Help your clients explore the Baltics' great outdoors

Visitors to Estonia can breathe clean air and get lost in nature. Beyond its medieval capital, Tallinn, the country has six national parks, including Lahemaa, Soomaa and Alutaguse, which clients can discover on foot or conquer by bike and canoe. Suggest they make like the locals and head to the wetlands – bog shoes make the soft landscape easy to navigate, with the chance to see wild foxes, deer and wolves. Wildlife abounds here: in early winter and spring, bear and lynx come out of hiding, while elk and deer appear in the autumn rutting season and the Baltic Flyway welcomes migrating wildfowl and songbirds. Close to Tallinn, summer boat tours take clients seal watching along the Hiiumaa coast, an ideal day trip when on a city break.

Nature reigns in Latvia

Neighbouring Latvia is no less diverse. Did you know visitors can kayak around the islands of capital Riga or try scuba diving in its lakes? Latvia is peppered with national and nature parks, where wild horses and bison live among lakes, meadows and dunes. The trails of Pape Nature Park offer good chances of sightings, while in Latvia’s four national parks – Gauja, Kemeri, Razna and Slitere – clients can explore caves, canoe around glassy lakes and spot majestic bears in autumn.

The country’s Vidzeme Cliffs are just one dramatic natural wonder; clients can also chase thundering waterfalls or find ultimate relaxation in saunas, spas and forest retreats.

It’s not all peace and quiet, though – thrill-seekers can look forward to archery, bungee jumping and hot-air ballooning, while the thick winter snow is perfect for cross-country skiing, sledding with huskies or snowshoeing in the countryside.