Mart Senior Tour Guide

"A good way to get to know this pulsating city and a great country"

Mart gave us a highly informative, refreshing and humorously stimulating tour - thank you; a good way to get to know this pulsating city and a great country with (a) wonderful people.

"Good mixture of history and modern day of Estonia with a healthy dose of Estonian self-deprecating humour"

Great tour with Mart. Loved it. Good mixture of history and modern day of Estonia with a healthy dose of Estonian self-deprecating humour. Recommend to anyone.

"Funny and interesting to listen to"

Great knowledge of the city and its history, funny and interesting to listen to. Congrats Mart!

"Very easy to understand even when standing in the back"

Tried the free walking tour and was lucky enough to get Mart. He did a fantastic job. Great mix of information and humor, excellent English, very easy to understand even when standing in the back, and I'm mostly sure we didn't even lose anybody on the way.

"Not only informative but also fun"

We took a free walking tour with Mart and it was one of the best tours we'd ever experienced. Not only was it informative but also fun. We came there with no idea of Tallinn's history and came out as pretty knowledgeable. If you want to acquaint yourselves with the city and have some fun in the meantime, that's the best choice for you.

"A great introduction to Estonian history, culture and people"

Did the free walking tour with Mart today. It was fantastic. Really interesting and fun. A great introduction to Estonian history, culture and people. I fully recommend it!

"Will leave you hungry for more Tallinn, guaranteed"

Mart was our young, fun, energetic and witty tour guide of Tallinn. He was not only eloquent and informative, packing in a great deal of interesting historical, social and cultural info on Tallinn and Estonian history and people, but he was also kind in answering many questions and always kept it fresh and humorous. He will leave you hungry for more Tallinn, guaranteed! Thanks again for a great experience and keep up the good work!! ; )

"Mart - half guide, half stand-up comedian"

On July 14th 2016 we had the pleasure to enjoy Tallinn's Old Town tour led by joyful Mart. Half guide, half stand-up comedian, Mart showed us the best parts of the city centre while he nurtured our brains with both historical and cultural facts, loud and clear despite the fact that we were a sizeable bunch. Not trying to say that the other guides are not good, but look out for Mart when you visit Tallinn :)

"Seeing the sights while laughing about the dry sense of humour"

Highly recommend the Tallinn old city walking tour with Mart. We loved seeing the sights while laughing about the dry sense of humour of Estonians and the presidents shenanigans. Mart was very entertaining and had a good sense of humour! Well worth it!

"Highly recommended!"

We had a great 2 hour tour with Mart, who showed us the sights, but more importantly, provided a fascinating recount of Tallinn's history, politics, and the dry sense of humor. Highly recommended!

"Recommend it to anybody who has the time to attend it"

This was my first time in Tallinn. I had the opportunity to take part to the Tallinn free tour and I enjoyed it a lot. Although I participated after having visited some of the museums, I had the opportunity to learn more about Tallinn and the history of Estonia during the two-hour tour. I would recommend it to anybody who has the time to attend it. I would like to thank the guide of my tour, Mart, who made the tour absolutely enjoyable!

"Would recommend this tour to everybody"

Mart gave us a great tour and answered many questions.He spoke perfect English .We would recommend this tour to everybody.Estonia should be proud of him. We come back.Thank you.

"We could do nothing but appreciate the tour."

Thanks to Mart we could enjoy the beauty of the old city despite the rain. He was so dynamic, passionate and willing to share the story of Tallinn that we could do nothing but appreciate the tour. Thank you very much to him for this great experience !! PS: very good English !

"Many interesting facts, humor and very accommodating to our needs"

Best day ever was in Tallinn during our two week cruise on the Baltic Sea. On August 25, 2015, our traveling group of 12 met with Mart for a two hour private tour. I can't say enough good things about him. He told us so many interesting historical facts about Estonia, added much humor to his presentation and was very accommodating to our needs. It truly was our favorite day of the trip. We all agreed Mart would make an excellent professor. He will be successful no matter what he chooses to do. Thank you Mart for making our visit to Tallinn so memorable!

"Mart was one of the best guide we ever had in our life"

During our visit this august, we did the free 2h walking tour of Tallinn with Mart. What a great 2 hours that was ! Mart was one of the best guide we ever had in our life. He was interesting, has a lot of knowledge of the city, it's history, it's people. He had a lot of amusing anecdotes, he could answer most of our question. He even told us about the Estonians, how they were, what were their values, etc. I HIGHLY recommend this tour.

"A very interesting and fun visit"

Mart gave us a very interesting and fun visit to Tallinn on 15 August. Thank you!

"Interesting tour, nice and smart guide, very friendly, with excellent English"

I took part to 2 guided tours, and both were great experiences! Including the free tour through Tallinn lead by Mart: interesting tour, nice and smart guide, very friendly, with excellent English.

"A commentary full of historical facts and amusing anecdotes"

We visited Tallinn in August 2015 and booked a four hour walking & bike tour. Our guide, Mart, was fabulous. He was extremely knowledgeable and provided a commentary that was full of historical facts and amusing anecdotes about a country and city that he loves passionately. Once on the bike, he took us to places that only a few get to see and, for that, we are very grateful. An excellent tour and a fantastic guide. You will be well rewarded by booking this tour.

"he 2 hours disappeared in a flash full of interesting sights and entertaining narrative"

Excellent tour with Mart coping really well with a truly global audience. The 2 hours disappeared in a flash full of interesting sights and entertaining narrative. Recommended for anyone especially with Mart to guide you and answer any questions.

"Extremely interesting and fun"

My wife and I have just participated in a tour lead by Mart. The tour was extremely interesting and fun. Mart manages to include fun anecdotes about Tallinn keeping his audience interested. Thanks!

"Me gusto muchísimo el tour!"

Fue en ingles, pero se me hizo muy entretenido. Mart el guía me encanto! Una excelente opción para tener una visión sobre la historia y ubicarse en tallin!! Sorry, my review is in Spanish!

"Enjoyed the tour very much"

We took part in a free walking tour with Mart and it was very interesting. He told us info about the history of Estonia, the most relevant deeds and some funny stories. The tour was pleasant and we enjoyed it very much. Tallinn is really lovely and worth to visit. Thanks

"Mart's stories made it very relatable"

We participated on the two-hour free walking tour in Tallinn led by Mart. His presentation of the city was fun, educational, not boring at all and his stories made it very relatable. I especially liked that he not only introduced the city but also talked about the people of Tallinn and Estonia. No questions were left unanswered and in general he had a huge impact on our impression of the city.

"An excellent mix of history, culture and information"

My husband and I joined the free Tallinn walking tour with Mart on Thursday 6 August. We have done a number of these tours around Europe and most recently Riga and Vilnius as part of our trip to the Baltic countries. We found the tour to be an excellent mix of history, culture and information on Estonian society. Mart was absolutely excellent as a guide, informative, charming and was a great representative for his country. The tour was one of the highlights of our Baltic trip and added immensely to our enjoyment of Tallinn. We would recommend Mart, Tallinn and Estonia to all our friends.

"An excellent tour despite of the heat"

Mart gave us an excellent tour despite of the heat (26°). His anecdotes and information were both entertaining and educational alike. It was a big group he led, yet it was personal as he revealed his opinion on historical and current affairs. His loud voice was easy to be understood and the two-hour tour never had a boring moment. Thank you, Mart!

"Think I've learned more from Mart than from reading books"

Saturday, the first of August I went on the free walking tour at lunch time with Mart Veliste. This young student thought us a lot of the country's history but did this in a very pleasant and relaxed way. On all the questions we've asked he could answer and the tour foreseen for two hours went well above this timetable. Mart was eager to give us a good impression of his country and his citizens and I'm certain that I've learned much more from him than from reading books. He advised me to visit the Estonian historic museum and the Kumu as well as the Nevski cathedral. All these were a real success! I can't thank him enough for all the joy he brought in the group and I wish him a successful future!

"Thoroughly enjoyed the tour"

Thoroughly enjoyed the walking tour led by Mart. He was very knowledgeable and engaging. Very interesting to listen to and one of the best walking tours we have been on in a while. Highly recommend :)

"A great tour"

My wife, adult son and I did the Old Town walking tour with Mart in late August. a great tour - interesting, moderate pace, acknowledged different perspectives about history and recent events. very willing to answer questions. Mart is a credit to his country. while no donation was demanded, we happily provided several Euros per person.

We just had a great tour with Mart and learned not just about Tallinn but about all Estonian history. He was well informed and spoke an excellent english. Thank you.

"Excellent tour"

We joined the free walking tour. Excellent guide Mart (August 14, 2014)! Highly knowledgeable (considering his young age), excellent English, great communitation skills, very good at dealing with a large group of people, amusing. Well done! Wishing you, Mart, all the best! The only criticism would be putting all the blame on the Soviets during WWII. Didn't Germans cause any destruction then; just occupied Estonia without any fights?