõige kindlam tunnus, mille järgi liiki määrata, peitub õie ehituses.

Käokeele õie keskosas asuvad kaks tolmukalaadset organit. Kui need asetsevad lähestikku ja rööpselt nagu jutumärgid, siis on tegemist kahelehise käokeelega. Rohekal käokeelel on "tolmukad" teineteise poole kaldu ja nende vahe üsna suur.

Heaks määramistunnuseks on ka lõhn. Kui õide puhkenud ööviiulid täidavad suveõhtul oma meeldiva aroomiga terve metsaaluse, siis roheka käokeele lõhna tunneb alles nina õitesse pistes.

Käokeelte õitseaeg on jaanipäevast juuli keskpaigani, ilmast ja kasvukohast sõltuvalt võib see kõikuda umbes nädala jagu.

Leiukohtade andmeid saab igaüks sisestada loodusvaatluste andmebaasi (LVA) http://loodus.keskkonnainfo.ee/lva/LVA.aspx?page=lvadb
Kõigi loodusesõprade abi on teretulnud!

Aasta orhidee eesmärk on valitud liike laiemalt tutvustada ja nende elu veidi lähemalt uurida, saada täpsemat pilti liikide levikust Eestis ja pöörata tähelepanu leiukohtade kaitsmisele. Eesti Orhideekaitse Klubi kuulutab aasta orhidee välja juba kolmandat korda. Varasemalt on seda tiitlit kandnud punane tolmpea (2010) ja tõmmu käpp (2011). 1983. aastast kuuluvad riikliku looduskaitse alla kõik Eestis kasvavad orhideeliigid.

The Orchid of the Year 2012 is the Butterfly-orchid

The Estonian Orchid Protection Club (EOPC) picked out Butterfly-orchid to be the orchid of the year 2012. In Estonia this genus is represented by two species: Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia), also known by the name Night-violin and Greater Bullerfly-orchid (Platanthera chlorantha).

Both Butterfly-orchid species are the Category III protected species. The number of either of the species has decreased in recent decades, in the first place due to the destruction of habitats and simply because as every other Orchid species these ones are also suffering under general picking up for vase.

Butterfly-orchids’ natural habitats are alvar meadows, scarce juniper stands, wooded meadows and alvar forests. The Lesser Butterfly-orchid is sparsely distributed all over Estonia, albeit becoming less common towards East and South-East. It can be found in boreal pine forests with acid soil and in quite moist habitats, e.g. swampy meadows. The Greater Butterfly-orchid prefers drier habitats, also it is more calciphilous, therefore more commonly spread in West-Estonia. It is worth studying Butterfly-orchids anywhere encountered, as odds are to find some.

These two close species are not so difficult to distinguish from each other, as it may seem at first sight. You simply have to wait until the flowers open up to a full bloom, because the most indicative differentiating attribute lies in the structure of the flower. Quite in the middle of the Butterfly-orchid’s flower there are two anther-like organs - pollinia. If these are situated close to each other in a parallel way just like double quatation marks, it is definitely the Lesser Butterfly-orchid. The Greater Butterfly-orchid has the pollinia further apart and ‘tumble home’ from the top.

Another good distinguishing attribute is the flavour. When the full-blooming Night-violin is able to fulfill the whole grove or a glade with its fragrance, then to pick the smell of the Greater Butterfly-orchid you have to stick your nose literally into the flowerhead.
Butterfly-orchids are flowering from about the Midsummer’s day until mid-july, varying possibly up to a week, depending on the weather and the habitat.

Everyone can upload the site data into the Estonian nature database (LVA- Loodusvaatluste andmebaas) http://loodus.keskkonnainfo.ee/lva/LVA.aspx?page=lvadb
Any help by nature-lovers is highly acknowledged.

The purpose of selecting the Orchid of the year is to introduce the picked species more widely and study their life more closely and by these means acquire more precise picture of the distribution of the species in Estonia, therefore turn more attention to habitat conservation. It is the third time already when the Estonian Orchid Protection Club announces the Orchid of the Year. In the bypast years the title has been held by the Dark-red Helleborine (2010) and the Burnt Orchid (2011). From 1983 all Orchid species of Estonia are under protection.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Special New Year offer for Bird Watching Readers!


For more information, and to book click here and use the special code – 533 1KAH – to get your exclusive Bird Watching discount.

Estonian Nature Tours are making a special New Year offer to Bird Watching readers, with a spring birdwatching tour of the Baltic country, between May 11 and 18, available for just 995 Euros (about £830) per person.

A variety of other birdwatching, butterfly, botanical, mammal watching, wildlife photography and nature study trips in the unspoiled landscapes of Estonia are also available.

Visit one of the most beautiful countries in Europe!

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Variety of our trips: Tour calendar 2012...

Fantastic New Year´s offer!

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Visit one of the most beautiful countries in Europe!

We have a wonderful photo-gallery of Estonian nature. Share the gallery also with your friends.
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Estonia is a wonderful place to see wildlife at any time of year with fantastic birdwatching including Steller’s Eiders, Ural Owl, Pygmy Owl, Great Snipe, Nutcracker, Citrine Wagtail, Lesser Spotted Eagle, 8 species of Woodpeckers, sea ducks, Hazel Grouse and massive numbers of birds on migration. Butterflies, dragonflies and flowers are equally exciting and the country is renowned for its large number of mammals – over 150 Wolves, 500-600 Brown Bears and almost 20 000 Beavers plus Flying Squirrels and an incredible 700-800 Lynx, one of the strongest populations in Europe!

Variety of our trips: Tour calendar 2012...

See also some videos of Estonian nature here...

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