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The Alutaguse bear hides offer an excellent opportunity to watch and photograph bears<\/strong>. In addition to the brown bears, the hides are frequently visited by raccoon dogs<\/strong>, occasionally by moose<\/strong>, badgers<\/strong>, wild boars<\/strong>, roe deer<\/strong>, and rarely by wolves <\/strong>and lynxes<\/strong>, as well as numerous bird species<\/strong>. Alutaguse is considered the bear stronghold of Estonia, as nearly half of the country\u2019s approximately 1,000 bears<\/strong> 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Comfort hide<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We always book a separate sleeping room for each booking, even if you come to the bear hide alone, ensuring privacy without mixing strangers. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to know how to get to the hides via public transport, please read more<\/a> from our blog.<\/p>\n","cost_includes":" Night in the Brown Bear and wildlife watching hide\n Private sleeping room\n Electricity, running water and toilet (WC)\n Our guide taking you to the hide\n Use of sleeping bags and pillows","cost_excludes":" Transport to the meeting point\n Food and drinks","itineraries":[{"title":"Going to the hide watching wildlife","content":"\n

You\u2019ll meet our guide at the given meeting point and walk with him\/her to the hide. There you\u2019ll stay for the night. The walk to the hide is about 0,4 km. If you have any questions, feel free to ask our guide. He\/she will also make you a quick tour inside the hide, explaining what you should take notice of and how to act in the hide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After arriving in the hide, you can first set up everything for the evening and night and then start calmly watching and waiting. Usually, birds are the first ones who arrive. Often the most interesting period begins about an hour before the sunset, but at times, animals can appear much earlier. Every stay and experience is different. It\u2019s possible to observe wildlife through the night because there are some faint lights under the forest canopy on one side of the hide.<\/p>\n"},{"title":"Leaving the hide","content":"\n

Early morning after the sunrise is also an active time in nature. Sometimes the most interesting observations happen during the early hours and you should be espesically alert if the Brown Bears did not show themselves in the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If no animals are around, you should leave the hide at 8 AM. The route back to the meeting point is the same one you took last evening.<\/p>\n"}],"faqs":[],"is_featured":false,"featured_image":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trip\/7132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trip"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/trip"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trip\/7132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7134,"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trip\/7132\/revisions\/7134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"destination","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination?post=7132"},{"taxonomy":"activities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activities?post=7132"},{"taxonomy":"trip_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trip_types?post=7132"},{"taxonomy":"difficulty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/difficulty?post=7132"},{"taxonomy":"trip_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activest.natourest.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trip_tag?post=7132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}