Bear Watching and Photography – Comfort Hide

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The Alutaguse bear hides offer an excellent opportunity to watch and photograph bears. In addition to the brown bears, the hides are frequently visited by raccoon dogs, occasionally by moose, badgers, wild boars, roe deer, and rarely by wolves and lynxes, as well as numerous bird species. Alutaguse is considered the bear stronghold of Estonia, as nearly half of the country’s approximately 1,000 bears inhabit the forests and wetlands of this region. Our hides are located in the western part of Alutaguse, near the Sirtsi Bog, just a 1.5-hour drive from Tallinn or Tartu.

The Comfort hide 

is our newest one. The small house is located at the edge of the forest and a meadow. It features chairs, observation windows, and space for up to 12 people. Sleeping is available in a small room that can be closed off with a door for privacy. The house has a total of 4 rooms, each equipped with a bunk bed and an option for an extra bed. Each room can accommodate up to 3 people. The hide has electricity, hot running water, and a toilet (WC). The observation windows offer a view of the forest meadow, and at night, diffuse lighting illuminates the area around the hide.

We always book a separate sleeping room for each booking, even if you come to the bear hide alone, ensuring privacy without mixing strangers. 

If you want to know how to get to the hides via public transport, please read more from our blog.
 

Overview

The visitors can take pictures through the windows (without flash) and photographers are allowed to take photos through special photography holes.

There is also a very sensitive microphone outside the hide. It catches the soundscape of the surrounding wildlife and you can listen to it through speakers installed inside the hides. You can hear birds singing in the spring, branches cracking under bear feet, or animals going through the water. Our guests have also heard Elk mating calls, Wolves howling, Bears grumbling, Pygmy Owl whistling and Raccoon Dogs fighting with each other. This makes the whole experience even more immediate and powerful.

Note: You’ll receive the exact location of the meeting point and more detailed instructions with the first confirmation letter after the booking has been made.

You can send your enquiry via the form below.

Bear Watching and Photography – Comfort Hide
From €135,00
/ Price
  • 135€ per person
    80€ per child
    280€ per family (2 adults + 1 child, or 1 adult + 2 children)
    990€ entire hide (up to 12 persons in 4 rooms)
  • May-October
  • By car from Tallinn or Tartu 1,5-2 hours
  • Easy walk 0,4 km to hide
  • May, June, July and August 15:45 PM – 8:00 AM September and October 14:45 PM- 8:00 AM
  • About 15 hours
  • 5