Bear Watching and Photography – Premium Hide

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 Premium Bear Hide is a 25-square-meter, one-and-a-half-story cabin located on by the clearing, at the edge of a forest. The cabin features four rooms: two for sleeping, one for wildlife observation, and a larger room with a kitchen for relaxing. The hide is equipped with electricity, running water, and a WC. The door to the observation room can be closed, allowing lights and conversation in the other rooms without disturbing the wildlife. This makes the Premium hide an excellent choice for families or groups, where not everyone might be a dedicated nature enthusiast, and some may prefer to socialize, play cards, or engage in other activities.

The hide accommodates up to comfortably four adults and two children, maximal six adults or four adults and four children. We reserve the Premium hide exclusively for one group, 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.