Suhka Tourist Farm

Lake Kubija is in the Kubija district on the outskirts of Võru. There are changing rooms, bathrooms, a boat landing and a diving tower on the beach. A life guard also works on the beach in summer.Kubija Hotel and Nature Spa and Kubija campsite are nearby, and in summer there are moped lanes. The surrounding pine forests provide ski tracks in winter.The lake covers more than 15 hectares but is never more than 5 metres deep. There is good fishing here, with common catches including bream, perch and pike, and occasionally also pike perch and bleak.

Karl Ernst von Baer was a biologist, the founder of descriptive and comparative embryology and an academician of the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He studied medicine in Tartu from 1810 to 1811 and obtained the degree of doctor of medicine here. He was a professor of zoology and anatomy in Königsberg from 1817. He studied anthropology, geography and ichthyology during his time in St Petersburg. He spent the last years of his life (1867-1876) in Tartu where he wrote his 3-volume collection of articles and speeches and participated in the activities of the Estonian Naturalists Society and was elected its president in 1869.The statue of Karl Ernst von Baer was completed in 1886, its author is M. Opeku.

The guest apartment is located in the heart of Räpina. Restaurants and shops are within walking distance. Parks, Sillapää Castle, Räpina Reservoir, Räpina School of Horticulture collection garden, and other attractions are located in the immediate vicinity. The three-room apartment has two bedrooms and a living room. The kitchen has everything you need for cooking. There's free WiFi, and books and toys for families with children can be found on the shelves. With prior arrangements, you can order various motorboat and fishing trips on Lake Peipsi and Võhandu River, and try thrilling water sports.

At Tartu County Recreational Sports Center, a 14-target field archery course is open year-round, offering exciting activities for both beginners and experienced archers. Before heading to the course, you can learn the basics of archery and try out equipment at the practice range with instructor guidance. Afterwards, the archery course awaits, where you can engage in fun or completely serious competitions with friends or family. On-site, you can choose bows of different strengths for both adults and children. If desired, you can bring your own equipment or use the center's rental options, as outlined in the price list. The archery course is perfect for active leisure with a partner, a group of friends, or corporate team events. Tartu County Recreational Sports Center is located just a few minutes away from the town of Elva, in a picturesque pine forest, where hiking and skiing trails create an ideal environment for sports and enjoying nature in every season.

The patron saint of the Värska Orthodox Church is St. George. The most important church holiday is St. George's Day, which is celebrated in Setomaa on May 6 and culminates with the afternoon kirmaski, or village party. The church was built with money from the community, and the original iconostasis from the beginning of the 20th century has been preserved, part of which is an icon of St. George painted on a tree in the 17th century. The church also has several handmade holy shawls. Värska cemetery is next to the church, and several important Seto cultural figures are buried there.

Weaving a chipwood basket is the most popular attraction in the wooden handicraft centre and if there's a place in Estonia where this craft is known, it's Avinurme. Everyone can learn the basics of weaving a basket in the workshop with the help of an instructor: you pick out chipwood, weave a berry basket from the chips and finally apply a finish. All the participants will be given the necessary tools for weaving a basket and at the end of the workshop you have your own basket.We have seen the most genuine joy over something made with your own hands in the basket weaving workshop.

Kisejärve hiking trail is 6 km long and runs along former horse roads and swamp borders (rubber boots are recommended). The hiking trails takes you past several lakes, valuable nature and bog communities and you can also see the results of the activities of beavers.

Otepää St Mary's Lutheran Church is one of the 21 places in Southern Estonia worth discovering, all those interested in culture and history should definitely pay a visit. Otepää St Mary's Lutheran Church is historically connected to the national flag of Estonia. The blue, black and white flag of the Estonian Student Union, which later became the national flag and in 1991 the official flag of the state of Estonia, was consecrated in the rectory of the church on 4 June, 1884. The church has a neo-gothic altarpiece "Christ on the Cross" which dates from 1880, and a Kessler organ from 1853. In summer, the doors of the church are open to everyone.