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Mart Virkus

Senior Tour Guide

Mart has wanted to be a bike tour guide for as long as he can remember. So now, at the age of one hundred and twenty six, he has pretty much achieved 50% of all his goals in life (the other 50% being the unquenchable thirst to punch a walrus in the face) and could, and probably will, retire soon to a comfortable life in the Bahamas, where he will, as a prophet of the cruel master of time, Kronos, undoubtedly be worshipped by a fanatic army of zealot followers.

When not found cycling through the dodgier parts of Tallinn or leading his pub crawl groups to their inevitable demise, he can be found pursuing his other hobbies which include (but are not limited to) reinventing the wheel, un-discovering the Americas and disproving the General Theory of Relativity. The resident anthropologist at the Tent, he also possesses valuable insight into the finer points of the Estonian life.

Tours: Lahemaa National Park, Western Coast & Paldiski, Funky Bike Tour, Beautiful Bike Tour, Tallinn Pubcrawl
Languages: English, Estonian

What people say about Mart Virkus:

When we first saw advertising posters of tours offered to Lahemaa national park, we didn't even think about doing one. After a few days we had to admit that it is quite difficult, if not impossible, to get to Lahemaa national park without a private vehicle. So we decided to do this trip. Mart was our guide and showed up in a very good mood in the morning to pick us up. He was very friendly the whole day, brought us to beautiful places and told us a lot about Estonia. We felt like having a local friend showing us the best places of Lahemaa. Without him we could never have found all the places. One of the highlights was the Kasmu Maritime Museum, run by an Estonian family who served us an amazing lunch and guided us through the museum. Also scenic walks and spectacular nature views we had - all that accompanied in a group of 4 persons, very flexible and individual. PERFECT!! Bottom line: DO IT! Thank you Mart for this amazing trip!!
Seda, Germany
Great to see parts of Tallinn the normal tourist would not see! Thanks Mart for the bar stop!
Pete, Australia
Wow, Awesome city, excellent guide who didn't care about time or anything, other than ensuring we had a great time. Thanks - I will return with wife and do this "beautiful" tour again.
Alex, Canada
Fantastic tour - from the friendly and helpful service in the office to our guide, Mart., and all that we saw. The small group, felxibility in the itinerary, the excellent driving and great knowledge of our guide, - one of the best tours I've taken anywhere, and such good value. Definitely a "must do" when in Tallinn.
Val Norris, Australia
Had a brilliant day thanks Mart for such an excellent time! The Salmon was amazing! haha If you ever come to Liverpool I will give you a tour.
Stephen, Liverpool, England
I did the Beautiful Bike Tour. Good bikes, Amazing City, Great Tour Guide. Mart was the man!
Will Grice, Australia
We had a great time on our Pubcrawl this summer. It was the perfect way to meet new people, see the city, and have fun! Our tour guide Mart was awesome and we would definitely recommend the tour and hope to do it again next summer.
Katie and Mike, United States
Had a super fun time on the pub crawl.We've not laughed that much in a long time. Estonians have a great sense of humour, especially Mart. We will be returning in December.
Megan and Mum , England
Holy moly! I had a great time on the Funky Bike Tour! The group was small, and I got to see things I would have never discovered otherwise. All of this along with an anecdotal history of cowboy capitalism. Everyone at Tallinn Traveller made my trip to Estonia one I will never forget, I cannot recommend them enough!
Hillary, Canada
Have been to the Pub Crawl at least five times – the best and easiest way to meet new and cool people from all over the world.
Dario, Germany

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