Choose a bus tour, a walk with a special theme or a bike tour. We arrange guided tours according to your wishes, alternatives range from a visit to the Water Tower to a tour with a historic theme. During the summer there are public guided tours in Finnish and Swedish. You can also book a guided boat tour to the archipelago, for example to the famous “Pike’s Gut”, a narrow strait between the islands Tullholmen and Kobben outside of Tulliniemi. There are over 640 registered rock carvings from as early as the 15th century. This “visitor’s book of the archipelago” consists of names and coats of arms of nobility, soldiers and tradesmen. An ideal group size for guided walks is under 25 persons (max. 30). We recommend booking more than one guide for bigger groups.
Booking and prices
You can book a guide from their website or by calling the Hanko Tourist Office +358 (0)19 220 3411 or by sending an e-mail to tourist.office@hanko.fi.
The rate is 1.5 h/170 € and every further half an hour 50 €. An extra language fee (15%) is charged in case the guiding is requested in two languages. Rates are only for the guiding and do not include transport.
The guiding is to be paid per invoice afterwards.
The guide reserves the right to charge the full cost in case of no-show or if the booked services are cancelled later than two working days before date of arrival.
Language options English, Finnish, Swedish, Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Estonian
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Guided biketours
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